| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Christopher Bartlett (fresh) SG - Jonathon Iniguez (fresh) SF - Marlon Davis (fresh) PF - Anthony Young (fresh) C - Gary Cain (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Josef Zeis (fresh) SG - Harold Sullivan (fresh) SF - Larry Wofford (fresh) PF - Jerome Karp (fresh) C - Lionel Price (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Anthony Young wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Villanova | Christopher Bartlett can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Seton Hall | Lionel Price grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Seton Hall | Harold Sullivan clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Seton Hall | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Wofford | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Seton Hall | Lionel Price loses the dribble to Anthony Young | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Villanova | Anthony Young misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Seton Hall | Lionel Price snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:19 | Seton Hall | Larry Wofford clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:17 | Villanova | Anthony Young grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:04 | Villanova | Anthony Young comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:02 | Seton Hall | Lionel Price gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:37 | Seton Hall | Josef Zeis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 17:36 | Villanova | Anthony Young grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:07 | Villanova | Jonathon Iniguez hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Josef Zeis - foul #1 on Josef Zeis, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 17:07 | Villanova | Jonathon Iniguez makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 17:07 | Villanova | Jonathon Iniguez makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 16:54 | Seton Hall | Harold Sullivan buries a turnaround near the basket | 2-2 |
| 16:25 | Villanova | Anthony Young makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Gary Cain | 4-2 |
| 16:05 | Seton Hall | Josef Zeis can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 16:04 | Seton Hall | Harold Sullivan can't tip it in | 4-2 |
| 16:03 | Villanova | Gary Cain gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Christopher Bartlett (fairly fresh) SG - Jonathon Iniguez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marlon Davis (fresh) PF - Anthony Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Cain (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Josef Zeis (fresh) SG - Harold Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Wofford (fresh) PF - Jerome Karp (fresh) C - Lionel Price (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Villanova | Jonathon Iniguez hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 15:32 | Seton Hall | Larry Wofford snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 15:25 | Seton Hall | Josef Zeis scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Lionel Price | 4-5 |
| 15:05 | Villanova | Anthony Young can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Larry Wofford - foul #1 on Larry Wofford, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Villanova | Damon Harbor (PG), Jordan Walters (SF), Derrick Abell (C) Christopher Bartlett, Marlon Davis, Gary Cain | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Andre Kinnear (PF), James Greggs (C) Jerome Karp, Lionel Price | |
| 15:05 | Villanova | Anthony Young makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:05 | Villanova | Anthony Young makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 14:50 | Seton Hall | Harold Sullivan scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-7 |
| 14:21 | Villanova | Josef Zeis steals it from Jonathon Iniguez | 6-7 |
| 14:14 | Seton Hall | James Greggs misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Anthony Young - foul #1 on Anthony Young, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marlon Davis (SF), Leonard Harris (PF) Jonathon Iniguez, Anthony Young | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Fred Murray (PG), Douglas White (SG), Ray Landrum (SF) Josef Zeis, Harold Sullivan, Larry Wofford | |
| 14:14 | Seton Hall | James Greggs misses the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:14 | Seton Hall | James Greggs makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 13:49 | Villanova | Andre Kinnear steals the ball from Jordan Walters | 6-8 |
| 13:45 | Seton Hall | Fred Murray clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 13:44 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Derrick Abell | 6-8 |
| 13:37 | Villanova | Jordan Walters buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Damon Harbor | 9-8 |
| 13:32 | Seton Hall | Ray Landrum drills a floater in the paint | 9-10 |
| 13:08 | Villanova | Jordan Walters is fouled on the floor by James Greggs - foul #1 on James Greggs, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Bartlett (PG), Gary Cain (C) Marlon Davis, Derrick Abell | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Harold Sullivan (SG), Larry Wofford (SF), Jerome Karp (PF), Lionel Price (C) Douglas White, Ray Landrum, Andre Kinnear, James Greggs | |
| 12:50 | Villanova | Leonard Harris misses the dunk | 9-10 |
| 12:48 | Villanova | Gary Cain grabs the offensive board | 9-10 |
| 12:22 | Villanova | Damon Harbor's pass is intercepted by Fred Murray | 9-10 |
| 12:18 | Seton Hall | Fred Murray double dribbles | 9-10 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jonathon Iniguez (SG) Damon Harbor | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Josef Zeis (PG) Fred Murray | |
| 11:52 | Villanova | Jonathon Iniguez misses long on a floater from the left side | 9-10 |
| 11:51 | Villanova | Christopher Bartlett tips it home | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Christopher Bartlett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jonathon Iniguez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jordan Walters (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leonard Harris (fresh) C - Gary Cain (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Josef Zeis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Wofford (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jerome Karp (fresh) C - Lionel Price (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Seton Hall | Harold Sullivan splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jonathon Iniguez - foul #1 on Jonathon Iniguez, team foul #2 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marlon Davis (SF), Anthony Young (PF) Jordan Walters, Leonard Harris | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 11:46 | Seton Hall | Harold Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 11:46 | Seton Hall | Harold Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:20 | Villanova | Anthony Young connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jonathon Iniguez | 13-12 |
| 11:13 | Seton Hall | Harold Sullivan can't finish the layup | 13-12 |
| 11:11 | Villanova | Jonathon Iniguez gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 10:43 | Villanova | Jerome Karp swats the layup by Anthony Young | 13-12 |
| 10:41 | Villanova | Gary Cain grabs the offensive board | 13-12 |
| 10:21 | Villanova | Jonathon Iniguez drills a jumper near the basket | 15-12 |
| 10:04 | Seton Hall | Lionel Price clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Marlon Davis - foul #1 on Marlon Davis, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Villanova | Damon Harbor (PG), Derrick Abell (C) Christopher Bartlett, Gary Cain | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Douglas White (SG), Andre Kinnear (SF), James Greggs (PF) Harold Sullivan, Larry Wofford, Jerome Karp | |
| 10:04 | Seton Hall | Lionel Price misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:04 | Seton Hall | Lionel Price makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 09:37 | Villanova | Anthony Young knocks in the jumper from the right side | 17-13 |
| 09:19 | Seton Hall | James Greggs hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 17-13 |
| 09:18 | Villanova | Anthony Young gets the rebound | 17-13 |
| 08:51 | Villanova | Anthony Young misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Greggs - foul #2 on James Greggs, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jordan Walters (SF) Marlon Davis | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Fred Murray (PG), Harold Sullivan (SG), Larry Wofford (SF), Dikembe Abke (C) Josef Zeis, Douglas White, James Greggs, Lionel Price | |
| 08:51 | Villanova | Anthony Young misses the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 08:51 | Villanova | Anthony Young makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 08:30 | Seton Hall | Larry Wofford misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 08:28 | Villanova | Derrick Abell snags the defensive board | 18-13 |
| 08:23 | Villanova | Damon Harbor knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Jordan Walters and he's fouled by Andre Kinnear - foul #1 on Andre Kinnear, team foul #5 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Bartlett (PG), Leonard Harris (PF), Gary Cain (C) Jonathon Iniguez, Anthony Young, Derrick Abell | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 08:23 | Villanova | Damon Harbor makes the free throw | 21-13 |
| 08:08 | Seton Hall | Fred Murray is denied on a layup by Leonard Harris | 21-13 |
| 08:06 | Seton Hall | Andre Kinnear gets the offensive rebound | 21-13 |
| 07:51 | Seton Hall | Larry Wofford is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Murray | 21-16 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Christopher Bartlett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Damon Harbor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jordan Walters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leonard Harris (fresh) C - Gary Cain (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Fred Murray (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Larry Wofford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andre Kinnear (fresh) C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Villanova | Jordan Walters loses the ball out of bounds | 21-16 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Josef Zeis (PG), Jerome Karp (PF) Fred Murray, Dikembe Abke | |
| 07:26 | Seton Hall | Larry Wofford is hacked by Christopher Bartlett - foul #1 on Christopher Bartlett, team foul #4 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marlon Davis (SF) Damon Harbor | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 07:12 | Seton Hall | Leonard Harris steals the ball from Jerome Karp | 21-16 |
| 06:49 | Villanova | Christopher Bartlett hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Gary Cain | 23-16 |
| 06:33 | Seton Hall | Larry Wofford is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Larry Wofford, team foul #6 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jonathon Iniguez (SG), Anthony Young (PF), Derrick Abell (C) Jordan Walters, Leonard Harris, Gary Cain | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Ray Landrum (SF), Dikembe Abke (C) Larry Wofford, Andre Kinnear | |
| 06:14 | Villanova | Jonathon Iniguez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-16 |
| Subs | Villanova | Damon Harbor (PG) Christopher Bartlett | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Lionel Price (C) Dikembe Abke | |
| 06:00 | Seton Hall | Jerome Karp hits a runner from the right block | 23-18 |
| 05:39 | Villanova | Damon Harbor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-18 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jordan Walters (SF) Marlon Davis | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 05:16 | Seton Hall | Ray Landrum is fouled on the floor by Derrick Abell - foul #1 on Derrick Abell, team foul #5 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Cain (C) Derrick Abell | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Fred Murray (PG), Douglas White (SG), Andre Kinnear (PF) Josef Zeis, Harold Sullivan, Jerome Karp | |
| 04:59 | Seton Hall | Douglas White can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 23-18 |
| 04:58 | Seton Hall | Lionel Price tips it back up and in | 23-20 |
| 04:33 | Villanova | Anthony Young connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Damon Harbor | 25-20 |
| 04:23 | Seton Hall | Ray Landrum misses short on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Damon Harbor - foul #1 on Damon Harbor, team foul #6 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Bartlett (PG), Marlon Davis (SF), Leonard Harris (PF) Damon Harbor, Jordan Walters, Anthony Young | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Josef Zeis (PG), Harold Sullivan (SG), Dikembe Abke (C) Fred Murray, Douglas White, Lionel Price | |
| 04:23 | Seton Hall | Ray Landrum makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 04:23 | Seton Hall | Ray Landrum makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 04:07 | Villanova | Jonathon Iniguez is hacked by Andre Kinnear - foul #2 on Andre Kinnear, team foul #7 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jerome Karp (PF) Andre Kinnear | |
| 04:07 | Villanova | Jonathon Iniguez makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 04:07 | Villanova | Jonathon Iniguez misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 04:07 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Abke snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 04:00 | Seton Hall | Jerome Karp misses the 3 from the right wing | 26-22 |
| 03:59 | Villanova | Christopher Bartlett grabs the defensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 03:44 | Villanova | Christopher Bartlett misses the shot in the lane | 26-22 |
| 03:43 | Seton Hall | Ray Landrum grabs the board | 26-22 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Christopher Bartlett (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jonathon Iniguez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marlon Davis (fresh) PF - Leonard Harris (fresh) C - Gary Cain (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Josef Zeis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ray Landrum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerome Karp (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Seton Hall | Ray Landrum's pass is intercepted by Gary Cain | 26-22 |
| 03:07 | Villanova | Josef Zeis is called for the reach on Christopher Bartlett - foul #2 on Josef Zeis, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jordan Walters (SG), Anthony Young (PF), Derrick Abell (C) Jonathon Iniguez, Leonard Harris, Gary Cain | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Larry Wofford (SF), Lionel Price (C) Ray Landrum, Dikembe Abke | |
| 03:07 | Villanova | Christopher Bartlett misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 03:07 | Seton Hall | Lionel Price snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 02:47 | Seton Hall | A charge is called on Jerome Karp - foul #1 on Jerome Karp, team foul #9 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Fred Murray (PG) Josef Zeis | |
| 02:24 | Villanova | Harold Sullivan is called for the reach on Jordan Walters - foul #1 on Harold Sullivan, team foul #10 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Andre Kinnear (PF) Jerome Karp | |
| 02:24 | Villanova | Jordan Walters misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 02:24 | Villanova | Jordan Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 02:01 | Seton Hall | Larry Wofford scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Andre Kinnear | 27-24 |
| 01:36 | Villanova | Anthony Young double dribbles | 27-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | Damon Harbor (PG), Jonathon Iniguez (SG), Gary Cain (C) Christopher Bartlett, Marlon Davis, Derrick Abell | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Josef Zeis (PG), Douglas White (SG), James Greggs (C) Fred Murray, Harold Sullivan, Lionel Price | |
| 01:17 | Seton Hall | Andre Kinnear hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Anthony Young - foul #2 on Anthony Young, team foul #7 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | Leonard Harris (PF) Anthony Young | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 01:17 | Seton Hall | Andre Kinnear makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 01:17 | Seton Hall | Andre Kinnear makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 00:48 | Villanova | James Greggs knocks away the 3 by Jordan Walters | 27-26 |
| 00:46 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Douglas White | 27-26 |
| 00:41 | Seton Hall | Larry Wofford can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jordan Walters - foul #1 on Jordan Walters, team foul #8 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Bartlett (PG) Damon Harbor | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Harold Sullivan (SG), Jerome Karp (PF) Douglas White, Andre Kinnear | |
| 00:41 | Seton Hall | Larry Wofford makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 00:41 | Seton Hall | Larry Wofford makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Jonathon Iniguez misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 00:17 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Larry Wofford | 27-28 |
| 00:11 | Seton Hall | Larry Wofford can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Gary Cain | 27-28 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Christopher Bartlett knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Jordan Walters | 29-28 |
| 00:00 | Seton Hall | Josef Zeis clanks a halfcourt shot | 29-28 |