| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jack Huffman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Barber (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark O'Donnel (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Brett Vansteenberg (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Gore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Lesley Eastland (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Herbert Holland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Dougherty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Butcher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Elmer Vogel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Mark O'Donnel inbounds the ball | 33-24 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Villanova | Jack Huffman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-24 |
| 19:36 | Seton Hall | Elmer Vogel gets the rebound | 33-24 |
| 19:16 | Seton Hall | Jerry Barber picks off the pass by Jeffrey Dougherty | 33-24 |
| 19:13 | Villanova | Mark O'Donnel lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerry Barber | 35-24 |
| 18:53 | Seton Hall | Dustin Gore denies the turnaround by Lesley Eastland | 35-24 |
| 18:52 | Villanova | Dustin Gore pulls down the rebound | 35-24 |
| 18:34 | Villanova | Mark O'Donnel hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Jack Huffman | 37-24 |
| 18:08 | Seton Hall | Elmer Vogel clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-24 |
| 18:07 | Villanova | Jerry Barber snags the defensive board | 37-24 |
| 17:46 | Villanova | Jerry Barber hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 37-24 |
| 17:45 | Seton Hall | James Butcher grabs the defensive rebound | 37-24 |
| 17:34 | Seton Hall | Herbert Holland knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Lesley Eastland | 37-26 |
| 17:11 | Villanova | James Butcher is called for the reach on Brett Vansteenberg - foul #2 on James Butcher, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Carlos Cales (PG), James Schofield (SF), Justin Wilson (PF) Jack Huffman, Brett Vansteenberg, Dustin Gore | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Thomas Petersen (PG), George Fox (SG), Aaron Banks (SF), Guy Gajeski (PF), Irving Cox (C) Lesley Eastland, Herbert Holland, Jeffrey Dougherty, James Butcher, Elmer Vogel | |
| 16:53 | Villanova | Thomas Petersen steals the ball from Justin Wilson | 37-26 |
| 16:50 | Seton Hall | Thomas Petersen lays it up and in | 37-28 |
| 16:28 | Villanova | Jerry Barber misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Irving Cox - foul #2 on Irving Cox, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dustin Gore (C) Mark O'Donnel | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 16:28 | Villanova | Jerry Barber misses the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 16:28 | Villanova | Jerry Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 16:11 | Seton Hall | Irving Cox scores on a 3 from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 15:44 | Villanova | James Schofield can't connect on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Irving Cox - foul #3 on Irving Cox, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jack Huffman (PG), Brett Vansteenberg (PF) Jerry Barber, Dustin Gore | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 15:44 | Villanova | James Schofield misses the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 15:44 | Villanova | James Schofield makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jack Huffman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Cales (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Schofield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brett Vansteenberg (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Thomas Petersen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Fox (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Aaron Banks (fresh) PF - Guy Gajeski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Irving Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:24 | Seton Hall | George Fox comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Carlos Cales - foul #3 on Carlos Cales, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sean Hobbs (SF), Dustin Gore (C) James Schofield, Justin Wilson | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Lesley Eastland (PG), Jeffrey Dougherty (SF) Thomas Petersen, Aaron Banks | |
| 15:24 | Seton Hall | George Fox makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 15:24 | Seton Hall | George Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 15:02 | Villanova | Sean Hobbs is hacked by Jeffrey Dougherty - foul #1 on Jeffrey Dougherty, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Tony Merritt (SG), James Butcher (PF), Elmer Vogel (C) George Fox, Guy Gajeski, Irving Cox | |
| 14:38 | Villanova | Sean Hobbs misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Lesley Eastland - foul #3 on Lesley Eastland, team foul #5 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Herbert Holland (SG) Tony Merritt | |
| 14:38 | Villanova | Sean Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 14:38 | Villanova | Sean Hobbs misses the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 14:38 | Seton Hall | Elmer Vogel grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 14:14 | Seton Hall | Elmer Vogel clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 40-33 |
| 14:13 | Seton Hall | Elmer Vogel hits the follow up shot | 40-35 |
| 13:46 | Villanova | Dustin Gore is whistled for a carry | 40-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clayton Thompson (PG), James Schofield (SF), Justin Wilson (PF), Mark O'Donnel (C) Jack Huffman, Sean Hobbs, Brett Vansteenberg, Dustin Gore | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Thomas Petersen (PG), Aaron Banks (SF), Guy Gajeski (PF), Irving Cox (C) Lesley Eastland, Jeffrey Dougherty, James Butcher, Elmer Vogel | |
| 13:26 | Seton Hall | Thomas Petersen comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-35 |
| 13:25 | Villanova | Mark O'Donnel grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 13:20 | Villanova | James Schofield can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-35 |
| 13:19 | Villanova | Mark O'Donnel tips it back up and in | 42-35 |
| 13:09 | Seton Hall | Herbert Holland is called for 10 seconds | 42-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | George Fox (SG) Herbert Holland | |
| 12:55 | Villanova | Mark O'Donnel makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Clayton Thompson | 44-35 |
| 12:32 | Seton Hall | George Fox misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 44-35 |
| 12:31 | Villanova | James Schofield grabs the defensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 12:02 | Villanova | Justin Wilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 44-35 |
| 12:01 | Villanova | Clayton Thompson tips it in | 46-35 |
| 11:38 | Seton Hall | Guy Gajeski makes the jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Carlos Cales - foul #4 on Carlos Cales, team foul #2 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jack Huffman (PG), Jerry Barber (SG), Sean Hobbs (SF), Brett Vansteenberg (PF), Dustin Gore (C) Clayton Thompson, Carlos Cales, James Schofield, Justin Wilson, Mark O'Donnel | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Lesley Eastland (PG), Herbert Holland (SG), James Butcher (PF), Elmer Vogel (C) Thomas Petersen, George Fox, Aaron Banks, Irving Cox | |
| 11:38 | Seton Hall | Guy Gajeski makes the free throw | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jack Huffman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Barber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Hobbs (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Brett Vansteenberg (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Gore (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Lesley Eastland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herbert Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Guy Gajeski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Butcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Elmer Vogel (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Villanova | Jack Huffman knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Brett Vansteenberg | 49-38 |
| 10:53 | Seton Hall | Guy Gajeski comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Sean Hobbs - foul #1 on Sean Hobbs, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Dougherty (SF) James Butcher | |
| 10:53 | Seton Hall | Guy Gajeski makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 10:53 | Seton Hall | Guy Gajeski misses the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 10:53 | Villanova | Brett Vansteenberg gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 10:28 | Villanova | Jack Huffman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-39 |
| 10:26 | Villanova | Brett Vansteenberg snags the offensive board | 49-39 |
| 10:07 | Villanova | Jack Huffman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 10:06 | Villanova | Sean Hobbs gets the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 09:56 | Villanova | Jack Huffman clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-39 |
| 09:55 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Brett Vansteenberg | 49-39 |
| 09:39 | Villanova | Jack Huffman can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lesley Eastland - foul #4 on Lesley Eastland, team foul #6 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | James Schofield (SF) Sean Hobbs | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Thomas Petersen (PG), George Fox (SG), Aaron Banks (SF), James Butcher (PF), Irving Cox (C) Lesley Eastland, Herbert Holland, Jeffrey Dougherty, Guy Gajeski, Elmer Vogel | |
| 09:39 | Villanova | Jack Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 09:39 | Villanova | Jack Huffman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 09:25 | Seton Hall | George Fox clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 51-39 |
| 09:23 | Villanova | James Schofield grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 09:03 | Villanova | Jerry Barber misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 51-39 |
| 09:02 | Seton Hall | Irving Cox snags the defensive board | 51-39 |
| 08:45 | Seton Hall | Irving Cox misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-39 |
| 08:44 | Villanova | Brett Vansteenberg snags the defensive board | 51-39 |
| 08:19 | Villanova | Jack Huffman misses badly on a runner from the left block | 51-39 |
| 08:17 | Villanova | Jerry Barber grabs the offensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 07:53 | Villanova | James Schofield hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 51-39 |
| 07:52 | Seton Hall | Thomas Petersen gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| 07:25 | Seton Hall | George Fox misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dustin Gore - foul #1 on Dustin Gore, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clayton Thompson (PG), Carlos Cales (SG), Mark O'Donnel (SF), Justin Wilson (PF) Jack Huffman, Jerry Barber, James Schofield, Brett Vansteenberg | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Lesley Eastland (PG), Jeffrey Dougherty (SF), Elmer Vogel (C) Thomas Petersen, Aaron Banks, James Butcher | |
| 07:25 | Seton Hall | George Fox makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 07:25 | Seton Hall | George Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Clayton Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Cales (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Mark O'Donnel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Justin Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dustin Gore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Lesley Eastland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - George Fox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffrey Dougherty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Irving Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Elmer Vogel (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Villanova | Dustin Gore drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Carlos Cales and he's hacked by Elmer Vogel - foul #1 on Elmer Vogel, team foul #7 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Herbert Holland (SG) George Fox | |
| 07:07 | Villanova | Dustin Gore makes the free throw | 54-41 |
| 06:46 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Dougherty loses the dribble to Clayton Thompson | 54-41 |
| 06:42 | Villanova | Clayton Thompson dunks the ball | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 06:40 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Dougherty is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Dougherty, team foul #8 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Vansteenberg (PF) Dustin Gore | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | James Butcher (PF) Irving Cox | |
| 06:19 | Villanova | Herbert Holland steals it from Justin Wilson | 56-41 |
| 06:15 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Dougherty travels in the backcourt | 56-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Guy Gajeski (PF) James Butcher | |
| 05:55 | Villanova | Carlos Cales hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brett Vansteenberg | 58-41 |
| 05:39 | Seton Hall | The short jumper by Guy Gajeski is denied by Brett Vansteenberg | 58-41 |
| 05:37 | Seton Hall | Guy Gajeski tips it but misses | 58-41 |
| 05:36 | Villanova | Mark O'Donnel snags the defensive board | 58-41 |
| 05:15 | Villanova | Clayton Thompson is fouled on the floor by Lesley Eastland - foul #5 on Lesley Eastland, team foul #9 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | James Schofield (SF), Dustin Gore (C) Mark O'Donnel, Brett Vansteenberg | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Thomas Petersen (PG), Tony Merritt (SG), James Butcher (PF), Irving Cox (C) Lesley Eastland, Herbert Holland, Jeffrey Dougherty, Elmer Vogel | |
| 05:15 | Villanova | Clayton Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 05:15 | Villanova | Clayton Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-41 |
| 05:15 | Seton Hall | Guy Gajeski grabs the defensive rebound | 59-41 |
| 05:03 | Seton Hall | Guy Gajeski loses the dribble to James Schofield | 59-41 |
| 04:46 | Villanova | Dustin Gore connects on the turnaround from the right block | 61-41 |
| 04:44 | Seton Hall | Tony Merritt double dribbles in the backcourt | 61-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sean Hobbs (SG) Clayton Thompson | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | George Fox (SG), Aaron Banks (SF) Tony Merritt, James Butcher | |
| 04:21 | Villanova | Dustin Gore can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-41 |
| 04:20 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Guy Gajeski | 61-41 |
| 04:18 | Seton Hall | Aaron Banks is fouled in the backcourt by Carlos Cales - foul #5 on Carlos Cales, team foul #5 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clayton Thompson (PG) Carlos Cales | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 04:05 | Seton Hall | Guy Gajeski comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 61-41 |
| 04:04 | Seton Hall | Thomas Petersen pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-41 |
| 03:59 | Seton Hall | Irving Cox misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-41 |
| 03:57 | Seton Hall | Aaron Banks grabs the offensive rebound | 61-41 |
| 03:38 | Seton Hall | Dustin Gore is called for the reach on Thomas Petersen - foul #2 on Dustin Gore, team foul #6 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Vansteenberg (PF) Dustin Gore | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 03:32 | Seton Hall | Thomas Petersen misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-41 |
| 03:30 | Seton Hall | Irving Cox snags the offensive board | 61-41 |
| 03:22 | Seton Hall | Guy Gajeski hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the left block | 61-41 |
| 03:21 | Seton Hall | Guy Gajeski grabs the offensive rebound | 61-41 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Clayton Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Hobbs (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Schofield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brett Vansteenberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Justin Wilson (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Thomas Petersen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Fox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Aaron Banks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Irving Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Guy Gajeski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Seton Hall | George Fox misses badly on a floater in the paint | 61-41 |
| 03:07 | Seton Hall | Irving Cox hits the follow up shot | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 02:47 | Villanova | Brett Vansteenberg misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by George Fox - foul #1 on George Fox, team foul #10 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Tony Merritt (SG) George Fox | |
| 02:47 | Villanova | Brett Vansteenberg makes the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 02:47 | Villanova | Brett Vansteenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 63-43 |
| 02:43 | Seton Hall | Thomas Petersen is called for traveling in the backcourt | 63-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dustin Gore (C) Brett Vansteenberg | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 02:28 | Villanova | Dustin Gore can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 63-43 |
| 02:26 | Seton Hall | Irving Cox grabs the board | 63-43 |
| 01:58 | Seton Hall | Irving Cox scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-46 |
| 01:45 | Villanova | Justin Wilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Guy Gajeski - foul #2 on Guy Gajeski, team foul #11 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | George Fox (SG) Tony Merritt | |
| 01:45 | Villanova | Justin Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 01:45 | Villanova | Justin Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 01:38 | Seton Hall | Irving Cox's fadeaway is rejected by Justin Wilson | 65-46 |
| 01:37 | Villanova | James Schofield snags the defensive board | 65-46 |
| 01:10 | Villanova | Dustin Gore can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 65-46 |
| 01:08 | Seton Hall | Thomas Petersen grabs the defensive rebound | 65-46 |
| 01:04 | Seton Hall | Dustin Gore blocks the short jumper by Thomas Petersen | 65-46 |
| 01:02 | Villanova | James Schofield snags the defensive board | 65-46 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:36 | Villanova | Dustin Gore hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 65-46 |
| 00:35 | Seton Hall | Guy Gajeski snags the defensive board | 65-46 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:31 | Seton Hall | Guy Gajeski misses the shot in the paint | 65-46 |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Justin Wilson gets the rebound | 65-46 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Clayton Thompson runs out the clock | 65-46 |