| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerard Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Barr (fresh) SF - Douglas Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Cardwell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Yevgeny Glomski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brandon Duncan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Luis Wiley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Greg Kittredge (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Clarence Cox (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Luis Wiley inbounds the ball | 26-44 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Villanova | Luis Wiley clanks a shot from close range but he's hacked by Gerard Jackson - foul #2 on Gerard Jackson, team foul #1 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Cole (SG) Michael Henderson | |
| 19:40 | Villanova | Luis Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 26-45 |
| 19:40 | Villanova | Luis Wiley misses the 2nd free throw | 26-45 |
| 19:40 | Villanova | Greg Kittredge snags the offensive board | 26-45 |
| 19:23 | Villanova | David Cole misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-45 |
| 19:21 | Rutgers | James Cardwell pulls down the rebound | 26-45 |
| 18:57 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 26-45 |
| 18:55 | Villanova | Luis Wiley grabs the board | 26-45 |
| 18:29 | Villanova | Luis Wiley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Douglas Hayes - foul #2 on Douglas Hayes, team foul #2 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Henderson (SG), Charles Dammann (C) Brandon Duncan, Clarence Cox | |
| 18:29 | Villanova | Luis Wiley misses the 1st free throw | 26-45 |
| 18:29 | Villanova | Luis Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 26-46 |
| 18:00 | Rutgers | Duane Barr is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Duane Barr, team foul #3 | 26-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brandon Duncan (PG), Kenneth Deberry (SF), Clarence Cox (C) David Cole, Luis Wiley, Charles Dammann | |
| 17:48 | Villanova | Greg Kittredge can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 26-46 |
| 17:47 | Villanova | Michael Henderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-46 |
| 17:29 | Villanova | James Cardwell is called for the reach on Greg Kittredge - foul #4 on James Cardwell, team foul #4 | 26-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sean Dirks (PF) James Cardwell | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Cole (SG), Charles Dammann (C) Michael Henderson, Clarence Cox | |
| 17:09 | Villanova | David Cole can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-46 |
| 17:08 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes snags the defensive board | 26-46 |
| 16:47 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-46 |
| 16:46 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks snags the offensive board | 26-46 |
| 16:27 | Rutgers | Kenneth Deberry picks off the pass by Yevgeny Glomski | 26-46 |
| 16:14 | Villanova | Charles Dammann misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-46 |
| 16:13 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Duane Barr | 26-46 |
| 15:48 | Rutgers | Duane Barr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett (SF), Raymond Spencer (C) Douglas Hayes, Yevgeny Glomski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peters (PG), Michael Henderson (SG), Luis Wiley (SF), Edgar Tallent (PF), Clarence Cox (C) Brandon Duncan, David Cole, Kenneth Deberry, Greg Kittredge, Charles Dammann | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerard Jackson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Barr (fairly fresh) SF - Frederick Tippett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sean Dirks (fresh) 3 reb. C - Raymond Spencer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Luis Wiley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edgar Tallent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Cox (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:21 | Villanova | Charles Peters comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-46 |
| 15:20 | Villanova | Edgar Tallent tips it back up and in | 26-48 |
| 15:10 | Rutgers | Michael Henderson takes the ball from Gerard Jackson | 26-48 |
| 14:54 | Villanova | Charles Peters is fouled on the floor by Raymond Spencer - foul #2 on Raymond Spencer, team foul #5 | 26-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Yevgeny Glomski (PF) Sean Dirks | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brandon Duncan (PG), Greg Kittredge (PF) Charles Peters, Edgar Tallent | |
| 14:36 | Villanova | Greg Kittredge is called for traveling | 26-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Cole (PG), Kenneth Deberry (SF) Brandon Duncan, Luis Wiley | |
| 14:21 | Rutgers | Michael Henderson is called for the reach on Duane Barr - foul #2 on Michael Henderson, team foul #1 | 26-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Wiley (SF) Kenneth Deberry | |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Frederick Tippett, team foul #6 | 26-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes (SF) Frederick Tippett | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brandon Duncan (PG), Kenneth Deberry (SF), Charles Dammann (C) David Cole, Luis Wiley, Clarence Cox | |
| 13:36 | Villanova | Michael Henderson buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Greg Kittredge | 26-50 |
| 13:11 | Rutgers | Yevgeny Glomski hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Gerard Jackson | 28-50 |
| 12:56 | Villanova | Kenneth Deberry misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-50 |
| 12:54 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Deberry | 28-50 |
| 12:46 | Villanova | Michael Henderson is whistled for traveling | 28-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sean Dirks (PF), James Cardwell (C) Yevgeny Glomski, Raymond Spencer | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Cole (PG), Charles Peters (SG), Luis Wiley (SF), Edgar Tallent (PF), Clarence Cox (C) Brandon Duncan, Michael Henderson, Kenneth Deberry, Greg Kittredge, Charles Dammann | |
| 12:26 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-50 |
| 12:24 | Villanova | Edgar Tallent pulls down the rebound | 28-50 |
| 12:17 | Villanova | James Cardwell steps in front of the Edgar Tallent pass | 28-50 |
| 11:50 | Rutgers | Duane Barr knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 31-50 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerard Jackson (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Duane Barr (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Sean Dirks (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Cardwell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Cole (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Luis Wiley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edgar Tallent (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Clarence Cox (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Villanova | Sean Dirks swats the short shot by Luis Wiley | 31-50 |
| 11:37 | Rutgers | James Cardwell grabs the defensive rebound | 31-50 |
| 11:22 | Rutgers | Duane Barr can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-50 |
| 11:20 | Villanova | Clarence Cox snags the defensive board | 31-50 |
| 10:59 | Villanova | Luis Wiley misses the lay-in | 31-50 |
| 10:57 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks snags the defensive board | 31-50 |
| 10:28 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes scores on a floater from the left wing | 33-50 |
| 10:11 | Villanova | Clarence Cox misses short on a jumper from the right block | 33-50 |
| 10:09 | Rutgers | Duane Barr grabs the board | 33-50 |
| 10:04 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-50 |
| 10:03 | Villanova | Edgar Tallent grabs the board | 33-50 |
| 09:47 | Villanova | Luis Wiley dunks the ball | 33-52 |
| 09:26 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes connects on the driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by Charles Peters - foul #1 on Charles Peters, team foul #2 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Yevgeny Glomski (C) Sean Dirks | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brandon Duncan (PG), Michael Henderson (SG), Kenneth Deberry (SF), Greg Kittredge (PF), Charles Dammann (C) David Cole, Charles Peters, Luis Wiley, Edgar Tallent, Clarence Cox | |
| 09:26 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes makes the free throw | 36-52 |
| 09:19 | Villanova | Kenneth Deberry is fouled on the floor by James Cardwell - foul #5 on James Cardwell, team foul #7 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett (SF), Raymond Spencer (C) Douglas Hayes, James Cardwell | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 09:19 | Villanova | Kenneth Deberry misses the 1st free throw | 36-52 |
| 09:19 | Rutgers | Yevgeny Glomski grabs the defensive rebound | 36-52 |
| 08:59 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-52 |
| 08:34 | Villanova | Kenneth Deberry drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Greg Kittredge | 36-54 |
| 08:28 | Rutgers | Duane Barr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-54 |
| 08:27 | Villanova | Charles Dammann gets the rebound | 36-54 |
| 08:12 | Villanova | Yevgeny Glomski steps in front of the Brandon Duncan pass | 36-54 |
| 07:54 | Rutgers | Yevgeny Glomski comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-54 |
| 07:52 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer tips it but misses | 36-54 |
| 07:51 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Gerard Jackson | 36-54 |
| 07:22 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Deberry - foul #2 on Kenneth Deberry, team foul #3 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sean Dirks (SF) Frederick Tippett | |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Wiley (SF), Clarence Cox (C) Kenneth Deberry, Charles Dammann | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerard Jackson (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Duane Barr (tired) 3 pts. SF - Sean Dirks (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Yevgeny Glomski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Spencer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brandon Duncan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Luis Wiley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Greg Kittredge (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Clarence Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks drills a shot in the paint | 38-54 |
| 06:44 | Villanova | Greg Kittredge makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Henderson | 38-56 |
| 06:25 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-56 |
| 06:24 | Villanova | Greg Kittredge pulls down the rebound | 38-56 |
| 06:08 | Villanova | Yevgeny Glomski steals it from Clarence Cox | 38-56 |
| 05:40 | Rutgers | Yevgeny Glomski misses the shot from just outside the lane | 38-56 |
| 05:38 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Clarence Cox | 38-56 |
| 05:21 | Villanova | Luis Wiley is fouled on the floor by Gerard Jackson - foul #3 on Gerard Jackson, team foul #8 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Streetman (PG), Raymond Barney (SG), Frederick Tippett (SF) Gerard Jackson, Duane Barr, Yevgeny Glomski | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Cole (PG), Charles Peters (SG), Charles Dammann (C) Brandon Duncan, Michael Henderson, Clarence Cox | |
| 05:21 | Villanova | Luis Wiley misses the 1st free throw | 38-56 |
| 05:21 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Raymond Spencer | 38-56 |
| 04:53 | Rutgers | Charles Dammann blocks the jumper by Raymond Spencer | 38-56 |
| 04:52 | Villanova | Charles Dammann gets the rebound | 38-56 |
| 04:48 | Villanova | David Cole hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Charles Peters | 38-59 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | Thomas Streetman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-59 |
| 04:28 | Villanova | Charles Dammann grabs the board | 38-59 |
| 04:07 | Villanova | Frederick Tippett steps in front of the Luis Wiley pass | 38-59 |
| 03:52 | Rutgers | Greg Kittredge steps in front of the Sean Dirks pass | 38-59 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:29 | Villanova | Charles Dammann hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Raymond Spencer - foul #3 on Raymond Spencer, team foul #9 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brandon Duncan (PG), Michael Henderson (SG), Kenneth Deberry (SF) David Cole, Charles Peters, Luis Wiley | |
| 03:29 | Villanova | Charles Dammann makes the 1st free throw | 38-60 |
| 03:29 | Villanova | Charles Dammann makes the 2nd free throw | 38-61 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Rutgers | Raymond Barney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Cole (SG), Clarence Cox (C) Michael Henderson, Charles Dammann | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Streetman (fresh) SG - Raymond Barney (fresh) SF - Frederick Tippett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sean Dirks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brandon Duncan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Cole (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Deberry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Greg Kittredge (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Clarence Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:38 | Villanova | Greg Kittredge can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 38-61 |
| 02:37 | Villanova | Clarence Cox tips it back up and in | 38-63 |
| 02:27 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by Frederick Tippett is blocked by Clarence Cox | 38-63 |
| 02:25 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks grabs the offensive board | 38-63 |
| 02:17 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer throws it down | 40-63 |
| 01:50 | Villanova | Frederick Tippett steps in front of the Kenneth Deberry pass | 40-63 |
| 01:31 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer is fouled on the floor by Clarence Cox - foul #1 on Clarence Cox, team foul #4 | 40-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Henderson (SG), Luis Wiley (SF) David Cole, Kenneth Deberry | |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | Thomas Streetman comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 40-63 |
| 01:14 | Villanova | Luis Wiley grabs the board | 40-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Villanova | Luis Wiley hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Greg Kittredge | 40-65 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Thomas Streetman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-65 |
| 00:43 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Luis Wiley | 40-65 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Greg Kittredge dunks the ball set up by Brandon Duncan | 40-67 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Raymond Barney hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Frederick Tippett | 42-67 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Brandon Duncan runs out the clock | 42-67 |