| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Royal Placencia (fresh) SG - Wayne Bell (fresh) SF - Patrick Delahoussaye (fresh) PF - Steve Rogers (fresh) C - John Vines (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Bob Griffith (fresh) SG - John Tignor (fresh) SF - Scott Doerr (fresh) PF - Andrew Quade (fresh) C - Louis Nix (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Steve Rogers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Villanova | John Vines can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Seton Hall | Andrew Quade snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Seton Hall | Bob Griffith is fouled on the floor by Wayne Bell - foul #1 on Wayne Bell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Seton Hall | John Tignor buries a 3 from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:54 | Villanova | Andrew Quade picks off the pass by Wayne Bell | 0-3 |
| 18:37 | Seton Hall | Bob Griffith hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-6 |
| 18:12 | Villanova | Steve Rogers misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-6 |
| 18:11 | Seton Hall | Louis Nix pulls down the rebound | 0-6 |
| 18:07 | Seton Hall | John Tignor knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Andrew Quade | 0-9 |
| 17:45 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye banks in the layup on a great pass from Wayne Bell | 2-9 |
| 17:36 | Seton Hall | Bob Griffith can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 2-9 |
| 17:34 | Villanova | Steve Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 17:19 | Villanova | John Vines clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Louis Nix - foul #1 on Louis Nix, team foul #1 | 2-9 |
| 17:19 | Villanova | John Vines misses the 1st free throw | 2-9 |
| 17:19 | Villanova | John Vines makes the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 17:12 | Seton Hall | Scott Doerr misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-9 |
| 17:11 | Villanova | Steve Rogers pulls down the rebound | 3-9 |
| 16:57 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-9 |
| 16:44 | Seton Hall | Andrew Quade's pass is intercepted by Patrick Delahoussaye | 6-9 |
| 16:20 | Villanova | John Vines misses the easy layup but the foul's on Louis Nix - foul #2 on Louis Nix, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Villanova | Chang Xie (SG), Dan Perreira (PF) Wayne Bell, Steve Rogers | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Vincent Nguyen (PF), James Clark (C) Andrew Quade, Louis Nix | |
| 16:20 | Villanova | John Vines makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:20 | Villanova | John Vines misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:20 | Seton Hall | Vincent Nguyen gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 16:15 | Seton Hall | Scott Doerr makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by John Tignor | 7-11 |
| 15:59 | Villanova | John Vines connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Royal Placencia | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Royal Placencia (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chang Xie (fresh) SF - Patrick Delahoussaye (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dan Perreira (fresh) C - John Vines (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Bob Griffith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Tignor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Doerr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vincent Nguyen (fresh) C - James Clark (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Seton Hall | Bob Griffith's fadeaway is rejected by John Vines | 9-11 |
| 15:53 | Seton Hall | The offensive rebound goes to John Tignor | 9-11 |
| 15:29 | Seton Hall | Dan Perreira swats the short shot by Bob Griffith | 9-11 |
| 15:28 | Villanova | John Vines snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 15:24 | Villanova | Chang Xie hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 15:23 | Seton Hall | Scott Doerr pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 15:19 | Seton Hall | Scott Doerr knocks in the shot from the left block and he's hacked by Royal Placencia - foul #1 on Royal Placencia, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Rogers (PF), Willis Foley (C) Dan Perreira, John Vines | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Gerald Andrews (PG), Billy Shiner (SG) Bob Griffith, John Tignor | |
| 15:19 | Seton Hall | Scott Doerr makes the free throw | 9-14 |
| 14:53 | Villanova | Gerald Andrews is called for the reach on Royal Placencia - foul #1 on Gerald Andrews, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wayne Bell (SG) Patrick Delahoussaye | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Neil Pompa (SF), Andrew Quade (PF) Scott Doerr, Vincent Nguyen | |
| 14:40 | Villanova | Steve Rogers misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gerald Andrews - foul #2 on Gerald Andrews, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Bob Griffith (PG) Gerald Andrews | |
| 14:40 | Villanova | Steve Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 14:40 | Villanova | Steve Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 14:40 | Seton Hall | James Clark grabs the board | 10-14 |
| 14:22 | Seton Hall | Royal Placencia steals it from Bob Griffith | 10-14 |
| 14:06 | Villanova | Neil Pompa steals the ball from Wayne Bell | 10-14 |
| 14:03 | Seton Hall | Bob Griffith hits the finger roll set up by Neil Pompa | 10-16 |
| 13:38 | Villanova | Royal Placencia is hacked by Bob Griffith - foul #1 on Bob Griffith, team foul #5 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye (SF), Dan Perreira (PF) Chang Xie, Steve Rogers | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Tignor (SG), Scott Doerr (SF) Billy Shiner, Neil Pompa | |
| 13:15 | Villanova | Wayne Bell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-16 |
| 13:14 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye tips it in | 12-16 |
| 13:03 | Seton Hall | Bob Griffith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-16 |
| 13:02 | Villanova | Willis Foley grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 12:50 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 12-16 |
| 12:48 | Villanova | Dan Perreira pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 12:25 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 12-16 |
| 12:23 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Andrew Quade | 12-16 |
| 12:17 | Seton Hall | James Clark can't finish the layup | 12-16 |
| 12:15 | Seton Hall | Scott Doerr tips it in | 12-18 |
| 11:46 | Villanova | Wayne Bell connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-18 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Royal Placencia (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Bell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Delahoussaye (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dan Perreira (fresh) C - Willis Foley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Bob Griffith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Tignor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Doerr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Andrew Quade (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Clark (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Seton Hall | Andrew Quade's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-18 |
| Subs | Villanova | Chang Xie (SG), Steve Rogers (PF), John Vines (C) Wayne Bell, Dan Perreira, Willis Foley | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Billy Shiner (SG), Neil Pompa (SF), Vincent Nguyen (PF) John Tignor, Scott Doerr, Andrew Quade | |
| 11:06 | Villanova | John Vines buries a floater from the baseline set up by Steve Rogers | 17-18 |
| 10:46 | Seton Hall | Billy Shiner travels with the ball | 17-18 |
| 10:21 | Villanova | John Vines hits the finger roll | 19-18 |
| 10:14 | Seton Hall | James Clark blows the layup but he's hacked by John Vines - foul #1 on John Vines, team foul #3 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Tignor (SG), Scott Doerr (SF) Billy Shiner, Neil Pompa | |
| 10:14 | Seton Hall | James Clark misses the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 10:14 | Seton Hall | James Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 09:53 | Villanova | Steve Rogers can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Scott Doerr - foul #1 on Scott Doerr, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wayne Bell (SG) Royal Placencia | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 09:53 | Villanova | Steve Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 09:53 | Villanova | Steve Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 09:37 | Seton Hall | Wayne Bell steals it from Scott Doerr | 20-19 |
| 09:08 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye is hacked by Bob Griffith - foul #2 on Bob Griffith, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Villanova | Willis Foley (C) John Vines | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Gerald Andrews (PG), Donald Groves (PF) Bob Griffith, Vincent Nguyen | |
| 09:08 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 09:08 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:47 | Seton Hall | Donald Groves is whistled for a carry | 22-19 |
| Subs | Villanova | Royal Placencia (PG), Dan Perreira (PF) Chang Xie, Steve Rogers | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Andrew Quade (PF) Donald Groves | |
| 08:18 | Villanova | Wayne Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-19 |
| 08:17 | Seton Hall | James Clark gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 08:11 | Seton Hall | James Clark is whistled for traveling | 22-19 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Billy Shiner (SG) John Tignor | |
| 07:44 | Villanova | Willis Foley's fadeaway is rejected by James Clark | 22-19 |
| 07:42 | Villanova | Royal Placencia tips it back up and in | 24-19 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Royal Placencia (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Bell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Delahoussaye (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Dan Perreira (fresh) C - Willis Foley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Gerald Andrews (fresh) SG - Billy Shiner (fresh) SF - Scott Doerr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Andrew Quade (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Clark (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Seton Hall | Andrew Quade hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-19 |
| 07:31 | Seton Hall | James Clark snags the offensive board | 24-19 |
| 07:26 | Seton Hall | Andrew Quade hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 07:07 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Clark - foul #1 on James Clark, team foul #8 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | Chang Xie (SG), Steve Rogers (PF), John Vines (C) Wayne Bell, Dan Perreira, Willis Foley | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Tignor (SG), Neil Pompa (SF), Vincent Nguyen (PF) Billy Shiner, Scott Doerr, Andrew Quade | |
| 07:07 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 07:07 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye misses the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 07:07 | Seton Hall | James Clark pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 06:56 | Seton Hall | James Clark's floater is knocked away by Steve Rogers | 24-22 |
| 06:54 | Villanova | John Vines gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| 06:31 | Villanova | Steve Rogers loses the ball out of bounds | 24-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wayne Bell (SF) Patrick Delahoussaye | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 06:22 | Seton Hall | John Tignor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-22 |
| 06:03 | Villanova | Chang Xie loses the ball out of bounds | 24-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Bob Griffith (PG) Gerald Andrews | |
| 05:51 | Seton Hall | Bob Griffith banks in the layup on a great pass from John Tignor and he's fouled by Royal Placencia - foul #2 on Royal Placencia, team foul #4 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye (PG) Royal Placencia | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scott Doerr (SF) Neil Pompa | |
| 05:51 | Seton Hall | Bob Griffith makes the free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:27 | Villanova | Steve Rogers comes up short on the floater near the basket | 24-25 |
| 05:25 | Villanova | John Vines grabs the offensive board | 24-25 |
| 05:09 | Villanova | Wayne Bell can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 05:08 | Seton Hall | Bob Griffith grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 05:03 | Seton Hall | Scott Doerr misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-25 |
| 05:01 | Villanova | John Vines grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 04:57 | Villanova | Wayne Bell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Delahoussaye | 27-25 |
| 04:38 | Seton Hall | John Tignor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-25 |
| 04:36 | Villanova | John Vines pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 04:23 | Villanova | Steve Rogers banks in the layup set up by Patrick Delahoussaye | 29-25 |
| 04:09 | Seton Hall | Bob Griffith is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Bob Griffith, team foul #9 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dan Perreira (PF), Willis Foley (C) Steve Rogers, John Vines | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Gerald Andrews (PG), Billy Shiner (SG), Neil Pompa (SF), Andrew Quade (PF) Bob Griffith, John Tignor, Scott Doerr, Vincent Nguyen | |
| 03:49 | Villanova | Willis Foley misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Billy Shiner - foul #1 on Billy Shiner, team foul #10 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Villanova | Royal Placencia (PG) Chang Xie | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Louis Nix (C) James Clark | |
| 03:49 | Villanova | Willis Foley makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 03:49 | Villanova | Willis Foley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 03:31 | Seton Hall | Billy Shiner scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-27 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Royal Placencia (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Bell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Delahoussaye (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Dan Perreira (fresh) C - Willis Foley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Gerald Andrews (fresh) SG - Billy Shiner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Neil Pompa (fresh) PF - Andrew Quade (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Nix (fresh) | |
| 03:03 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 31-27 |
| 03:02 | Villanova | Dan Perreira can't tip it in | 31-27 |
| 03:01 | Seton Hall | Louis Nix grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 02:55 | Seton Hall | Andrew Quade misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Royal Placencia - foul #3 on Royal Placencia, team foul #5 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | Chang Xie (SF), Steve Rogers (PF) Royal Placencia, Dan Perreira | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scott Doerr (SF) Neil Pompa | |
| 02:55 | Seton Hall | Andrew Quade makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:55 | Seton Hall | Andrew Quade makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:40 | Villanova | Wayne Bell buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-29 |
| 02:24 | Seton Hall | Billy Shiner is fouled on the floor by Willis Foley - foul #1 on Willis Foley, team foul #6 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Vines (C) Willis Foley | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 02:11 | Seton Hall | Louis Nix is fouled on the floor by John Vines - foul #2 on John Vines, team foul #7 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Tignor (SG) Billy Shiner | |
| 02:11 | Seton Hall | Louis Nix makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 02:11 | Seton Hall | Louis Nix makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:47 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye's pass is intercepted by Andrew Quade | 33-31 |
| 01:43 | Seton Hall | John Tignor misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 01:41 | Seton Hall | Gerald Andrews grabs the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 01:31 | Seton Hall | Louis Nix is hacked by Steve Rogers - foul #1 on Steve Rogers, team foul #8 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Vincent Nguyen (PF) Andrew Quade | |
| 01:31 | Seton Hall | Louis Nix misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:31 | Villanova | The rebound goes to John Vines | 33-31 |
| 01:23 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 01:21 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to John Tignor | 33-31 |
| 01:15 | Seton Hall | Vincent Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Patrick Delahoussaye - foul #1 on Patrick Delahoussaye, team foul #9 | 33-31 |
| 01:15 | Seton Hall | Vincent Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 01:15 | Seton Hall | Vincent Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:59 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Chang Xie | 35-33 |
| 00:38 | Seton Hall | Scott Doerr connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gerald Andrews | 35-36 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Steve Rogers drills a turnaround in the paint | 37-36 |
| 00:03 | Seton Hall | Scott Doerr drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Gerald Andrews | 37-39 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Wayne Bell misses short on a halfcourt shot | 37-39 |