| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Reginald Gray (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cody Bonneau (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Austin Kane (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Danny Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. C - Matt Renner (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Keith Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edmond McNett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willy Costanzo (fresh) PF - Charles Collier (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Marcos (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Willy Costanzo inbounds the ball | 46-20 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-20 |
| 19:40 | Villanova | Austin Kane gets the rebound | 46-20 |
| 19:33 | Villanova | Danny Leonard can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-20 |
| 19:32 | Rutgers | Charles Collier grabs the defensive rebound | 46-20 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-20 |
| 19:18 | Rutgers | Scott Marcos pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-20 |
| 19:06 | Rutgers | Willy Costanzo can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 46-20 |
| 19:04 | Villanova | Matt Renner grabs the defensive rebound | 46-20 |
| 18:36 | Villanova | Keith Gordon takes the ball from Reginald Gray | 46-20 |
| 18:24 | Rutgers | Willy Costanzo misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-20 |
| 18:22 | Rutgers | Willy Costanzo gets the offensive rebound | 46-20 |
| 18:14 | Rutgers | Willy Costanzo misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-20 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett gets the offensive rebound | 46-20 |
| 18:05 | Rutgers | Matt Renner swats the layup by Charles Collier | 46-20 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett grabs the offensive rebound | 46-20 |
| 17:48 | Rutgers | Willy Costanzo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-20 |
| 17:47 | Villanova | Matt Renner pulls down the rebound | 46-20 |
| 17:29 | Villanova | Danny Leonard misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 46-20 |
| 17:28 | Villanova | Matt Renner grabs the offensive rebound | 46-20 |
| 17:12 | Villanova | Reginald Gray misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 46-20 |
| 17:11 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Willy Costanzo | 46-20 |
| 17:05 | Rutgers | Scott Marcos misses the 3 from the left corner | 46-20 |
| 17:04 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau grabs the board | 46-20 |
| 16:42 | Villanova | Danny Leonard is whistled for traveling | 46-20 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven John (SG), Kevin Conway (PF), John Hendrickson (C) Cody Bonneau, Danny Leonard, Matt Renner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Smith (PG), Daniel Shorter (SG), Cody Gillman (SF), Richard Walker (PF) Keith Gordon, Edmond McNett, Willy Costanzo, Charles Collier | |
| 16:28 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-20 |
| 16:26 | Villanova | Austin Kane pulls down the rebound | 46-20 |
| 16:20 | Villanova | Steven John drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Reginald Gray | 49-20 |
| 16:04 | Rutgers | Reginald Gray is called for the reach on Brian Smith - foul #3 on Reginald Gray, team foul #1 | 49-20 |
| Subs | Villanova | Herbert Gove (PG) Reginald Gray | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Scott McCann (C) Scott Marcos | |
| 15:55 | Rutgers | Brian Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-20 |
| 15:54 | Rutgers | Brian Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 49-20 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Herbert Gove (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Steven John (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Austin Kane (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hendrickson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brian Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Daniel Shorter (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Cody Gillman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Walker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Scott McCann (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Rutgers | John Hendrickson picks off the pass by Cody Gillman | 49-20 |
| 15:26 | Villanova | John Hendrickson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-20 |
| Subs | Villanova | Danny Leonard (PF), Matt Renner (C) Kevin Conway, John Hendrickson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edmond McNett (SG), Charles Collier (PF) Cody Gillman, Scott McCann | |
| 15:14 | Rutgers | Brian Smith lays it up and in set up by Edmond McNett | 49-22 |
| 14:52 | Villanova | Herbert Gove scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Steven John | 52-22 |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Smith | 52-25 |
| 14:18 | Villanova | Steven John can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-25 |
| 14:16 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter pulls down the rebound | 52-25 |
| 14:01 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Herbert Gove - foul #1 on Herbert Gove, team foul #2 | 52-25 |
| Subs | Villanova | Reginald Gray (PG), Cody Bonneau (SG) Herbert Gove, Steven John | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Keith Gordon (PG), Willy Costanzo (SF), Scott Marcos (C) Brian Smith, Daniel Shorter, Richard Walker | |
| 14:01 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett makes the 1st free throw | 52-26 |
| 14:01 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett misses the 2nd free throw | 52-26 |
| 14:01 | Villanova | Matt Renner pulls down the rebound | 52-26 |
| 13:42 | Villanova | Reginald Gray can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 52-26 |
| 13:40 | Rutgers | Willy Costanzo grabs the board | 52-26 |
| 13:26 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett dunks the ball set up by Keith Gordon | 52-28 |
| 13:04 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Reginald Gray | 54-28 |
| 12:45 | Rutgers | Scott Marcos misses the shot from the right wing | 54-28 |
| 12:43 | Villanova | Danny Leonard grabs the defensive rebound | 54-28 |
| 12:14 | Villanova | Matt Renner hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 54-28 |
| 12:13 | Rutgers | Charles Collier grabs the defensive rebound | 54-28 |
| 11:50 | Rutgers | Keith Gordon is hacked by Reginald Gray - foul #4 on Reginald Gray, team foul #3 | 54-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven John (SG), Kevin Conway (PF), John Hendrickson (C) Cody Bonneau, Danny Leonard, Matt Renner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Smith (SG), Richard Walker (PF) Edmond McNett, Charles Collier | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Reginald Gray (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Steven John (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Austin Kane (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hendrickson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Keith Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Willy Costanzo (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Walker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Scott Marcos (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Rutgers | Keith Gordon makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-31 |
| 11:16 | Villanova | Steven John drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-31 |
| 11:04 | Rutgers | Willy Costanzo connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Smith | 57-34 |
| 10:40 | Villanova | Steven John knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Reginald Gray | 60-34 |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | Willy Costanzo is hacked by Austin Kane - foul #3 on Austin Kane, team foul #4 | 60-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Herbert Gove (PG), Danny Leonard (PF) Reginald Gray, Kevin Conway | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter (SG), Cody Gillman (SF), Scott McCann (C) Keith Gordon, Willy Costanzo, Scott Marcos | |
| 10:16 | Rutgers | Richard Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-34 |
| 10:14 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Danny Leonard | 60-34 |
| 09:55 | Villanova | John Hendrickson misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-34 |
| 09:53 | Rutgers | Cody Gillman snags the defensive board | 60-34 |
| 09:34 | Rutgers | Austin Kane is called for the reach on Cody Gillman - foul #4 on Austin Kane, team foul #5 | 60-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Reginald Gray (PG), Cody Bonneau (SG), Matt Renner (C) Herbert Gove, Steven John, John Hendrickson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edmond McNett (SG), Charles Collier (PF), Scott Marcos (C) Cody Gillman, Richard Walker, Scott McCann | |
| 09:21 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Austin Kane - foul #5 on Austin Kane, team foul #6 | 60-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Kevin Conway (SF) Austin Kane | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:21 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter makes the 1st free throw | 60-35 |
| 09:21 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter makes the 2nd free throw | 60-36 |
| 09:13 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau loses the ball out of bounds | 60-36 |
| 08:56 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter misses short on a 3 from straight away | 60-36 |
| 08:55 | Rutgers | Charles Collier tips it home | 60-38 |
| 08:31 | Villanova | Danny Leonard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Collier - foul #2 on Charles Collier, team foul #1 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Keith Gordon (PG) Brian Smith | |
| 08:31 | Villanova | Danny Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 61-38 |
| 08:31 | Villanova | Danny Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 62-38 |
| 08:20 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Hendrickson (PF) Danny Leonard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:08 | Villanova | Reginald Gray hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-38 |
| 08:07 | Villanova | Cody Bonneau tips it but misses | 62-38 |
| 08:06 | Rutgers | Keith Gordon snags the defensive board | 62-38 |
| 07:48 | Rutgers | Scott Marcos is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Scott Marcos, team foul #2 | 62-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Willy Costanzo (SF) Daniel Shorter | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Reginald Gray (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Cody Bonneau (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kevin Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Hendrickson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matt Renner (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Keith Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edmond McNett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willy Costanzo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Collier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Marcos (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Villanova | Matt Renner connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Reginald Gray | 64-38 |
| 07:11 | Rutgers | Scott Marcos hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 64-38 |
| 07:10 | Villanova | The rebound goes to John Hendrickson | 64-38 |
| 06:49 | Villanova | Reginald Gray connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Cody Bonneau | 67-38 |
| 06:30 | Rutgers | Charles Collier blows the layup but he's fouled by John Hendrickson - foul #2 on John Hendrickson, team foul #7 | 67-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Herbert Gove (PG), Steven John (SG), Danny Leonard (PF) Reginald Gray, Cody Bonneau, Matt Renner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Smith (PG), Daniel Shorter (SG), Cody Gillman (SF), Richard Walker (C) Keith Gordon, Edmond McNett, Willy Costanzo, Scott Marcos | |
| 06:30 | Rutgers | Charles Collier makes the 1st free throw | 67-39 |
| 06:30 | Rutgers | Charles Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 67-40 |
| 06:03 | Villanova | Steven John hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-40 |
| 06:02 | Rutgers | Charles Collier snags the defensive board | 67-40 |
| 05:51 | Rutgers | Cody Gillman makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-43 |
| 05:36 | Villanova | Herbert Gove hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Hendrickson | 70-43 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter is hacked by Herbert Gove - foul #2 on Herbert Gove, team foul #8 | 70-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Scott McCann (C) Charles Collier | |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter makes the 1st free throw | 70-44 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter makes the 2nd free throw | 70-45 |
| 05:07 | Villanova | Herbert Gove is hacked by Daniel Shorter - foul #2 on Daniel Shorter, team foul #3 | 70-45 |
| 04:53 | Villanova | Richard Walker is called for the reach on John Hendrickson - foul #3 on Richard Walker, team foul #4 | 70-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Matt Renner (C) Danny Leonard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:32 | Villanova | Steven John buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Conway | 73-45 |
| 04:24 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-45 |
| 04:22 | Rutgers | Cody Gillman misses the tip | 73-45 |
| 04:20 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter tips it back up and in | 73-47 |
| 04:02 | Villanova | John Hendrickson buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Herbert Gove | 75-47 |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter lays it in set up by Brian Smith and he's hacked by Kevin Conway - foul #2 on Kevin Conway, team foul #9 | 75-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Winkfield (SG) Brian Smith | |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter makes the free throw | 75-50 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Herbert Gove (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven John (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kevin Conway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Hendrickson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Matt Renner (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Daniel Shorter (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SG - Charles Winkfield (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Cody Gillman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Walker (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott McCann (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Villanova | Matt Renner is hacked by Cody Gillman - foul #1 on Cody Gillman, team foul #5 | 75-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Smith (SG) Cody Gillman | |
| 03:05 | Villanova | John Hendrickson double dribbles | 75-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Danny Leonard (PF) Matt Renner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:53 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-50 |
| 02:33 | Villanova | Danny Leonard's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Walker | 75-50 |
| 02:32 | Villanova | Steven John hits the follow up shot | 77-50 |
| 02:23 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter loses the ball out of bounds | 77-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Acker (C) Scott McCann | |
| 02:12 | Villanova | Danny Leonard dunks the ball set up by Kevin Conway | 79-50 |
| 02:04 | Rutgers | Brian Smith clanks a 3 from the left wing | 79-50 |
| 02:03 | Villanova | John Hendrickson gets the rebound | 79-50 |
| 01:53 | Villanova | Herbert Gove misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-50 |
| 01:51 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter grabs the board | 79-50 |
| 01:41 | Rutgers | Kevin Conway picks off the pass by Richard Walker | 79-50 |
| 01:37 | Villanova | Herbert Gove dunks the ball on a nice dish by Kevin Conway | 81-50 |
| 01:25 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 81-52 |
| 01:00 | Villanova | Steven John misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 81-52 |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | Michael Acker pulls down the rebound | 81-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Richard Walker misses the easy layup | 81-52 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Brian Smith can't tip it in | 81-52 |
| 00:47 | Villanova | Danny Leonard snags the defensive board | 81-52 |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | Villanova | Herbert Gove misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Winkfield - foul #4 on Charles Winkfield, team foul #6 | 81-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Matt Renner (C) Danny Leonard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cody Gillman (SF), Scott McCann (C) Charles Winkfield, Michael Acker | |
| 00:26 | Villanova | Herbert Gove makes the 1st free throw | 82-52 |
| 00:26 | Villanova | Herbert Gove misses the 2nd free throw | 82-52 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | Scott McCann snags the defensive board | 82-52 |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | Brian Smith misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 82-52 |
| 00:21 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Herbert Gove | 82-52 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Herbert Gove runs out the clock | 82-52 |