| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Skelton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Hickman (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Ronald Sheets (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jody Hammond (fresh) C - Joseph Seidman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kent Truesdale (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dmitry Oginski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Howard (fresh) C - Howard Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard is hacked by Jody Hammond - foul #1 on Jody Hammond, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | Howard Miller misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-25 |
| 19:17 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski tips it in | 30-27 |
| 18:48 | Villanova | Jody Hammond hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 30-27 |
| 18:47 | Rutgers | Howard Miller grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 18:33 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 18:08 | Villanova | Cory Hickman connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jody Hammond | 33-30 |
| 17:51 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski is called for traveling | 33-30 |
| 17:26 | Villanova | Claude Skelton knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-30 |
| 17:03 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard is hacked by Cory Hickman - foul #1 on Cory Hickman, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| 16:42 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 16:40 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 16:16 | Villanova | Cory Hickman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 16:15 | Rutgers | Howard Miller grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 15:52 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski misses long on a jumper from the right side | 35-30 |
| 15:50 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Skelton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Hickman (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Ronald Sheets (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jody Hammond (fairly fresh) 1 ast. C - Joseph Seidman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kent Truesdale (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dmitry Oginski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Howard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Howard Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:34 | Villanova | Cory Hickman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Claude Skelton | 37-30 |
| 15:13 | Rutgers | Howard Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Shaw (PG), Hilario Rodriguez (SG), Shawn Dickson (SF), Randy Moore (PF), Wayne Bodine (C) Claude Skelton, Cory Hickman, Ronald Sheets, Jody Hammond, Joseph Seidman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Todd Michael (PG), Robert Zar (SG), Michael Ruby (SF), Federico Mendoza (PF), Hung Wang (C) Carl Johnson, Kent Truesdale, Dmitry Oginski, Samuel Howard, Howard Miller | |
| 14:44 | Villanova | Michael Shaw's layup is rejected by Hung Wang | 37-30 |
| 14:43 | Rutgers | Michael Ruby gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 14:36 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-30 |
| 14:07 | Villanova | Hilario Rodriguez steps out of bounds on the baseline | 37-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cory Hickman (SG) Hilario Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Johnson (PG), Kent Truesdale (SG) Todd Michael, Michael Ruby | |
| 13:59 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 37-30 |
| 13:58 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Hung Wang | 37-30 |
| 13:40 | Rutgers | Michael Shaw is called for the reach on Robert Zar - foul #1 on Michael Shaw, team foul #3 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Claude Skelton (PG), Ronald Sheets (SF), Joseph Seidman (C) Michael Shaw, Shawn Dickson, Wayne Bodine | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski (SF), Samuel Howard (PF) Robert Zar, Hung Wang | |
| 13:30 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ronald Sheets - foul #4 on Ronald Sheets, team foul #4 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Shawn Dickson (SF), Jody Hammond (PF) Ronald Sheets, Randy Moore | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:30 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 13:30 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 13:10 | Villanova | Cory Hickman makes the 3 from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 12:41 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Shawn Dickson | 40-32 |
| 12:37 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Claude Skelton | 43-32 |
| 12:14 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Carl Johnson | 43-35 |
| 11:55 | Villanova | Claude Skelton buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Shawn Dickson | 46-35 |
| 11:37 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Shaw (PG), Hilario Rodriguez (SG), Ronald Sheets (SF) Claude Skelton, Cory Hickman, Shawn Dickson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Todd Michael (PG), Robert Zar (SF), Howard Miller (C) Carl Johnson, Dmitry Oginski, Federico Mendoza | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Shaw (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hilario Rodriguez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Sheets (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Jody Hammond (fresh) 1 ast. C - Joseph Seidman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Todd Michael (fresh) SG - Kent Truesdale (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Zar (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Samuel Howard (fresh) 3 pts. C - Howard Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:19 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Michael Shaw and he's hacked by Todd Michael - foul #1 on Todd Michael, team foul #1 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Randy Moore (PF) Jody Hammond | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:19 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman makes the free throw | 49-35 |
| 10:53 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-35 |
| 10:51 | Villanova | Randy Moore pulls down the rebound | 49-35 |
| 10:47 | Villanova | Michael Shaw knocks in the jumper from close range | 51-35 |
| 10:23 | Rutgers | Robert Zar comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-35 |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | Robert Zar pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-35 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 10:04 | Rutgers | Joseph Seidman steps in front of the Howard Miller pass | 51-35 |
| 09:39 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman loses the dribble to Samuel Howard | 51-35 |
| 09:12 | Rutgers | Todd Michael hits a shot from the right side | 51-37 |
| 08:47 | Villanova | Randy Moore connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Shaw | 54-37 |
| 08:28 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard lays it up and in | 54-39 |
| 08:12 | Villanova | Randy Moore misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Zar - foul #1 on Robert Zar, team foul #2 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Claude Skelton (PG), Cory Hickman (SG), Wayne Bodine (C) Michael Shaw, Hilario Rodriguez, Joseph Seidman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Johnson (PG), Dmitry Oginski (SF), Federico Mendoza (PF), Hung Wang (C) Todd Michael, Kent Truesdale, Samuel Howard, Howard Miller | |
| 08:12 | Villanova | Randy Moore makes the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 08:12 | Villanova | Randy Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 56-39 |
| 07:55 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-39 |
| 07:54 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza snags the offensive board | 56-39 |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-39 |
| 07:40 | Villanova | Claude Skelton pulls down the rebound | 56-39 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Skelton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cory Hickman (fresh) 21 pts. SF - Ronald Sheets (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Randy Moore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Bodine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Zar (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dmitry Oginski (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Federico Mendoza (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Hung Wang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:11 | Villanova | Randy Moore knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Cory Hickman | 58-39 |
| 06:52 | Rutgers | Hung Wang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Shawn Dickson (SF), Jody Hammond (PF) Ronald Sheets, Randy Moore | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale (SG), Howard Miller (C) Robert Zar, Hung Wang | |
| 06:32 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson makes the driving attempt from the left block | 60-39 |
| 06:17 | Rutgers | Howard Miller knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-42 |
| 05:54 | Villanova | Cory Hickman buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Shawn Dickson | 62-42 |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 62-42 |
| 05:40 | Villanova | Claude Skelton gets the rebound | 62-42 |
| 05:14 | Villanova | Cory Hickman connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-42 |
| 04:59 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale misses the jumper from the left side | 65-42 |
| 04:58 | Villanova | Jody Hammond snags the defensive board | 65-42 |
| 04:38 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-42 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza snags the defensive board | 65-42 |
| 04:16 | Rutgers | Wayne Bodine steals the ball from Kent Truesdale | 65-42 |
| 03:54 | Villanova | Wayne Bodine steps out of bounds on the baseline | 65-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Shaw (PG), Hilario Rodriguez (SG), Ronald Sheets (SF), Joseph Seidman (C) Claude Skelton, Cory Hickman, Shawn Dickson, Wayne Bodine | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Todd Michael (PG), Robert Zar (SG), Michael Ruby (SF), Hung Wang (PF), Michael Sjogren (C) Carl Johnson, Kent Truesdale, Dmitry Oginski, Federico Mendoza, Howard Miller | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:32 | Rutgers | Ronald Sheets takes the ball from Michael Sjogren | 65-42 |
| 03:27 | Villanova | Michael Shaw throws it down set up by Ronald Sheets | 67-42 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hilario Rodriguez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Sheets (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Jody Hammond (fresh) 1 ast. C - Joseph Seidman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Todd Michael (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Zar (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Ruby (fresh) PF - Hung Wang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Michael Sjogren (fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Rutgers | Hung Wang hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 67-42 |
| 03:18 | Villanova | Ronald Sheets gets the rebound | 67-42 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:55 | Villanova | Jody Hammond is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jody Hammond, team foul #5 | 67-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cory Hickman (SG), Randy Moore (PF) Hilario Rodriguez, Jody Hammond | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:41 | Rutgers | Michael Ruby lays it up and in on a great pass from Todd Michael and the foul's on Ronald Sheets - foul #5 on Ronald Sheets, team foul #6 | 67-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Shawn Dickson (SF) Ronald Sheets | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:41 | Rutgers | Michael Ruby makes the free throw | 67-45 |
| 02:23 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson is fouled on the floor by Michael Sjogren - foul #1 on Michael Sjogren, team foul #3 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Claude Skelton (PG) Michael Shaw | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:04 | Villanova | Cory Hickman misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 67-45 |
| 02:03 | Villanova | Randy Moore gets the offensive rebound | 67-45 |
| 01:51 | Villanova | Claude Skelton drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Cory Hickman | 69-45 |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | Robert Zar knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-48 |
| 01:17 | Villanova | Randy Moore knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Cory Hickman | 72-48 |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Michael Sjogren connects on the jump hook from the right block | 72-50 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Villanova | Cory Hickman hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Claude Skelton | 74-50 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Randy Moore is called for the reach on Todd Michael - foul #2 on Randy Moore, team foul #7 | 74-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jody Hammond (PF) Randy Moore | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza (PF) Michael Sjogren | |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Todd Michael makes the 1st free throw | 74-51 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Todd Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 74-52 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Claude Skelton runs out the clock | 74-52 |