| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Birnbaum (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cody Friend (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Mayfield (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Schirmer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Marvin King (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herman Etherton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eljasz Ulanski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:36 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-30 |
| 19:13 | Villanova | Marvin King makes the jumper from the right block set up by Robert Birnbaum | 30-30 |
| 18:45 | UConn | Richard Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 18:44 | Villanova | Frank Mayfield snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 18:39 | Villanova | Cody Friend hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 18:38 | Villanova | Marvin King misses the tip | 30-30 |
| 18:37 | UConn | James Higgins gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:12 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 18:11 | Villanova | Marvin King snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 17:50 | Villanova | Cody Friend connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 17:34 | UConn | Herman Etherton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Cody Friend - foul #1 on Cody Friend, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Cooper (PF) Nicholas Schirmer | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 17:34 | UConn | Herman Etherton misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 17:34 | UConn | Herman Etherton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 17:18 | Villanova | Eljasz Ulanski steps in front of the Robert Birnbaum pass | 33-31 |
| 17:15 | UConn | Herman Etherton lays it in on a great pass from Eljasz Ulanski | 33-33 |
| 16:52 | Villanova | Marvin King scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Frank Mayfield | 35-33 |
| 16:29 | UConn | Herman Etherton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 16:28 | Villanova | Samuel Cooper pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 16:06 | Villanova | Cody Friend makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Mayfield | 38-33 |
| 15:46 | UConn | A charge is called on Eljasz Ulanski - foul #1 on Eljasz Ulanski, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Oren Cassidy (PG), Joey Thompson (SG), Steven Bowens (SF), Nicholas Schirmer (PF) Robert Birnbaum, Cody Friend, Frank Mayfield, Marvin King | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG), Rogelio Russo (SG), Donald Knight (SF), Michael Wilson (PF), Gordon Davis (C) James Higgins, Herman Etherton, Eljasz Ulanski, Richard Sanders, Dennis Murray | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Oren Cassidy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joey Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Bowens (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nicholas Schirmer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Samuel Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Land (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rogelio Russo (fresh) SF - Donald Knight (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gordon Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Villanova | Oren Cassidy comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-33 |
| 15:15 | Villanova | Oren Cassidy snags the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 15:05 | Villanova | Matthew Land steals the ball from Samuel Cooper | 38-33 |
| 14:45 | UConn | Matthew Land is hacked by Steven Bowens - foul #2 on Steven Bowens, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| 14:30 | UConn | Matthew Land is fouled on the floor by Samuel Cooper - foul #2 on Samuel Cooper, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Frank Mayfield (SF) Steven Bowens | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 14:17 | UConn | Nicholas Schirmer steps in front of the Matthew Land pass | 38-33 |
| 14:05 | Villanova | Frank Mayfield knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Oren Cassidy | 40-33 |
| 13:44 | UConn | Rogelio Russo misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 13:43 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Wilson | 40-33 |
| 13:24 | UConn | Donald Knight's layup is rejected by Samuel Cooper | 40-33 |
| 13:22 | Villanova | Samuel Cooper snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 12:56 | Villanova | Samuel Cooper is hacked by Gordon Davis - foul #1 on Gordon Davis, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum (PG), Cody Friend (SG), Marvin King (C) Oren Cassidy, Nicholas Schirmer, Samuel Cooper | |
| Subs | UConn | James Higgins (PG), Herman Etherton (SG), Eljasz Ulanski (SF), Richard Sanders (PF), Dennis Murray (C) Matthew Land, Rogelio Russo, Donald Knight, Michael Wilson, Gordon Davis | |
| 12:40 | Villanova | Joey Thompson scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Birnbaum and he's fouled by Richard Sanders - foul #3 on Richard Sanders, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Bowens (PF) Frank Mayfield | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:40 | Villanova | Joey Thompson makes the free throw | 43-33 |
| 12:21 | UConn | James Higgins comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-33 |
| 12:19 | UConn | Herman Etherton tips it in | 43-35 |
| 12:03 | Villanova | Steven Bowens misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 12:02 | Villanova | Marvin King hits the follow up shot | 45-35 |
| 11:55 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-35 |
| 11:54 | UConn | Dennis Murray gets the offensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 11:33 | UConn | Herman Etherton scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Higgins | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Birnbaum (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Cody Friend (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joey Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Steven Bowens (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marvin King (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herman Etherton (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eljasz Ulanski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-38 |
| 11:07 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 10:55 | UConn | The jump hook by James Higgins is blocked by Steven Bowens | 45-38 |
| 10:54 | Villanova | Cody Friend gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 10:44 | Villanova | Cody Friend knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Robert Birnbaum | 47-38 |
| 10:27 | UConn | Dennis Murray is fouled on the floor by Marvin King - foul #3 on Marvin King, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Frank Mayfield (SF), Samuel Cooper (PF) Joey Thompson, Steven Bowens | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG) James Higgins | |
| 10:14 | UConn | Herman Etherton comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 47-38 |
| 10:12 | UConn | Herman Etherton pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 09:59 | UConn | Dennis Murray is denied on a dunk by Samuel Cooper | 47-38 |
| 09:58 | Villanova | Frank Mayfield snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| 09:39 | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 09:38 | UConn | Herman Etherton snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| 09:22 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 09:02 | Villanova | Samuel Cooper knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Cody Friend and he's fouled by Eljasz Ulanski - foul #2 on Eljasz Ulanski, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Oren Cassidy (PG), Steven Bowens (SG), Nicholas Schirmer (PF) Robert Birnbaum, Cody Friend, Marvin King | |
| Subs | UConn | James Higgins (PG), Rogelio Russo (SG), Donald Knight (SF), Michael Wilson (PF), Gordon Davis (C) Matthew Land, Herman Etherton, Eljasz Ulanski, Richard Sanders, Dennis Murray | |
| 09:02 | Villanova | Samuel Cooper makes the free throw | 50-41 |
| 08:46 | UConn | Nicholas Schirmer steps in front of the Gordon Davis pass | 50-41 |
| 08:27 | Villanova | Oren Cassidy hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-41 |
| 08:05 | UConn | Donald Knight scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 53-43 |
| 07:41 | Villanova | Samuel Cooper comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 07:39 | UConn | Donald Knight grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 07:35 | UConn | Donald Knight buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Oren Cassidy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Bowens (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Frank Mayfield (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nicholas Schirmer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Samuel Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rogelio Russo (fresh) SF - Donald Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gordon Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Villanova | Oren Cassidy loses the ball out of bounds | 53-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cody Friend (SG), Marvin King (C) Steven Bowens, Samuel Cooper | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG), Herman Etherton (SG), Eljasz Ulanski (SF), Richard Sanders (PF), Dennis Murray (C) James Higgins, Rogelio Russo, Donald Knight, Michael Wilson, Gordon Davis | |
| 07:00 | UConn | Dennis Murray is fouled on the floor by Marvin King - foul #4 on Marvin King, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum (PG), Joey Thompson (SF) Oren Cassidy, Frank Mayfield | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 06:54 | UConn | Herman Etherton buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Dennis Murray | 53-48 |
| 06:34 | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum drills a fadeaway in the paint | 55-48 |
| 06:19 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-48 |
| 06:18 | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 05:55 | Villanova | Cody Friend hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Herman Etherton - foul #2 on Herman Etherton, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Frank Mayfield (SF), Samuel Cooper (PF) Joey Thompson, Nicholas Schirmer | |
| Subs | UConn | James Higgins (PG) Matthew Land | |
| 05:55 | Villanova | Cody Friend makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 05:55 | Villanova | Cody Friend makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 05:35 | UConn | Dennis Murray misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Samuel Cooper - foul #3 on Samuel Cooper, team foul #6 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Donald Knight (SF) Eljasz Ulanski | |
| 05:35 | UConn | Dennis Murray makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 05:35 | UConn | Dennis Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 05:35 | Villanova | Samuel Cooper grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 05:16 | Villanova | Marvin King misses short on a runner from the left block | 57-49 |
| 05:14 | UConn | Dennis Murray grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 04:59 | UConn | Dennis Murray hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by James Higgins and he's hacked by Samuel Cooper - foul #4 on Samuel Cooper, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Oren Cassidy (PG), Joey Thompson (SG), Steven Bowens (PF) Robert Birnbaum, Cody Friend, Marvin King | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 04:59 | UConn | Dennis Murray makes the free throw | 57-52 |
| 04:46 | Villanova | Oren Cassidy scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Frank Mayfield | 60-52 |
| 04:31 | UConn | Herman Etherton hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Sanders | 60-54 |
| 04:26 | Villanova | Donald Knight is called for the reach on Samuel Cooper - foul #2 on Donald Knight, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski (SF), Michael Wilson (C) Herman Etherton, Dennis Murray | |
| 04:15 | Villanova | Steven Bowens is fouled on the floor by James Higgins - foul #1 on James Higgins, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| 04:15 | Villanova | Steven Bowens misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 04:15 | UConn | Michael Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 04:11 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Higgins | 60-57 |
| 03:53 | Villanova | Oren Cassidy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 03:52 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 03:37 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 03:36 | UConn | James Higgins tips it back up and in | 60-59 |
| 03:24 | Villanova | Oren Cassidy misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 03:22 | UConn | Donald Knight snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Oren Cassidy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joey Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Frank Mayfield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven Bowens (fresh) 4 pts. C - Samuel Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Higgins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Eljasz Ulanski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:01 | UConn | Steven Bowens steals the ball from Richard Sanders | 60-59 |
| 02:59 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum (PG), Cody Friend (SG), Nicholas Schirmer (PF), Marvin King (C) Oren Cassidy, Joey Thompson, Steven Bowens, Samuel Cooper | |
| Subs | UConn | Herman Etherton (SG), Dennis Murray (C) Donald Knight, Michael Wilson | |
| 02:47 | Villanova | Nicholas Schirmer misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-59 |
| 02:46 | Villanova | Cody Friend pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 02:34 | Villanova | Frank Mayfield makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Marvin King | 63-59 |
| 02:06 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG) James Higgins | |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Nicholas Schirmer is fouled on the floor by Matthew Land - foul #1 on Matthew Land, team foul #8 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | James Higgins (PG) Matthew Land | |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Nicholas Schirmer misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 01:55 | UConn | Dennis Murray gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 01:41 | UConn | Herman Etherton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-59 |
| 01:39 | Villanova | Marvin King grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 01:33 | Villanova | Cody Friend scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Robert Birnbaum | 65-59 |
| 01:18 | UConn | Nicholas Schirmer denies the turnaround by Eljasz Ulanski | 65-59 |
| 01:17 | UConn | Dennis Murray grabs the offensive board | 65-59 |
| 00:56 | UConn | Dennis Murray hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Eljasz Ulanski | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Villanova | Frank Mayfield misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Eljasz Ulanski - foul #3 on Eljasz Ulanski, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Oren Cassidy (PG), Joey Thompson (PF) Robert Birnbaum, Nicholas Schirmer | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:32 | Villanova | Frank Mayfield misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:32 | Villanova | Frank Mayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | UConn | Cody Friend steals the ball from Dennis Murray | 66-61 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Frank Mayfield lays it in on a great pass from Cody Friend | 68-61 |
| 00:18 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-61 |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Marvin King snags the defensive board | 68-61 |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum (PG), Nicholas Schirmer (PF) Oren Cassidy, Joey Thompson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Frank Mayfield is hacked by James Higgins in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Higgins, team foul #10 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joey Thompson (SG), Oren Cassidy (C) Cody Friend, Marvin King | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Frank Mayfield misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Frank Mayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:08 | UConn | Herman Etherton connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Higgins | 69-64 |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Joey Thompson is hacked by Herman Etherton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Herman Etherton, team foul #11 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marvin King (C) Nicholas Schirmer | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Joey Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Joey Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Herman Etherton makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 71-67 |