| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marcos Valadez (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Farrar (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Ressler (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James McInturff (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shon Feeney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Paul Farrar inbounds the ball | 29-24 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Villanova | Paul Farrar hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 29-24 |
| 19:44 | Villanova | John Ressler pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 19:28 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez can't finish the layup | 29-24 |
| 19:26 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez grabs the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 19:10 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez loses the dribble to Arnulfo Rossi | 29-24 |
| 19:03 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-24 |
| 19:01 | UConn | Shon Feeney tips it home | 29-26 |
| 18:56 | Villanova | Paul Farrar makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Dikembe Azim | 32-26 |
| 18:38 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Dikembe Azim - foul #2 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 18:38 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 18:38 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:31 | Villanova | Paul Farrar can't connect on a shot from the right side | 32-28 |
| 18:29 | UConn | James McInturff pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:23 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 18:22 | UConn | James McInturff tips it home | 32-30 |
| 18:10 | Villanova | Paul Farrar drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-30 |
| 17:55 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 17:54 | Villanova | Paul Farrar gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 17:40 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim is called for 3 seconds | 34-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Mouzon (C) Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 17:35 | UConn | Joe Eggers is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 34-30 |
| 17:30 | Villanova | John Ressler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 17:29 | UConn | Shon Feeney snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 17:04 | UConn | Shon Feeney misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 17:02 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 16:50 | Villanova | Joe Eggers is called for the reach on Scott Olivarez - foul #3 on Joe Eggers, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Edmund Abbott (SF), Dikembe Real (C) Scott Olivarez, Paul Farrar, John Ressler | |
| Subs | UConn | Eddie Collins (PG), Paul Gebhard (SF), Thomas Bohl (C) Joe Eggers, Shon Feeney, Arnulfo Rossi | |
| 16:32 | Villanova | Dikembe Real lays it in on a great pass from Edmund Abbott | 36-30 |
| 16:20 | UConn | Eddie Collins's floater is tipped away by Dikembe Azim | 36-30 |
| 16:19 | UConn | Paul Mouzon tips it home | 36-32 |
| 15:51 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim travels with the ball | 36-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Robert Nale (C) Marcos Valadez, Dikembe Azim | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Arnulfo Rossi (PF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) James McInturff, Paul Mouzon, Thomas Bohl | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Felan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edmund Abbott (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dikembe Real (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Nale (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Eddie Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Paul Gebhard (fresh) PF - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:27 | UConn | Joe Eggers misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 15:26 | Villanova | Dikembe Real pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 15:06 | Villanova | Robert Nale comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 15:04 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 14:47 | UConn | Eddie Collins misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 14:45 | Villanova | Dikembe Real gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 14:37 | Villanova | Dikembe Real scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Scott Olivarez | 38-32 |
| 14:19 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Real | 38-32 |
| 13:59 | Villanova | Robert Felan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 13:58 | Villanova | Robert Nale tips it back up and in | 40-32 |
| 13:42 | UConn | Joe Eggers buries a floater from the left block | 40-34 |
| 13:35 | Villanova | Paul Gebhard picks off the pass by Robert Nale | 40-34 |
| 13:23 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 13:21 | UConn | Paul Gebhard hits the follow up shot | 40-36 |
| 13:06 | Villanova | Robert Nale misses badly on a floater from the left block | 40-36 |
| 13:05 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 12:47 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan drills a jumper in the lane | 40-38 |
| 12:25 | Villanova | Robert Felan is fouled on the floor by Eddie Collins - foul #2 on Eddie Collins, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcos Valadez (SG), Paul Farrar (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF), John Ressler (C) Robert Felan, Edmund Abbott, Dikembe Real, Robert Nale | |
| Subs | UConn | Shon Feeney (PG), James McInturff (SG), Victor White (SF), Paul Mouzon (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) Joe Eggers, Eddie Collins, Paul Gebhard, Arnulfo Rossi, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 12:04 | Villanova | Shon Feeney is called for the reach on Scott Olivarez - foul #1 on Shon Feeney, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| 11:59 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Victor White - foul #1 on Victor White, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| 11:59 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 11:59 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 11:42 | UConn | Thomas Bohl is called for traveling | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcos Valadez (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Farrar (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - John Ressler (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Shon Feeney (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SG - James McInturff (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Victor White (fresh) PF - Paul Mouzon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Bohl (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Villanova | Paul Farrar hits a 3 from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 11:01 | UConn | Victor White scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 10:55 | Villanova | Paul Farrar misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 45-40 |
| 10:54 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez can't tip it in | 45-40 |
| 10:53 | UConn | Shon Feeney grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 10:49 | UConn | James McInturff drills a floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Scott Olivarez - foul #3 on Scott Olivarez, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi (PF) Thomas Bohl | |
| 10:49 | UConn | James McInturff makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 10:47 | Villanova | Shon Feeney is called for the reach on Scott Olivarez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shon Feeney, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| 10:29 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 10:27 | UConn | The rebound goes to Paul Mouzon | 45-43 |
| 10:07 | UConn | John Ressler is called for the reach on Paul Mouzon - foul #2 on John Ressler, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edmund Abbott (PG) Scott Olivarez | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Gebhard (SF) Victor White | |
| 09:54 | UConn | Paul Mouzon misses the dunk but he's fouled by Paul Farrar - foul #1 on Paul Farrar, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan (C) Arnulfo Rossi | |
| 09:54 | UConn | Paul Mouzon misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 09:54 | UConn | Paul Mouzon makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 09:34 | Villanova | John Ressler hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Edmund Abbott | 47-44 |
| 09:08 | UConn | Edmund Abbott picks off the pass by Lorenzo Brennan | 47-44 |
| 09:04 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott banks in the layup | 49-44 |
| 08:49 | UConn | Shon Feeney hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Dikembe Azim - foul #3 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dikembe Real (SF), Charles Sliva (PF), Robert Nale (C) Paul Farrar, Dikembe Azim, John Ressler | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Arnulfo Rossi (PF) James McInturff, Paul Mouzon | |
| 08:49 | UConn | Shon Feeney makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 08:49 | UConn | Shon Feeney misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 08:49 | Villanova | Robert Nale snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 08:32 | Villanova | Charles Sliva misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 08:31 | Villanova | Robert Nale tips it back up and in | 51-45 |
| 08:04 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi jams it on a great pass from Joe Eggers | 51-47 |
| 07:44 | Villanova | Robert Nale drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Marcos Valadez | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Edmund Abbott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Marcos Valadez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Real (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Sliva (fresh) C - Robert Nale (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shon Feeney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Paul Gebhard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | UConn | Shon Feeney misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edmund Abbott - foul #1 on Edmund Abbott, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Paul Farrar (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF), John Ressler (C) Edmund Abbott, Marcos Valadez, Charles Sliva, Robert Nale | |
| Subs | UConn | James McInturff (SG), Eddie Collins (C) Paul Gebhard, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 07:23 | UConn | Shon Feeney makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 07:23 | UConn | Shon Feeney makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 07:10 | Villanova | Paul Farrar can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Eddie Collins - foul #3 on Eddie Collins, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Victor White (SF), Paul Mouzon (C) Shon Feeney, Eddie Collins | |
| 07:10 | Villanova | Paul Farrar makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 07:10 | Villanova | Paul Farrar makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 06:50 | UConn | Victor White misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 06:49 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 06:44 | Villanova | Paul Farrar makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Felan | 58-49 |
| 06:25 | UConn | Paul Mouzon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-49 |
| 06:24 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 06:19 | Villanova | The jump hook by Robert Felan is blocked by Paul Mouzon | 58-49 |
| 06:17 | UConn | Paul Mouzon grabs the board | 58-49 |
| 06:01 | UConn | Paul Mouzon's pass is intercepted by Paul Farrar | 58-49 |
| 05:43 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Dikembe Real | 60-49 |
| 05:28 | UConn | Paul Mouzon clanks a floater from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 05:26 | Villanova | Robert Felan gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 05:06 | Villanova | Dikembe Real comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 05:04 | UConn | Victor White snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 04:41 | UConn | Joe Eggers knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James McInturff | 60-52 |
| 04:41 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Marcos Valadez (SG) Robert Felan, Dikembe Real | |
| Subs | UConn | Shon Feeney (SF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Victor White, Paul Mouzon | |
| 04:25 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Paul Farrar | 63-52 |
| 04:12 | UConn | James McInturff misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 63-52 |
| 04:11 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| 03:59 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-52 |
| 03:57 | Villanova | John Ressler grabs the offensive board | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Villanova | Marcos Valadez misses short on a 3 from straight away | 63-52 |
| 03:27 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marcos Valadez (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Farrar (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - John Ressler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James McInturff (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shon Feeney (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:13 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 63-52 |
| 03:11 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim pulls down the rebound | 63-52 |
| 02:59 | Villanova | John Ressler double dribbles | 63-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edmund Abbott (SF), Dikembe Real (C) Paul Farrar, John Ressler | |
| Subs | UConn | Eddie Collins (SG), Paul Gebhard (SF), Paul Mouzon (PF) Joe Eggers, James McInturff, Arnulfo Rossi | |
| 02:55 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | James McInturff (SG), Arnulfo Rossi (PF) Eddie Collins, Paul Mouzon | |
| 02:44 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from James McInturff | 63-54 |
| 02:44 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Farrar (SF), John Ressler (C) Edmund Abbott, Dikembe Real | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG) Paul Gebhard | |
| 02:21 | Villanova | John Ressler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Lorenzo Brennan - foul #2 on Lorenzo Brennan, team foul #7 | 63-54 |
| 02:21 | Villanova | John Ressler misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 02:21 | Villanova | John Ressler misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 02:21 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 02:11 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 63-54 |
| 02:09 | Villanova | John Ressler grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 01:40 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim is whistled for a carry | 63-54 |
| 01:11 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Shon Feeney | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Villanova | Paul Farrar hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 63-56 |
| 00:48 | Villanova | John Ressler snags the offensive board | 63-56 |
| 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 (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Villanova | John Ressler is fouled on the floor by James McInturff - foul #2 on James McInturff, team foul #8 | 63-56 |
| 00:45 | Villanova | John Ressler makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:45 | Villanova | John Ressler makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:39 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Eggers | 65-59 |
| 00:37 | Villanova | Paul Farrar is hacked by Joe Eggers in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joe Eggers, team foul #9 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dikembe Real (C) John Ressler | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:37 | Villanova | Paul Farrar makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:37 | Villanova | Paul Farrar makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:29 | UConn | James McInturff makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Shon Feeney | 67-62 |
| 00:26 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Eggers - foul #5 on Joe Eggers, team foul #10 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Gebhard (SF) Joe Eggers | |
| 00:26 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:26 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:21 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-62 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Shon Feeney gets the offensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 00:17 | UConn | Paul Gebhard is called for traveling | 69-62 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim is hacked by Shon Feeney in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shon Feeney, team foul #11 | 69-62 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Paul Gebhard loses the ball out of bounds | 71-62 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez runs out the clock | 71-62 |