| Lineup | UConn | PG - Nicholas Arnold (fresh) SG - Armando Sanchez (fresh) SF - Darin Peterson (fresh) PF - Charles Berning (fresh) C - Robert Pruitt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Mitchell (fresh) SG - David Ludwig (fresh) SF - Augustus Cholewinski (fresh) PF - Eli Schueller (fresh) C - Richard Dougherty (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Richard Dougherty wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Villanova | Augustus Cholewinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | UConn | Robert Pruitt misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Villanova | Eli Schueller grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Villanova | Richard Dougherty blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Villanova | Robert Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Villanova | David Ludwig clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Villanova | Richard Dougherty pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Villanova | David Ludwig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | UConn | Armando Sanchez knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Nicholas Arnold | 3-0 |
| 18:28 | Villanova | Robert Mitchell scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David Ludwig | 3-3 |
| 18:12 | UConn | Darin Peterson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Armando Sanchez | 6-3 |
| 18:01 | Villanova | David Ludwig can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 6-3 |
| 17:59 | Villanova | Robert Mitchell hits the follow up shot | 6-5 |
| 17:38 | UConn | Robert Pruitt double dribbles | 6-5 |
| 17:12 | Villanova | Richard Dougherty banks in the layup set up by Robert Mitchell | 6-7 |
| 16:46 | UConn | Darin Peterson drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Arnold | 9-7 |
| 16:28 | Villanova | Robert Mitchell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 16:26 | UConn | The rebound goes to Armando Sanchez | 9-7 |
| 16:22 | UConn | Darin Peterson comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Augustus Cholewinski - foul #1 on Augustus Cholewinski, team foul #1 | 9-7 |
| Subs | UConn | Donnie Lollar (PG), Micheal Carroll (C) Nicholas Arnold, Robert Pruitt | |
| Subs | Villanova | Chester Breidenstein (PG), Larry Clements (SG), Stacey James (SF), Harlan West (PF), Todd Bitner (C) Robert Mitchell, David Ludwig, Augustus Cholewinski, Eli Schueller, Richard Dougherty | |
| 16:22 | UConn | Darin Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:22 | UConn | Darin Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 16:04 | Villanova | Larry Clements is fouled on the floor by Micheal Carroll - foul #1 on Micheal Carroll, team foul #1 | 10-7 |
| Subs | UConn | Chad Gervin (C) Charles Berning | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 15:47 | Villanova | Larry Clements misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 15:46 | UConn | The rebound goes to Donnie Lollar | 10-7 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Donnie Lollar (fresh) SG - Armando Sanchez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darin Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Micheal Carroll (fresh) C - Chad Gervin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Chester Breidenstein (fresh) SG - Larry Clements (fresh) SF - Stacey James (fresh) PF - Harlan West (fresh) C - Todd Bitner (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | UConn | Chad Gervin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-7 |
| 15:32 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Larry Clements | 10-7 |
| 15:15 | Villanova | Darin Peterson steps in front of the Stacey James pass | 10-7 |
| 14:55 | UConn | Armando Sanchez hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Donnie Lollar | 13-7 |
| 14:45 | Villanova | Chester Breidenstein hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stacey James | 13-9 |
| 14:26 | UConn | Donnie Lollar makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-9 |
| 14:07 | Villanova | Larry Clements misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-9 |
| 14:06 | UConn | Darin Peterson gets the rebound | 15-9 |
| 13:51 | UConn | Armando Sanchez misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-9 |
| 13:49 | Villanova | Stacey James gets the rebound | 15-9 |
| 13:31 | Villanova | Chester Breidenstein buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Stacey James | 15-12 |
| 13:10 | UConn | Donnie Lollar misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 15-12 |
| 13:08 | UConn | Chad Gervin tips it in | 17-12 |
| 12:48 | Villanova | Chester Breidenstein clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-12 |
| 12:46 | UConn | Darin Peterson pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 12:44 | UConn | Donnie Lollar is called for traveling in the backcourt | 17-12 |
| Subs | UConn | Nicholas Arnold (PG), Orunjan Abdo (SG), Stephen West (SF), Charles Berning (PF), Robert Pruitt (C) Donnie Lollar, Armando Sanchez, Darin Peterson, Micheal Carroll, Chad Gervin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Mitchell (PG), David Ludwig (SG), Augustus Cholewinski (SF), Eli Schueller (PF), Richard Dougherty (C) Chester Breidenstein, Larry Clements, Stacey James, Harlan West, Todd Bitner | |
| 12:29 | Villanova | Richard Dougherty buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Mitchell | 17-14 |
| 12:16 | UConn | Charles Berning misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-14 |
| 12:14 | UConn | Charles Berning grabs the offensive board | 17-14 |
| 12:03 | UConn | Orunjan Abdo misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-14 |
| 12:01 | Villanova | Augustus Cholewinski snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 11:43 | Villanova | Richard Dougherty makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from David Ludwig and he's hacked by Robert Pruitt - foul #1 on Robert Pruitt, team foul #2 | 17-16 |
| 11:43 | Villanova | Richard Dougherty makes the free throw | 17-17 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Nicholas Arnold (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Orunjan Abdo (fresh) SF - Stephen West (fresh) PF - Charles Berning (fresh) C - Robert Pruitt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Ludwig (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Augustus Cholewinski (fresh) PF - Eli Schueller (fresh) C - Richard Dougherty (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:21 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold is fouled on the floor by Eli Schueller - foul #1 on Eli Schueller, team foul #2 | 17-17 |
| 11:03 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold is whistled for a carry | 17-17 |
| 10:47 | Villanova | Augustus Cholewinski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 10:45 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 10:33 | UConn | Charles Berning is hacked by Eli Schueller - foul #2 on Eli Schueller, team foul #3 | 17-17 |
| Subs | UConn | Armando Sanchez (SG), Darin Peterson (SF) Orunjan Abdo, Stephen West | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harlan West (PF) Eli Schueller | |
| 10:19 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold misses long on a shot from the right side | 17-17 |
| 10:18 | UConn | Robert Pruitt grabs the offensive board | 17-17 |
| 10:08 | UConn | Robert Pruitt misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Harlan West - foul #1 on Harlan West, team foul #4 | 17-17 |
| Subs | UConn | Donnie Lollar (PG) Nicholas Arnold | |
| Subs | Villanova | Todd Bitner (C) Richard Dougherty | |
| 10:08 | UConn | Robert Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 10:08 | UConn | Robert Pruitt misses the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 10:08 | Villanova | Todd Bitner gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 09:54 | Villanova | Robert Mitchell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-17 |
| 09:52 | UConn | Robert Pruitt snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 09:37 | UConn | Charles Berning misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 18-17 |
| 09:36 | Villanova | The rebound goes to David Ludwig | 18-17 |
| 09:25 | Villanova | Augustus Cholewinski scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Harlan West | 18-19 |
| 09:23 | UConn | Donnie Lollar is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Mitchell - foul #1 on Robert Mitchell, team foul #5 | 18-19 |
| Subs | UConn | Micheal Carroll (PF), Chad Gervin (C) Charles Berning, Robert Pruitt | |
| Subs | Villanova | Chester Breidenstein (PG), Larry Clements (SG), Stacey James (SF) Robert Mitchell, David Ludwig, Augustus Cholewinski | |
| 09:12 | UConn | Darin Peterson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-19 |
| 09:10 | Villanova | Stacey James pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 08:55 | Villanova | Stacey James buries a 3 from the left corner | 18-22 |
| 08:43 | UConn | Chad Gervin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-22 |
| 08:41 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Todd Bitner | 18-22 |
| 08:36 | Villanova | Harlan West's pass is intercepted by Donnie Lollar | 18-22 |
| 08:14 | UConn | Chester Breidenstein steals the ball from Donnie Lollar | 18-22 |
| 07:49 | Villanova | Chester Breidenstein misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 18-22 |
| 07:47 | Villanova | Harlan West tips it home | 18-24 |
| 07:31 | UConn | Chad Gervin misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-24 |
| 07:30 | UConn | Micheal Carroll tips it but misses | 18-24 |
| 07:28 | Villanova | Todd Bitner grabs the board | 18-24 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Donnie Lollar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Armando Sanchez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darin Peterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Micheal Carroll (fresh) C - Chad Gervin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Chester Breidenstein (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Larry Clements (fresh) SF - Stacey James (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harlan West (fresh) 2 pts. C - Todd Bitner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Villanova | Harlan West drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 18-26 |
| 07:02 | UConn | Donnie Lollar comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Chester Breidenstein - foul #1 on Chester Breidenstein, team foul #6 | 18-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Orunjan Abdo (SG), Stephen West (SF), Charles Berning (PF), Robert Pruitt (C) Armando Sanchez, Darin Peterson, Micheal Carroll, Chad Gervin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Mitchell (PG), David Ludwig (SG), Augustus Cholewinski (SF), Richard Dougherty (C) Chester Breidenstein, Larry Clements, Harlan West, Todd Bitner | |
| 07:02 | UConn | Donnie Lollar makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 07:02 | UConn | Donnie Lollar makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 06:46 | Villanova | David Ludwig knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Mitchell | 20-29 |
| 06:30 | UConn | Stephen West hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 20-29 |
| 06:29 | UConn | Donnie Lollar pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 06:10 | UConn | Charles Berning comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-29 |
| 06:08 | UConn | Donnie Lollar snags the offensive board | 20-29 |
| 05:58 | UConn | Charles Berning can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 20-29 |
| 05:57 | Villanova | David Ludwig snags the defensive board | 20-29 |
| 05:38 | Villanova | Stacey James misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-29 |
| 05:37 | UConn | The rebound goes to Robert Pruitt | 20-29 |
| 05:16 | UConn | Donnie Lollar clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-29 |
| 05:14 | Villanova | Richard Dougherty gets the rebound | 20-29 |
| 05:03 | Villanova | Robert Mitchell drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Stacey James | 20-32 |
| 04:46 | UConn | Stephen West is whistled for a carry | 20-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Nicholas Arnold (PG), Armando Sanchez (SG), Darin Peterson (SF) Donnie Lollar, Orunjan Abdo, Stephen West | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harlan West (PF) Stacey James | |
| 04:23 | Villanova | David Ludwig makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Mitchell | 20-35 |
| 04:09 | UConn | Darin Peterson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Nicholas Arnold | 22-35 |
| 03:48 | Villanova | Augustus Cholewinski misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 22-35 |
| 03:46 | UConn | The rebound goes to Darin Peterson | 22-35 |
| 03:25 | UConn | David Ludwig steals it from Armando Sanchez | 22-35 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Nicholas Arnold (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Armando Sanchez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darin Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Berning (fairly fresh) C - Robert Pruitt (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Mitchell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Ludwig (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Augustus Cholewinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harlan West (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Dougherty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Villanova | Harlan West scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Ludwig | 22-37 |
| 02:48 | UConn | Darin Peterson comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 22-37 |
| 02:47 | Villanova | Richard Dougherty pulls down the rebound | 22-37 |
| 02:26 | Villanova | Robert Mitchell misses short on a jumper from the left side | 22-37 |
| 02:25 | UConn | The rebound goes to Darin Peterson | 22-37 |
| 02:02 | UConn | Darin Peterson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 22-37 |
| 02:01 | Villanova | David Ludwig pulls down the rebound | 22-37 |
| 01:56 | Villanova | David Ludwig is fouled on the floor by Armando Sanchez - foul #1 on Armando Sanchez, team foul #3 | 22-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Donnie Lollar (PG), Micheal Carroll (PF), Chad Gervin (C) Nicholas Arnold, Charles Berning, Robert Pruitt | |
| Subs | Villanova | Chester Breidenstein (PG), Larry Clements (SG), Eli Schueller (PF), Todd Bitner (C) Robert Mitchell, David Ludwig, Augustus Cholewinski, Richard Dougherty | |
| 01:46 | Villanova | Todd Bitner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-37 |
| 01:45 | Villanova | Todd Bitner grabs the offensive board | 22-37 |
| 01:27 | Villanova | Chad Gervin steals it from Chester Breidenstein | 22-37 |
| 01:12 | UConn | Darin Peterson's pass is intercepted by Chester Breidenstein | 22-37 |
| 01:08 | Villanova | Chester Breidenstein lays it up and in | 22-39 |
| 00:58 | UConn | Darin Peterson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 22-39 |
| 00:57 | UConn | Armando Sanchez grabs the offensive rebound | 22-39 |
| 00:45 | UConn | Chad Gervin is whistled for traveling | 22-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Nicholas Arnold (PG), Orunjan Abdo (SG), Stephen West (SF) Donnie Lollar, Armando Sanchez, Darin Peterson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Stacey James (SF) Harlan West | |
| 00:28 | Villanova | Stacey James is fouled on the floor by Micheal Carroll - foul #2 on Micheal Carroll, team foul #4 | 22-39 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Stacey James misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-39 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Todd Bitner pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-39 |
| 00:02 | Villanova | Larry Clements drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-42 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Stephen West misses short on a fullcourt shot | 22-42 |