| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Teel (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shon Feeney (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Bryson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bernard Helt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - John Ressler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | John Teel inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| 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) | |
| 19:53 | UConn | John Teel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-32 |
| 19:52 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn hits the follow up shot | 34-32 |
| 19:42 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim misses short on a jumper from the right block | 34-32 |
| 19:41 | UConn | John Teel snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 19:21 | UConn | John Teel clanks a floater in the lane | 34-32 |
| 19:19 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:55 | Villanova | John Ressler misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 18:53 | UConn | Shon Feeney grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 18:35 | UConn | Dikembe Azim denies the turnaround by Lorenzo Brennan | 34-32 |
| 18:34 | Villanova | John Ressler grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:22 | Villanova | Robert Bryson misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 34-32 |
| 18:21 | Villanova | Robert Bryson tips it home | 34-34 |
| 17:53 | UConn | Shon Feeney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 17:51 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher gets the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 17:36 | UConn | John Ressler picks off the pass by John Teel | 34-34 |
| 17:14 | Villanova | Bernard Helt misses long on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Kenneth Vaughn - foul #1 on Kenneth Vaughn, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Samuel Rich (SG), Paul Gebhard (SF), Victor White (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) Kenneth Vaughn, Jeff Thatcher, John Teel, Shon Feeney, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Edmund Abbott (SG) Robert Felan, Robert Bryson | |
| 17:14 | Villanova | Bernard Helt makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 17:14 | Villanova | Bernard Helt makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 16:57 | UConn | Dikembe Azim is called for the reach on Joe Eggers - foul #1 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dikembe Real (SF) Bernard Helt | |
| 16:43 | UConn | Edmund Abbott steps in front of the Samuel Rich pass | 34-36 |
| 16:31 | Villanova | John Ressler banks in the layup on a nice dish by Scott Olivarez | 34-38 |
| 16:11 | UConn | Thomas Bohl misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 16:09 | Villanova | Dikembe Real gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 15:51 | Villanova | Dikembe Real loses the ball out of bounds | 34-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), Jeff Thatcher (SG), Shon Feeney (PF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Joe Eggers, Paul Gebhard, Victor White, Thomas Bohl | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Robert Bryson (SG), Robert Nale (C) Scott Olivarez, Dikembe Azim, John Ressler | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Rich (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shon Feeney (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Bryson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edmund Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Real (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Nale (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn is called for traveling | 34-38 |
| Subs | UConn | John Teel (SF) Samuel Rich | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Helt (SF) Robert Nale | |
| 15:14 | Villanova | Bernard Helt connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Felan | 34-41 |
| 15:04 | UConn | Shon Feeney banks in the layup set up by Jeff Thatcher and the foul's on Dikembe Real - foul #2 on Dikembe Real, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| 15:04 | UConn | Shon Feeney makes the free throw | 37-41 |
| 14:41 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 14:40 | UConn | John Teel grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 14:21 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 37-41 |
| 14:20 | Villanova | Robert Felan snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 14:03 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 14:02 | UConn | John Teel grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 13:42 | UConn | John Teel misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 13:41 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Robert Bryson | 37-41 |
| 13:36 | Villanova | Bernard Helt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-41 |
| 13:35 | Villanova | Dikembe Real tips it in | 37-43 |
| 13:16 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 13:14 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 13:07 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher's floater is tipped away by Edmund Abbott | 37-43 |
| 13:06 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 12:40 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 37-43 |
| 12:39 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 12:15 | UConn | John Teel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Samuel Rich (SG), Paul Gebhard (SF), Victor White (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) Kenneth Vaughn, Jeff Thatcher, John Teel, Shon Feeney, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Charles Sliva (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF), John Ressler (C) Robert Felan, Bernard Helt, Edmund Abbott, Dikembe Real | |
| 11:59 | Villanova | Paul Gebhard is called for the reach on Charles Sliva - foul #1 on Paul Gebhard, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| 11:44 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Bryson | 37-45 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Samuel Rich (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Paul Gebhard (fresh) PF - Victor White (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Bohl (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Bryson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Sliva (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Ressler (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | UConn | Thomas Bohl knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Samuel Rich | 39-45 |
| 10:59 | Villanova | John Ressler can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joe Eggers - foul #1 on Joe Eggers, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG) Robert Bryson | |
| 10:59 | Villanova | John Ressler makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 10:59 | Villanova | John Ressler misses the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 10:59 | UConn | Thomas Bohl gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 10:39 | UConn | Victor White's pass is intercepted by Robert Felan | 39-46 |
| 10:26 | Villanova | John Ressler is hacked by Paul Gebhard - foul #2 on Paul Gebhard, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| 10:19 | Villanova | Robert Felan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 10:17 | UConn | Samuel Rich snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 10:10 | UConn | Scott Olivarez is called for the reach on Joe Eggers - foul #1 on Scott Olivarez, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG) Victor White | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dikembe Real (SF) Charles Sliva | |
| 10:03 | UConn | Paul Gebhard misses the jumper from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 10:02 | UConn | Paul Gebhard pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 09:41 | UConn | John Ressler steals it from Thomas Bohl | 39-46 |
| 09:33 | Villanova | Robert Felan misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 09:31 | Villanova | Dikembe Real grabs the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 09:20 | Villanova | John Ressler clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 39-46 |
| 09:19 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Azim | 39-46 |
| 09:11 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Thatcher (SG), John Teel (SF), Shon Feeney (PF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Joe Eggers, Samuel Rich, Paul Gebhard, Thomas Bohl | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edmund Abbott (PG), Bernard Helt (SF) Robert Felan, Scott Olivarez | |
| 08:47 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan travels with the ball | 39-46 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Bryson (SG) John Ressler | |
| 08:32 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott drills a fadeaway from the left side | 39-48 |
| 08:15 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Trask (PG) Kenneth Vaughn | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG) Dikembe Azim | |
| 07:55 | Villanova | Bernard Helt knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 39-50 |
| 07:38 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan is hacked by Robert Felan - foul #2 on Robert Felan, team foul #4 | 39-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Thomas Bohl (C) Robert Trask, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), John Ressler (C) Robert Felan, Dikembe Real | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Teel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shon Feeney (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Bohl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Bryson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Helt (fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. PF - Edmund Abbott (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Ressler (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:16 | UConn | Shon Feeney clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-50 |
| 07:14 | UConn | John Teel gets the offensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 06:56 | UConn | Edmund Abbott takes the ball from Shon Feeney | 39-50 |
| 06:41 | Villanova | John Ressler can't finish the layup | 39-50 |
| 06:40 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Edmund Abbott | 39-50 |
| 06:23 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:16 | UConn | Thomas Bohl misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 06:14 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott snags the defensive board | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:50 | Villanova | Robert Bryson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-53 |
| 05:48 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Helt | 39-53 |
| 05:23 | Villanova | John Ressler drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bernard Helt | 39-55 |
| 05:23 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), Samuel Rich (SG), Paul Gebhard (SF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Joe Eggers, Jeff Thatcher, John Teel, Thomas Bohl | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Dikembe Azim (PF) Robert Bryson, Edmund Abbott | |
| 05:05 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan clanks a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Scott Olivarez - foul #2 on Scott Olivarez, team foul #5 | 39-55 |
| 05:05 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan misses the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 05:05 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| 04:43 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-55 |
| 04:41 | Villanova | John Ressler hits the follow up shot | 40-57 |
| 04:13 | UConn | Samuel Rich misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-57 |
| 04:12 | Villanova | John Ressler snags the defensive board | 40-57 |
| 03:50 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim scores on a jumper in the lane | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 42-59 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Rich (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Paul Gebhard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Shon Feeney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Scott Olivarez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bernard Helt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - John Ressler (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim comes up short on the shot from the left block | 42-59 |
| 03:12 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim tips it home | 42-61 |
| 03:02 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 42-61 |
| 03:01 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Rich | 42-61 |
| 02:48 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Felan - foul #3 on Robert Felan, team foul #6 | 42-61 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (SG), Thomas Bohl (C) Shon Feeney, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edmund Abbott (PG), Dikembe Real (SF), Charles Sliva (PF), Robert Nale (C) Robert Felan, Bernard Helt, Dikembe Azim, John Ressler | |
| 02:48 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 02:48 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 44-61 |
| 02:20 | Villanova | Dikembe Real loses the ball out of bounds | 44-61 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Trask (SG), Victor White (PF) Kenneth Vaughn, Samuel Rich | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:08 | UConn | Robert Trask comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 44-61 |
| 02:06 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Robert Nale | 44-61 |
| 01:43 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott is hacked by Victor White - foul #2 on Victor White, team foul #5 | 44-61 |
| Subs | UConn | Samuel Rich (SG) Robert Trask | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:18 | Villanova | Dikembe Real loses the ball out of bounds | 44-61 |
| 01:03 | UConn | Robert Nale steps in front of the Joe Eggers pass | 44-61 |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Dikembe Real buries a shot from the baseline set up by Scott Olivarez and he's hacked by Paul Gebhard - foul #3 on Paul Gebhard, team foul #6 | 44-63 |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Dikembe Real makes the free throw | 44-64 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | UConn | Thomas Bohl misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-64 |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott grabs the defensive rebound | 44-64 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Robert Nale lays it in on a great pass from Dikembe Real | 44-66 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Samuel Rich connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Paul Gebhard | 46-66 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Dikembe Real runs out the clock | 46-66 |