| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Ludwig (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Augustus Cholewinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eli Schueller (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Dougherty (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Nicholas Arnold (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Armando Sanchez (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Darin Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Charles Berning (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Pruitt (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Augustus Cholewinski inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Villanova | Richard Dougherty hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Ludwig | 31-26 |
| 19:23 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold loses the dribble to Robert Mitchell | 31-26 |
| 19:07 | Villanova | Eli Schueller is whistled for traveling | 31-26 |
| 18:53 | UConn | Armando Sanchez comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-26 |
| 18:51 | UConn | Darin Peterson tips it in | 31-28 |
| 18:30 | Villanova | Eli Schueller misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Nicholas Arnold - foul #1 on Nicholas Arnold, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 18:30 | Villanova | Eli Schueller makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:30 | Villanova | Eli Schueller misses the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:30 | UConn | Robert Pruitt snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 18:13 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold is hacked by David Ludwig - foul #1 on David Ludwig, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 18:02 | UConn | Robert Pruitt drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Nicholas Arnold | 32-30 |
| 17:49 | Villanova | Armando Sanchez steps in front of the David Ludwig pass | 32-30 |
| 17:45 | UConn | David Ludwig steals it from Nicholas Arnold in the backcourt | 32-30 |
| 17:31 | Villanova | Eli Schueller misses short on a 3 from straight away | 32-30 |
| 17:29 | Villanova | David Ludwig pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 17:13 | Villanova | Augustus Cholewinski buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Eli Schueller | 35-30 |
| 16:45 | UConn | Charles Berning misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 16:44 | Villanova | David Ludwig grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 16:24 | Villanova | Richard Dougherty misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 16:22 | UConn | Darin Peterson gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 16:17 | UConn | Darin Peterson is hacked by David Ludwig - foul #2 on David Ludwig, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | UConn | Donnie Lollar (PG), Orunjan Abdo (SG), Stephen West (SF), Micheal Carroll (PF), Chad Gervin (C) Nicholas Arnold, Armando Sanchez, Darin Peterson, Charles Berning, Robert Pruitt | |
| 16:03 | UConn | Harlan West picks off the pass by Orunjan Abdo | 35-30 |
| 15:51 | Villanova | Stacey James clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 15:49 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Harlan West | 35-30 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Chester Breidenstein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Larry Clements (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stacey James (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harlan West (fresh) 4 reb. C - Todd Bitner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Donnie Lollar (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Orunjan Abdo (fresh) SF - Stephen West (fresh) PF - Micheal Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Gervin (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Villanova | Harlan West can't connect on a floater from close range | 35-30 |
| 15:30 | UConn | Micheal Carroll grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 15:14 | UConn | Orunjan Abdo is fouled on the floor by Larry Clements - foul #2 on Larry Clements, team foul #3 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Armando Sanchez (SG), Darin Peterson (SF) Orunjan Abdo, Stephen West | |
| 15:05 | UConn | Stacey James takes the ball from Micheal Carroll | 35-30 |
| 15:01 | Villanova | Stacey James banks in the layup | 37-30 |
| 14:42 | UConn | Todd Bitner steals it from Darin Peterson | 37-30 |
| 14:18 | Villanova | Stacey James hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Larry Clements | 40-30 |
| 13:57 | UConn | Darin Peterson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 13:56 | UConn | Chad Gervin pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 13:44 | UConn | Donnie Lollar misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-30 |
| 13:43 | Villanova | Todd Bitner gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 13:30 | Villanova | Chester Breidenstein makes the floater from the left wing | 42-30 |
| 13:10 | UConn | Micheal Carroll misses the jumper from the right block | 42-30 |
| 13:08 | UConn | Micheal Carroll hits the follow up shot | 42-32 |
| 12:48 | Villanova | Stacey James misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-32 |
| 12:47 | UConn | Darin Peterson grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 12:32 | UConn | Chad Gervin misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 42-32 |
| 12:31 | Villanova | Larry Clements grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 12:14 | Villanova | Todd Bitner scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Chester Breidenstein and he's hacked by Chad Gervin - foul #1 on Chad Gervin, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Mitchell (PG), David Ludwig (SG), Augustus Cholewinski (SF), Eli Schueller (PF) Chester Breidenstein, Larry Clements, Stacey James, Harlan West | |
| 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 | |
| 12:14 | Villanova | Todd Bitner makes the free throw | 45-32 |
| 11:49 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Stephen West | 45-35 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Ludwig (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Augustus Cholewinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eli Schueller (fresh) 6 pts. C - Todd Bitner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Nicholas Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Orunjan Abdo (fresh) SF - Stephen West (fresh) PF - Charles Berning (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Pruitt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Villanova | Robert Pruitt takes the ball from Todd Bitner | 45-35 |
| 11:02 | UConn | Stephen West can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 45-35 |
| 11:01 | Villanova | Eli Schueller grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 10:51 | Villanova | David Ludwig hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 10:49 | Villanova | Todd Bitner tips it back up and in | 47-35 |
| 10:33 | UConn | Charles Berning misses short on a jumper near the basket | 47-35 |
| 10:31 | UConn | Robert Pruitt tips it home | 47-37 |
| 10:20 | Villanova | Robert Mitchell is hacked by Stephen West - foul #1 on Stephen West, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Dougherty (C) Todd Bitner | |
| Subs | UConn | Armando Sanchez (SG), Darin Peterson (SF) Orunjan Abdo, Stephen West | |
| 10:07 | Villanova | Richard Dougherty can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-37 |
| 10:05 | Villanova | Eli Schueller hits the follow up shot | 49-37 |
| 09:43 | UConn | Armando Sanchez clanks a floater from close range | 49-37 |
| 09:42 | UConn | Robert Pruitt tips it in | 49-39 |
| 09:25 | Villanova | David Ludwig can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 09:24 | UConn | Darin Peterson gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 09:00 | UConn | Robert Pruitt lays it up and in on a great pass from Nicholas Arnold | 49-41 |
| 08:40 | Villanova | Augustus Cholewinski connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Mitchell | 51-41 |
| 08:18 | UConn | Armando Sanchez can't finish the layup | 51-41 |
| 08:17 | UConn | Charles Berning tips it home | 51-43 |
| 07:58 | Villanova | Augustus Cholewinski hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from David Ludwig | 54-43 |
| 07:39 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-43 |
| 07:37 | Villanova | Augustus Cholewinski snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Ludwig (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Augustus Cholewinski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eli Schueller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Dougherty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Nicholas Arnold (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Armando Sanchez (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Darin Peterson (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. PF - Charles Berning (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Pruitt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:33 | Villanova | Nicholas Arnold is called for the reach on Robert Mitchell - foul #2 on Nicholas Arnold, team foul #4 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Bowers (PG), Larry Clements (SG), Chester Breidenstein (SF), Harlan West (PF), Stacey James (C) Robert Mitchell, David Ludwig, Augustus Cholewinski, Eli Schueller, Richard Dougherty | |
| Subs | UConn | Donnie Lollar (PG), Micheal Carroll (PF), Chad Gervin (C) Nicholas Arnold, Charles Berning, Robert Pruitt | |
| 07:25 | Villanova | The jumper by Chester Breidenstein is denied by Darin Peterson | 54-43 |
| 07:23 | Villanova | Stacey James tips it back up and in | 56-43 |
| 07:08 | UConn | Larry Clements steps in front of the Micheal Carroll pass | 56-43 |
| 06:56 | Villanova | Harlan West comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-43 |
| 06:55 | Villanova | Stacey James tips it but misses | 56-43 |
| 06:54 | Villanova | Chester Breidenstein pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 06:45 | Villanova | Larry Clements is hacked by Micheal Carroll - foul #1 on Micheal Carroll, team foul #5 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Orunjan Abdo (SG), Stephen West (SF) Armando Sanchez, Darin Peterson | |
| 06:35 | Villanova | Chester Breidenstein misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 06:33 | UConn | Orunjan Abdo snags the defensive board | 56-43 |
| 06:29 | UConn | Bryan Bowers is called for the reach on Donnie Lollar in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bryan Bowers, team foul #4 | 56-43 |
| 06:08 | UConn | Stephen West loses the ball out of bounds | 56-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Todd Bitner (PF), Richard Dougherty (C) Bryan Bowers, Stacey James | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:39 | Villanova | Harlan West is denied on a layup by Micheal Carroll | 56-43 |
| 05:37 | UConn | Chad Gervin snags the defensive board | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:16 | UConn | Chad Gervin can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Harlan West - foul #1 on Harlan West, team foul #5 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Mitchell (PG), David Ludwig (SG), Augustus Cholewinski (SF), Eli Schueller (PF) Chester Breidenstein, Larry Clements, Harlan West, Todd Bitner | |
| Subs | UConn | Armando Sanchez (SG), Darin Peterson (SF), Charles Berning (PF) Orunjan Abdo, Stephen West, Micheal Carroll | |
| 05:16 | UConn | Chad Gervin makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 05:16 | UConn | Chad Gervin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:55 | Villanova | Eli Schueller knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Augustus Cholewinski | 58-45 |
| 04:36 | UConn | Darin Peterson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 58-45 |
| 04:35 | Villanova | Robert Mitchell gets the rebound | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:29 | Villanova | Augustus Cholewinski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-45 |
| 04:27 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Augustus Cholewinski | 58-45 |
| 04:16 | Villanova | Charles Berning steals the ball from Richard Dougherty | 58-45 |
| 04:16 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Nicholas Arnold (PG), Robert Pruitt (C) Donnie Lollar, Chad Gervin | |
| 04:01 | UConn | Armando Sanchez can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-45 |
| 04:00 | Villanova | Richard Dougherty grabs the board | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Villanova | Robert Mitchell knocks in the jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Nicholas Arnold - foul #3 on Nicholas Arnold, team foul #6 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Clements (SG), Chester Breidenstein (SF), Harlan West (PF), Todd Bitner (C) David Ludwig, Augustus Cholewinski, Eli Schueller, Richard Dougherty | |
| Subs | UConn | Donnie Lollar (PG), Orunjan Abdo (SG), Stephen West (SF), Micheal Carroll (PF), Chad Gervin (C) Nicholas Arnold, Armando Sanchez, Darin Peterson, Charles Berning, Robert Pruitt | |
| 03:36 | Villanova | Robert Mitchell makes the free throw | 61-45 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Clements (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Chester Breidenstein (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Harlan West (fresh) 4 reb. C - Todd Bitner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Donnie Lollar (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Orunjan Abdo (fresh) SF - Stephen West (fresh) PF - Micheal Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Chad Gervin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 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) | |
| 03:21 | UConn | Donnie Lollar is hacked by Larry Clements - foul #3 on Larry Clements, team foul #6 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Stacey James (SF) Robert Mitchell | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:12 | UConn | Stephen West hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Orunjan Abdo and he's fouled by Todd Bitner - foul #3 on Todd Bitner, team foul #7 | 61-47 |
| 03:12 | UConn | Stephen West makes the free throw | 61-48 |
| 02:54 | Villanova | Chester Breidenstein is hacked by Chad Gervin - foul #2 on Chad Gervin, team foul #7 | 61-48 |
| 02:54 | Villanova | Chester Breidenstein makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 02:54 | Villanova | Chester Breidenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 02:42 | UConn | Chester Breidenstein steps in front of the Stephen West pass | 63-48 |
| 02:14 | Villanova | Larry Clements is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Larry Clements, team foul #8 | 63-48 |
| 02:01 | UConn | Stephen West's floater is tipped away by Harlan West | 63-48 |
| 01:59 | Villanova | Todd Bitner grabs the defensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 01:42 | Villanova | Larry Clements misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-48 |
| 01:40 | UConn | Micheal Carroll grabs the board | 63-48 |
| 01:21 | UConn | Orunjan Abdo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-48 |
| 01:20 | UConn | Donnie Lollar tips it but misses | 63-48 |
| 01:19 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Todd Bitner | 63-48 |
| 00:51 | Villanova | Todd Bitner misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 63-48 |
| 00:49 | Villanova | Chester Breidenstein tips it home | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | UConn | Micheal Carroll hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-48 |
| 00:40 | UConn | Chad Gervin pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-48 |
| 00:37 | UConn | Orunjan Abdo is hacked by Larry Clements - foul #5 on Larry Clements, team foul #9 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Bowers (PG) Larry Clements | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:37 | UConn | Orunjan Abdo misses the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 00:37 | Villanova | Todd Bitner gets the rebound | 65-48 |
| 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) | |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Stacey James comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Chad Gervin - foul #3 on Chad Gervin, team foul #8 | 65-48 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Stacey James makes the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Stacey James misses the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 00:12 | UConn | Chad Gervin pulls down the rebound | 66-48 |
| 00:06 | UConn | Chad Gervin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-48 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Bryan Bowers runs out the clock | 66-48 |