| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bryson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Helt (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Ressler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Teel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shon Feeney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Bernard Helt inbounds the ball | 33-24 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | Villanova | Robert Bryson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bernard Helt | 36-24 |
| 19:26 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 36-24 |
| 19:24 | UConn | John Teel tips it back up and in | 36-26 |
| 19:06 | Villanova | Robert Felan can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Kenneth Vaughn - foul #2 on Kenneth Vaughn, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| 19:06 | Villanova | Robert Felan makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 19:06 | Villanova | Robert Felan misses the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 19:06 | UConn | Shon Feeney grabs the defensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 18:50 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jeff Thatcher | 37-28 |
| 18:25 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 37-28 |
| 18:23 | UConn | John Teel grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 18:06 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 37-28 |
| 18:05 | Villanova | Bernard Helt snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 17:42 | Villanova | Bernard Helt misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-28 |
| 17:41 | Villanova | Robert Bryson grabs the offensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 17:30 | Villanova | Lorenzo Brennan is called for the reach on John Ressler - foul #2 on Lorenzo Brennan, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Samuel Rich (SF) John Teel | |
| 17:07 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 37-28 |
| 17:05 | UConn | The rebound goes to Samuel Rich | 37-28 |
| 16:52 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by John Ressler - foul #1 on John Ressler, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Edmund Abbott (SG), Dikembe Real (SF) Robert Felan, Robert Bryson, Bernard Helt | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Paul Gebhard (SF), Victor White (PF) Kenneth Vaughn, Jeff Thatcher, Shon Feeney | |
| 16:52 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan misses the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 16:52 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 16:23 | Villanova | Dikembe Real's layup is rejected by Lorenzo Brennan | 37-29 |
| 16:21 | UConn | Victor White grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 16:04 | UConn | Scott Olivarez picks off the pass by Samuel Rich | 37-29 |
| 16:01 | Villanova | Dikembe Real hits the finger roll on a great pass from Scott Olivarez | 39-29 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edmund Abbott (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Dikembe Real (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Azim (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Ressler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Samuel Rich (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Paul Gebhard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Victor White (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:45 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 15:43 | Villanova | Dikembe Real grabs the board | 39-29 |
| 15:21 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott lays it up and in set up by Dikembe Real | 41-29 |
| 14:56 | UConn | Joe Eggers misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-29 |
| 14:55 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Dikembe Azim | 41-29 |
| 14:31 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez is hacked by Samuel Rich - foul #2 on Samuel Rich, team foul #3 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Robert Bryson (SG), Bernard Helt (SF) Scott Olivarez, Dikembe Azim, John Ressler | |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), Jeff Thatcher (SG), John Teel (SF), Shon Feeney (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) Joe Eggers, Samuel Rich, Paul Gebhard, Victor White, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 14:19 | Villanova | Dikembe Real clanks a 3 from the right corner | 41-29 |
| 14:18 | UConn | The rebound goes to John Teel | 41-29 |
| 14:07 | UConn | Shon Feeney misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-29 |
| 14:06 | UConn | Thomas Bohl tips it but misses | 41-29 |
| 14:04 | Villanova | Robert Bryson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 13:49 | Villanova | Robert Felan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-29 |
| 13:48 | UConn | Shon Feeney snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 13:43 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn misses long on a jumper from the right side | 41-29 |
| 13:42 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Edmund Abbott | 41-29 |
| 13:28 | Villanova | Bernard Helt misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-29 |
| 13:26 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott tips it in | 43-29 |
| 13:08 | UConn | Shon Feeney scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-32 |
| 12:46 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-32 |
| 12:44 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 12:38 | UConn | Shon Feeney misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-32 |
| 12:37 | Villanova | Robert Felan grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 12:18 | Villanova | The jump hook by Edmund Abbott is blocked by Shon Feeney | 43-32 |
| 12:17 | Villanova | Dikembe Real grabs the offensive board | 43-32 |
| 12:06 | Villanova | Robert Felan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dikembe Azim (PF), John Ressler (C) Edmund Abbott, Dikembe Real | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 11:45 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Bohl | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bryson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Helt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Ressler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Teel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Shon Feeney (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Bohl (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Villanova | Bernard Helt scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Felan | 46-34 |
| 11:05 | UConn | Robert Felan is called for the reach on Kenneth Vaughn - foul #2 on Robert Felan, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Charles Sliva (SF) Robert Felan, Bernard Helt | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Samuel Rich (SG), Paul Gebhard (SF), Victor White (PF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Kenneth Vaughn, Jeff Thatcher, John Teel, Shon Feeney, Thomas Bohl | |
| 10:57 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 46-34 |
| 10:55 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan grabs the offensive board | 46-34 |
| 10:49 | UConn | John Ressler denies the turnaround by Victor White | 46-34 |
| 10:47 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Eggers | 46-34 |
| 10:40 | UConn | Paul Gebhard buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 10:22 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez is fouled on the floor by Paul Gebhard - foul #3 on Paul Gebhard, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Dikembe Real (SF) Robert Bryson, Charles Sliva | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 09:59 | Villanova | John Ressler loses the dribble to Lorenzo Brennan | 46-37 |
| 09:47 | UConn | Paul Gebhard can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Dikembe Real - foul #2 on Dikembe Real, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edmund Abbott (SG), Bernard Helt (SF) Robert Felan, Dikembe Real | |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG) Victor White | |
| 09:47 | UConn | Paul Gebhard makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 09:47 | UConn | Paul Gebhard misses the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 09:47 | Villanova | John Ressler grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 09:37 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott lays it up and in on a great pass from Scott Olivarez and he's fouled by Samuel Rich - foul #3 on Samuel Rich, team foul #5 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Thatcher (SG), Shon Feeney (PF) Joe Eggers, Paul Gebhard | |
| 09:37 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott misses the free throw | 48-38 |
| 09:37 | UConn | The rebound goes to Shon Feeney | 48-38 |
| 09:21 | UConn | Shon Feeney travels with the ball | 48-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Bohl (C) Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 09:06 | Villanova | Samuel Rich steals it from Scott Olivarez | 48-38 |
| 08:48 | UConn | Samuel Rich is whistled for traveling | 48-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG) John Ressler | |
| Subs | UConn | John Teel (SF) Samuel Rich | |
| 08:32 | Villanova | Robert Felan connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Edmund Abbott | 50-38 |
| 08:17 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-38 |
| 08:15 | UConn | Thomas Bohl grabs the offensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 07:54 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Teel | 50-41 |
| 07:38 | Villanova | Robert Felan misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 07:37 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott gets the offensive rebound | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Olivarez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bernard Helt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Azim (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Edmund Abbott (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Teel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Shon Feeney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Bohl (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-41 |
| 07:06 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Dikembe Azim - foul #2 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Bryson (SG), Dikembe Real (SF), Charles Sliva (PF), John Ressler (C) Scott Olivarez, Bernard Helt, Dikembe Azim, Edmund Abbott | |
| Subs | UConn | Samuel Rich (SG), Paul Gebhard (PF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Jeff Thatcher, Shon Feeney, Thomas Bohl | |
| 07:06 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 07:06 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 06:54 | Villanova | Charles Sliva hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Dikembe Real | 55-43 |
| 06:34 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Victor White (PF) Kenneth Vaughn, John Teel | |
| 06:30 | Villanova | Samuel Rich picks off the pass by Robert Felan in the backcourt | 55-43 |
| 06:29 | UConn | Joe Eggers hits the finger roll on a great pass from Samuel Rich | 55-45 |
| 06:11 | Villanova | Charles Sliva misses long on a jumper near the basket | 55-45 |
| 06:10 | UConn | Victor White gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 05:51 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan makes the jumper from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 05:34 | Villanova | Dikembe Real's floater is tipped away by Lorenzo Brennan | 55-47 |
| 05:32 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Sliva | 55-47 |
| 05:22 | Villanova | Charles Sliva throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Edmund Abbott (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF) Robert Felan, Dikembe Real, Charles Sliva | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Thatcher (SG), Shon Feeney (PF) Paul Gebhard, Victor White | |
| 04:57 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher misses the turnaround from close range | 55-47 |
| 04:56 | UConn | Shon Feeney tips it back up and in | 55-49 |
| 04:41 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez's floater is tipped away by Shon Feeney | 55-49 |
| 04:39 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 04:21 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Bryson | 58-49 |
| 04:04 | UConn | Samuel Rich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Helt (SF) Robert Bryson | |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), John Teel (SF), Thomas Bohl (C) Joe Eggers, Samuel Rich, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-49 |
| 03:38 | Villanova | John Ressler hits the follow up shot | 60-49 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Olivarez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edmund Abbott (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SF - Bernard Helt (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Ressler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Teel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Shon Feeney (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Bohl (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:29 | UConn | Shon Feeney buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Jeff Thatcher | 60-52 |
| 03:20 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Edmund Abbott and he's fouled by Shon Feeney - foul #3 on Shon Feeney, team foul #6 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dikembe Real (C) John Ressler | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (SG), Paul Gebhard (PF) Jeff Thatcher, Shon Feeney | |
| 03:20 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim makes the free throw | 63-52 |
| 03:09 | UConn | The short jumper by Kenneth Vaughn is denied by Dikembe Azim | 63-52 |
| 03:07 | UConn | John Teel tips it back up and in | 63-54 |
| 02:45 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-54 |
| 02:44 | UConn | Thomas Bohl pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 02:44 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Robert Bryson (SG), John Ressler (C) Scott Olivarez, Edmund Abbott, Dikembe Real | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Thatcher (SG), Shon Feeney (PF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Joe Eggers, Paul Gebhard, Thomas Bohl | |
| 02:27 | UConn | John Teel hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 02:25 | UConn | John Teel tips it in | 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) | |
| 02:16 | Villanova | Robert Bryson connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-56 |
| 01:59 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Jeff Thatcher | 66-58 |
| 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) | |
| 01:39 | Villanova | Robert Bryson is fouled on the floor by Jeff Thatcher - foul #3 on Jeff Thatcher, team foul #7 | 66-58 |
| 01:39 | Villanova | Robert Bryson makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 01:39 | Villanova | Robert Bryson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 01:39 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan snags the defensive board | 67-58 |
| 01:30 | UConn | John Teel is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Teel, team foul #8 | 67-58 |
| 01:11 | Villanova | Robert Bryson misses the lay-in | 67-58 |
| 01:09 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan gets the rebound | 67-58 |
| 00:56 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-58 |
| 00:55 | Villanova | Bernard Helt pulls down the rebound | 67-58 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Villanova | Bernard Helt is hacked by Kenneth Vaughn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Vaughn, team foul #9 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dikembe Real (C) John Ressler | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:52 | Villanova | Bernard Helt makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:52 | Villanova | Bernard Helt makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 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) | |
| 00:46 | UConn | The jump hook by Jeff Thatcher is blocked by Dikembe Real | 69-58 |
| 00:45 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim pulls down the rebound | 69-58 |
| 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) | |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Bernard Helt misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-58 |
| 00:21 | UConn | Shon Feeney grabs the board | 69-58 |
| 00:13 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher is called for traveling | 69-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Edmund Abbott (SG), Charles Sliva (PF), Robert Nale (C) Robert Felan, Robert Bryson, Bernard Helt, Dikembe Azim | |
| 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 | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez runs out the clock | 69-58 |