| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Scala (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andres Mancini (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Myles White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George McClurkin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Brian Kopecky (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Phillip Powell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Orsini (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Ramberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dominick Bills (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - William Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Myles White inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | UConn | Myles White misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 33-36 |
| 19:46 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 19:23 | Villanova | Harold Orsini loses the ball out of bounds | 33-36 |
| 19:00 | UConn | Brian Kopecky hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Scala | 36-36 |
| 18:51 | Villanova | George McClurkin blocks the short jumper by Dominick Bills | 36-36 |
| 18:50 | Villanova | Dominick Bills tips it home | 36-38 |
| 18:23 | UConn | Dominick Bills steals the ball from Myles White | 36-38 |
| 18:10 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 18:09 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Dominick Bills | 36-38 |
| 18:01 | Villanova | Dominick Bills can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-38 |
| 18:00 | UConn | Myles White snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 17:42 | UConn | Myles White hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Floyd Ramberg - foul #2 on Floyd Ramberg, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Samuel Mann (SG) Andres Mancini | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kwas Banda (SF) Floyd Ramberg | |
| 17:42 | UConn | Myles White misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 17:42 | UConn | Myles White makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 17:35 | Villanova | Harold Orsini's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marvin Simmons (SG) Harold Orsini | |
| 17:18 | UConn | James Scala misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Phillip Powell - foul #3 on Phillip Powell, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Ryan Benton (SF), Mark Moffett (PF), George Kahle (C) Myles White, George McClurkin, Brian Kopecky | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein (PG), Sipho Awai (PF) Phillip Powell, Dominick Bills | |
| 17:18 | UConn | James Scala makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:18 | UConn | James Scala misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:18 | Villanova | William Morgan pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 16:59 | Villanova | Samuel Mann is called for the reach on Marvin Simmons - foul #1 on Samuel Mann, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Haslam (SG) James Scala | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:47 | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Morgan and he's hacked by Samuel Mann - foul #2 on Samuel Mann, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Lechoslaw Wasilewski (PF) William Morgan | |
| 16:47 | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| 16:34 | UConn | Marvin Simmons steals it from Ryan Benton | 38-41 |
| 16:26 | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Lechoslaw Wasilewski | 38-44 |
| 16:11 | UConn | Ryan Benton comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 16:10 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to George Kahle | 38-44 |
| 15:55 | UConn | Samuel Mann scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by George Kahle | 41-44 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Samuel Mann (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Haslam (fresh) SF - Ryan Benton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Moffett (fresh) C - George Kahle (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sobieslaw Zocklein (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Marvin Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kwas Banda (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lechoslaw Wasilewski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Sipho Awai (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein is hacked by Samuel Mann - foul #3 on Samuel Mann, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | UConn | James Scala (PG), Charles Scuderi (SG), Myles White (SF), George McClurkin (PF), Brian Kopecky (C) Samuel Mann, Charles Haslam, Ryan Benton, Mark Moffett, George Kahle | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG), Harold Orsini (SG), Floyd Ramberg (SF), Dominick Bills (PF), William Morgan (C) Sobieslaw Zocklein, Marvin Simmons, Kwas Banda, Lechoslaw Wasilewski, Sipho Awai | |
| 15:38 | Villanova | William Morgan is fouled on the floor by Charles Scuderi - foul #4 on Charles Scuderi, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Andres Mancini (SG) Charles Scuderi | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 15:24 | Villanova | William Morgan is hacked by George McClurkin - foul #2 on George McClurkin, team foul #5 | 41-44 |
| 15:11 | Villanova | Dominick Bills comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 15:09 | UConn | Andres Mancini snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 14:44 | UConn | Brian Kopecky hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 41-44 |
| 14:42 | Villanova | Dominick Bills snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 14:22 | Villanova | William Morgan misses the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Andres Mancini - foul #2 on Andres Mancini, team foul #6 | 41-44 |
| 14:22 | Villanova | William Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 14:22 | Villanova | William Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 13:57 | UConn | James Scala's layup is rejected by William Morgan | 41-45 |
| 13:56 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 13:41 | Villanova | Dominick Bills misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 41-45 |
| 13:40 | UConn | Brian Kopecky grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 13:22 | UConn | Andres Mancini misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 13:20 | Villanova | Dominick Bills snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 13:03 | Villanova | Dominick Bills's floater is tipped away by George McClurkin | 41-45 |
| 13:02 | UConn | Andres Mancini grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 12:41 | UConn | Andres Mancini hits a jump hook near the basket set up by James Scala and the foul's on Harold Orsini - foul #2 on Harold Orsini, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Samuel Mann (PG), Ryan Benton (SF), Mark Moffett (PF), George Kahle (C) James Scala, Myles White, George McClurkin, Brian Kopecky | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein (PG), Marvin Simmons (SG), Kwas Banda (SF), Sipho Awai (PF), Louis Flanagan (C) Phillip Powell, Harold Orsini, Floyd Ramberg, Dominick Bills, William Morgan | |
| 12:41 | UConn | Andres Mancini makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| 12:30 | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Kwas Banda | 44-47 |
| 12:15 | UConn | Samuel Mann loses the ball out of bounds | 44-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Haslam (SG) Andres Mancini | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 11:52 | Villanova | Louis Flanagan misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-47 |
| 11:50 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Kwas Banda | 44-47 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Samuel Mann (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Haslam (fresh) SF - Ryan Benton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Moffett (fresh) C - George Kahle (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sobieslaw Zocklein (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Marvin Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kwas Banda (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Sipho Awai (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Flanagan (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:45 | Villanova | Louis Flanagan lays it in on a nice dish by Marvin Simmons and the foul's on George Kahle - foul #2 on George Kahle, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| 11:45 | Villanova | Louis Flanagan misses the free throw | 44-49 |
| 11:45 | UConn | Mark Moffett grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 11:30 | UConn | Ryan Benton makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 11:13 | Villanova | Kwas Banda can't finish the layup | 47-49 |
| 11:11 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Flanagan | 47-49 |
| 10:50 | Villanova | Sipho Awai buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Marvin Simmons | 47-51 |
| 10:29 | UConn | Ryan Benton clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 10:28 | Villanova | Louis Flanagan snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 10:16 | Villanova | Sipho Awai's pass is intercepted by George Kahle | 47-51 |
| 10:07 | UConn | Mark Moffett misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-51 |
| 10:06 | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 09:46 | Villanova | Marvin Simmons is hacked by Ryan Benton - foul #2 on Ryan Benton, team foul #8 | 47-51 |
| Subs | UConn | James Scala (PG), Andres Mancini (SG), Myles White (SF), George McClurkin (PF), Brian Kopecky (C) Samuel Mann, Charles Haslam, Ryan Benton, Mark Moffett, George Kahle | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG), Floyd Ramberg (SF), Dominick Bills (PF), William Morgan (C) Sobieslaw Zocklein, Kwas Banda, Sipho Awai, Louis Flanagan | |
| 09:46 | Villanova | Marvin Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 09:46 | Villanova | Marvin Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 09:25 | UConn | Brian Kopecky scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from James Scala | 49-53 |
| 09:09 | Villanova | Dominick Bills buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Phillip Powell | 49-56 |
| 08:46 | UConn | James Scala misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Phillip Powell - foul #4 on Phillip Powell, team foul #4 | 49-56 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kwas Banda (PG), Harold Orsini (SG) Phillip Powell, Marvin Simmons | |
| 08:46 | UConn | James Scala makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 08:46 | UConn | James Scala makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 08:33 | Villanova | Harold Orsini's fadeaway is rejected by George McClurkin | 51-56 |
| 08:31 | Villanova | Kwas Banda hits the follow up shot | 51-58 |
| 08:09 | UConn | Andres Mancini misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 08:08 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to George McClurkin | 51-58 |
| 07:59 | UConn | George McClurkin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 51-58 |
| 07:58 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg grabs the board | 51-58 |
| 07:54 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Kwas Banda | 51-61 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Scala (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andres Mancini (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SF - Myles White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George McClurkin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 blk. 2 stl. C - Brian Kopecky (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Kwas Banda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SG - Harold Orsini (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Ramberg (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dominick Bills (fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - William Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:41 | UConn | George McClurkin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-61 |
| 07:40 | UConn | Myles White tips it back up and in | 53-61 |
| 07:22 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Myles White - foul #1 on Myles White, team foul #9 | 53-61 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Scuderi (SG) Andres Mancini | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG) Kwas Banda | |
| 07:22 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 07:22 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 07:08 | UConn | James Scala comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 53-62 |
| 07:07 | Villanova | William Morgan snags the defensive board | 53-62 |
| 07:02 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg misses the 3 from the left corner | 53-62 |
| 07:01 | UConn | Brian Kopecky snags the defensive board | 53-62 |
| 06:43 | UConn | Brian Kopecky hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-62 |
| 06:42 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| 06:38 | Villanova | Brian Kopecky denies the turnaround by Floyd Ramberg | 53-62 |
| 06:36 | UConn | The rebound goes to George McClurkin | 53-62 |
| 06:20 | UConn | Brian Kopecky misses the dunk | 53-62 |
| 06:19 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Floyd Ramberg | 53-62 |
| 06:13 | Villanova | Dominick Bills comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by George McClurkin - foul #3 on George McClurkin, team foul #10 | 53-62 |
| Subs | UConn | Samuel Mann (PG), Ryan Benton (SF), Mark Moffett (PF), George Kahle (C) James Scala, Myles White, George McClurkin, Brian Kopecky | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marvin Simmons (SG), Sipho Awai (SF), Louis Flanagan (C) Harold Orsini, Floyd Ramberg, William Morgan | |
| 06:13 | Villanova | Dominick Bills makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 06:13 | Villanova | Dominick Bills misses the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 06:13 | UConn | Mark Moffett grabs the defensive rebound | 53-63 |
| 05:57 | UConn | George Kahle is denied on a layup by Dominick Bills | 53-63 |
| 05:55 | UConn | George Kahle can't tip it in | 53-63 |
| 05:54 | UConn | Charles Scuderi tips it back up and in | 55-63 |
| 05:37 | Villanova | Dominick Bills lays it up and in and he's fouled by Mark Moffett - foul #1 on Mark Moffett, team foul #11 | 55-65 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kwas Banda (SF) Louis Flanagan | |
| 05:37 | Villanova | Dominick Bills makes the free throw | 55-66 |
| 05:20 | UConn | Charles Scuderi connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-66 |
| 05:15 | Villanova | Kwas Banda can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Charles Scuderi - foul #5 on Charles Scuderi, team foul #12 | 58-66 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Haslam (SG) Charles Scuderi | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Orsini (SG), William Morgan (C) Marvin Simmons, Dominick Bills | |
| 05:15 | Villanova | Kwas Banda makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 05:15 | Villanova | Kwas Banda misses the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 05:15 | UConn | Mark Moffett grabs the defensive rebound | 58-67 |
| 04:58 | UConn | Ryan Benton misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-67 |
| 04:56 | Villanova | William Morgan grabs the board | 58-67 |
| 04:40 | Villanova | Kwas Banda drills a runner in the lane set up by Harold Orsini | 58-69 |
| 04:20 | UConn | Mark Moffett knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-69 |
| 03:51 | Villanova | Kwas Banda hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Orsini | 60-72 |
| 03:51 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-72 |
| Subs | UConn | James Scala (PG), Andres Mancini (SG), Myles White (SF), George McClurkin (PF), Brian Kopecky (C) Samuel Mann, Charles Haslam, Ryan Benton, Mark Moffett, George Kahle | |
| Subs | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg (SF), Dominick Bills (PF) Kwas Banda, Sipho Awai | |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Scala (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andres Mancini (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SF - Myles White (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - George McClurkin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Brian Kopecky (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Phillip Powell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Harold Orsini (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Floyd Ramberg (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dominick Bills (fresh) 14 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - William Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:34 | UConn | Myles White makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Scala | 63-72 |
| 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) | |
| 03:08 | Villanova | Harold Orsini misses short on a shot from the left side | 63-72 |
| 03:07 | Villanova | William Morgan tips it in | 63-74 |
| 02:56 | UConn | Myles White lays it in and the foul's on Phillip Powell - foul #5 on Phillip Powell, team foul #5 | 65-74 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kwas Banda (PG) Phillip Powell | |
| 02:56 | UConn | Myles White makes the free throw | 66-74 |
| 02:27 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 66-74 |
| 02:26 | UConn | George McClurkin grabs the defensive rebound | 66-74 |
| 02:08 | UConn | George McClurkin loses the dribble to Kwas Banda | 66-74 |
| 02:04 | Villanova | Kwas Banda lays it up and in | 66-76 |
| 01:49 | UConn | James Scala is fouled on the floor by Floyd Ramberg - foul #3 on Floyd Ramberg, team foul #6 | 66-76 |
| Subs | UConn | Samuel Mann (PG), Ryan Benton (SF), Mark Moffett (PF), George Kahle (C) James Scala, Myles White, George McClurkin, Brian Kopecky | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein (PG), Marvin Simmons (SG), Sipho Awai (PF), Louis Flanagan (C) Harold Orsini, Floyd Ramberg, Dominick Bills, William Morgan | |
| 01:37 | UConn | Samuel Mann can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-76 |
| 01:35 | Villanova | Sipho Awai snags the defensive board | 66-76 |
| 01:19 | Villanova | Kwas Banda buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Sobieslaw Zocklein | 66-78 |
| 01:08 | UConn | Ryan Benton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-78 |
| 01:06 | Villanova | Louis Flanagan pulls down the rebound | 66-78 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Villanova | Sipho Awai can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Mark Moffett - foul #2 on Mark Moffett, team foul #13 | 66-78 |
| 00:44 | Villanova | Sipho Awai makes the 1st free throw | 66-79 |
| 00:44 | Villanova | Sipho Awai makes the 2nd free throw | 66-80 |
| 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) | |
| 00:38 | UConn | Andres Mancini hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-80 |
| 00:36 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Kwas Banda | 66-80 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Marvin Simmons blows the layup but the foul's on Mark Moffett - foul #3 on Mark Moffett, team foul #14 | 66-80 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Marvin Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 66-81 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Marvin Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 66-82 |
| 00:10 | UConn | Ryan Benton scores on a 3 from the left corner | 69-82 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein runs out the clock | 69-82 |