| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Cota (fresh) SG - Gregory Simmers (fresh) SF - Richard Bowers (fresh) PF - Richard Yeager (fresh) C - Gerard Booth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Dwayne Robert (fresh) SG - Woodrow Scribner (fresh) SF - William Patton (fresh) PF - Glen Ragsdale (fresh) C - Daniel Blackmon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Gerard Booth wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Villanova | Richard Yeager is called for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Yeager, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | UConn | Dwayne Robert misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Villanova | Charles Cota's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon can't connect on an uncontested floater in the paint | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Villanova | Gerard Booth pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Villanova | Gerard Booth misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Villanova | Gerard Booth can't tip it in | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | UConn | The rebound goes to Glen Ragsdale | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Gerard Booth | 0-2 |
| 18:11 | Villanova | Richard Bowers makes the runner from the left block and he's hacked by William Patton - foul #1 on William Patton, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Villanova | Richard Bowers misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:08 | UConn | William Patton is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Bowers - foul #1 on Richard Bowers, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:47 | UConn | William Patton drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Dwayne Robert | 2-5 |
| 17:34 | Villanova | Gerard Booth hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 2-5 |
| 17:32 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:30 | UConn | Richard Yeager is called for the reach on Glen Ragsdale in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Yeager, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Bolte (PG), Marshall Wilcox (SG), Barry Gran (SF), Eric Allen (C) Charles Cota, Gregory Simmers, Richard Yeager, Gerard Booth | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 17:09 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Barry Gran - foul #1 on Barry Gran, team foul #4 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Scott Wyrick (PG), Michael Moore (SF), Darin Trombly (C) Dwayne Robert, William Patton, Daniel Blackmon | |
| 17:09 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale makes the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:09 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale misses the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:09 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Richard Bowers | 2-6 |
| 16:49 | Villanova | Eric Allen can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 2-6 |
| 16:48 | UConn | Scott Wyrick snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 16:32 | UConn | Darin Trombly blows the layup | 2-6 |
| 16:30 | UConn | Darin Trombly tips it home | 2-8 |
| 16:17 | Villanova | Darin Trombly is called for the reach on Marshall Wilcox - foul #1 on Darin Trombly, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (SG), Gerard Booth (C) Marshall Wilcox, Richard Bowers | |
| Subs | UConn | William Patton (SF), Daniel Blackmon (C) Woodrow Scribner, Glen Ragsdale | |
| 16:06 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Barry Gran | 4-8 |
| 16:00 | UConn | Eric Allen steps in front of the William Patton pass in the backcourt | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Arnold Bolte (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Simmers (fresh) SF - Barry Gran (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eric Allen (fairly fresh) C - Gerard Booth (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Scott Wyrick (fresh) SG - Michael Moore (fresh) SF - William Patton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darin Trombly (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Blackmon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Villanova | Gerard Booth loses the ball out of bounds | 4-8 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (PG), Ralph Toles (SF), Richard Bowers (PF) Arnold Bolte, Barry Gran, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | UConn | Dwayne Robert (PG) Michael Moore | |
| 15:36 | UConn | Dwayne Robert misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-8 |
| 15:35 | Villanova | Richard Bowers grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:22 | Villanova | Charles Cota blows the layup but the foul's on Dwayne Robert - foul #1 on Dwayne Robert, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Gabor (PF) Darin Trombly | |
| 15:22 | Villanova | Charles Cota makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:22 | Villanova | Charles Cota makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:57 | UConn | Dwayne Robert connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Eugene Gabor | 6-11 |
| 14:45 | Villanova | Richard Bowers makes the shot from the left block | 8-11 |
| 14:18 | UConn | Dwayne Robert scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-14 |
| 14:05 | Villanova | William Patton is called for the reach on Charles Cota - foul #2 on William Patton, team foul #4 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Bolte (PG), Marshall Wilcox (SG), Barry Gran (SF), Eric Allen (PF) Charles Cota, Gregory Simmers, Ralph Toles, Richard Bowers | |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Scribner (SG), Michael Moore (SF), Glen Ragsdale (PF), Darin Trombly (C) Scott Wyrick, William Patton, Eugene Gabor, Daniel Blackmon | |
| 13:49 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 13:47 | UConn | The rebound goes to Michael Moore | 8-14 |
| 13:30 | UConn | Darin Trombly's floater is tipped away by Eric Allen | 8-14 |
| 13:28 | Villanova | Eric Allen gets the rebound | 8-14 |
| 13:23 | Villanova | Woodrow Scribner steps in front of the Marshall Wilcox pass | 8-14 |
| 13:20 | UConn | Dwayne Robert misses the dunk | 8-14 |
| 13:18 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner tips it home | 8-16 |
| 13:13 | Villanova | A charge is called on Barry Gran - foul #2 on Barry Gran, team foul #5 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (PG) Barry Gran | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:51 | UConn | Dwayne Robert clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-16 |
| 12:50 | Villanova | Gerard Booth pulls down the rebound | 8-16 |
| 12:27 | Villanova | Gerard Booth misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-16 |
| 12:26 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale grabs the defensive rebound | 8-16 |
| 12:08 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale is fouled on the floor by Marshall Wilcox - foul #1 on Marshall Wilcox, team foul #6 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (SG), Ralph Toles (SF), Richard Bowers (PF) Marshall Wilcox, Arnold Bolte, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | UConn | Scott Wyrick (SF), Eugene Gabor (PF), Daniel Blackmon (C) Michael Moore, Glen Ragsdale, Darin Trombly | |
| 11:43 | UConn | Dwayne Robert is whistled for a carry | 8-16 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Cota (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Simmers (fairly fresh) SF - Ralph Toles (fresh) PF - Richard Bowers (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerard Booth (tired) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Dwayne Robert (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Woodrow Scribner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Wyrick (fresh) PF - Eugene Gabor (fresh) C - Daniel Blackmon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Villanova | Charles Cota hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ralph Toles | 10-16 |
| 11:19 | UConn | Charles Cota steals it from Woodrow Scribner in the backcourt | 10-16 |
| 11:08 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers's pass is intercepted by Dwayne Robert | 10-16 |
| 11:05 | UConn | Dwayne Robert lays it up and in | 10-18 |
| 10:53 | Villanova | Charles Cota is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Charles Cota, team foul #7 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Bolte (SF), Eric Allen (C) Ralph Toles, Gerard Booth | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 10:24 | UConn | Dwayne Robert loses the dribble to Arnold Bolte | 10-18 |
| 10:20 | Villanova | Charles Cota hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Arnold Bolte | 12-18 |
| 09:51 | UConn | Dwayne Robert misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Cota - foul #2 on Charles Cota, team foul #8 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox (SG), Gerard Booth (C) Charles Cota, Gregory Simmers | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Moore (SF), Glen Ragsdale (PF), Darin Trombly (C) Scott Wyrick, Eugene Gabor, Daniel Blackmon | |
| 09:51 | UConn | Dwayne Robert misses the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 09:51 | UConn | Dwayne Robert misses the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 09:51 | Villanova | Eric Allen snags the defensive board | 12-18 |
| 09:27 | Villanova | Gerard Booth clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Woodrow Scribner - foul #1 on Woodrow Scribner, team foul #5 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Scott Wyrick (PG) Dwayne Robert | |
| 09:27 | Villanova | Gerard Booth misses the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 09:27 | Villanova | Gerard Booth misses the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 09:27 | UConn | Darin Trombly pulls down the rebound | 12-18 |
| 09:03 | UConn | Darin Trombly buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Scott Wyrick and the foul's on Gerard Booth - foul #1 on Gerard Booth, team foul #9 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (SG), Ralph Toles (SF) Marshall Wilcox, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 09:03 | UConn | Darin Trombly makes the free throw | 12-21 |
| 08:38 | Villanova | The short jumper by Gerard Booth is denied by Darin Trombly | 12-21 |
| 08:36 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Bowers | 12-21 |
| 08:29 | Villanova | Ralph Toles lays it up and in | 14-21 |
| 08:10 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale travels with the ball | 14-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | Eric Allen (C) Gerard Booth | |
| Subs | UConn | Dwayne Robert (PG), Daniel Blackmon (C) Michael Moore, Darin Trombly | |
| 07:57 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Wyrick | 14-21 |
| 07:55 | UConn | Dwayne Robert pulls down the rebound | 14-21 |
| 07:48 | UConn | Ralph Toles is called for the reach on Dwayne Robert - foul #1 on Ralph Toles, team foul #10 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox (SG) Gregory Simmers | |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Gabor (PF) Glen Ragsdale | |
| 07:48 | UConn | Dwayne Robert misses the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 07:48 | UConn | Dwayne Robert makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 07:34 | Villanova | Woodrow Scribner is called for the reach on Marshall Wilcox - foul #2 on Woodrow Scribner, team foul #6 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gerard Booth (C) Ralph Toles | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Moore (SF) Woodrow Scribner | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Arnold Bolte (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marshall Wilcox (fresh) SF - Richard Bowers (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Allen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerard Booth (tired) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Dwayne Robert (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Wyrick (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Moore (fresh) PF - Eugene Gabor (fresh) C - Daniel Blackmon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-22 |
| 07:17 | UConn | Marshall Wilcox is called for the reach on Michael Moore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marshall Wilcox, team foul #11 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (SG) Marshall Wilcox | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 07:17 | UConn | Michael Moore makes the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 07:17 | UConn | Michael Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 07:03 | Villanova | Gerard Booth knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Arnold Bolte | 16-24 |
| 07:00 | UConn | Scott Wyrick throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Glen Ragsdale (PF) Eugene Gabor | |
| 06:39 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ralph Toles (SF) Richard Bowers | |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Scribner (SG), William Patton (SF) Dwayne Robert, Michael Moore | |
| 06:10 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Darin Trombly (PF) Glen Ragsdale | |
| 05:51 | Villanova | Eric Allen makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Ralph Toles | 18-24 |
| 05:49 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner's pass is intercepted by Ralph Toles in the backcourt | 18-24 |
| 05:47 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte dunks the ball on a nice dish by Ralph Toles | 20-24 |
| 05:44 | UConn | Scott Wyrick is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Allen - foul #1 on Eric Allen, team foul #12 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Bowers (PF) Gerard Booth | |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Gabor (C) Daniel Blackmon | |
| 05:44 | UConn | Scott Wyrick makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 05:44 | UConn | Scott Wyrick makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 05:22 | Villanova | Scott Wyrick is called for the reach on Arnold Bolte - foul #1 on Scott Wyrick, team foul #7 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Moore (PG) Scott Wyrick | |
| 05:22 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 05:22 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:53 | UConn | Darin Trombly drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Eugene Gabor | 22-28 |
| 04:24 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte's floater is knocked away by Darin Trombly | 22-28 |
| 04:22 | UConn | William Patton snags the defensive board | 22-28 |
| 04:02 | UConn | Darin Trombly misses short on an open driving attempt from the left block | 22-28 |
| 04:00 | UConn | Eugene Gabor grabs the offensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 03:43 | UConn | Darin Trombly misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Richard Bowers - foul #2 on Richard Bowers, team foul #13 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (PG), Marshall Wilcox (SG), Barry Gran (SF), Richard Yeager (PF), Gerard Booth (C) Arnold Bolte, Gregory Simmers, Ralph Toles, Richard Bowers, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | UConn | Dwayne Robert (PG), Scott Wyrick (SG), Glen Ragsdale (PF) Michael Moore, Woodrow Scribner, Eugene Gabor | |
| 03:43 | UConn | Darin Trombly misses the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 03:43 | UConn | Darin Trombly misses the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 03:43 | Villanova | Gerard Booth pulls down the rebound | 22-28 |
| 03:31 | Villanova | Barry Gran hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-28 |
| 03:30 | UConn | Dwayne Robert grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Cota (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Marshall Wilcox (fresh) SF - Barry Gran (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Yeager (fresh) C - Gerard Booth (very tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Dwayne Robert (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Wyrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Patton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Glen Ragsdale (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Darin Trombly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:25 | UConn | William Patton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Blackmon (C) Darin Trombly | |
| 03:14 | Villanova | Charles Cota clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-28 |
| 03:13 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale snags the defensive board | 22-28 |
| 02:47 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Blackmon | 22-30 |
| 02:43 | Villanova | Charles Cota banks in the layup on a great pass from Barry Gran | 24-30 |
| 02:15 | UConn | Dwayne Robert can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 24-30 |
| 02:14 | Villanova | Richard Yeager grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 01:45 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox is called for traveling | 24-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (SG) Marshall Wilcox | |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Scribner (SG) Scott Wyrick | |
| 01:43 | UConn | Charles Cota picks off the pass by Woodrow Scribner in the backcourt | 24-30 |
| 01:36 | Villanova | Charles Cota is hacked by Glen Ragsdale - foul #1 on Glen Ragsdale, team foul #8 | 24-30 |
| 01:36 | Villanova | Charles Cota makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 01:36 | Villanova | Charles Cota makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 01:17 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale drills a jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Richard Yeager - foul #3 on Richard Yeager, team foul #14 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Bowers (PF) Richard Yeager | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Moore (PG), Eugene Gabor (C) Dwayne Robert, Daniel Blackmon | |
| 01:17 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale makes the free throw | 26-33 |
| 00:59 | Villanova | The jumper by Gerard Booth is denied by Eugene Gabor | 26-33 |
| 00:57 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale pulls down the rebound | 26-33 |
| 00:32 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-33 |
| 00:30 | UConn | Michael Moore tips it back up and in | 26-35 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 26-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox (SG), Arnold Bolte (SF), Eric Allen (C) Gregory Simmers, Barry Gran, Gerard Booth | |
| Subs | UConn | Darin Trombly (PF), Daniel Blackmon (C) Glen Ragsdale, Eugene Gabor | |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox connects on the jumper from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Darin Trombly is alone and drills a shot near the basket | 28-37 |