| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Louis Hiatt (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Chester Majors (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Dunn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John McCarthy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brett Ferguson (fresh) C - Kosta Lewandowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Louis Hiatt inbounds the ball | 24-35 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Hiatt | 27-35 |
| 19:43 | Villanova | Claude Williams can't throw it down | 27-35 |
| 19:42 | UConn | Chester Majors grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 19:35 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman is hacked by Claude Williams - foul #3 on Claude Williams, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| 19:23 | UConn | Chester Majors misses the lay-in | 27-35 |
| 19:21 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski grabs the board | 27-35 |
| 18:52 | Villanova | Kevin Dunn is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 27-35 |
| 18:40 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 18:39 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 18:34 | Villanova | Kevin Dunn drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by John McCarthy | 27-37 |
| 18:22 | UConn | Brian Webber is called for traveling | 27-37 |
| 18:04 | Villanova | Claude Williams clanks a jumper from the right block | 27-37 |
| 18:03 | UConn | Louis Hiatt grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 17:43 | UConn | Brian Webber misses the shot from just outside the lane | 27-37 |
| 17:42 | Villanova | Claude Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 17:36 | Villanova | Claude Williams connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by John McCarthy and he's hacked by Chester Majors - foul #1 on Chester Majors, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Jahnke (PF) Chester Majors | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 17:36 | Villanova | Claude Williams makes the free throw | 27-40 |
| 17:18 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman buries a 3 from straight away set up by Louis Hiatt | 30-40 |
| 17:01 | Villanova | Kevin Dunn is hacked by Ronnie Friedman - foul #1 on Ronnie Friedman, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (PG), David Lamb (SF), Jim Ross (C) Ronnie Friedman, Louis Hiatt, Ray Brown | |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Hansen (PG), William Hartwell (PF) Claude Williams, Brett Ferguson | |
| 16:48 | Villanova | William Hartwell misses long on a shot from the left wing | 30-40 |
| 16:46 | UConn | Jim Ross gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 16:41 | UConn | Brian Webber misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kosta Lewandowski - foul #4 on Kosta Lewandowski, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Bailey (SF), Jonathan Wadsworth (C) John McCarthy, Kosta Lewandowski | |
| 16:41 | UConn | Brian Webber makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 16:41 | UConn | Brian Webber makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 16:25 | Villanova | William Hartwell is whistled for a carry | 32-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Coover (SG), Chester Majors (PF) Brian Webber, Paul Jahnke | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:07 | UConn | David Lamb misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-40 |
| 16:06 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| 16:01 | Villanova | Richard Bailey makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Dunn | 32-42 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Coover (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Lamb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Majors (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim Ross (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Arnold Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Dunn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Hartwell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Wadsworth (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | UConn | Chester Majors connects on the jumpshot from the left side and the foul's on William Hartwell - foul #2 on William Hartwell, team foul #3 | 34-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Ray Brown (C) Robert Jones, Jim Ross | |
| Subs | Villanova | Claude Williams (PG), John McCarthy (SF), Brett Ferguson (PF) Kevin Dunn, Richard Bailey, William Hartwell | |
| 15:43 | UConn | Chester Majors makes the free throw | 35-42 |
| 15:21 | Villanova | John McCarthy connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Brett Ferguson | 35-44 |
| 14:53 | UConn | Robert Coover misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 14:51 | Villanova | Jonathan Wadsworth snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 14:37 | Villanova | Jonathan Wadsworth clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-44 |
| 14:35 | UConn | Robert Coover grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 14:24 | UConn | Chester Majors throws it down on a great pass from David Lamb | 37-44 |
| 14:09 | Villanova | Claude Williams is hacked by David Lamb - foul #1 on David Lamb, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG), Louis Hiatt (SF), Paul Jahnke (PF) Robert Coover, David Lamb, Chester Majors | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kevin Dunn (SG) Arnold Hansen | |
| 13:47 | Villanova | Kevin Dunn knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Brett Ferguson | 37-47 |
| 13:21 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-47 |
| 13:19 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Brett Ferguson | 37-47 |
| 13:15 | Villanova | Kevin Dunn clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-47 |
| 13:14 | UConn | Ray Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 13:01 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 12:59 | UConn | Paul Jahnke hits the follow up shot | 39-47 |
| 12:31 | Villanova | John McCarthy knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 39-50 |
| 12:09 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Claude Williams - foul #4 on Claude Williams, team foul #4 | 39-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Jim Ross (C) Ray Brown | |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Hansen (PG), Richard Bailey (SF), William Hartwell (PF), Kosta Lewandowski (C) Claude Williams, John McCarthy, Brett Ferguson, Jonathan Wadsworth | |
| 12:09 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman misses the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 12:09 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 11:44 | Villanova | Kevin Dunn hits a shot from the left wing | 40-52 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Louis Hiatt (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Ross (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Arnold Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Dunn (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Hartwell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kosta Lewandowski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:32 | UConn | Louis Hiatt misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-52 |
| 11:30 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 11:01 | Villanova | Jim Ross steps in front of the Kosta Lewandowski pass | 40-52 |
| 10:44 | UConn | Jim Ross hits a jump hook from the baseline | 42-52 |
| 10:16 | Villanova | Richard Bailey is whistled for traveling | 42-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (PG), Robert Coover (SG), David Lamb (SF), Chester Majors (PF) Ronnie Friedman, Brian Webber, Louis Hiatt, Paul Jahnke | |
| Subs | Villanova | John McCarthy (SF) Kevin Dunn | |
| 09:53 | UConn | Chester Majors dunks the ball set up by Robert Jones | 44-52 |
| 09:49 | Villanova | Richard Bailey can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 44-52 |
| 09:47 | UConn | David Lamb grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 09:39 | UConn | Chester Majors's fadeaway is rejected by William Hartwell | 44-52 |
| 09:37 | UConn | Robert Jones tips it but misses | 44-52 |
| 09:35 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski grabs the board | 44-52 |
| 09:18 | Villanova | Richard Bailey misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 09:16 | Villanova | Richard Bailey misses the tip | 44-52 |
| 09:14 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen tips it but misses | 44-52 |
| 09:12 | UConn | The rebound goes to Chester Majors | 44-52 |
| 09:06 | UConn | David Lamb can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John McCarthy - foul #1 on John McCarthy, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Ray Brown (C) Jim Ross | |
| Subs | Villanova | Claude Williams (PG), Brett Ferguson (PF) Richard Bailey, William Hartwell | |
| 09:06 | UConn | David Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 09:06 | UConn | David Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 08:41 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski misses short on a runner from the right block | 46-52 |
| 08:40 | UConn | Robert Jones grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 08:36 | UConn | David Lamb jams it set up by Robert Coover | 48-52 |
| 08:18 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 48-52 |
| 08:16 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski hits the follow up shot | 48-54 |
| 08:10 | UConn | Robert Coover scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-54 |
| 07:47 | Villanova | Robert Coover steals it from Arnold Hansen | 50-54 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Robert Coover (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Lamb (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chester Majors (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Ray Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Arnold Hansen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John McCarthy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. PF - Brett Ferguson (fresh) 2 ast. C - Kosta Lewandowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:31 | UConn | Robert Jones comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 50-54 |
| 07:29 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 07:08 | Villanova | Claude Williams is fouled on the floor by Robert Jones - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #4 | 50-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Brian Webber (SG), Louis Hiatt (SF), Paul Jahnke (PF) Robert Jones, Robert Coover, David Lamb, Chester Majors | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kevin Dunn (SG), Richard Bailey (SF), Jonathan Wadsworth (C) Arnold Hansen, John McCarthy, Kosta Lewandowski | |
| 06:46 | Villanova | Claude Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 06:44 | UConn | Ray Brown grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 06:15 | UConn | Jonathan Wadsworth steps in front of the Ronnie Friedman pass | 50-54 |
| 05:56 | Villanova | Kevin Dunn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 05:55 | Villanova | Jonathan Wadsworth hits the follow up shot | 50-56 |
| 05:40 | UConn | Brian Webber is hacked by Claude Williams - foul #5 on Claude Williams, team foul #6 | 50-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (PG), Jim Ross (C) Ronnie Friedman, Ray Brown | |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Hansen (PG), John McCarthy (SF), William Hartwell (PF), Kosta Lewandowski (C) Claude Williams, Richard Bailey, Brett Ferguson, Jonathan Wadsworth | |
| 05:33 | UConn | Brian Webber buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Jones | 52-56 |
| 05:14 | Villanova | Brian Webber takes the ball from Kevin Dunn | 52-56 |
| 05:09 | UConn | Louis Hiatt lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brian Webber | 54-56 |
| 04:49 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Hartwell and he's fouled by Louis Hiatt - foul #2 on Louis Hiatt, team foul #5 | 54-58 |
| Subs | UConn | Chester Majors (PF) Paul Jahnke | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 04:49 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski makes the free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:35 | UConn | Chester Majors hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 04:34 | UConn | Chester Majors hits the follow up shot | 56-59 |
| 04:07 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Dunn and he's fouled by Jim Ross - foul #1 on Jim Ross, team foul #6 | 56-61 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Robert Coover (SG), David Lamb (SF) Robert Jones, Brian Webber, Louis Hiatt | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Ferguson (PF) William Hartwell | |
| 04:07 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski makes the free throw | 56-62 |
| 03:45 | UConn | Jim Ross misses long on a 3 from straight away | 56-62 |
| 03:43 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen gets the rebound | 56-62 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Coover (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Lamb (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chester Majors (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Ross (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Arnold Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Dunn (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - John McCarthy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. PF - Brett Ferguson (fresh) 2 ast. C - Kosta Lewandowski (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-62 |
| 03:14 | UConn | Chester Majors gets the rebound | 56-62 |
| 02:50 | UConn | Robert Coover can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-62 |
| 02:49 | Villanova | John McCarthy gets the rebound | 56-62 |
| 02:43 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Arnold Hansen | 56-64 |
| 02:43 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-64 |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG), Louis Hiatt (SF), Ray Brown (C) Robert Coover, David Lamb, Jim Ross | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:19 | UConn | Louis Hiatt misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kosta Lewandowski - foul #5 on Kosta Lewandowski, team foul #7 | 56-64 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jonathan Wadsworth (C) Kosta Lewandowski | |
| 02:19 | UConn | Louis Hiatt makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 02:19 | UConn | Louis Hiatt makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 02:16 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-64 |
| 01:56 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Kevin Dunn | 58-66 |
| 01:38 | UConn | Brian Webber hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-66 |
| 01:37 | UConn | Chester Majors pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 01:30 | UConn | Brian Webber clanks a floater from the right wing | 58-66 |
| 01:28 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 01:28 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| 01:02 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson misses short on a shot from the left wing | 58-66 |
| 01:01 | UConn | The rebound goes to Ray Brown | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | UConn | Kevin Dunn steps in front of the Louis Hiatt pass | 58-66 |
| 00:51 | Villanova | Kevin Dunn lays it in | 58-68 |
| 00:47 | UConn | Chester Majors travels with the ball | 58-68 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (PG), Robert Coover (SG), David Lamb (SF), Paul Jahnke (PF), Jim Ross (C) Ronnie Friedman, Brian Webber, Louis Hiatt, Chester Majors, Ray Brown | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Jones - foul #3 on Robert Jones, team foul #7 | 58-68 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | William Hartwell (C) Jonathan Wadsworth | |
| 00:46 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:46 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:41 | UConn | Robert Coover's pass is intercepted by Arnold Hansen | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Paul Jahnke steals the ball from John McCarthy | 58-70 |
| 00:12 | UConn | William Hartwell picks off the pass by Jim Ross | 58-70 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen runs out the clock | 58-70 |