| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Northcutt (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jason Auger (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Stansell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Bratt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Hardnett (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Natividad (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Kuster (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett misses long on a runner from the baseline | 32-28 |
| 19:37 | UConn | Ernest Lococo snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 19:33 | UConn | Peter Northcutt is hacked by Joe Bratt - foul #2 on Joe Bratt, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 19:14 | UConn | Peter Northcutt is hacked by Matthew Kuster - foul #1 on Matthew Kuster, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| 18:56 | UConn | Ernest Lococo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-28 |
| 18:54 | UConn | Kevin Stephens tips it home | 34-28 |
| 18:31 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster knocks in the shot near the basket and he's hacked by Ronald Stansell - foul #2 on Ronald Stansell, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 18:31 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster misses the free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:31 | UConn | Ronald Stansell snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 18:09 | UConn | Kevin Stephens misses the 3 from straight away | 34-30 |
| 18:07 | Villanova | Michael Randolph gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:03 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Randolph | 34-33 |
| 17:53 | UConn | Jason Auger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-33 |
| 17:52 | UConn | Ronald Stansell can't tip it in | 34-33 |
| 17:50 | UConn | Peter Northcutt snags the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 17:37 | UConn | Ronald Stansell misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Matthew Kuster - foul #2 on Matthew Kuster, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| 17:37 | UConn | Ronald Stansell misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:37 | UConn | Ronald Stansell misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:37 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 17:14 | Villanova | Joe Bratt is fouled on the floor by Ronald Stansell - foul #3 on Ronald Stansell, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Micheal Kim (C) Ronald Stansell | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:57 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster is hacked by Peter Northcutt - foul #2 on Peter Northcutt, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (SG), Raymond Crank (PF) Joe Bratt, Matthew Natividad | |
| 16:52 | Villanova | Micheal Kim steals it from Stephen Hardnett | 34-33 |
| 16:42 | UConn | Ernest Lococo clanks a 3 from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 16:41 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Micheal Kim | 34-33 |
| 16:25 | UConn | Ernest Lococo can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Charles Holder - foul #2 on Charles Holder, team foul #4 | 34-33 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Cary Presson (PG), James Tomlin (SF), Marcus Scott (C) Michael Randolph, Stephen Hardnett, Matthew Kuster | |
| 16:25 | UConn | Ernest Lococo makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:25 | UConn | Ernest Lococo misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:25 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Marcus Scott | 35-33 |
| 16:05 | Villanova | Raymond Crank misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 16:03 | UConn | Ernest Lococo grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 15:47 | UConn | Kevin Stephens misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 15:45 | Villanova | Charles Holder grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Stephens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Northcutt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Auger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Micheal Kim (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Cary Presson (fresh) SG - Charles Holder (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Tomlin (fresh) PF - Raymond Crank (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Scott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Villanova | Raymond Crank drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Charles Holder | 35-35 |
| 15:20 | UConn | Kevin Stephens makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Auger | 38-35 |
| 15:01 | Villanova | James Tomlin loses the ball out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (PG), Oscar Clark (SG), Ronald Stansell (C) Kevin Stephens, Ernest Lococo, Micheal Kim | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Randolph (PG), Joe Bratt (SG), Stephen Hardnett (SF), Matthew Natividad (PF), Matthew Kuster (C) Cary Presson, Charles Holder, James Tomlin, Raymond Crank, Marcus Scott | |
| 14:38 | UConn | Peter Northcutt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-35 |
| 14:22 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett jams it on a great pass from Michael Randolph | 38-37 |
| 14:03 | UConn | Jason Auger knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Oscar Clark | 41-37 |
| 13:41 | Villanova | Oscar Clark is called for the reach on Matthew Natividad - foul #1 on Oscar Clark, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Stephens (PG), Ernest Lococo (SG) Christopher Buchanan, Oscar Clark | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 13:33 | Villanova | Michael Randolph misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jason Auger - foul #3 on Jason Auger, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| 13:33 | Villanova | Michael Randolph misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:33 | Villanova | Michael Randolph misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:33 | UConn | Ronald Stansell snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 13:10 | UConn | Jason Auger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-37 |
| 13:08 | Villanova | Kevin Stephens steals it from Michael Randolph in the backcourt | 41-37 |
| 13:06 | UConn | Ernest Lococo slams it home on a great pass from Kevin Stephens | 43-37 |
| 12:51 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-37 |
| 12:49 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett snags the offensive board | 43-37 |
| 12:27 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster lays it in on a great pass from Michael Randolph | 43-39 |
| 12:22 | UConn | Ernest Lococo knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Stephens | 45-39 |
| 12:06 | Villanova | Joe Bratt misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 12:04 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett misses the tip | 45-39 |
| 12:03 | UConn | Jason Auger grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 11:44 | UConn | Ernest Lococo buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-39 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Stephens (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Northcutt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Auger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Stansell (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joe Bratt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Hardnett (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matthew Natividad (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Kuster (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Villanova | Michael Randolph knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joe Bratt | 47-42 |
| 11:07 | UConn | Peter Northcutt misses the fadeaway in the paint | 47-42 |
| 11:05 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 10:52 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Jason Auger - foul #4 on Jason Auger, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (PG), Michael Howard (SF), Micheal Kim (PF) Kevin Stephens, Peter Northcutt, Jason Auger | |
| Subs | Villanova | Cary Presson (PG), Charles Holder (SG), James Tomlin (SF), Marcus Scott (C) Michael Randolph, Joe Bratt, Stephen Hardnett, Matthew Kuster | |
| 10:52 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 10:52 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 10:52 | UConn | Micheal Kim snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 10:40 | UConn | Ernest Lococo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Raymond Crank (PF) Matthew Natividad | |
| 10:33 | Villanova | Raymond Crank hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Micheal Kim - foul #1 on Micheal Kim, team foul #7 | 47-43 |
| 10:33 | Villanova | Raymond Crank makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:33 | Villanova | Raymond Crank misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:33 | UConn | Ronald Stansell pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 10:08 | UConn | Ronald Stansell is fouled on the floor by Marcus Scott - foul #2 on Marcus Scott, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| 09:48 | UConn | Ronald Stansell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Stephens (PG), Oscar Clark (SG) Ernest Lococo, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 09:24 | Villanova | Raymond Crank misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 47-44 |
| 09:23 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 09:08 | UConn | James Tomlin is called for the reach on Christopher Buchanan - foul #1 on James Tomlin, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Peter Northcutt (SF) Christopher Buchanan | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Randolph (PG), Joe Bratt (SG), Stephen Hardnett (SF) Cary Presson, Charles Holder, James Tomlin | |
| 08:47 | UConn | Oscar Clark's pass is intercepted by Joe Bratt | 47-44 |
| 08:21 | Villanova | Michael Randolph scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Marcus Scott | 47-47 |
| 08:03 | UConn | Peter Northcutt comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-47 |
| 08:02 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 07:51 | Villanova | Raymond Crank loses the dribble to Micheal Kim | 47-47 |
| 07:31 | UConn | Micheal Kim misses short on a jump hook from close range | 47-47 |
| 07:29 | UConn | Peter Northcutt can't tip it in | 47-47 |
| 07:27 | Villanova | Marcus Scott gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Stephens (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oscar Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Northcutt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Micheal Kim (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Stansell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joe Bratt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Hardnett (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Raymond Crank (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Scott (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 07:08 | Villanova | Marcus Scott misses the tip | 47-47 |
| 07:07 | UConn | Kevin Stephens grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 06:49 | UConn | Peter Northcutt can't finish the layup | 47-47 |
| 06:47 | Villanova | Michael Randolph grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 06:25 | Villanova | Michael Randolph misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 06:24 | UConn | Peter Northcutt grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 06:05 | UConn | Peter Northcutt misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 47-47 |
| 06:04 | Villanova | Raymond Crank pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 05:40 | Villanova | A charge is called on Joe Bratt - foul #3 on Joe Bratt, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (PG), Ernest Lococo (SG), Michael Howard (SF), Jason Auger (PF) Kevin Stephens, Oscar Clark, Peter Northcutt, Micheal Kim | |
| Subs | Villanova | Cary Presson (PG), Charles Holder (SG), James Tomlin (SF), Matthew Natividad (PF), Matthew Kuster (C) Michael Randolph, Joe Bratt, Stephen Hardnett, Raymond Crank, Marcus Scott | |
| 05:26 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 05:25 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 05:08 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad scores on a floater in the paint | 47-49 |
| 04:57 | UConn | Ernest Lococo buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Christopher Buchanan | 50-49 |
| 04:33 | Villanova | Michael Howard is called for the reach on Matthew Natividad - foul #1 on Michael Howard, team foul #8 | 50-49 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Randolph (PG) Cary Presson | |
| 04:33 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 04:33 | Villanova | Matthew Natividad makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 04:22 | UConn | Jason Auger travels with the ball | 50-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Peter Northcutt (SF) Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 04:05 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster misses the lay-in | 50-51 |
| 04:03 | UConn | Ronald Stansell gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 03:36 | UConn | Peter Northcutt hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Buchanan | 52-51 |
| 03:24 | Villanova | Charles Holder is whistled for a carry | 52-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Stephens (PG), Micheal Kim (C) Christopher Buchanan, Ronald Stansell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joe Bratt (SG), Stephen Hardnett (SF) Charles Holder, James Tomlin | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Stephens (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Northcutt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Auger (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Micheal Kim (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joe Bratt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Hardnett (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Matthew Natividad (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Kuster (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:59 | UConn | Ernest Lococo scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 02:45 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-51 |
| 02:23 | UConn | Jason Auger hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 55-51 |
| 02:22 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 02:13 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster's pass is intercepted by Kevin Stephens | 55-51 |
| 02:10 | UConn | Jason Auger slams it home on a great pass from Kevin Stephens | 57-51 |
| 02:04 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster loses the ball out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (SF) Peter Northcutt | |
| Subs | Villanova | Cary Presson (PG), Raymond Crank (PF), Marcus Scott (C) Michael Randolph, Matthew Natividad, Matthew Kuster | |
| 02:02 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Peter Northcutt (SF), Ronald Stansell (C) Christopher Buchanan, Micheal Kim | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Randolph (PG), Matthew Natividad (PF), Matthew Kuster (C) Cary Presson, Raymond Crank, Marcus Scott | |
| 01:52 | UConn | Kevin Stephens scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ernest Lococo | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:33 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 01:32 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Natividad | 59-51 |
| 01:14 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster clanks a jump hook near the basket | 59-51 |
| 01:12 | UConn | Jason Auger grabs the board | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:59 | UConn | Peter Northcutt misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Matthew Natividad - foul #2 on Matthew Natividad, team foul #8 | 59-51 |
| 00:59 | UConn | Peter Northcutt makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:59 | UConn | Peter Northcutt makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Michael Randolph throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (PG), Oscar Clark (SG), Michael Howard (SF), Micheal Kim (PF) Kevin Stephens, Ernest Lococo, Peter Northcutt, Jason Auger | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | UConn | Matthew Kuster is called for the reach on Ronald Stansell - foul #3 on Matthew Kuster, team foul #9 | 61-51 |
| 00:55 | UConn | Ronald Stansell makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:55 | UConn | Ronald Stansell makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 00:48 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Michael Howard - foul #2 on Michael Howard, team foul #9 | 63-51 |
| 00:48 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett misses the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 00:48 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett misses the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 00:48 | UConn | Ronald Stansell snags the defensive board | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | UConn | Matthew Natividad steals the ball from Micheal Kim | 63-51 |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Howard - foul #3 on Michael Howard, team foul #10 | 63-51 |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Stephen Hardnett makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan runs out the clock | 63-53 |