| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Rhames (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Banks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leif Preston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew O'Hearn (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Sean Ornstein (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Shanahan (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Patrick Kowalewski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Wilford (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan inbounds the ball | 26-23 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Villanova | Harold Galarza shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Leif Preston - foul #1 on Leif Preston, team foul #1 | 26-23 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Russell Hanson (SF), Mark Hicks (PF) Timothy Shanahan, Patrick Kowalewski | |
| 19:35 | Villanova | Harold Galarza misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 19:35 | Villanova | Harold Galarza misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 19:35 | UConn | Sean Ornstein snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 19:09 | UConn | Leif Preston misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Roy Wilford - foul #1 on Roy Wilford, team foul #1 | 26-23 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Philip Klein (SG), Timothy Shanahan (SF), Cameron Michalowski (C) Harold Galarza, Russell Hanson, Roy Wilford | |
| 19:09 | UConn | Leif Preston misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 19:09 | UConn | Leif Preston misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 19:09 | UConn | Sean Ornstein grabs the offensive board | 26-23 |
| 18:43 | UConn | Sean Ornstein misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 26-23 |
| 18:42 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn misses the tip | 26-23 |
| 18:40 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Mark Hicks | 26-23 |
| 18:26 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 26-23 |
| 18:24 | UConn | Mark Rhames snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 18:09 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn buries a shot in the paint set up by Harold Banks | 28-23 |
| 17:52 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-23 |
| 17:50 | UConn | Sean Ornstein grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 17:23 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn is whistled for traveling | 28-23 |
| Subs | UConn | Jerome Devita (C) Sean Ornstein | |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Harold Galarza (SG), Michael Ornstein (SF), Roy Wilford (C) Jerome Dyal, Philip Klein, Timothy Shanahan, Cameron Michalowski | |
| 17:09 | Villanova | Harold Galarza evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left wing set up by George Willett | 28-26 |
| 16:42 | UConn | Leif Preston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Harold Galarza - foul #1 on Harold Galarza, team foul #2 | 28-26 |
| Subs | UConn | George Huff (SG) Harold Banks | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Russell Hanson (SF), Patrick Kowalewski (PF) George Willett, Michael Ornstein, Roy Wilford | |
| 16:42 | UConn | Leif Preston makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 16:42 | UConn | Leif Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 16:27 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal is hacked by Matthew O'Hearn - foul #1 on Matthew O'Hearn, team foul #2 | 30-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Martin Keaney (SG), Billy Bryant (C) Mark Rhames, Leif Preston | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Ornstein (SF) Russell Hanson | |
| 16:12 | Villanova | Mark Hicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Sean Ornstein (C) Matthew O'Hearn | |
| Subs | Villanova | Russell Hanson (SF), Roy Wilford (C) Michael Ornstein, Patrick Kowalewski | |
| 15:43 | UConn | Sean Ornstein is fouled on the floor by Russell Hanson - foul #2 on Russell Hanson, team foul #3 | 30-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG) Martin Keaney | |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Patrick Kowalewski (PF) Jerome Dyal, Roy Wilford | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Rhames (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Huff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Devita (fresh) PF - Billy Bryant (fresh) C - Sean Ornstein (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - George Willett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Hanson (fresh) PF - Patrick Kowalewski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Hicks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:15 | UConn | The short jumper by Billy Bryant is denied by Patrick Kowalewski | 30-26 |
| 15:13 | Villanova | The rebound goes to George Willett | 30-26 |
| 14:59 | Villanova | Mark Rhames steals the ball from Mark Hicks | 30-26 |
| 14:56 | UConn | Mark Rhames misses the easy layup | 30-26 |
| 14:55 | Villanova | Harold Galarza grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 14:51 | Villanova | Russell Hanson misses the turnaround from the baseline | 30-26 |
| 14:49 | Villanova | George Willett can't tip it in | 30-26 |
| 14:47 | UConn | Sean Ornstein pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |
| 14:19 | UConn | Mark Rhames hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jerome Devita | 32-26 |
| 14:05 | Villanova | Harold Galarza evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 13:47 | UConn | Jerome Devita makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 13:27 | Villanova | Harold Galarza works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 34-29 |
| 13:25 | Villanova | Mark Hicks tips it but misses | 34-29 |
| 13:23 | UConn | George Huff snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 12:58 | UConn | Billy Bryant blows the dunk | 34-29 |
| 12:56 | UConn | Billy Bryant hits the follow up shot | 36-29 |
| 12:37 | Villanova | Harold Galarza shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-29 |
| 12:36 | UConn | Sean Ornstein gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 12:14 | UConn | George Huff misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 12:13 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 12:09 | Villanova | Harold Galarza works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Russell Hanson | 36-32 |
| 11:40 | UConn | George Huff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Martin Keaney (PG), Harold Banks (SG), Leif Preston (SF), Matthew O'Hearn (PF) Mark Rhames, George Huff, Jerome Devita, Billy Bryant | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Philip Klein (SG), Timothy Shanahan (SF), Roy Wilford (C) George Willett, Harold Galarza, Russell Hanson, Patrick Kowalewski | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Martin Keaney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leif Preston (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew O'Hearn (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Sean Ornstein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Klein (fresh) SF - Timothy Shanahan (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Mark Hicks (tiring) 3 reb. C - Roy Wilford (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Villanova | Roy Wilford makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jerome Dyal and he's hacked by Sean Ornstein - foul #2 on Sean Ornstein, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Cameron Michalowski (PF) Mark Hicks | |
| 11:22 | Villanova | Roy Wilford makes the free throw | 36-35 |
| 11:08 | UConn | Harold Banks scores on a jumper from the left block | 38-35 |
| 11:02 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Philip Klein | 38-37 |
| 10:33 | UConn | Leif Preston knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Matthew O'Hearn | 40-37 |
| 10:11 | Villanova | Matthew O'Hearn swats the shot by Philip Klein | 40-37 |
| 10:10 | UConn | The rebound goes to Matthew O'Hearn | 40-37 |
| 09:45 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Cameron Michalowski - foul #1 on Cameron Michalowski, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG), Jerome Devita (C) Martin Keaney, Sean Ornstein | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Ornstein (SF), Mark Hicks (PF) Philip Klein, Cameron Michalowski | |
| 09:45 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 09:45 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 09:24 | Villanova | Michael Ornstein comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-37 |
| 09:23 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jerome Devita | 42-37 |
| 08:57 | UConn | Jerome Devita is fouled on the floor by Roy Wilford - foul #2 on Roy Wilford, team foul #5 | 42-37 |
| Subs | UConn | George Huff (SG), Martin Keaney (SF), Billy Bryant (C) Harold Banks, Leif Preston, Jerome Devita | |
| Subs | Villanova | Philip Klein (SG), Patrick Kowalewski (PF) Timothy Shanahan, Mark Hicks | |
| 08:35 | UConn | Billy Bryant clanks a jumper from the right side | 42-37 |
| 08:33 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn hits the follow up shot | 44-37 |
| 08:16 | Villanova | Michael Ornstein is fouled on the floor by Billy Bryant - foul #2 on Billy Bryant, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (SG), Mark Hicks (PF) Philip Klein, Patrick Kowalewski | |
| 08:04 | Villanova | Mark Hicks comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 44-37 |
| 08:02 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal gets the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 07:55 | Villanova | George Huff picks off the pass by Michael Ornstein | 44-37 |
| 07:39 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Rhames | 46-37 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Rhames (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Huff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Keaney (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Matthew O'Hearn (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Billy Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Ornstein (fresh) PF - Mark Hicks (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Roy Wilford (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Villanova | Martin Keaney picks off the pass by Harold Galarza | 46-37 |
| 07:14 | UConn | Mark Rhames hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Martin Keaney | 48-37 |
| 06:56 | Villanova | Mark Rhames takes the ball from Harold Galarza | 48-37 |
| 06:52 | UConn | Mark Rhames lays it up and in | 50-37 |
| 06:32 | Villanova | Michael Ornstein misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Martin Keaney - foul #1 on Martin Keaney, team foul #5 | 50-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (SG), Leif Preston (SF), Jerome Devita (C) George Huff, Martin Keaney, Billy Bryant | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan (SG), Patrick Kowalewski (PF) Harold Galarza, Mark Hicks | |
| 06:32 | Villanova | Michael Ornstein makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 06:32 | Villanova | Michael Ornstein misses the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 06:32 | UConn | Jerome Devita gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| 06:14 | UConn | Mark Rhames hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jerome Dyal - foul #1 on Jerome Dyal, team foul #6 | 50-38 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Philip Klein (SG) Michael Ornstein | |
| 06:14 | UConn | Mark Rhames makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 06:14 | UConn | Mark Rhames makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:54 | Villanova | Roy Wilford misses the jump hook from close range | 52-38 |
| 05:52 | Villanova | Roy Wilford pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 05:33 | Villanova | Jerome Devita is called for the reach on Jerome Dyal - foul #3 on Jerome Devita, team foul #6 | 52-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Sean Ornstein (C) Matthew O'Hearn | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (SG) Philip Klein | |
| 05:26 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal makes the shot from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 04:59 | UConn | Mark Rhames is hacked by Roy Wilford - foul #3 on Roy Wilford, team foul #7 | 52-40 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Philip Klein (SG) Harold Galarza | |
| 04:59 | UConn | Mark Rhames makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 04:59 | UConn | Mark Rhames makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:51 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal is hacked by Sean Ornstein - foul #3 on Sean Ornstein, team foul #7 | 54-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Martin Keaney (PG), Billy Bryant (C) Mark Rhames, Sean Ornstein | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 04:51 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 04:51 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 04:30 | UConn | Timothy Shanahan is called for the reach on Leif Preston - foul #1 on Timothy Shanahan, team foul #8 | 54-42 |
| Subs | UConn | George Huff (PG) Martin Keaney | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (SG), Russell Hanson (SF) Philip Klein, Timothy Shanahan | |
| 04:30 | UConn | Leif Preston makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 04:30 | UConn | Leif Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 04:21 | Villanova | Roy Wilford blows the layup but the foul's on Billy Bryant - foul #3 on Billy Bryant, team foul #8 | 56-42 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan (SF) Russell Hanson | |
| 04:21 | Villanova | Roy Wilford makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 04:21 | Villanova | Roy Wilford makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 04:19 | UConn | George Huff is fouled in the backcourt by Jerome Dyal - foul #2 on Jerome Dyal, team foul #9 | 56-44 |
| 04:19 | UConn | George Huff makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 04:19 | UConn | George Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 04:03 | Villanova | Roy Wilford comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 58-44 |
| 04:01 | Villanova | Roy Wilford can't tip it in | 58-44 |
| 04:00 | UConn | Jerome Devita grabs the defensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 03:36 | UConn | Jerome Devita can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 58-44 |
| 03:34 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal grabs the board | 58-44 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - George Huff (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Banks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leif Preston (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerome Devita (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Billy Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Shanahan (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Patrick Kowalewski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Wilford (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Villanova | Roy Wilford comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 58-44 |
| 03:21 | UConn | Harold Banks gets the rebound | 58-44 |
| 02:59 | UConn | Leif Preston misses the shot from the right side | 58-44 |
| 02:58 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski snags the defensive board | 58-44 |
| 02:42 | Villanova | Harold Banks steals the ball from Timothy Shanahan | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 02:19 | UConn | Harold Galarza takes the ball from Leif Preston | 58-44 |
| 02:16 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan blows the layup | 58-44 |
| 02:14 | UConn | The rebound goes to Leif Preston | 58-44 |
| 01:51 | UConn | Harold Banks lays it up and in | 60-44 |
| 01:42 | Villanova | Harold Galarza makes the contested fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Patrick Kowalewski | 60-46 |
| 01:36 | UConn | Jerome Devita loses the dribble to Harold Galarza | 60-46 |
| 01:13 | Villanova | Roy Wilford makes the wide open floater from the free throw line | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:10 | UConn | Jerome Devita is hacked by Jerome Dyal in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerome Dyal, team foul #10 | 60-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG), Matthew O'Hearn (PF), Sean Ornstein (C) Harold Banks, Leif Preston, Billy Bryant | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:10 | UConn | Jerome Devita makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 01:10 | UConn | Jerome Devita makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 00:48 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | UConn | Timothy Shanahan takes the ball from Sean Ornstein | 62-51 |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Harold Galarza lays it in on a nice dish by Timothy Shanahan | 62-53 |
| 00:17 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (SG), Leif Preston (SF) George Huff, Jerome Devita | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:15 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn is fouled in the backcourt by Jerome Dyal - foul #4 on Jerome Dyal, team foul #11 | 62-53 |
| Subs | UConn | George Huff (SG), Jerome Devita (SF) Harold Banks, Leif Preston | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:15 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:15 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:15 | UConn | Jerome Devita grabs the offensive rebound | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Mark Rhames runs out the clock | 63-53 |