| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Demoss (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifford Worth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willie Birch (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) 8 pts. C - James Sontag (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Willie Birch inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | UConn | John Douglas can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 19:40 | UConn | Paul Satsky tips it home | 31-38 |
| 19:20 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins's floater is tipped away by Gene Mackey | 31-38 |
| 19:19 | UConn | The rebound goes to Gene Mackey | 31-38 |
| 19:00 | UConn | Paul Satsky scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Clifford Worth - foul #1 on Clifford Worth, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| 19:00 | UConn | Paul Satsky makes the free throw | 31-41 |
| 18:38 | Villanova | Mark Demoss can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Douglas - foul #1 on John Douglas, team foul #1 | 31-41 |
| 18:38 | Villanova | Mark Demoss makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 18:38 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 18:38 | UConn | Gene Mackey grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 18:15 | UConn | Gene Mackey hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by John Douglas | 32-43 |
| 17:54 | Villanova | Clifford Worth knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Michael Falk | 34-43 |
| 17:47 | UConn | James Sontag can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 34-43 |
| 17:46 | Villanova | Mark Demoss snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 17:17 | Villanova | Mark Demoss comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 34-43 |
| 17:16 | UConn | Paul Satsky grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 17:01 | UConn | Willie Birch is fouled on the floor by Clifford Worth - foul #2 on Clifford Worth, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG), Jeffrey Pagan (SF) Michael Falk, Richard Wallace | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG), Maurice Short (C) John Douglas, James Sontag | |
| 16:53 | UConn | Paul Satsky is hacked by Rodolfo Mercado - foul #3 on Rodolfo Mercado, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Patterson (PG), Nicholas Rock (C) Rodolfo Mercado, Christopher Crimmins | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 16:32 | UConn | Paul Satsky is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Rock - foul #1 on Nicholas Rock, team foul #4 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Kyle Rohn (PF) Gene Mackey | |
| 16:20 | UConn | Willie Birch's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Pagan | 34-43 |
| 15:56 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-43 |
| 15:55 | UConn | Maurice Short snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Mark Demoss (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Pagan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Worth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Rock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jamie Farrar (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Satsky (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willie Birch (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kyle Rohn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Maurice Short (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | UConn | Willie Birch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Nicholas Rock - foul #2 on Nicholas Rock, team foul #5 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Falk (PG), Christopher Crimmins (C) Christopher Patterson, Nicholas Rock | |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (PG), Gene Mackey (PF), James Sontag (C) Paul Satsky, Kyle Rohn, Maurice Short | |
| 15:26 | UConn | Willie Birch makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 15:26 | UConn | Willie Birch makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 15:08 | Villanova | Mark Demoss is fouled on the floor by Jamie Farrar - foul #1 on Jamie Farrar, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Wallace (SF) Jeffrey Pagan | |
| Subs | UConn | Kyle Rohn (SF) Willie Birch | |
| 14:54 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-45 |
| 14:53 | UConn | Kyle Rohn gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| 14:42 | UConn | John Douglas misses the 3 from the left wing | 34-45 |
| 14:40 | Villanova | Mark Demoss pulls down the rebound | 34-45 |
| 14:11 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Falk and he's fouled by John Douglas - foul #2 on John Douglas, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Satsky (SG), Willie Birch (SF) Jamie Farrar, Kyle Rohn | |
| 14:11 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins makes the free throw | 37-45 |
| 13:57 | UConn | Paul Satsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-45 |
| 13:34 | Villanova | Richard Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Patterson (SG), Jeffrey Pagan (SF), Ryan Wilson (PF) Mark Demoss, Richard Wallace, Clifford Worth | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 13:17 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ryan Wilson - foul #1 on Ryan Wilson, team foul #6 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG) Michael Falk | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 13:17 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 13:17 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 12:51 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 12:49 | UConn | Gene Mackey snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 12:29 | UConn | Christopher Patterson is called for the reach on Paul Satsky - foul #1 on Christopher Patterson, team foul #7 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clifford Worth (PF), Nicholas Rock (C) Ryan Wilson, Christopher Crimmins | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG), Kyle Rohn (PF) John Douglas, Gene Mackey | |
| 12:29 | UConn | Paul Satsky makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 12:29 | UConn | Paul Satsky makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 12:02 | Villanova | Kyle Rohn denies the turnaround by Rodolfo Mercado | 37-48 |
| 12:01 | UConn | Paul Satsky snags the defensive board | 37-48 |
| 11:45 | UConn | Willie Birch can't finish the layup | 37-48 |
| 11:44 | UConn | James Sontag tips it home | 37-50 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rodolfo Mercado (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Pagan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Worth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Rock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jamie Farrar (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willie Birch (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kyle Rohn (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Sontag (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:26 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock misses the dunk attempt | 37-50 |
| 11:24 | UConn | James Sontag pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| 11:02 | UConn | Jamie Farrar comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Rodolfo Mercado - foul #4 on Rodolfo Mercado, team foul #8 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Falk (PG), Mark Demoss (SG), Richard Wallace (SF), Ryan Wilson (PF), Christopher Crimmins (C) Rodolfo Mercado, Christopher Patterson, Jeffrey Pagan, Clifford Worth, Nicholas Rock | |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (PG), Gene Mackey (PF), Maurice Short (C) Paul Satsky, Willie Birch, James Sontag | |
| 11:02 | UConn | Jamie Farrar makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 11:02 | UConn | Jamie Farrar makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 10:44 | Villanova | Richard Wallace is hacked by Maurice Short - foul #3 on Maurice Short, team foul #4 | 37-52 |
| 10:29 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 37-52 |
| 10:28 | UConn | The rebound goes to Kyle Rohn | 37-52 |
| 10:07 | UConn | John Douglas misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-52 |
| 10:06 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson snags the defensive board | 37-52 |
| 09:49 | Villanova | Richard Wallace clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-52 |
| 09:48 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins tips it back up and in | 39-52 |
| 09:26 | UConn | Gene Mackey comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Ryan Wilson - foul #2 on Ryan Wilson, team foul #9 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clifford Worth (PF) Ryan Wilson | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Satsky (SG), Willie Birch (SF), James Sontag (C) Jamie Farrar, Kyle Rohn, Maurice Short | |
| 09:26 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 09:26 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 09:26 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins gets the rebound | 39-53 |
| 09:09 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 09:08 | Villanova | Clifford Worth pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 08:42 | Villanova | Michael Falk hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 39-53 |
| 08:40 | Villanova | Clifford Worth can't tip it in | 39-53 |
| 08:38 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins grabs the offensive board | 39-53 |
| 08:25 | Villanova | Mark Demoss can't finish the layup | 39-53 |
| 08:23 | UConn | James Sontag gets the rebound | 39-53 |
| 07:59 | UConn | Willie Birch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 39-53 |
| 07:57 | Villanova | Clifford Worth pulls down the rebound | 39-53 |
| 07:51 | Villanova | Richard Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG), Jeffrey Pagan (SF), Nicholas Rock (C) Michael Falk, Richard Wallace, Christopher Crimmins | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG), Kyle Rohn (PF) John Douglas, Gene Mackey | |
| 07:43 | UConn | Jeffrey Pagan steals it from Kyle Rohn | 39-53 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rodolfo Mercado (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Mark Demoss (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Pagan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clifford Worth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Rock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jamie Farrar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willie Birch (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kyle Rohn (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Sontag (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Villanova | Mark Demoss buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Clifford Worth | 42-53 |
| 07:22 | UConn | Jamie Farrar clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Rodolfo Mercado - foul #5 on Rodolfo Mercado, team foul #10 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Falk (PG), Christopher Patterson (SG) Rodolfo Mercado, Mark Demoss | |
| Subs | UConn | Maurice Short (C) James Sontag | |
| 07:22 | UConn | Jamie Farrar makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 07:22 | UConn | Jamie Farrar makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 06:55 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-55 |
| 06:54 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jamie Farrar | 42-55 |
| 06:50 | UConn | Willie Birch misses the easy layup | 42-55 |
| 06:49 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock gets the rebound | 42-55 |
| 06:21 | Villanova | Clifford Worth misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-55 |
| 06:20 | Villanova | Clifford Worth tips it home | 44-55 |
| 05:56 | UConn | Willie Birch is fouled on the floor by Clifford Worth - foul #3 on Clifford Worth, team foul #11 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Demoss (SG), Richard Wallace (SF), Ryan Wilson (PF), Christopher Crimmins (C) Michael Falk, Jeffrey Pagan, Clifford Worth, Nicholas Rock | |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (PG), Gene Mackey (PF), James Sontag (C) Jamie Farrar, Kyle Rohn, Maurice Short | |
| 05:56 | UConn | Willie Birch makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 05:56 | UConn | Willie Birch makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:41 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson's pass is intercepted by James Sontag | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:29 | UConn | John Douglas misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-57 |
| 05:28 | UConn | Willie Birch tips it but misses | 44-57 |
| 05:27 | UConn | Gene Mackey snags the offensive board | 44-57 |
| 05:14 | UConn | Paul Satsky scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Douglas and the foul's on Richard Wallace - foul #1 on Richard Wallace, team foul #12 | 44-60 |
| 05:14 | UConn | Paul Satsky makes the free throw | 44-61 |
| 04:57 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-61 |
| 04:56 | UConn | Gene Mackey pulls down the rebound | 44-61 |
| 04:51 | UConn | John Douglas misses long on a shot in the paint | 44-61 |
| 04:49 | UConn | John Douglas pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-61 |
| 04:39 | UConn | Gene Mackey hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by John Douglas | 44-63 |
| 04:26 | Villanova | Richard Wallace misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by John Douglas - foul #3 on John Douglas, team foul #5 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Falk (PG) Christopher Patterson | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG), Robert Charles (SG), Kyle Rohn (SF), Loren Stinson (PF), Maurice Short (C) John Douglas, Paul Satsky, Willie Birch, Gene Mackey, James Sontag | |
| 04:26 | Villanova | Richard Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 04:26 | Villanova | Richard Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 04:05 | UConn | Jamie Farrar can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-63 |
| 04:03 | Villanova | Richard Wallace gets the rebound | 46-63 |
| 03:51 | Villanova | Richard Wallace misses the lay-in | 46-63 |
| 03:50 | UConn | The rebound goes to Kyle Rohn | 46-63 |
| 03:44 | UConn | Jamie Farrar buries a jumper in the lane set up by Loren Stinson | 46-65 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mark Demoss (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Wallace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ryan Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jamie Farrar (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Charles (fresh) SF - Kyle Rohn (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) C - Maurice Short (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Villanova | Richard Wallace misses long on a shot from the right wing | 46-65 |
| 03:29 | UConn | Loren Stinson grabs the board | 46-65 |
| 03:24 | UConn | Robert Charles is hacked by Richard Wallace - foul #2 on Richard Wallace, team foul #13 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Patterson (SG), Jeffrey Pagan (SF), Clifford Worth (PF) Mark Demoss, Richard Wallace, Ryan Wilson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:24 | UConn | Robert Charles makes the 1st free throw | 46-66 |
| 03:24 | UConn | Robert Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 46-67 |
| 03:09 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins double dribbles | 46-67 |
| 02:50 | UConn | Jamie Farrar is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jamie Farrar, team foul #6 | 46-67 |
| 02:42 | Villanova | Loren Stinson steals it from Clifford Worth | 46-67 |
| 02:29 | UConn | Kyle Rohn comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 46-67 |
| 02:28 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan snags the defensive board | 46-67 |
| 02:12 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-67 |
| 02:11 | Villanova | Clifford Worth tips it in | 48-67 |
| 01:57 | UConn | Kyle Rohn misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 48-67 |
| 01:55 | UConn | Maurice Short grabs the offensive rebound | 48-67 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:34 | UConn | Maurice Short banks in the layup set up by Robert Charles and he's hacked by Jeffrey Pagan - foul #3 on Jeffrey Pagan, team foul #14 | 48-69 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Demoss (SG), Richard Wallace (SF) Christopher Patterson, Jeffrey Pagan | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:34 | UConn | Maurice Short makes the free throw | 48-70 |
| 01:30 | Villanova | Michael Falk throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-70 |
| 01:07 | UConn | Kyle Rohn misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Wallace - foul #3 on Richard Wallace, team foul #15 | 48-70 |
| 01:07 | UConn | Kyle Rohn misses the 1st free throw | 48-70 |
| 01:07 | UConn | Kyle Rohn makes the 2nd free throw | 48-71 |
| 00:58 | Villanova | Clifford Worth misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-71 |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins grabs the offensive rebound | 48-71 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:52 | Villanova | Clifford Worth's pass is intercepted by Robert Charles | 48-71 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:23 | UConn | Jamie Farrar misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 48-71 |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Richard Wallace gets the rebound | 48-71 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Jamie Farrar is called for the reach on Mark Demoss - foul #3 on Jamie Farrar, team foul #7 | 48-71 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Mark Demoss makes the 1st free throw | 49-71 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Mark Demoss makes the 2nd free throw | 50-71 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Jamie Farrar runs out the clock | 50-71 |