| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Birch (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Sontag (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Demoss (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffrey Pagan (fresh) PF - Clifford Worth (fresh) C - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan inbounds the ball | 30-22 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Villanova | Clifford Worth makes the fadeaway from the left side | 30-24 |
| 19:07 | UConn | James Sontag scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Satsky | 32-24 |
| 19:00 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan lays it up and in set up by Clifford Worth | 32-26 |
| 18:50 | UConn | James Sontag is denied on a layup by Clifford Worth | 32-26 |
| 18:48 | Villanova | Mark Demoss grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 18:30 | Villanova | Michael Falk misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-26 |
| 18:28 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Sontag | 32-26 |
| 18:05 | UConn | John Douglas makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Willie Birch | 35-26 |
| 17:40 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Jeffrey Pagan | 35-28 |
| 17:19 | UConn | Willie Birch can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 35-28 |
| 17:17 | Villanova | Mark Demoss grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 16:55 | Villanova | Clifford Worth clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 16:53 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins tips it in | 35-30 |
| 16:37 | UConn | A charge is called on Paul Satsky - foul #1 on Paul Satsky, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG), Maurice Short (C) John Douglas, James Sontag | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG), Christopher Patterson (SG), Ryan Wilson (PF) Michael Falk, Mark Demoss, Clifford Worth | |
| 16:19 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado buries a 3 from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 16:12 | UConn | Jamie Farrar scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Paul Satsky | 38-33 |
| 15:52 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson's pass is intercepted by Paul Satsky | 38-33 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jamie Farrar (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Birch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gene Mackey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Maurice Short (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rodolfo Mercado (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffrey Pagan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Crimmins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | UConn | Gene Mackey drills a driving attempt in the lane | 40-33 |
| 15:08 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 40-33 |
| 15:06 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado gets the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 14:46 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 14:45 | UConn | Paul Satsky grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 14:39 | UConn | Gene Mackey connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Jamie Farrar | 42-33 |
| 14:12 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado loses the ball out of bounds | 42-33 |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (PG), Kyle Rohn (SF), Loren Stinson (PF), James Sontag (C) Paul Satsky, Willie Birch, Gene Mackey, Maurice Short | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Falk (PG), Mark Demoss (SG), Richard Wallace (SF), Clifford Worth (PF), Nicholas Rock (C) Rodolfo Mercado, Christopher Patterson, Jeffrey Pagan, Ryan Wilson, Christopher Crimmins | |
| 13:57 | UConn | James Sontag hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 42-33 |
| 13:55 | UConn | James Sontag tips it home | 44-33 |
| 13:34 | Villanova | Richard Wallace misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-33 |
| 13:33 | Villanova | Michael Falk grabs the offensive board | 44-33 |
| 13:13 | Villanova | Mark Demoss works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kyle Rohn - foul #1 on Kyle Rohn, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG), Willie Birch (SF) Jamie Farrar, Loren Stinson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 13:13 | Villanova | Mark Demoss makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 13:13 | Villanova | Mark Demoss makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 12:48 | UConn | Willie Birch makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by John Douglas | 46-35 |
| 12:23 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Satsky (SG), Gene Mackey (PF) Robert Charles, Kyle Rohn | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins (C) Nicholas Rock | |
| 12:02 | UConn | Gene Mackey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-35 |
| 11:34 | Villanova | Clifford Worth hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gene Mackey - foul #1 on Gene Mackey, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| 11:34 | Villanova | Clifford Worth makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 11:34 | Villanova | Clifford Worth misses the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 11:34 | UConn | James Sontag grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Birch (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Sontag (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Demoss (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Wallace (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clifford Worth (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:13 | UConn | James Sontag is denied on a layup by Clifford Worth | 46-36 |
| 11:12 | Villanova | Mark Demoss gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 10:53 | Villanova | Mark Demoss hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-36 |
| 10:52 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins tips it home | 46-38 |
| 10:33 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the turnaround from the right block | 48-38 |
| 10:07 | Villanova | Mark Demoss is called for a charge - foul #2 on Mark Demoss, team foul #1 | 48-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG), Kyle Rohn (SF), Maurice Short (C) John Douglas, Willie Birch, James Sontag | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG), Christopher Patterson (SG), Jeffrey Pagan (SF), Ryan Wilson (PF), Nicholas Rock (C) Michael Falk, Mark Demoss, Richard Wallace, Clifford Worth, Christopher Crimmins | |
| 09:45 | UConn | Gene Mackey connects on the shot from the left block set up by Jamie Farrar | 50-38 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 09:29 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson comes up short on the shot from close range but the foul's on Gene Mackey - foul #2 on Gene Mackey, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Willie Birch (SF) Gene Mackey | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 09:29 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 09:29 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 09:10 | UConn | Maurice Short misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Nicholas Rock - foul #1 on Nicholas Rock, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| 09:10 | UConn | Maurice Short makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 09:10 | UConn | Maurice Short misses the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 09:10 | UConn | Kyle Rohn grabs the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 08:54 | UConn | Willie Birch connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Maurice Short and he's hacked by Rodolfo Mercado - foul #1 on Rodolfo Mercado, team foul #3 | 53-40 |
| Subs | UConn | James Sontag (C) Maurice Short | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins (C) Nicholas Rock | |
| 08:54 | UConn | Willie Birch makes the free throw | 54-40 |
| 08:34 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson can't connect on a floater from the right side | 54-40 |
| 08:33 | UConn | James Sontag snags the defensive board | 54-40 |
| 08:11 | UConn | Jamie Farrar misses short on a jumper from the right side | 54-40 |
| 08:10 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson gets the rebound | 54-40 |
| 08:05 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-40 |
| 08:04 | UConn | James Sontag gets the rebound | 54-40 |
| 07:47 | UConn | James Sontag lays it in set up by Jamie Farrar | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 07:35 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Satsky - foul #2 on Paul Satsky, team foul #5 | 56-40 |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (PG), Gene Mackey (PF) Paul Satsky, Kyle Rohn | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Falk (PG), Mark Demoss (SG), Richard Wallace (SF), Clifford Worth (PF) Rodolfo Mercado, Christopher Patterson, Jeffrey Pagan, Ryan Wilson | |
| 07:35 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins misses the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 07:35 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins makes the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jamie Farrar (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Willie Birch (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Sontag (fresh) 15 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Demoss (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Wallace (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clifford Worth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | UConn | Willie Birch is whistled for traveling | 56-41 |
| 06:57 | Villanova | Clifford Worth makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 06:44 | UConn | John Douglas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 06:43 | UConn | Jamie Farrar gets the offensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 06:23 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses the jumper from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 06:22 | Villanova | Clifford Worth pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:59 | Villanova | Richard Wallace drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Falk | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:54 | UConn | Jamie Farrar scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from John Douglas | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:35 | Villanova | Richard Wallace comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-45 |
| 05:33 | UConn | Gene Mackey gets the rebound | 58-45 |
| 05:15 | UConn | Willie Birch blows the dunk but he's fouled by Michael Falk - foul #2 on Michael Falk, team foul #4 | 58-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Satsky (SG), Maurice Short (C) Jamie Farrar, James Sontag | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan (SF), Nicholas Rock (C) Richard Wallace, Christopher Crimmins | |
| 05:15 | UConn | Willie Birch misses the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 05:15 | UConn | Willie Birch misses the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 05:15 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan gets the rebound | 58-45 |
| 04:52 | Villanova | Mark Demoss clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-45 |
| 04:51 | UConn | John Douglas snags the defensive board | 58-45 |
| 04:34 | UConn | Willie Birch connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by John Douglas | 60-45 |
| 04:05 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 60-45 |
| 04:04 | UConn | Maurice Short grabs the board | 60-45 |
| 03:57 | UConn | Willie Birch makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Satsky | 62-45 |
| 03:52 | Villanova | Clifford Worth is hacked by John Douglas - foul #1 on John Douglas, team foul #6 | 62-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG), Robert Charles (SG), Kyle Rohn (SF), Loren Stinson (PF) John Douglas, Paul Satsky, Willie Birch, Gene Mackey | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG), Christopher Patterson (SG), Richard Wallace (SF), Ryan Wilson (PF), Christopher Crimmins (C) Michael Falk, Mark Demoss, Jeffrey Pagan, Clifford Worth, Nicholas Rock | |
| 03:34 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 62-45 |
| 03:33 | UConn | The rebound goes to Maurice Short | 62-45 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jamie Farrar (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Charles (fresh) SF - Kyle Rohn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Maurice Short (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rodolfo Mercado (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ryan Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:11 | UConn | Maurice Short is hacked by Rodolfo Mercado - foul #2 on Rodolfo Mercado, team foul #5 | 62-45 |
| 02:56 | UConn | Maurice Short misses badly on a floater near the basket | 62-45 |
| 02:55 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Christopher Crimmins | 62-45 |
| 02:38 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson misses the lay-in | 62-45 |
| 02:36 | UConn | Robert Charles grabs the defensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 02:32 | UConn | Jamie Farrar comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-45 |
| 02:30 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 02:08 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins hits a jumper from the right wing | 62-47 |
| 02:00 | UConn | Jamie Farrar buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Loren Stinson | 64-47 |
| 01:42 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Christopher Crimmins | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:25 | UConn | Kyle Rohn makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Jamie Farrar | 66-49 |
| 01:10 | Villanova | Kyle Rohn steals the ball from Richard Wallace | 66-49 |
| 00:59 | UConn | Ryan Wilson swats the short shot by Jamie Farrar | 66-49 |
| 00:58 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson snags the defensive board | 66-49 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:52 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Wallace | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:32 | UConn | Robert Charles comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 66-51 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson pulls down the rebound | 66-51 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-51 |
| 00:22 | UConn | Kyle Rohn pulls down the rebound | 66-51 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Jamie Farrar runs out the clock | 66-51 |