| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Eric Hearns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Stokes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roy Knudsen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Michael Porto (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Westmoreland (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Alexander Smith (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gene Edgerly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Alexander Smith inbounds the ball | 23-27 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 23-27 |
| 19:37 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland tips it home | 23-29 |
| 19:14 | Villanova | Roy Knudsen is hacked by Gene Edgerly - foul #2 on Gene Edgerly, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| 18:51 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes is hacked by Gene Edgerly - foul #3 on Gene Edgerly, team foul #2 | 23-29 |
| 18:36 | Villanova | Gary Peterson is hacked by Paul Jahnke - foul #3 on Paul Jahnke, team foul #3 | 23-29 |
| 18:13 | Villanova | Gary Peterson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-29 |
| 18:11 | UConn | The rebound goes to Alexander Smith | 23-29 |
| 17:43 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Alexander Smith | 23-31 |
| 17:17 | Villanova | Gary Peterson misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 23-31 |
| 17:15 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson grabs the offensive board | 23-31 |
| 16:58 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-31 |
| 16:56 | UConn | The rebound goes to Paul Jahnke | 23-31 |
| 16:34 | UConn | Michael Porto misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 23-31 |
| 16:32 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland tips it back up and in | 23-33 |
| 16:05 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 23-33 |
| 16:04 | UConn | Gene Edgerly gets the rebound | 23-33 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Eric Hearns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Stokes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Roy Knudsen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Michael Porto (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. SF - Alexander Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Gene Edgerly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | UConn | Alexander Smith makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Gene Edgerly | 23-35 |
| 15:10 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-35 |
| 15:09 | Villanova | Roy Knudsen hits the follow up shot | 25-35 |
| 14:52 | UConn | Eric Hearns is called for the reach on Gene Edgerly - foul #3 on Eric Hearns, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (PG), Jerry Gardner (SG), Mark Barham (SF), Louis Hiatt (C) Michael Porto, Brian Westmoreland, Alexander Smith, Gene Edgerly | |
| 14:31 | UConn | Timothy Walker misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 14:30 | UConn | Paul Jahnke can't tip it in | 25-35 |
| 14:28 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 14:07 | Villanova | Gary Peterson misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Mark Barham - foul #1 on Mark Barham, team foul #4 | 25-35 |
| 14:07 | Villanova | Gary Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 14:07 | Villanova | Gary Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 13:40 | UConn | Paul Jahnke is whistled for a carry | 26-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Edgerly (C) Paul Jahnke | |
| 13:11 | Villanova | Gary Peterson throws it down set up by Eric Hearns | 28-35 |
| 12:45 | UConn | Louis Hiatt can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Andrew Jackson - foul #2 on Andrew Jackson, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Porto (PG) Timothy Walker | |
| 12:45 | UConn | Louis Hiatt misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 12:45 | UConn | Louis Hiatt misses the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 12:45 | Villanova | Roy Knudsen grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 12:25 | Villanova | Roy Knudsen can't finish the layup | 28-35 |
| 12:24 | UConn | The rebound goes to Louis Hiatt | 28-35 |
| 12:02 | UConn | Louis Hiatt travels with the ball | 28-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | John McCarthy (PG), Jimmy Johnson (SG) Eric Hearns, Andrew Jackson | |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Westmoreland (SG), Alexander Smith (SF), Paul Jahnke (PF) Jerry Gardner, Mark Barham, Gene Edgerly | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John McCarthy (fresh) SG - Jimmy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Stokes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Knudsen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Michael Porto (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Westmoreland (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. SF - Alexander Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Louis Hiatt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Villanova | John McCarthy's pass is intercepted by Brian Westmoreland | 28-35 |
| 11:41 | UConn | Alexander Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Brian Westmoreland | 28-37 |
| 11:12 | Villanova | Louis Hiatt swats the shot by John McCarthy | 28-37 |
| 11:11 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 10:45 | UConn | Jimmy Johnson takes the ball from Brian Westmoreland | 28-37 |
| 10:40 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jimmy Johnson | 30-37 |
| 10:17 | UConn | Michael Porto buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Paul Jahnke | 30-40 |
| 09:51 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes is called for traveling | 30-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Eric Hearns (PG), Andrew Jackson (SG), Brett Ferguson (SF), Rogelio Russo (PF), Chad Kraus (C) John McCarthy, Jimmy Johnson, Gerald Stokes, Gary Peterson, Roy Knudsen | |
| Subs | UConn | Jerry Gardner (SF), Gene Edgerly (C) Alexander Smith, Louis Hiatt | |
| 09:22 | UConn | Andrew Jackson steps in front of the Brian Westmoreland pass | 30-40 |
| 09:17 | Villanova | Eric Hearns lays it in set up by Andrew Jackson | 32-40 |
| 08:59 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland can't connect on a runner in the paint | 32-40 |
| 08:58 | Villanova | Rogelio Russo grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 08:30 | Villanova | Eric Hearns misses the jumper from the right side | 32-40 |
| 08:29 | UConn | Paul Jahnke gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 08:12 | UConn | Michael Porto misses the 3 from straight away | 32-40 |
| 08:10 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 07:50 | Villanova | Chad Kraus misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-40 |
| 07:48 | UConn | Jerry Gardner gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Eric Hearns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brett Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rogelio Russo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chad Kraus (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Michael Porto (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jerry Gardner (fresh) PF - Paul Jahnke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Gene Edgerly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | UConn | Michael Porto buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerry Gardner | 32-43 |
| 07:06 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson can't finish the layup | 32-43 |
| 07:05 | UConn | Gene Edgerly grabs the board | 32-43 |
| 06:37 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Rogelio Russo - foul #2 on Rogelio Russo, team foul #3 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | John McCarthy (PG), Gerald Stokes (SF), Gary Peterson (PF), Roy Knudsen (C) Eric Hearns, Brett Ferguson, Rogelio Russo, Chad Kraus | |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (PG), Alexander Smith (PF), Louis Hiatt (C) Michael Porto, Paul Jahnke, Gene Edgerly | |
| 06:37 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland misses the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 06:37 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland misses the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 06:37 | Villanova | Roy Knudsen snags the defensive board | 32-43 |
| 06:17 | Villanova | Roy Knudsen blows the layup but the foul's on Jerry Gardner - foul #1 on Jerry Gardner, team foul #5 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jimmy Johnson (SG) Andrew Jackson | |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Edgerly (C) Brian Westmoreland | |
| 06:17 | Villanova | Roy Knudsen makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 06:17 | Villanova | Roy Knudsen misses the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 06:17 | UConn | The rebound goes to Gene Edgerly | 33-43 |
| 06:03 | UConn | Timothy Walker clanks a shot in the paint | 33-43 |
| 06:01 | Villanova | John McCarthy grabs the board | 33-43 |
| 05:41 | Villanova | Roy Knudsen misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alexander Smith - foul #1 on Alexander Smith, team foul #6 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Westmoreland (SG) Jerry Gardner | |
| 05:41 | Villanova | Roy Knudsen misses the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 05:41 | Villanova | Roy Knudsen makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 05:16 | UConn | Alexander Smith drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Louis Hiatt | 34-45 |
| 04:47 | Villanova | Roy Knudsen misses short on a floater from the left side | 34-45 |
| 04:46 | UConn | Alexander Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 04:23 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alexander Smith | 34-47 |
| 03:57 | Villanova | Roy Knudsen buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Gerald Stokes | 36-47 |
| 03:36 | UConn | Alexander Smith comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Gerald Stokes - foul #3 on Gerald Stokes, team foul #4 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Eric Hearns (PG), Andrew Jackson (SG) John McCarthy, Jimmy Johnson | |
| Subs | UConn | Jerry Gardner (SG), Mark Barham (SF) Brian Westmoreland, Gene Edgerly | |
| 03:36 | UConn | Alexander Smith misses the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 03:36 | UConn | Alexander Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Eric Hearns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Stokes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gary Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Knudsen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Timothy Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Gardner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Barham (fresh) PF - Alexander Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Hiatt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Villanova | Roy Knudsen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-48 |
| 03:06 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Hearns | 36-48 |
| 02:50 | Villanova | Eric Hearns can't finish the layup | 36-48 |
| 02:49 | UConn | Alexander Smith snags the defensive board | 36-48 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:26 | UConn | Louis Hiatt hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Walker | 36-50 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:07 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson misses the 3 from the left corner | 36-50 |
| 02:05 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Knudsen | 36-50 |
| 01:52 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-50 |
| 01:51 | UConn | Mark Barham grabs the board | 36-50 |
| 01:47 | UConn | Louis Hiatt clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Roy Knudsen - foul #2 on Roy Knudsen, team foul #5 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Edgerly (C) Alexander Smith | |
| 01:47 | UConn | Louis Hiatt misses the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 01:47 | UConn | Louis Hiatt makes the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 01:35 | Villanova | Gary Peterson misses long on a shot in the paint | 36-51 |
| 01:34 | UConn | The rebound goes to Louis Hiatt | 36-51 |
| 01:19 | UConn | Louis Hiatt misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Gary Peterson - foul #1 on Gary Peterson, team foul #6 | 36-51 |
| 01:19 | UConn | Louis Hiatt makes the 1st free throw | 36-52 |
| 01:19 | UConn | Louis Hiatt makes the 2nd free throw | 36-53 |
| 01:09 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-53 |
| 01:08 | UConn | Gene Edgerly gets the rebound | 36-53 |
| 00:39 | UConn | Louis Hiatt jams it on a nice dish by Timothy Walker | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Jerry Gardner - foul #2 on Jerry Gardner, team foul #7 | 36-55 |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 37-55 |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:08 | UConn | Andrew Jackson steps in front of the Mark Barham pass | 38-55 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson banks in the layup | 40-55 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Timothy Walker runs out the clock | 40-55 |