| Lineup | UConn | PG - Michael Porto (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Westmoreland (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alexander Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Tarbox (fresh) 3 pts. C - Louis Hiatt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John McCarthy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brett Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Roy Knudsen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chad Kraus (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson inbounds the ball | 20-24 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Villanova | John McCarthy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 20-24 |
| 19:37 | UConn | Louis Hiatt snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 19:18 | UConn | Louis Hiatt knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Michael Porto | 22-24 |
| 18:52 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 18:50 | UConn | The rebound goes to Louis Hiatt | 22-24 |
| 18:22 | UConn | Alexander Smith buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Brian Westmoreland | 24-24 |
| 18:04 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 18:03 | UConn | Alexander Smith snags the defensive board | 24-24 |
| 17:48 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox blows the layup | 24-24 |
| 17:46 | UConn | Michael Porto pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 17:26 | UConn | Roy Knudsen picks off the pass by Theodore Tarbox | 24-24 |
| 17:09 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Jackson and he's hacked by Alexander Smith - foul #2 on Alexander Smith, team foul #1 | 24-26 |
| 17:09 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson misses the free throw | 24-26 |
| 17:09 | UConn | Louis Hiatt pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 17:02 | UConn | Chad Kraus denies the turnaround by Theodore Tarbox | 24-26 |
| 17:00 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 16:39 | Villanova | Chad Kraus lays it up and in on a great pass from John McCarthy | 24-28 |
| 16:18 | UConn | Louis Hiatt drills a jumper from the right block set up by Alexander Smith | 26-28 |
| 15:58 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-28 |
| 15:57 | UConn | The rebound goes to Louis Hiatt | 26-28 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Michael Porto (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alexander Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Theodore Tarbox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Louis Hiatt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John McCarthy (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brett Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Roy Knudsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Chad Kraus (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | UConn | Louis Hiatt is called for a charge - foul #1 on Louis Hiatt, team foul #2 | 26-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (PG), Jerry Gardner (SG), Paul Jahnke (PF), Gene Edgerly (C) Michael Porto, Brian Westmoreland, Theodore Tarbox, Louis Hiatt | |
| Subs | Villanova | Eric Hearns (SG), Gerald Stokes (SF), Gary Peterson (PF), Rogelio Russo (C) Andrew Jackson, Brett Ferguson, Roy Knudsen, Chad Kraus | |
| 15:18 | Villanova | Gary Peterson connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Eric Hearns and he's fouled by Timothy Walker - foul #1 on Timothy Walker, team foul #3 | 26-30 |
| 15:18 | Villanova | Gary Peterson makes the free throw | 26-31 |
| 15:08 | UConn | Paul Jahnke hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 15:06 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Walker | 26-31 |
| 14:43 | UConn | Paul Jahnke can't throw it down | 26-31 |
| 14:42 | UConn | Alexander Smith snags the offensive board | 26-31 |
| 14:14 | UConn | Eric Hearns takes the ball from Paul Jahnke | 26-31 |
| 13:50 | Villanova | John McCarthy drills a jumper from the right block | 26-33 |
| 13:34 | UConn | Alexander Smith misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 26-33 |
| 13:33 | Villanova | Eric Hearns grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 13:11 | Villanova | Rogelio Russo connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 26-35 |
| 12:46 | UConn | Alexander Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 12:45 | Villanova | Gary Peterson snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 12:24 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Hearns | 26-37 |
| 11:55 | UConn | Alexander Smith loses the dribble to John McCarthy | 26-37 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Timothy Walker (fairly fresh) SG - Jerry Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexander Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gene Edgerly (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John McCarthy (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Hearns (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gerald Stokes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Rogelio Russo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Villanova | Eric Hearns misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-37 |
| 11:31 | UConn | Paul Jahnke gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| 11:14 | UConn | The short jumper by Alexander Smith is denied by Eric Hearns | 26-37 |
| 11:12 | UConn | Timothy Walker snags the offensive board | 26-37 |
| 10:58 | UConn | Alexander Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 26-37 |
| 10:56 | Villanova | Eric Hearns pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 10:29 | Villanova | John McCarthy misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-37 |
| 10:27 | Villanova | Rogelio Russo snags the offensive board | 26-37 |
| 09:59 | Villanova | John McCarthy hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-39 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:44 | UConn | Paul Jahnke misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gerald Stokes - foul #1 on Gerald Stokes, team foul #1 | 26-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Porto (PG), Brian Westmoreland (SG), Louis Hiatt (C) Timothy Walker, Jerry Gardner, Gene Edgerly | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jimmy Johnson (PG), Andrew Jackson (SG), Brett Ferguson (SF), Roy Knudsen (PF), Chad Kraus (C) John McCarthy, Eric Hearns, Gerald Stokes, Gary Peterson, Rogelio Russo | |
| 09:44 | UConn | Paul Jahnke makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 09:44 | UConn | Paul Jahnke misses the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 09:44 | Villanova | Chad Kraus grabs the board | 27-39 |
| 09:27 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson loses the ball out of bounds | 27-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Theodore Tarbox (PF) Paul Jahnke | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 09:06 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Louis Hiatt and the foul's on Andrew Jackson - foul #2 on Andrew Jackson, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| 09:06 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland misses the free throw | 29-39 |
| 09:06 | Villanova | Roy Knudsen pulls down the rebound | 29-39 |
| 08:42 | Villanova | Michael Porto steals it from Chad Kraus | 29-39 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:16 | UConn | Louis Hiatt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Andrew Jackson - foul #3 on Andrew Jackson, team foul #3 | 29-39 |
| 08:16 | UConn | Louis Hiatt makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 08:16 | UConn | Louis Hiatt misses the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 08:16 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Roy Knudsen | 30-39 |
| 07:47 | Villanova | Chad Kraus misses the fadeaway from the left side | 30-39 |
| 07:45 | UConn | The rebound goes to Alexander Smith | 30-39 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Michael Porto (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Westmoreland (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alexander Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Theodore Tarbox (fresh) 3 pts. C - Louis Hiatt (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jimmy Johnson (fresh) SG - Andrew Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Brett Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Roy Knudsen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Kraus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 30-39 |
| 07:20 | Villanova | Jimmy Johnson grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 06:58 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Edgerly (C) Alexander Smith | |
| Subs | Villanova | John McCarthy (PG) Jimmy Johnson | |
| 06:42 | UConn | Louis Hiatt is fouled on the floor by Brett Ferguson - foul #2 on Brett Ferguson, team foul #4 | 30-39 |
| 06:13 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland misses long on a shot in the lane | 30-39 |
| 06:12 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Roy Knudsen | 30-39 |
| 05:43 | Villanova | John McCarthy is hacked by Gene Edgerly - foul #2 on Gene Edgerly, team foul #4 | 30-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (PG), Jerry Gardner (SG), Paul Jahnke (PF) Michael Porto, Brian Westmoreland, Theodore Tarbox | |
| Subs | Villanova | Eric Hearns (SG), Gerald Stokes (SF), Gary Peterson (PF), Rogelio Russo (C) Andrew Jackson, Brett Ferguson, Roy Knudsen, Chad Kraus | |
| 05:22 | Villanova | Rogelio Russo misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-39 |
| 05:20 | UConn | Paul Jahnke pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 04:51 | UConn | Louis Hiatt hits a floater near the basket set up by Jerry Gardner | 32-39 |
| 04:35 | Villanova | Gary Peterson makes the shot near the basket set up by John McCarthy | 32-41 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:17 | UConn | Paul Jahnke is called for 3 seconds | 32-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Porto (PG), Theodore Tarbox (PF) Timothy Walker, Paul Jahnke | |
| Subs | Villanova | Andrew Jackson (SG), Brett Ferguson (SF), Roy Knudsen (PF), Chad Kraus (C) Eric Hearns, Gerald Stokes, Gary Peterson, Rogelio Russo | |
| 03:54 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Chad Kraus | 32-44 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:47 | UConn | Gene Edgerly loses the ball out of bounds | 32-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (PG), Paul Jahnke (PF) Michael Porto, Theodore Tarbox | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Timothy Walker (fresh) SG - Jerry Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Hiatt (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Gene Edgerly (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John McCarthy (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Brett Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Roy Knudsen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Kraus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson is fouled on the floor by Timothy Walker - foul #2 on Timothy Walker, team foul #5 | 32-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Alexander Smith (SF) Louis Hiatt | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 03:03 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 03:02 | UConn | The rebound goes to Paul Jahnke | 32-44 |
| 02:46 | UConn | Alexander Smith misses the dunk | 32-44 |
| 02:45 | Villanova | Chad Kraus gets the rebound | 32-44 |
| 02:41 | Villanova | John McCarthy knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Jackson | 32-47 |
| 02:22 | UConn | Alexander Smith misses the shot from the right wing | 32-47 |
| 02:21 | UConn | Paul Jahnke grabs the offensive rebound | 32-47 |
| 02:10 | UConn | Alexander Smith double dribbles | 32-47 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Eric Hearns (PG), Gary Peterson (PF) John McCarthy, Roy Knudsen | |
| 01:54 | Villanova | Chad Kraus buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Brett Ferguson and he's hacked by Gene Edgerly - foul #3 on Gene Edgerly, team foul #6 | 32-49 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | John McCarthy (PG), Roy Knudsen (PF) Eric Hearns, Gary Peterson | |
| 01:54 | Villanova | Chad Kraus makes the free throw | 32-50 |
| 01:38 | UConn | Timothy Walker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-50 |
| 01:36 | Villanova | Roy Knudsen gets the rebound | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:15 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-50 |
| 01:14 | Villanova | Chad Kraus can't tip it in | 32-50 |
| 01:12 | Villanova | Chad Kraus grabs the offensive board | 32-50 |
| 00:53 | Villanova | Roy Knudsen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:45 | UConn | Paul Jahnke scores on a runner in the paint set up by Jerry Gardner | 34-50 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Jerry Gardner is called for the reach on Andrew Jackson - foul #2 on Jerry Gardner, team foul #7 | 34-50 |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 34-51 |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-51 |
| 00:16 | UConn | Paul Jahnke gets the rebound | 34-51 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Roy Knudsen takes the ball from Timothy Walker | 34-51 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | John McCarthy runs out the clock | 34-51 |