| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. SG - Paul Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Gines (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Whobrey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Elliston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Demoss (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Pagan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Worth (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Nicholas Rock (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan inbounds the ball | 37-30 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Villanova | Mark Demoss clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-30 |
| 19:44 | UConn | The rebound goes to Thomas Gines | 37-30 |
| 19:16 | UConn | Gene Mackey is whistled for a carry | 37-30 |
| 19:02 | Villanova | James Whobrey is called for the reach on Michael Falk - foul #1 on James Whobrey, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| 18:49 | Villanova | Michael Falk can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 18:48 | UConn | Thomas Gines gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 18:44 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses the jumper in the lane | 37-30 |
| 18:42 | Villanova | Mark Demoss snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 18:34 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan misses badly on a floater near the basket | 37-30 |
| 18:33 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock tips it in | 37-32 |
| 18:17 | UConn | Thomas Gines misses the floater from just outside the lane | 37-32 |
| 18:15 | Villanova | Mark Demoss gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 17:58 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-32 |
| 17:56 | UConn | Thomas Gines gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 17:41 | UConn | James Whobrey's pass is intercepted by Mark Demoss | 37-32 |
| 17:36 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses the easy layup | 37-32 |
| 17:35 | UConn | James Whobrey grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 17:22 | UConn | James Elliston misses the floater from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 17:21 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 17:09 | Villanova | Michael Falk loses the dribble to James Elliston | 37-32 |
| 16:51 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Falk - foul #2 on Michael Falk, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG), Kyle Rohn (SF), Loren Stinson (PF) Paul Davis, Thomas Gines, James Whobrey | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG), Christopher Patterson (SG), Andrew Atkinson (SF), Alexander Lockett (PF), Douglas Colbert (C) Michael Falk, Mark Demoss, Jeffrey Pagan, Clifford Worth, Nicholas Rock | |
| 16:51 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 16:51 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 16:33 | Villanova | Alexander Lockett is hacked by Loren Stinson - foul #1 on Loren Stinson, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| 16:27 | Villanova | Alexander Lockett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-32 |
| 16:08 | UConn | Gene Mackey connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Kyle Rohn | 40-32 |
| 15:54 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado's fadeaway is rejected by James Elliston | 40-32 |
| 15:53 | UConn | Kyle Rohn grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 stl. SG - Robert Charles (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kyle Rohn (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Elliston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rodolfo Mercado (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Atkinson (fresh) PF - Alexander Lockett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Colbert (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Patterson - foul #2 on Christopher Patterson, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Gines (SF) Robert Charles | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Falk (PG), Jeffrey Pagan (SF), Clifford Worth (PF), Richard Wallace (C) Rodolfo Mercado, Andrew Atkinson, Alexander Lockett, Douglas Colbert | |
| 15:30 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 15:30 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 15:07 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan is hacked by Thomas Gines - foul #1 on Thomas Gines, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | UConn | James Whobrey (PF) Loren Stinson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Demoss (SG) Christopher Patterson | |
| 14:59 | Villanova | Michael Falk clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 14:58 | UConn | Kyle Rohn gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 14:45 | UConn | Thomas Gines makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Gene Mackey | 44-32 |
| 14:27 | Villanova | Mark Demoss is whistled for a carry | 44-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (SG) Kyle Rohn | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 14:02 | UConn | Gene Mackey knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by James Whobrey | 46-32 |
| 13:44 | Villanova | Richard Wallace knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Falk | 46-34 |
| 13:24 | UConn | Richard Wallace is called for the reach on James Elliston - foul #4 on Richard Wallace, team foul #3 | 46-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Kyle Rohn (SF) Thomas Gines | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG), Christopher Patterson (SG), Alexander Lockett (PF), Nicholas Rock (C) Michael Falk, Mark Demoss, Clifford Worth, Richard Wallace | |
| 13:04 | UConn | James Whobrey clanks a runner in the paint | 46-34 |
| 13:03 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 12:46 | Villanova | Alexander Lockett drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Rodolfo Mercado | 46-36 |
| 12:23 | UConn | James Elliston drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Paul Davis | 48-36 |
| 12:17 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (PG), Joe Wheeler (SG), Loren Stinson (PF), Ivan Zephier (C) Gene Mackey, Paul Davis, James Whobrey, James Elliston | |
| Subs | Villanova | Andrew Atkinson (SF) Jeffrey Pagan | |
| 11:55 | UConn | Kyle Rohn buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Joe Wheeler | 50-36 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Charles (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Joe Wheeler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kyle Rohn (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Zephier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rodolfo Mercado (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Atkinson (fresh) PF - Alexander Lockett (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nicholas Rock (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Atkinson and the foul's on Loren Stinson - foul #2 on Loren Stinson, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Mackey (PG), Thomas Gines (SF) Robert Charles, Joe Wheeler | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Falk (PG), Clifford Worth (PF) Rodolfo Mercado, Alexander Lockett | |
| 11:27 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson makes the free throw | 50-39 |
| 11:02 | UConn | Kyle Rohn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 50-39 |
| 11:00 | UConn | Loren Stinson grabs the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 10:47 | UConn | Gene Mackey clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 50-39 |
| 10:46 | Villanova | Andrew Atkinson gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 10:29 | Villanova | Ivan Zephier blocks the short jumper by Nicholas Rock | 50-39 |
| 10:28 | UConn | The rebound goes to Loren Stinson | 50-39 |
| 10:22 | UConn | Gene Mackey is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Falk - foul #3 on Michael Falk, team foul #4 | 50-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (SG), James Whobrey (PF), James Elliston (C) Kyle Rohn, Loren Stinson, Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Demoss (SG), Jeffrey Pagan (SF), Douglas Colbert (C) Christopher Patterson, Andrew Atkinson, Nicholas Rock | |
| 10:10 | UConn | James Elliston's floater is tipped away by Clifford Worth | 50-39 |
| 10:09 | UConn | Gene Mackey tips it but misses | 50-39 |
| 10:08 | UConn | Thomas Gines tips it back up and in | 52-39 |
| 09:47 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 52-39 |
| 09:46 | UConn | Gene Mackey gets the rebound | 52-39 |
| 09:32 | UConn | Gene Mackey knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Paul Davis | 54-39 |
| 09:19 | Villanova | Clifford Worth comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 54-39 |
| 09:17 | Villanova | Mark Demoss can't tip it in | 54-39 |
| 09:16 | UConn | Gene Mackey gets the rebound | 54-39 |
| 08:51 | UConn | Mark Demoss steps in front of the Gene Mackey pass | 54-39 |
| 08:47 | Villanova | Mark Demoss lays it in | 54-41 |
| 08:25 | UConn | James Elliston throws it down on a great pass from Thomas Gines | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 08:16 | Villanova | Michael Falk misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Gines - foul #2 on Thomas Gines, team foul #5 | 56-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (PG), Joe Wheeler (SG), Kyle Rohn (SF), Loren Stinson (PF) Gene Mackey, Paul Davis, Thomas Gines, James Whobrey | |
| Subs | Villanova | Alexander Lockett (PF), Nicholas Rock (C) Clifford Worth, Douglas Colbert | |
| 08:16 | Villanova | Michael Falk makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 08:16 | Villanova | Michael Falk makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 08:05 | UConn | James Elliston loses the ball out of bounds | 56-43 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG) Michael Falk | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 07:51 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock loses the ball out of bounds | 56-43 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Patterson (SG), Richard Wallace (C) Mark Demoss, Nicholas Rock | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Charles (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Joe Wheeler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kyle Rohn (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - James Elliston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rodolfo Mercado (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Pagan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alexander Lockett (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:32 | UConn | Kyle Rohn hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 07:19 | Villanova | Alexander Lockett is hacked by James Elliston - foul #4 on James Elliston, team foul #6 | 59-43 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Nicholas Rock (C) Jeffrey Pagan | |
| 07:09 | Villanova | Richard Wallace buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Alexander Lockett | 59-45 |
| 06:51 | UConn | Kyle Rohn misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-45 |
| 06:49 | UConn | Loren Stinson tips it back up and in | 61-45 |
| 06:20 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 06:19 | UConn | James Elliston grabs the defensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 06:13 | UConn | Kyle Rohn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 61-45 |
| 06:12 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Rohn | 61-45 |
| 05:59 | UConn | James Elliston dunks the ball set up by Robert Charles | 63-45 |
| 05:52 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Mackey (PG), Paul Davis (SG), Thomas Gines (SF), James Whobrey (PF), Ivan Zephier (C) Robert Charles, Joe Wheeler, Kyle Rohn, Loren Stinson, James Elliston | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Falk (PG), Mark Demoss (SG), Jeffrey Pagan (SF), Clifford Worth (PF) Rodolfo Mercado, Christopher Patterson, Alexander Lockett, Nicholas Rock | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:37 | UConn | Thomas Gines hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Pagan - foul #2 on Jeffrey Pagan, team foul #5 | 63-45 |
| 05:37 | UConn | Thomas Gines makes the 1st free throw | 64-45 |
| 05:37 | UConn | Thomas Gines misses the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| 05:37 | Villanova | Richard Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 64-45 |
| 05:24 | Villanova | Michael Falk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-45 |
| 05:16 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses the jumper from the right side | 64-45 |
| 05:15 | Villanova | Clifford Worth snags the defensive board | 64-45 |
| 05:11 | Villanova | James Whobrey is called for the reach on Jeffrey Pagan - foul #2 on James Whobrey, team foul #7 | 64-45 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Douglas Colbert (C) Richard Wallace | |
| 05:11 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan makes the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 05:11 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 04:59 | UConn | Thomas Gines knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Ivan Zephier | 66-47 |
| 04:39 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ivan Zephier - foul #1 on Ivan Zephier, team foul #8 | 66-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (PG), Joe Wheeler (SG), Kyle Rohn (SF), Loren Stinson (PF) Gene Mackey, Paul Davis, Thomas Gines, James Whobrey | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG), Christopher Patterson (SG), Alexander Lockett (PF), Nicholas Rock (C) Michael Falk, Mark Demoss, Clifford Worth, Douglas Colbert | |
| 04:39 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan misses the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 04:39 | Villanova | Jeffrey Pagan misses the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 04:39 | UConn | The rebound goes to Ivan Zephier | 66-47 |
| 04:16 | UConn | Kyle Rohn misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Rodolfo Mercado - foul #1 on Rodolfo Mercado, team foul #6 | 66-47 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Andrew Atkinson (SF) Jeffrey Pagan | |
| 04:16 | UConn | Kyle Rohn makes the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 04:16 | UConn | Kyle Rohn makes the 2nd free throw | 68-47 |
| 04:03 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 68-47 |
| 04:01 | UConn | Kyle Rohn snags the defensive board | 68-47 |
| 03:54 | UConn | Andrew Atkinson takes the ball from Ivan Zephier | 68-47 |
| 03:41 | Villanova | Alexander Lockett clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Ivan Zephier - foul #2 on Ivan Zephier, team foul #9 | 68-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Glenn Dalessandro (C) Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 03:41 | Villanova | Alexander Lockett misses the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 03:41 | Villanova | Alexander Lockett makes the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Charles (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Wheeler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kyle Rohn (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Glenn Dalessandro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rodolfo Mercado (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Atkinson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alexander Lockett (fresh) 5 pts. C - Nicholas Rock (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:25 | UConn | Kyle Rohn hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Charles | 71-48 |
| 03:06 | Villanova | Glenn Dalessandro steps in front of the Rodolfo Mercado pass | 71-48 |
| 02:45 | UConn | Loren Stinson scores on a 3 from straight away | 74-48 |
| 02:36 | Villanova | Kyle Rohn swats the short shot by Nicholas Rock | 74-48 |
| 02:34 | Villanova | Alexander Lockett grabs the offensive rebound | 74-48 |
| 02:27 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-48 |
| 02:25 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock misses the tip | 74-48 |
| 02:24 | UConn | Kyle Rohn grabs the board | 74-48 |
| 02:06 | UConn | Kyle Rohn misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 74-48 |
| 02:05 | Villanova | Alexander Lockett snags the defensive board | 74-48 |
| 01:53 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Alexander Lockett | 74-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:24 | UConn | Kyle Rohn is fouled on the floor by Alexander Lockett - foul #2 on Alexander Lockett, team foul #7 | 74-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Ivan Zephier (C) Glenn Dalessandro | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:24 | UConn | Kyle Rohn makes the 1st free throw | 75-51 |
| 01:24 | UConn | Kyle Rohn misses the 2nd free throw | 75-51 |
| 01:24 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Nicholas Rock | 75-51 |
| 01:13 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Andrew Atkinson | 75-53 |
| 00:49 | UConn | Ivan Zephier's floater is tipped away by Nicholas Rock | 75-53 |
| 00:48 | UConn | Kyle Rohn tips it in | 77-53 |
| 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) | |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson is whistled for traveling | 77-53 |
| 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) | |
| 00:13 | UConn | Kyle Rohn makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Charles | 79-53 |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Alexander Lockett is fouled on the floor by Robert Charles - foul #2 on Robert Charles, team foul #10 | 79-53 |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Alexander Lockett makes the 1st free throw | 79-54 |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Alexander Lockett misses the 2nd free throw | 79-54 |
| 00:06 | UConn | The rebound goes to Kyle Rohn | 79-54 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Robert Charles runs out the clock | 79-54 |