| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Doucet (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Clarence Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Ornstein (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. C - Roy Wilford (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Russell Hanson inbounds the ball | 38-27 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:42 | Villanova | Harold Galarza shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Johnny Hagedorn - foul #1 on Johnny Hagedorn, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Simmons (PG), Cameron Michalowski (PF) Jerome Dyal, Mark Hicks | |
| 19:42 | Villanova | Harold Galarza makes the free throw | 38-30 |
| 19:31 | UConn | Sean Ornstein misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 38-30 |
| 19:30 | Villanova | Harold Galarza grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 19:05 | Villanova | Clint Simmons is whistled for traveling | 38-30 |
| 18:47 | UConn | Clint Simmons steals it from Johnny Hagedorn | 38-30 |
| 18:30 | Villanova | Harold Galarza clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 18:28 | Villanova | Cameron Michalowski can't tip it in | 38-30 |
| 18:27 | UConn | Sean Ornstein snags the defensive board | 38-30 |
| 18:03 | UConn | David Doucet hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Harold Banks | 40-30 |
| 17:43 | Villanova | Roy Wilford tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Roy Wilford, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Jerome Devita (PF) Clarence Harris | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Mark Hicks (PF), Anthony Granier (C) Harold Galarza, Cameron Michalowski, Roy Wilford | |
| 17:25 | UConn | Jerome Devita makes the shot in the paint set up by David Doucet and the foul's on Mark Hicks - foul #2 on Mark Hicks, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Martin Keaney (SF) David Doucet | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 17:25 | UConn | Jerome Devita misses the free throw | 42-30 |
| 17:25 | Villanova | Mark Hicks gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 16:56 | Villanova | Russell Hanson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-30 |
| 16:55 | UConn | The rebound goes to Sean Ornstein | 42-30 |
| 16:42 | UConn | Harold Banks can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 42-30 |
| 16:40 | Villanova | Mark Hicks grabs the board | 42-30 |
| 16:19 | Villanova | Russell Hanson is called for traveling | 42-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG), George Huff (SG), David Doucet (SF), Clarence Harris (PF), Johnny Willis (C) Harold Banks, Johnny Hagedorn, Martin Keaney, Jerome Devita, Sean Ornstein | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (SG), Daniel Robinson (SF) Clint Simmons, Russell Hanson | |
| 16:06 | UConn | Mark Rhames makes the shot from the right side set up by George Huff | 44-30 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 15:57 | Villanova | Mark Rhames steals the ball from Anthony Granier | 44-30 |
| 15:54 | UConn | Mark Rhames banks in the layup | 46-30 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Rhames (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Huff (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Doucet (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Clarence Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Willis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Granier (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal clanks a floater from the right wing | 46-30 |
| 15:39 | UConn | Johnny Willis grabs the board | 46-30 |
| 15:20 | UConn | George Huff misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-30 |
| 15:19 | Villanova | Anthony Granier grabs the defensive rebound | 46-30 |
| 15:06 | Villanova | Daniel Robinson hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Clarence Harris - foul #2 on Clarence Harris, team foul #2 | 46-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn (SG), Jerome Devita (PF) George Huff, Clarence Harris | |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Simmons (PG), Cameron Michalowski (PF), Roy Wilford (C) Jerome Dyal, Mark Hicks, Anthony Granier | |
| 15:06 | Villanova | Daniel Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 15:06 | Villanova | Daniel Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 14:47 | UConn | Johnny Willis misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Roy Wilford - foul #4 on Roy Wilford, team foul #3 | 46-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (PG), Martin Keaney (SF), Sean Ornstein (C) Mark Rhames, David Doucet, Jerome Devita | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Anthony Granier (C) Clint Simmons, Roy Wilford | |
| 14:47 | UConn | Johnny Willis makes the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 14:47 | UConn | Johnny Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 48-32 |
| 14:18 | Villanova | Daniel Robinson is hacked by Martin Keaney - foul #1 on Martin Keaney, team foul #3 | 48-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Jerome Devita (PF) Johnny Willis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Simmons (PG), Mark Hicks (PF) Jerome Dyal, Cameron Michalowski | |
| 13:59 | Villanova | Mark Hicks misses the lay-in | 48-32 |
| 13:58 | UConn | Harold Banks snags the defensive board | 48-32 |
| 13:38 | UConn | Jerome Devita hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 48-32 |
| 13:37 | Villanova | Clint Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 48-32 |
| 13:26 | Villanova | Mark Hicks scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Robinson | 48-34 |
| 13:15 | UConn | Jerome Devita comes up short on the shot from the left block | 48-34 |
| 13:13 | Villanova | Harold Galarza pulls down the rebound | 48-34 |
| 13:07 | Villanova | Sean Ornstein swats the layup by Anthony Granier | 48-34 |
| 13:05 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn grabs the defensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 12:49 | UConn | Jerome Devita buries a shot from just outside the lane | 50-34 |
| 12:24 | Villanova | Daniel Robinson can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-34 |
| 12:23 | UConn | Sean Ornstein pulls down the rebound | 50-34 |
| 12:17 | UConn | Harold Galarza steals it from Johnny Hagedorn | 50-34 |
| 12:14 | Villanova | Harold Galarza lays it up and in | 50-36 |
| 12:09 | UConn | Martin Keaney hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Johnny Hagedorn | 52-36 |
| 11:49 | Villanova | Clint Simmons is hacked by Harold Banks - foul #1 on Harold Banks, team foul #4 | 52-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG), George Huff (SG), David Doucet (SF), Clarence Harris (PF), Johnny Willis (C) Harold Banks, Johnny Hagedorn, Martin Keaney, Jerome Devita, Sean Ornstein | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Cameron Michalowski (PF), Roy Wilford (C) Clint Simmons, Mark Hicks, Anthony Granier | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Rhames (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Huff (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Doucet (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Clarence Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Willis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Harold Galarza (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Cameron Michalowski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roy Wilford (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Villanova | Harold Galarza shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerome Dyal | 52-38 |
| 11:11 | UConn | David Doucet comes up short on the floater from close range | 52-38 |
| 11:10 | Villanova | Cameron Michalowski gets the rebound | 52-38 |
| 10:54 | Villanova | Harold Galarza can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-38 |
| 10:53 | UConn | Clarence Harris snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| 10:37 | UConn | David Doucet's floater is tipped away by Cameron Michalowski | 52-38 |
| 10:35 | Villanova | Roy Wilford gets the rebound | 52-38 |
| 10:28 | Villanova | Cameron Michalowski makes the wide open shot from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Robinson | 52-40 |
| 10:19 | UConn | Mark Rhames can't throw it down | 52-40 |
| 10:17 | UConn | Clarence Harris tips it in | 54-40 |
| 10:12 | Villanova | Cameron Michalowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Sean Ornstein (C) Johnny Willis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Hicks (PF) Cameron Michalowski | |
| 09:58 | UConn | Clarence Harris connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 09:53 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-40 |
| 09:52 | UConn | George Huff gets the rebound | 56-40 |
| 09:28 | UConn | Mark Rhames is whistled for traveling | 56-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (PG), Johnny Hagedorn (SG), Jerome Devita (PF) Mark Rhames, George Huff, Clarence Harris | |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Simmons (SG) Harold Galarza | |
| 09:15 | Villanova | Johnny Hagedorn steals the ball from Roy Wilford | 56-40 |
| 08:58 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-40 |
| 08:40 | Villanova | Mark Hicks blows the layup but he's hacked by Jerome Devita - foul #1 on Jerome Devita, team foul #5 | 59-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Martin Keaney (SF), Johnny Willis (C) David Doucet, Sean Ornstein | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (SG), Cameron Michalowski (PF) Clint Simmons, Roy Wilford | |
| 08:40 | Villanova | Mark Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 08:40 | Villanova | Mark Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 59-41 |
| 08:40 | UConn | Johnny Willis pulls down the rebound | 59-41 |
| 08:23 | UConn | Harold Banks misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-41 |
| 08:21 | Villanova | Mark Hicks pulls down the rebound | 59-41 |
| 08:11 | Villanova | Cameron Michalowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-41 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Roy Wilford (C) Mark Hicks | |
| 07:52 | UConn | Harold Banks comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-41 |
| 07:51 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jerome Dyal | 59-41 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Keaney (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerome Devita (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Willis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Galarza (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Robinson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Cameron Michalowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Wilford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:44 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal is open and scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Roy Wilford out of a doubleteam | 59-44 |
| 07:29 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Harold Banks | 62-44 |
| 07:13 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal is fouled on the floor by Johnny Hagedorn - foul #2 on Johnny Hagedorn, team foul #6 | 62-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG), David Doucet (SF), Clarence Harris (PF), Sean Ornstein (C) Harold Banks, Martin Keaney, Jerome Devita, Johnny Willis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Russell Hanson (SG), Mark Hicks (PF) Harold Galarza, Cameron Michalowski | |
| 06:59 | Villanova | Daniel Robinson scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Jerome Dyal | 62-46 |
| 06:45 | UConn | Clarence Harris hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Mark Hicks - foul #3 on Mark Hicks, team foul #4 | 62-46 |
| Subs | UConn | George Huff (SG) Johnny Hagedorn | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (SG) Russell Hanson | |
| 06:45 | UConn | Clarence Harris misses the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 06:45 | UConn | Clarence Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 06:45 | Villanova | Mark Hicks gets the rebound | 62-46 |
| 06:29 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-46 |
| 06:28 | Villanova | Roy Wilford snags the offensive board | 62-46 |
| 06:13 | Villanova | Harold Galarza is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (PG) Mark Rhames | |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Simmons (PG) Jerome Dyal | |
| 06:03 | UConn | Harold Banks makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Doucet | 65-46 |
| 05:47 | Villanova | Roy Wilford scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Galarza | 65-48 |
| 05:38 | UConn | George Huff clanks a 3 from straight away but he's hacked by Daniel Robinson - foul #4 on Daniel Robinson, team foul #5 | 65-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Martin Keaney (SF) David Doucet | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Russell Hanson (SG), Cameron Michalowski (PF) Clint Simmons, Harold Galarza, Mark Hicks | |
| 05:38 | UConn | George Huff makes the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 05:38 | UConn | George Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 05:38 | UConn | George Huff makes the 3rd free throw | 68-48 |
| 05:21 | Villanova | Russell Hanson misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 68-48 |
| 05:20 | UConn | Harold Banks snags the defensive board | 68-48 |
| 05:02 | UConn | George Huff is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on George Huff, team foul #7 | 68-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn (SG), Jerome Devita (PF) George Huff, Clarence Harris | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (SG), Mark Hicks (PF) Russell Hanson, Cameron Michalowski | |
| 04:51 | Villanova | Harold Galarza loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 68-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Johnny Willis (C) Sean Ornstein | |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Simmons (PG) Jerome Dyal | |
| 04:43 | UConn | Johnny Willis is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Johnny Willis, team foul #8 | 68-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG) Harold Banks | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG) Clint Simmons | |
| 04:25 | Villanova | Harold Galarza splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 68-48 |
| 04:24 | Villanova | Daniel Robinson tips it back up and in | 68-50 |
| 04:11 | UConn | Jerome Devita drills a jump hook from the baseline | 70-50 |
| 03:56 | Villanova | Harold Galarza shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-50 |
| 03:55 | UConn | The rebound goes to Johnny Hagedorn | 70-50 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:51 | UConn | Martin Keaney knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Mark Rhames | 73-50 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Rhames (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Keaney (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jerome Devita (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Willis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Galarza (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Robinson (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Mark Hicks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Roy Wilford (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:38 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (PG), David Doucet (SF), Sean Ornstein (C) Mark Rhames, Martin Keaney, Johnny Willis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Simmons (PG), Cameron Michalowski (PF) Jerome Dyal, Mark Hicks | |
| 03:13 | UConn | Daniel Robinson swats the shot by Sean Ornstein | 73-50 |
| 03:12 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Roy Wilford | 73-50 |
| 03:06 | Villanova | Roy Wilford splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 73-50 |
| 03:05 | UConn | David Doucet grabs the board | 73-50 |
| 02:39 | UConn | Sean Ornstein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Clarence Harris (PF) Jerome Devita | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Russell Hanson (SG), Mark Hicks (PF) Clint Simmons, Harold Galarza, Cameron Michalowski | |
| 02:25 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal is hacked by Sean Ornstein - foul #3 on Sean Ornstein, team foul #9 | 73-50 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (SG) Russell Hanson | |
| 02:25 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal makes the 1st free throw | 73-51 |
| 02:25 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal makes the 2nd free throw | 73-52 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 01:58 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 73-52 |
| 01:56 | UConn | Sean Ornstein hits the follow up shot | 75-52 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 01:42 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal is hacked by Johnny Hagedorn - foul #3 on Johnny Hagedorn, team foul #10 | 75-52 |
| 01:42 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal makes the 1st free throw | 75-53 |
| 01:42 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal misses the 2nd free throw | 75-53 |
| 01:42 | UConn | Clarence Harris grabs the board | 75-53 |
| 01:16 | UConn | David Doucet misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Daniel Robinson - foul #5 on Daniel Robinson, team foul #6 | 75-53 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Russell Hanson (SF) Daniel Robinson | |
| 01:16 | UConn | David Doucet makes the 1st free throw | 76-53 |
| 01:16 | UConn | David Doucet misses the 2nd free throw | 76-53 |
| 01:16 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Mark Hicks | 76-53 |
| 01:03 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal is open and scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Roy Wilford out of the doubleteam | 76-55 |
| 00:37 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 76-55 |
| 00:36 | Villanova | Harold Galarza grabs the board | 76-55 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Roy Wilford makes the contested runner near the basket | 76-57 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:06 | UConn | David Doucet connects on the floater in the lane | 78-57 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Russell Hanson double dribbles | 78-57 |