| Lineup | UConn | PG - Carson Judy (fresh) SG - Eugene May (fresh) SF - Benjamin Tyler (fresh) PF - Dwight Buckley (fresh) C - Sean Wiley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (fresh) SG - Jonathan Woodrum (fresh) SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) PF - Bryan Luther (fresh) C - Douglas Colbert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Scott Campbell - foul #1 on Scott Campbell, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:13 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:54 | Villanova | Eugene May steps in front of the Marcel Pickel pass | 2-3 |
| 18:39 | UConn | Sean Wiley knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Carson Judy and he's hacked by Douglas Colbert - foul #1 on Douglas Colbert, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 18:39 | UConn | Sean Wiley misses the free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:39 | Villanova | Bryan Luther gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:22 | Villanova | Bryan Luther hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 4-3 |
| 18:20 | UConn | The rebound goes to Benjamin Tyler | 4-3 |
| 18:16 | UConn | Bryan Luther picks off the pass by Carson Judy | 4-3 |
| 17:57 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses the dunk | 4-3 |
| 17:55 | UConn | The rebound goes to Sean Wiley | 4-3 |
| 17:50 | UConn | Carson Judy scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eugene May | 6-3 |
| 17:30 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-3 |
| 17:28 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum grabs the offensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:59 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Bryan Luther | 6-5 |
| 16:46 | UConn | Dwight Buckley is whistled for traveling | 6-5 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (SF), Jamie Bellinger (PF), John Williams (C) Scott Campbell, Bryan Luther, Douglas Colbert | |
| 16:33 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel lays it in on a nice dish by Jonathan Woodrum and the foul's on Carson Judy - foul #1 on Carson Judy, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| Subs | UConn | Orville Brisson (PF), Ivan Zephier (C) Dwight Buckley, Sean Wiley | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:33 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses the free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:33 | UConn | Ivan Zephier pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:13 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler is fouled on the floor by Jamie Bellinger - foul #1 on Jamie Bellinger, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | UConn | Elijah Hammons (SF) Benjamin Tyler | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 15:53 | UConn | Elijah Hammons misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 6-7 |
| 15:52 | Villanova | Jamie Bellinger snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Carson Judy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene May (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elijah Hammons (fresh) PF - Orville Brisson (fresh) C - Ivan Zephier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricardo Morales (fresh) PF - Jamie Bellinger (fresh) C - John Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales is fouled on the floor by Orville Brisson - foul #1 on Orville Brisson, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG), Paul Davis (SG), Sean Wiley (C) Carson Judy, Eugene May, Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Campbell (SF), Bryan Luther (PF), Douglas Colbert (C) Ricardo Morales, Jamie Bellinger, John Williams | |
| 15:09 | Villanova | David Hartman picks off the pass by Scott Campbell | 6-7 |
| 15:04 | UConn | David Hartman lays it up and in | 8-7 |
| 15:00 | Villanova | Scott Campbell is hacked by Paul Davis - foul #1 on Paul Davis, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | UConn | Benjamin Tyler (SF), Dwight Buckley (PF) Elijah Hammons, Orville Brisson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 14:42 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-10 |
| 14:28 | UConn | Paul Davis drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 14:05 | Villanova | Scott Campbell makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 13:51 | UConn | Scott Campbell blocks the short jumper by Dwight Buckley | 11-12 |
| 13:49 | Villanova | Bryan Luther pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:23 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-14 |
| 13:07 | UConn | Sean Wiley clanks a runner in the paint but the foul's on Douglas Colbert - foul #2 on Douglas Colbert, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | UConn | Carson Judy (PG), Eugene May (SG), Elijah Hammons (SF), Orville Brisson (PF) David Hartman, Paul Davis, Benjamin Tyler, Dwight Buckley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (SF), Jamie Bellinger (PF), John Williams (C) Scott Campbell, Bryan Luther, Douglas Colbert | |
| 13:07 | UConn | Sean Wiley misses the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:07 | UConn | Sean Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:43 | Villanova | Eugene May steals it from Jonathan Woodrum | 12-14 |
| 12:39 | UConn | Jonathan Woodrum is called for the reach on Eugene May - foul #1 on Jonathan Woodrum, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | UConn | Ivan Zephier (C) Sean Wiley | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 12:33 | UConn | Carson Judy blows the layup | 12-14 |
| 12:31 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Marcel Pickel | 12-14 |
| 12:27 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 12-14 |
| 12:25 | Villanova | John Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 12:08 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Marcel Pickel and he's fouled by Orville Brisson - foul #2 on Orville Brisson, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | UConn | Stjepan Zagar (PF) Orville Brisson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Campbell (SF) Jonathan Woodrum | |
| 12:08 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales makes the free throw | 12-17 |
| 11:52 | UConn | Eugene May misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 11:51 | UConn | Ivan Zephier gets the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Carson Judy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene May (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elijah Hammons (fresh) PF - Stjepan Zagar (fresh) C - Ivan Zephier (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricardo Morales (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jamie Bellinger (fresh) C - John Williams (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | UConn | Carson Judy comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Scott Campbell - foul #2 on Scott Campbell, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| Subs | UConn | Benjamin Tyler (SF), Dwight Buckley (PF) Elijah Hammons, Stjepan Zagar | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum (SG) Scott Campbell | |
| 11:36 | UConn | Carson Judy makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 11:36 | UConn | Carson Judy makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 11:12 | Villanova | Eugene May picks off the pass by Ricardo Morales | 14-17 |
| 10:59 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler is hacked by Jamie Bellinger - foul #2 on Jamie Bellinger, team foul #7 | 14-17 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Luther (PF) Jamie Bellinger | |
| 10:59 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:59 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:30 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 10:28 | UConn | The rebound goes to Ivan Zephier | 16-17 |
| 10:04 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 16-17 |
| 10:03 | UConn | Dwight Buckley gets the offensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 09:41 | UConn | Eugene May buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Carson Judy | 18-17 |
| 09:12 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Marcel Pickel | 18-19 |
| 09:05 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Carson Judy | 20-19 |
| 08:50 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel is fouled on the floor by Carson Judy - foul #2 on Carson Judy, team foul #5 | 20-19 |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG), Paul Davis (SG), Elijah Hammons (SF), Stjepan Zagar (PF), Sean Wiley (C) Carson Judy, Eugene May, Benjamin Tyler, Dwight Buckley, Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 08:30 | Villanova | Elijah Hammons is called for the reach on Ricardo Morales - foul #1 on Elijah Hammons, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| 08:13 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel's floater is knocked away by Elijah Hammons | 20-19 |
| 08:11 | UConn | The rebound goes to David Hartman | 20-19 |
| 08:04 | UConn | Sean Wiley loses the ball out of bounds | 20-19 |
| 07:35 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 07:33 | UConn | Sean Wiley pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Hartman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Elijah Hammons (fresh) PF - Stjepan Zagar (fresh) C - Sean Wiley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricardo Morales (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bryan Luther (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:28 | UConn | David Hartman makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Paul Davis | 22-19 |
| 07:06 | Villanova | The pull-up jumper by Bryan Luther is blocked by Sean Wiley | 22-19 |
| 07:05 | UConn | Paul Davis snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 06:47 | UConn | Sean Wiley hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Davis | 24-19 |
| 06:26 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-19 |
| 06:25 | UConn | Sean Wiley snags the defensive board | 24-19 |
| 06:18 | UConn | Elijah Hammons double dribbles | 24-19 |
| Subs | UConn | Carson Judy (PG), Eugene May (SG), Benjamin Tyler (SF), Dwight Buckley (PF) David Hartman, Paul Davis, Elijah Hammons, Stjepan Zagar | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 05:51 | Villanova | The jump hook by Ricardo Morales is blocked by Benjamin Tyler | 24-19 |
| 05:50 | UConn | Dwight Buckley grabs the defensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 05:43 | UConn | Carson Judy connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dwight Buckley | 26-19 |
| 05:27 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Ricardo Morales | 26-21 |
| 05:08 | UConn | Eugene May drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-21 |
| 04:45 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-21 |
| 04:43 | UConn | The rebound goes to Benjamin Tyler | 29-21 |
| 04:37 | UConn | Marcel Pickel picks off the pass by Benjamin Tyler | 29-21 |
| 04:34 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel hits the finger roll | 29-23 |
| 04:22 | UConn | John Williams is called for the reach on Dwight Buckley - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #8 | 29-23 |
| Subs | UConn | Ivan Zephier (C) Sean Wiley | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 04:22 | UConn | Dwight Buckley makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:22 | UConn | Dwight Buckley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 04:02 | Villanova | Ivan Zephier is called for the reach on Jonathan Woodrum - foul #1 on Ivan Zephier, team foul #7 | 31-23 |
| 04:02 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum misses the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 04:02 | UConn | The rebound goes to Ivan Zephier | 31-23 |
| 03:41 | UConn | Dwight Buckley misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 31-23 |
| 03:40 | UConn | Carson Judy grabs the offensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 03:21 | UConn | John Williams is called for the reach on Carson Judy - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #9 | 31-23 |
| Subs | UConn | Elijah Hammons (SF), Orville Brisson (PF) Benjamin Tyler, Dwight Buckley | |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Campbell (SF), Jamie Bellinger (PF), Douglas Colbert (C) Ricardo Morales, Bryan Luther, John Williams | |
| 03:21 | UConn | Carson Judy makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 03:21 | UConn | Carson Judy makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Carson Judy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene May (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Elijah Hammons (fresh) PF - Orville Brisson (fresh) C - Ivan Zephier (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jamie Bellinger (fresh) C - Douglas Colbert (fresh) | |
| 02:52 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum's floater is knocked away by Ivan Zephier | 33-23 |
| 02:50 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert gets the offensive rebound | 33-23 |
| 02:35 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-23 |
| 02:34 | UConn | Eugene May gets the rebound | 33-23 |
| 02:20 | UConn | Eugene May comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Jonathan Woodrum - foul #2 on Jonathan Woodrum, team foul #10 | 33-23 |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG) Carson Judy | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (PG) Marcel Pickel | |
| 02:20 | UConn | Eugene May makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 02:20 | UConn | Eugene May makes the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 01:58 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales misses the jumpshot from the left side | 35-23 |
| 01:56 | UConn | Elijah Hammons grabs the defensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 01:44 | UConn | Eugene May can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 01:43 | UConn | David Hartman hits the follow up shot | 37-23 |
| 01:17 | Villanova | Scott Campbell scores on a jumper from the left side | 37-25 |
| 01:05 | UConn | Elijah Hammons misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Scott Campbell - foul #3 on Scott Campbell, team foul #11 | 37-25 |
| Subs | UConn | Carson Judy (PG), Paul Davis (SG), Dwight Buckley (PF), Sean Wiley (C) David Hartman, Eugene May, Orville Brisson, Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcel Pickel (PG) Scott Campbell | |
| 01:05 | UConn | Elijah Hammons makes the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 01:05 | UConn | Elijah Hammons makes the 2nd free throw | 39-25 |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-25 |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Jamie Bellinger grabs the offensive rebound | 39-25 |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Elijah Hammons swats the layup by Marcel Pickel | 39-25 |
| 00:22 | UConn | Sean Wiley snags the defensive board | 39-25 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Carson Judy lays it in on a great pass from Paul Davis | 41-25 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses long on a halfcourt shot | 41-25 |