| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ricardo Morales (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steven Mahoney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Byron Pettigrew (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Maul (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Carson Judy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene May (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Boone (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dwight Buckley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Wiley (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Scott Campbell inbounds the ball | 28-40 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Villanova | Eugene May takes the ball from Scott Campbell | 28-40 |
| 19:11 | UConn | Dwight Buckley clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-40 |
| 19:09 | Villanova | Scott Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 18:43 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Sean Wiley - foul #3 on Sean Wiley, team foul #1 | 28-40 |
| 18:43 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew misses the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 18:43 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew misses the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 18:43 | UConn | Sean Wiley gets the rebound | 28-40 |
| 18:25 | UConn | Ricardo Morales steps in front of the Dwight Buckley pass | 28-40 |
| 17:56 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney's floater is tipped away by Dwight Buckley | 28-40 |
| 17:54 | UConn | The rebound goes to Dwight Buckley | 28-40 |
| 17:49 | UConn | Carson Judy is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 28-40 |
| 17:33 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-40 |
| 17:31 | Villanova | Michael Maul tips it home | 30-40 |
| 17:10 | UConn | Carson Judy drills a 3 from straight away | 30-43 |
| 16:41 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 30-43 |
| 16:39 | UConn | Carson Judy gets the rebound | 30-43 |
| 16:33 | UConn | Dwight Buckley drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Boone | 30-45 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:23 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-45 |
| 16:21 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 16:11 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 30-45 |
| 16:09 | UConn | Sean Wiley gets the rebound | 30-45 |
| 16:02 | UConn | Eugene May misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-45 |
| 16:00 | Villanova | Michael Maul snags the defensive board | 30-45 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ricardo Morales (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steven Mahoney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Byron Pettigrew (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Maul (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Carson Judy (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene May (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Boone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dwight Buckley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Wiley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:44 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Steven Mahoney | 32-45 |
| 15:30 | UConn | Eugene May knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Dwight Buckley | 32-47 |
| 15:07 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ricardo Morales | 34-47 |
| 14:52 | UConn | David Boone misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ricardo Morales - foul #1 on Ricardo Morales, team foul #1 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcel Pickel (PG), Jonathan Woodrum (SG) Ricardo Morales, Scott Campbell | |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG), James Shockley (SG), Kenneth Johson (PF), Orville Brisson (C) Carson Judy, Eugene May, Dwight Buckley, Sean Wiley | |
| 14:52 | UConn | David Boone misses the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 14:52 | UConn | David Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 14:30 | Villanova | Orville Brisson blocks the jumper by Marcel Pickel | 34-48 |
| 14:29 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney grabs the offensive board | 34-48 |
| 14:15 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney misses the jumper from the free throw line | 34-48 |
| 14:14 | UConn | Kenneth Johson gets the rebound | 34-48 |
| 14:00 | UConn | James Shockley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Campbell (SF), Bryan Luther (C) Steven Mahoney, Michael Maul | |
| Subs | UConn | Elijah Hammons (SF) David Boone | |
| 13:38 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-48 |
| 13:27 | UConn | Kenneth Johson scores on a floater from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 13:13 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 13:12 | UConn | Elijah Hammons grabs the board | 37-50 |
| 12:44 | UConn | Elijah Hammons is fouled on the floor by Scott Campbell - foul #1 on Scott Campbell, team foul #2 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Maul (C) Bryan Luther | |
| Subs | UConn | Carson Judy (PG), Eugene May (SG) David Hartman, James Shockley | |
| 12:33 | UConn | Carson Judy knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Elijah Hammons | 37-52 |
| 12:25 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum is called for traveling | 37-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Mahoney (SF) Scott Campbell | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:04 | UConn | Eugene May misses long on a floater from the left block | 37-52 |
| 12:02 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney snags the defensive board | 37-52 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Steven Mahoney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Byron Pettigrew (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Maul (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Carson Judy (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene May (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Elijah Hammons (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Johson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Orville Brisson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:42 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-52 |
| 11:41 | UConn | Kenneth Johson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 11:28 | UConn | Marcel Pickel is called for the reach on Carson Judy - foul #4 on Marcel Pickel, team foul #3 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (PG), Bryan Luther (PF) Marcel Pickel, Byron Pettigrew | |
| Subs | UConn | Dwight Buckley (PF), Sean Wiley (C) Kenneth Johson, Orville Brisson | |
| 11:03 | UConn | Carson Judy clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 37-52 |
| 11:01 | UConn | Elijah Hammons grabs the offensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 10:48 | UConn | Dwight Buckley clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-52 |
| 10:46 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Steven Mahoney | 37-52 |
| 10:42 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 37-52 |
| 10:41 | UConn | Eugene May snags the defensive board | 37-52 |
| 10:24 | UConn | Dwight Buckley is whistled for traveling | 37-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Campbell (SF), Byron Pettigrew (PF) Steven Mahoney, Michael Maul | |
| Subs | UConn | David Boone (SF) Elijah Hammons | |
| 10:07 | Villanova | Bryan Luther hits a driving attempt from the right block | 39-52 |
| 09:47 | UConn | Scott Campbell steals it from Carson Judy | 39-52 |
| 09:28 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Jonathan Woodrum, team foul #4 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Mahoney (SG) Jonathan Woodrum | |
| Subs | UConn | James Shockley (SG) Eugene May | |
| 09:17 | UConn | Dwight Buckley's fadeaway is rejected by Byron Pettigrew | 39-52 |
| 09:16 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew grabs the board | 39-52 |
| 08:54 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 39-52 |
| 08:53 | UConn | The rebound goes to David Boone | 39-52 |
| 08:40 | UConn | Dwight Buckley misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Byron Pettigrew - foul #3 on Byron Pettigrew, team foul #5 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Maul (C) Bryan Luther | |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG), Orville Brisson (C) Carson Judy, Sean Wiley | |
| 08:40 | UConn | Dwight Buckley misses the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 08:40 | UConn | Dwight Buckley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 08:21 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew scores on a shot from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 08:12 | UConn | Dwight Buckley makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from James Shockley | 41-55 |
| 07:52 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales's fadeaway is rejected by Orville Brisson | 41-55 |
| 07:51 | UConn | James Shockley grabs the board | 41-55 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ricardo Morales (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Mahoney (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Scott Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Byron Pettigrew (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Maul (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Hartman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Shockley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Boone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dwight Buckley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Orville Brisson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 07:26 | UConn | Dwight Buckley loses the ball out of bounds | 41-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcel Pickel (PG), Jonathan Woodrum (SG), Bryan Luther (PF) Ricardo Morales, Steven Mahoney, Byron Pettigrew | |
| Subs | UConn | Carson Judy (PG), Eugene May (SG), Elijah Hammons (SF), Kenneth Johson (PF), Sean Wiley (C) David Hartman, James Shockley, David Boone, Dwight Buckley, Orville Brisson | |
| 07:07 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Campbell | 44-55 |
| 06:56 | UConn | Eugene May is hacked by Jonathan Woodrum - foul #5 on Jonathan Woodrum, team foul #6 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (SG) Jonathan Woodrum | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 06:44 | UConn | Scott Campbell is called for the reach on Kenneth Johson - foul #2 on Scott Campbell, team foul #7 | 44-55 |
| 06:44 | UConn | Kenneth Johson makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 06:44 | UConn | Kenneth Johson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 06:24 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 44-57 |
| 06:23 | UConn | The rebound goes to Carson Judy | 44-57 |
| 06:05 | UConn | Carson Judy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 06:04 | Villanova | Bryan Luther grabs the board | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:58 | Villanova | Bryan Luther misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Sean Wiley - foul #4 on Sean Wiley, team foul #2 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew (PF) Michael Maul | |
| Subs | UConn | David Boone (SF) Elijah Hammons | |
| 05:58 | Villanova | Bryan Luther makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 05:58 | Villanova | Bryan Luther makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:40 | UConn | David Boone misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Scott Campbell - foul #3 on Scott Campbell, team foul #8 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Orville Brisson (C) Sean Wiley | |
| 05:40 | UConn | David Boone makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 05:40 | UConn | David Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 05:28 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel's pass is intercepted by David Boone | 46-59 |
| 05:09 | UConn | Eugene May misses short on a jumper from the right block | 46-59 |
| 05:07 | Villanova | Bryan Luther gets the rebound | 46-59 |
| 04:50 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel dunks the ball set up by Ricardo Morales | 48-59 |
| 04:27 | UConn | Byron Pettigrew steps in front of the David Boone pass | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:08 | Villanova | Scott Campbell misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 48-59 |
| 04:06 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 03:53 | Villanova | Orville Brisson is called for the reach on Bryan Luther - foul #2 on Orville Brisson, team foul #3 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Mahoney (SF), Michael Maul (C) Scott Campbell, Bryan Luther | |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG), James Shockley (SG), Elijah Hammons (SF), Dwight Buckley (PF), Sean Wiley (C) Carson Judy, Eugene May, David Boone, Kenneth Johson, Orville Brisson | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:47 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by James Shockley - foul #1 on James Shockley, team foul #4 | 48-59 |
| 03:47 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales misses the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 03:47 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales misses the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 03:47 | UConn | Sean Wiley snags the defensive board | 48-59 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ricardo Morales (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Mahoney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Byron Pettigrew (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Maul (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Hartman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Shockley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elijah Hammons (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Dwight Buckley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Wiley (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:24 | UConn | Elijah Hammons misses the lay-in | 48-59 |
| 03:22 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel snags the defensive board | 48-59 |
| 03:01 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney loses the dribble to Elijah Hammons | 48-59 |
| 02:58 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Carson Judy (PG), Eugene May (SG), David Boone (SF) David Hartman, James Shockley, Elijah Hammons | |
| 02:39 | UConn | Sean Wiley's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG), James Shockley (SG), Elijah Hammons (SF), Kenneth Johson (PF), Orville Brisson (C) Carson Judy, Eugene May, David Boone, Dwight Buckley, Sean Wiley | |
| 02:19 | Villanova | Orville Brisson swats the short shot by Michael Maul | 48-59 |
| 02:17 | UConn | David Hartman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 01:54 | UConn | James Shockley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 01:53 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| 01:46 | Villanova | James Shockley is called for the reach on Marcel Pickel - foul #2 on James Shockley, team foul #5 | 48-59 |
| 01:41 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-59 |
| 01:39 | UConn | David Hartman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:37 | UConn | David Hartman is hacked by Marcel Pickel in the backcourt - foul #5 on Marcel Pickel, team foul #9 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Campbell (SF) Marcel Pickel | |
| Subs | UConn | Stjepan Zagar (PF) Kenneth Johson | |
| 01:37 | UConn | David Hartman misses the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 01:37 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew pulls down the rebound | 48-59 |
| 01:18 | Villanova | Orville Brisson takes the ball from Byron Pettigrew | 48-59 |
| 01:15 | UConn | Elijah Hammons is hacked by Ricardo Morales in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ricardo Morales, team foul #10 | 48-59 |
| 01:15 | UConn | Elijah Hammons makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 01:15 | UConn | Elijah Hammons makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 01:06 | Villanova | James Shockley is called for the reach on Steven Mahoney - foul #3 on James Shockley, team foul #6 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Johson (PF) Stjepan Zagar | |
| 00:54 | Villanova | David Hartman steals it from Ricardo Morales | 48-61 |
| 00:51 | UConn | Elijah Hammons hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Hartman | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:47 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew banks in the layup on a great pass from Ricardo Morales | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:20 | UConn | Elijah Hammons buries a floater from close range and he's hacked by Steven Mahoney - foul #2 on Steven Mahoney, team foul #11 | 50-65 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Elijah Hammons makes the free throw | 50-66 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Scott Campbell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-66 |
| 00:13 | UConn | Orville Brisson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-66 |
| 00:00 | UConn | David Hartman runs out the clock | 50-66 |