| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Weber (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Markham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dima Zigomalas (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ivan Kirst (fresh) 3 reb. C - Doug Edmond (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Ronald Hoard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Buse (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Gillham (fresh) C - Dwight Knox (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas inbounds the ball | 38-17 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Villanova | Doug Edmond misses the jumpshot from the right side | 38-17 |
| 19:40 | Hartford | Donald Buse grabs the defensive rebound | 38-17 |
| 19:34 | Hartford | Donald Buse scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Hoard | 38-20 |
| 19:12 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-20 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:58 | Hartford | David Gillham can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-20 |
| 18:56 | Hartford | Ronald Hoard gets the offensive rebound | 38-20 |
| 18:42 | Hartford | Dwight Knox clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 38-20 |
| 18:40 | Villanova | Doug Edmond grabs the defensive rebound | 38-20 |
| 18:24 | Villanova | Robert Weber misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-20 |
| 18:23 | Hartford | Dwight Knox grabs the defensive rebound | 38-20 |
| 18:06 | Hartford | David Gillham misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-20 |
| 18:05 | Hartford | Dwight Knox tips it but misses | 38-20 |
| 18:03 | Hartford | David Gillham tips it in | 38-22 |
| 17:34 | Villanova | Peter Markham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-22 |
| 17:10 | Hartford | Donald Buse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brian Maxey (SG), Herbert Merkle (PF) Peter Markham, Ivan Kirst | |
| Subs | Hartford | Lucas Hightower (PF) David Gillham | |
| 17:00 | Villanova | Brian Maxey is hacked by Brian Walker - foul #2 on Brian Walker, team foul #1 | 38-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Jackson (C) Doug Edmond | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 16:46 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 38-22 |
| 16:44 | Hartford | Dwight Knox pulls down the rebound | 38-22 |
| 16:29 | Hartford | Brian Walker can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 38-22 |
| 16:28 | Villanova | Robert Jackson gets the rebound | 38-22 |
| 16:21 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle's pass is intercepted by Donald Buse | 38-22 |
| 16:18 | Hartford | Donald Buse lays it in | 38-24 |
| 15:56 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas travels with the ball | 38-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | James McPeak (PG), Peter Markham (SG), Ivan Kirst (PF), Doug Edmond (C) Robert Weber, Dima Zigomalas, Herbert Merkle, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Hartford | Andrew Fitch (PG), Cory Brody (SG), Charles Lippincott (SF), Steven Kaminski (C) Ronald Hoard, Donald Buse, Brian Walker, Dwight Knox | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - James McPeak (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Peter Markham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Maxey (fresh) PF - Ivan Kirst (fresh) 3 reb. C - Doug Edmond (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Andrew Fitch (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cory Brody (fresh) SF - Charles Lippincott (fresh) PF - Lucas Hightower (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Kaminski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Hartford | The short jumper by Charles Lippincott is denied by Ivan Kirst | 38-24 |
| 15:35 | Hartford | Andrew Fitch hits the follow up shot | 38-26 |
| 15:11 | Villanova | The refs have stopped play. Ivan Kirst is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 38-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Herbert Merkle (PF) Ivan Kirst | |
| Subs | Hartford | David Gillham (PF) Steven Kaminski | |
| 15:06 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle can't connect on a floater from the right block | 38-26 |
| 15:05 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 14:45 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by James McPeak and the foul's on David Gillham - foul #2 on David Gillham, team foul #2 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Weber (PG) James McPeak | |
| Subs | Hartford | Ronald Hoard (PG) Cory Brody | |
| 14:45 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle makes the free throw | 41-26 |
| 14:28 | Hartford | Peter Markham is called for the reach on Andrew Fitch - foul #2 on Peter Markham, team foul #1 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Donald Buse (SG), Brian Walker (SF), Dwight Knox (C) Andrew Fitch, Charles Lippincott, Lucas Hightower | |
| 14:22 | Hartford | David Gillham scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Ronald Hoard | 41-28 |
| 14:05 | Villanova | Dwight Knox steals the ball from Peter Markham | 41-28 |
| 13:46 | Hartford | Herbert Merkle is called for the reach on Brian Walker - foul #1 on Herbert Merkle, team foul #2 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas (SF), Robert Jackson (C) Brian Maxey, Doug Edmond | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 13:39 | Hartford | Dwight Knox misses the easy layup | 41-28 |
| 13:38 | Villanova | Robert Jackson pulls down the rebound | 41-28 |
| 13:15 | Villanova | Robert Weber hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-28 |
| 13:13 | Villanova | Robert Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 12:51 | Villanova | Peter Markham misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-28 |
| 12:50 | Hartford | Dwight Knox gets the rebound | 41-28 |
| 12:45 | Hartford | Ronald Hoard makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from David Gillham | 41-31 |
| 12:23 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Weber | 43-31 |
| 12:05 | Hartford | Brian Walker connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald Hoard | 43-33 |
| 11:40 | Villanova | Robert Jackson comes up short on the shot from close range | 43-33 |
| 11:39 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Ronald Hoard | 43-33 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Weber (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Markham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dima Zigomalas (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Herbert Merkle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Ronald Hoard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Donald Buse (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Brian Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Gillham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Dwight Knox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Hartford | Ronald Hoard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-33 |
| 11:32 | Hartford | Donald Buse pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 11:25 | Hartford | David Gillham misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Jackson - foul #1 on Robert Jackson, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | James McPeak (PG), Brian Maxey (SG), Paul Wright (PF), Doug Edmond (C) Robert Weber, Peter Markham, Herbert Merkle, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Hartford | Andrew Fitch (PG), Cory Brody (SG), Charles Lippincott (SF), Lucas Hightower (C) Ronald Hoard, Donald Buse, Brian Walker, Dwight Knox | |
| 11:25 | Hartford | David Gillham makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 11:25 | Hartford | David Gillham makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 11:05 | Villanova | James McPeak connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Maxey | 45-35 |
| 10:47 | Hartford | Andrew Fitch makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 10:28 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas drills a floater from the right side and he's fouled by Charles Lippincott - foul #1 on Charles Lippincott, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Steven Kaminski (C) David Gillham | |
| 10:28 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas misses the free throw | 47-37 |
| 10:28 | Hartford | Lucas Hightower snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 10:11 | Hartford | Lucas Hightower buries a turnaround from close range set up by Andrew Fitch | 47-39 |
| 09:52 | Villanova | James McPeak buries a driving attempt from close range | 49-39 |
| 09:44 | Hartford | Lucas Hightower buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Doug Edmond - foul #1 on Doug Edmond, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Weber (PG) James McPeak | |
| Subs | Hartford | Ronald Hoard (PG), Donald Buse (SG), Brian Walker (SF), Dwight Knox (C) Andrew Fitch, Cory Brody, Charles Lippincott, Steven Kaminski | |
| 09:44 | Hartford | Lucas Hightower misses the free throw | 49-41 |
| 09:44 | Villanova | Doug Edmond pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 09:21 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by Brian Walker - foul #3 on Brian Walker, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Herbert Merkle (PF) Paul Wright | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 09:21 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 09:21 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 09:21 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas misses the 3rd free throw | 51-41 |
| 09:21 | Hartford | Dwight Knox grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 09:04 | Hartford | Donald Buse misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-41 |
| 09:02 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 08:41 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-41 |
| 08:40 | Hartford | Dwight Knox grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 08:15 | Hartford | Dwight Knox misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-41 |
| 08:13 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 07:55 | Villanova | Doug Edmond loses the ball out of bounds | 51-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Peter Markham (SG), Robert Jackson (C) Brian Maxey, Doug Edmond | |
| Subs | Hartford | Steven Kaminski (C) Dwight Knox | |
| 07:39 | Hartford | Brian Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Andrew Fitch (SG) Donald Buse | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Weber (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Markham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dima Zigomalas (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Herbert Merkle (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Ronald Hoard (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Andrew Fitch (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lucas Hightower (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Kaminski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Villanova | Peter Markham misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-41 |
| 07:17 | Hartford | Steven Kaminski pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 07:09 | Hartford | Steven Kaminski can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Jackson - foul #2 on Robert Jackson, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | James McPeak (PG), Paul Wright (PF) Robert Weber, Herbert Merkle | |
| Subs | Hartford | Cory Brody (SG), Charles Lippincott (SF), David Gillham (PF) Ronald Hoard, Brian Walker, Lucas Hightower | |
| 07:09 | Hartford | Steven Kaminski misses the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 07:09 | Hartford | Steven Kaminski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 06:42 | Villanova | Peter Markham drills a 3 from straight away set up by James McPeak | 54-42 |
| 06:30 | Hartford | Charles Lippincott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-42 |
| 06:29 | Villanova | Robert Jackson pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 06:02 | Villanova | Peter Markham buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:38 | Hartford | Charles Lippincott scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Cory Brody and he's hacked by Paul Wright - foul #1 on Paul Wright, team foul #6 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Weber (PG), Brian Maxey (SF), Herbert Merkle (PF), Doug Edmond (C) James McPeak, Dima Zigomalas, Paul Wright, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Hartford | Ronald Hoard (PG), Donald Buse (SG), Dwight Knox (C) Andrew Fitch, Cory Brody, Steven Kaminski | |
| 05:38 | Hartford | Charles Lippincott makes the free throw | 57-45 |
| 05:16 | Villanova | Robert Weber hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-45 |
| 05:14 | Hartford | Dwight Knox grabs the board | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:09 | Hartford | Ronald Hoard is hacked by Robert Weber - foul #1 on Robert Weber, team foul #7 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Brian Walker (SF), Lucas Hightower (PF) Charles Lippincott, David Gillham | |
| 05:09 | Hartford | Ronald Hoard misses the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 05:09 | Hartford | Lucas Hightower gets the offensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 04:53 | Hartford | Donald Buse is called for a charge - foul #2 on Donald Buse, team foul #5 | 57-45 |
| 04:32 | Villanova | Robert Weber drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Brian Maxey | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:18 | Hartford | Lucas Hightower misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Herbert Merkle - foul #2 on Herbert Merkle, team foul #8 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas (SF) Peter Markham | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 04:18 | Hartford | Lucas Hightower makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 04:18 | Hartford | Lucas Hightower misses the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 04:18 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Doug Edmond | 60-46 |
| 03:54 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 60-46 |
| 03:52 | Hartford | Brian Walker snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| 03:36 | Hartford | Lucas Hightower hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 60-46 |
| 03:34 | Villanova | Robert Weber grabs the board | 60-46 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Weber (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Maxey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dima Zigomalas (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Herbert Merkle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Doug Edmond (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Ronald Hoard (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Donald Buse (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Brian Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lucas Hightower (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwight Knox (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Weber | 63-46 |
| 03:05 | Hartford | Brian Walker misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 63-46 |
| 03:04 | Hartford | Lucas Hightower can't tip it in | 63-46 |
| 03:03 | Hartford | Dwight Knox grabs the offensive board | 63-46 |
| 02:58 | Hartford | Donald Buse knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 63-48 |
| 02:39 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 63-48 |
| 02:37 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle tips it back up and in | 65-48 |
| 02:27 | Hartford | Lucas Hightower's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | James McPeak (PG), Peter Markham (SG), Paul Wright (PF), Robert Jackson (C) Robert Weber, Brian Maxey, Herbert Merkle, Doug Edmond | |
| Subs | Hartford | Andrew Fitch (PG), Cory Brody (SG), Charles Lippincott (SF), Steven Kaminski (C) Ronald Hoard, Donald Buse, Brian Walker, Dwight Knox | |
| 02:12 | Villanova | Peter Markham misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-48 |
| 02:11 | Hartford | Charles Lippincott gets the rebound | 65-48 |
| 02:00 | Hartford | Steven Kaminski misses the easy layup | 65-48 |
| 01:59 | Villanova | Robert Jackson gets the rebound | 65-48 |
| 01:53 | Villanova | James McPeak makes the 3 from straight away set up by Robert Jackson | 68-48 |
| 01:39 | Hartford | Cory Brody misses the driving attempt near the basket | 68-48 |
| 01:37 | Hartford | Andrew Fitch pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-48 |
| 01:17 | Hartford | Lucas Hightower misses short on a floater in the paint | 68-48 |
| 01:16 | Villanova | Paul Wright pulls down the rebound | 68-48 |
| 00:50 | Villanova | Lucas Hightower swats the layup by Paul Wright | 68-48 |
| 00:49 | Hartford | Cory Brody snags the defensive board | 68-48 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Hartford | Cory Brody clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-48 |
| 00:44 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Robert Jackson | 68-48 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Peter Markham connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Wright | 70-48 |
| 00:12 | Hartford | Dima Zigomalas steals the ball from Lucas Hightower | 70-48 |
| 00:09 | Villanova | Paul Wright misses the easy layup | 70-48 |
| 00:07 | Hartford | Lucas Hightower snags the defensive board | 70-48 |
| 00:02 | Hartford | Cory Brody can't connect on a floater near the basket | 70-48 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas snags the defensive board | 70-48 |