| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Timothy Davis (fresh) SG - Robert Holloway (fresh) SF - Guadalupe Flores (fresh) PF - Michael Bratten (fresh) C - Patrick Kuhn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Keith Acres (fresh) SG - William Latch (fresh) SF - Matthew Eastin (fresh) PF - Brendan Milstein (fresh) C - James Hill (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Villanova | Michael Bratten misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Brendan Milstein - foul #1 on Brendan Milstein, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Villanova | Michael Bratten misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Villanova | Michael Bratten misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | UConn | Brendan Milstein pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | UConn | Keith Acres drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Brendan Milstein | 0-3 |
| 18:55 | Villanova | Timothy Davis loses the dribble to Keith Acres | 0-3 |
| 18:51 | UConn | Keith Acres hits the finger roll | 0-5 |
| 18:24 | Villanova | Guadalupe Flores clanks a turnaround from close range | 0-5 |
| 18:22 | UConn | James Hill snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:16 | UConn | James Hill can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-5 |
| 18:14 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Guadalupe Flores | 0-5 |
| 17:57 | Villanova | William Latch is called for the reach on Robert Holloway - foul #1 on William Latch, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Villanova | Douglas Lewandoski (SG), Terrell Grant (PF), Jason Priest (C) Robert Holloway, Michael Bratten, Patrick Kuhn | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 17:34 | Villanova | Douglas Lewandoski knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 17:29 | UConn | Brendan Milstein is hacked by Guadalupe Flores - foul #1 on Guadalupe Flores, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Holloway (PG), Michael Bratten (PF) Timothy Davis, Guadalupe Flores | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 17:21 | UConn | The pull-up jumper by Matthew Eastin is blocked by Jason Priest | 3-5 |
| 17:20 | UConn | Brendan Milstein tips it home | 3-7 |
| 16:57 | Villanova | Keith Acres steals the ball from Michael Bratten | 3-7 |
| 16:43 | UConn | Matthew Eastin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 3-7 |
| 16:41 | UConn | James Hill snags the offensive board | 3-7 |
| 16:17 | UConn | Matthew Eastin clanks a 3 from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 16:15 | Villanova | Douglas Lewandoski snags the defensive board | 3-7 |
| 15:50 | Villanova | Michael Bratten misses the fadeaway from the right side | 3-7 |
| 15:49 | Villanova | Terrell Grant tips it back up and in | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Holloway (fresh) SG - Douglas Lewandoski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terrell Grant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Bratten (fresh) C - Jason Priest (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Keith Acres (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Latch (fresh) SF - Matthew Eastin (fresh) PF - Brendan Milstein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - James Hill (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | UConn | Keith Acres clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-7 |
| 15:35 | Villanova | Douglas Lewandoski gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:12 | Villanova | Terrell Grant misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 15:11 | Villanova | Douglas Lewandoski tips it back up and in | 7-7 |
| 14:54 | UConn | William Latch misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 7-7 |
| 14:53 | Villanova | Michael Bratten gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:33 | Villanova | Robert Holloway misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 14:32 | Villanova | Jason Priest grabs the offensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:10 | Villanova | Robert Holloway clanks a floater from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 14:08 | UConn | Brendan Milstein grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:52 | UConn | Keith Acres is hacked by Douglas Lewandoski - foul #1 on Douglas Lewandoski, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Davis (PG), Guadalupe Flores (SF), Patrick Kuhn (C) Robert Holloway, Terrell Grant, Jason Priest | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Walter (SG), Harry Pearson (SF), Robert Maske (PF), Albert Huey (C) William Latch, Matthew Eastin, Brendan Milstein, James Hill | |
| 13:31 | UConn | Patrick Kuhn swats the layup by Robert Maske | 7-7 |
| 13:30 | Villanova | Guadalupe Flores snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 13:08 | Villanova | Guadalupe Flores misses long on a runner from the right block | 7-7 |
| 13:07 | UConn | Thomas Walter grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 13:02 | UConn | Thomas Walter knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Keith Acres | 7-9 |
| 12:38 | Villanova | Guadalupe Flores drills a shot near the basket and he's hacked by Harry Pearson - foul #1 on Harry Pearson, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terrell Grant (PF) Michael Bratten | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:38 | Villanova | Guadalupe Flores makes the free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:12 | UConn | Albert Huey is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Albert Huey, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Holloway (SG) Douglas Lewandoski | |
| Subs | UConn | William Latch (SG), Matthew Eastin (SF) Keith Acres, Harry Pearson | |
| 11:44 | Villanova | Robert Holloway hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 11:42 | UConn | Albert Huey snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Timothy Davis (fresh) SG - Robert Holloway (fresh) SF - Guadalupe Flores (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terrell Grant (fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Kuhn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Thomas Walter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Latch (fresh) SF - Matthew Eastin (fresh) PF - Robert Maske (fresh) C - Albert Huey (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | UConn | Albert Huey misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Patrick Kuhn - foul #1 on Patrick Kuhn, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Villanova | Douglas Lewandoski (SG), Michael Bratten (PF) Robert Holloway, Terrell Grant | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 11:16 | UConn | Albert Huey misses the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 11:16 | UConn | Albert Huey makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 10:47 | Villanova | Guadalupe Flores travels with the ball | 10-10 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Brendan Milstein (PF), James Hill (C) Robert Maske, Albert Huey | |
| 10:32 | UConn | James Hill is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Hill, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Holloway (SG) Douglas Lewandoski | |
| Subs | UConn | Keith Acres (PG) Thomas Walter | |
| 10:08 | Villanova | Guadalupe Flores misses the lay-in | 10-10 |
| 10:06 | Villanova | Guadalupe Flores grabs the offensive board | 10-10 |
| 09:44 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn is whistled for traveling | 10-10 |
| Subs | Villanova | Douglas Lewandoski (SG), Terrell Grant (PF) Robert Holloway, Michael Bratten | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Walter (SF) Matthew Eastin | |
| 09:32 | UConn | William Latch clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 09:30 | Villanova | Guadalupe Flores grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 09:25 | Villanova | James Hill takes the ball from Timothy Davis | 10-10 |
| 09:08 | UConn | Keith Acres hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Patrick Kuhn - foul #2 on Patrick Kuhn, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Bratten (PF), Jason Priest (C) Terrell Grant, Patrick Kuhn | |
| Subs | UConn | Harry Pearson (SF) William Latch | |
| 09:08 | UConn | Keith Acres makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 09:08 | UConn | Keith Acres makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 08:44 | Villanova | Michael Bratten connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Timothy Davis | 12-12 |
| 08:22 | UConn | Harry Pearson scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 12-14 |
| 08:17 | Villanova | Douglas Lewandoski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Holloway (SG), Terrell Grant (PF) Douglas Lewandoski, Michael Bratten | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Eastin (SF), Robert Maske (PF) Harry Pearson, Brendan Milstein | |
| 07:53 | UConn | Keith Acres hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Guadalupe Flores - foul #2 on Guadalupe Flores, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Villanova | Douglas Lewandoski (SF), Michael Bratten (PF) Guadalupe Flores, Terrell Grant | |
| Subs | UConn | William Latch (SG) Thomas Walter | |
| 07:53 | UConn | Keith Acres misses the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 07:53 | UConn | Keith Acres misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 07:53 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Michael Bratten | 12-14 |
| 07:32 | Villanova | Timothy Davis scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Timothy Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Holloway (fresh) SF - Douglas Lewandoski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Bratten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Priest (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Keith Acres (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Latch (fresh) SF - Matthew Eastin (fresh) PF - Robert Maske (fresh) C - James Hill (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | UConn | Jason Priest is called for the reach on Matthew Eastin - foul #1 on Jason Priest, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terrell Grant (PF) Michael Bratten | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Walter (PG), Albert Huey (C) Keith Acres, James Hill | |
| 07:05 | UConn | Matthew Eastin loses the ball out of bounds | 15-14 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Bratten (PF) Terrell Grant | |
| Subs | UConn | Brendan Milstein (PF) Robert Maske | |
| 06:38 | Villanova | Timothy Davis is hacked by Brendan Milstein - foul #2 on Brendan Milstein, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terrell Grant (PF) Michael Bratten | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 06:22 | Villanova | Timothy Davis comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Brendan Milstein - foul #3 on Brendan Milstein, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Bratten (PF) Terrell Grant | |
| Subs | UConn | Keith Acres (PG), Robert Maske (PF) Thomas Walter, Brendan Milstein | |
| 06:22 | Villanova | Timothy Davis makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 06:22 | Villanova | Timothy Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 06:22 | Villanova | Jason Priest snags the offensive board | 16-14 |
| 06:02 | Villanova | Timothy Davis knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 05:42 | UConn | Albert Huey clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 05:41 | UConn | Matthew Eastin tips it back up and in | 18-16 |
| 05:13 | Villanova | Timothy Davis works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Holloway | 20-16 |
| 04:55 | UConn | Matthew Eastin misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-16 |
| 04:53 | UConn | Robert Maske gets the offensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 04:35 | UConn | Matthew Eastin loses the dribble to Douglas Lewandoski | 20-16 |
| 04:09 | Villanova | Timothy Davis evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-16 |
| 04:07 | UConn | Robert Maske gets the rebound | 20-16 |
| 04:02 | UConn | Keith Acres hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Maske | 20-18 |
| 03:36 | Villanova | Michael Bratten hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Maske - foul #1 on Robert Maske, team foul #8 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Villanova | Guadalupe Flores (SG), Terrell Grant (SF), Patrick Kuhn (C) Timothy Davis, Douglas Lewandoski, Jason Priest | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Walter (SG), Harry Pearson (SF), James Hill (C) William Latch, Matthew Eastin, Albert Huey | |
| 03:36 | Villanova | Michael Bratten makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 03:36 | Villanova | Michael Bratten misses the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 03:36 | UConn | James Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Holloway (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Flores (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Terrell Grant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Bratten (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Kuhn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Keith Acres (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Walter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harry Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Maske (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Hill (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | UConn | Thomas Walter misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Holloway - foul #1 on Robert Holloway, team foul #7 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Villanova | Douglas Lewandoski (SG) Michael Bratten | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:12 | UConn | Thomas Walter makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 03:12 | UConn | Thomas Walter misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 03:12 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 02:55 | Villanova | Terrell Grant misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 21-19 |
| 02:54 | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn snags the offensive board | 21-19 |
| 02:39 | Villanova | Guadalupe Flores slams it home | 23-19 |
| 02:35 | UConn | Keith Acres is hacked by Robert Holloway - foul #2 on Robert Holloway, team foul #8 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Davis (PG) Douglas Lewandoski | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 02:35 | UConn | Keith Acres misses the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 02:35 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Patrick Kuhn | 23-19 |
| 02:11 | Villanova | Timothy Davis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-19 |
| 02:10 | Villanova | Robert Holloway grabs the offensive board | 23-19 |
| 01:59 | Villanova | Timothy Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 23-19 |
| 01:58 | UConn | Harry Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 01:50 | UConn | James Hill misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Patrick Kuhn - foul #3 on Patrick Kuhn, team foul #9 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Villanova | Douglas Lewandoski (SG), Jason Priest (C) Robert Holloway, Patrick Kuhn | |
| Subs | UConn | William Latch (SG), Matthew Eastin (SF), Albert Huey (PF) Keith Acres, Harry Pearson, Robert Maske | |
| 01:50 | UConn | James Hill makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 01:50 | UConn | James Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 01:50 | Villanova | Jason Priest grabs the board | 23-20 |
| 01:25 | Villanova | Guadalupe Flores misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Hill - foul #2 on James Hill, team foul #9 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Bratten (PF) Terrell Grant | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:25 | Villanova | Guadalupe Flores misses the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 01:25 | Villanova | Guadalupe Flores makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 01:18 | UConn | Albert Huey misses the dunk | 24-20 |
| 01:16 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Timothy Davis | 24-20 |
| 01:11 | Villanova | Guadalupe Flores drills a jumper from the left block | 26-20 |
| 01:05 | UConn | Albert Huey is hacked by Guadalupe Flores - foul #3 on Guadalupe Flores, team foul #10 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Holloway (SG) Guadalupe Flores | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:05 | UConn | Albert Huey misses the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 01:05 | UConn | Albert Huey makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 00:50 | Villanova | Michael Bratten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | Terrell Grant (PF) Michael Bratten | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:33 | UConn | James Hill slams it home on a great pass from William Latch and he's hacked by Robert Holloway - foul #3 on Robert Holloway, team foul #11 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Bratten (PF) Robert Holloway | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:33 | UConn | James Hill makes the free throw | 26-24 |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Matthew Eastin is called for the reach on Terrell Grant - foul #1 on Matthew Eastin, team foul #10 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | Patrick Kuhn (C) Jason Priest | |
| Subs | UConn | Keith Acres (PG), Robert Maske (PF) Thomas Walter, James Hill | |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Terrell Grant misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Terrell Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 00:04 | UConn | Keith Acres travels in the backcourt | 27-24 |
| 00:02 | Villanova | Michael Bratten misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 00:01 | UConn | Albert Huey snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Albert Huey comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 27-24 |