| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Frederick Duhon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Zwanzig (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Rene Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - James Tomlin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Joyce (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Micheal Kim (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul White (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig inbounds the ball | 24-27 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:45 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon is hacked by Daniel Johnson - foul #1 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #1 | 24-27 |
| 19:32 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 19:31 | UConn | Paul White grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 19:07 | UConn | Matthew Joyce misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by James Tomlin - foul #3 on James Tomlin, team foul #1 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | Matthew Kuster (C) James Tomlin | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 19:07 | UConn | Matthew Joyce misses the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 19:07 | UConn | Matthew Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 18:43 | Villanova | Rene Gallo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 18:41 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig tips it home | 26-28 |
| 18:28 | UConn | Matthew Joyce can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 18:26 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 18:00 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster's pass is intercepted by Matthew Joyce | 26-28 |
| 17:56 | UConn | Matthew Joyce hits the finger roll | 26-30 |
| 17:32 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-30 |
| 17:31 | UConn | Matthew Joyce grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 17:08 | UConn | Micheal Kim can't finish the layup | 26-30 |
| 17:07 | UConn | Daniel Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 16:46 | UConn | Micheal Kim banks in the layup on a great pass from Ernest Lococo | 26-32 |
| 16:22 | Villanova | Rene Gallo double dribbles | 26-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Lamp (PF) Rene Gallo | |
| Subs | UConn | Gary Meany (SF), Thomas Borrego (PF) Micheal Kim, Daniel Johnson | |
| 15:58 | UConn | Ernest Lococo is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ernest Lococo, team foul #2 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | James Stuckey (SG), Eugene Newbury (SF), James Tomlin (C) Frederick Duhon, Terry Zwanzig, Matthew Kuster | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Kraft (SF) Paul White | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Stuckey (fresh) SF - Eugene Newbury (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Lamp (fresh) C - James Tomlin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Joyce (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Christopher Kraft (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Meany (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Borrego (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Villanova | James Stuckey buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Eugene Newbury | 28-32 |
| 15:27 | UConn | Eugene Newbury steals it from Gary Meany | 28-32 |
| 14:58 | Villanova | Samuel Lamp knocks in the jumper from the right side | 30-32 |
| 14:34 | UConn | Christopher Kraft splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Gary Meany | 30-35 |
| 14:09 | Villanova | Eugene Newbury loses the dribble to Thomas Borrego | 30-35 |
| 13:55 | UConn | Christopher Kraft is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to James Tomlin | 30-35 |
| 13:31 | Villanova | The pull-up jumper by Eugene Newbury is blocked by Gary Meany | 30-35 |
| 13:30 | UConn | Gary Meany pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 13:01 | UConn | Gary Meany makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Joyce | 30-38 |
| 12:44 | Villanova | Samuel Lamp hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-38 |
| 12:42 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to James Stuckey | 30-38 |
| 12:26 | Villanova | James Stuckey makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-38 |
| 12:24 | UConn | Matthew Joyce is hacked by Michael Randolph in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Randolph, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman (PG), Frederick Duhon (SG), Terry Zwanzig (SF), Rene Gallo (PF), Matthew Kuster (C) Michael Randolph, James Stuckey, Eugene Newbury, Samuel Lamp, James Tomlin | |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Rose (SG), Micheal Kim (SF), Daniel Johnson (PF), Paul White (C) Ernest Lococo, Christopher Kraft, Gary Meany, Thomas Borrego | |
| 11:57 | UConn | Micheal Kim's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Kuster | 32-38 |
| 11:55 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig grabs the board | 32-38 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Manuel Zimmerman (fresh) SG - Frederick Duhon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Zwanzig (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Rene Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Kuster (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Joyce (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Rose (fresh) SF - Micheal Kim (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Manuel Zimmerman, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| 11:14 | UConn | Micheal Kim throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | James Tomlin (C) Matthew Kuster | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Kraft (PG) Matthew Joyce | |
| 10:54 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Manuel Zimmerman | 35-38 |
| 10:30 | UConn | Paul White is hacked by James Tomlin - foul #4 on James Tomlin, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Matthew Kuster (C) James Tomlin | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 10:01 | UConn | Christopher Kraft evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Matthew Kuster - foul #3 on Matthew Kuster, team foul #5 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Randolph (PG) Manuel Zimmerman | |
| Subs | UConn | Ernest Lococo (SG) Daniel Rose | |
| 10:01 | UConn | Christopher Kraft makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 10:01 | UConn | Christopher Kraft makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 09:41 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 09:15 | UConn | Christopher Kraft hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 09:14 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Matthew Kuster | 38-40 |
| 08:50 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 08:48 | UConn | Daniel Johnson gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 08:24 | UConn | Christopher Kraft misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 08:23 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 08:18 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 08:16 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster snags the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 08:02 | Villanova | Michael Randolph misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-40 |
| 08:01 | UConn | Ernest Lococo grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 07:43 | UConn | Ernest Lococo misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 07:42 | Villanova | Matthew Kuster pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Frederick Duhon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Zwanzig (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Rene Gallo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Kuster (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Kraft (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Micheal Kim (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Villanova | Rene Gallo misses short on a floater from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 07:12 | UConn | Paul White grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 06:46 | UConn | Christopher Kraft splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Micheal Kim | 38-42 |
| 06:25 | Villanova | A charge is called on Michael Randolph - foul #2 on Michael Randolph, team foul #6 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman (PG), James Stuckey (SG), Eugene Newbury (SF), Samuel Lamp (PF), James Tomlin (C) Michael Randolph, Frederick Duhon, Terry Zwanzig, Rene Gallo, Matthew Kuster | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Joyce (PG), Daniel Rose (SG), Gary Meany (SF), Thomas Borrego (PF), Ronald Stansell (C) Christopher Kraft, Ernest Lococo, Micheal Kim, Daniel Johnson, Paul White | |
| 06:04 | UConn | Gary Meany misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Samuel Lamp - foul #1 on Samuel Lamp, team foul #7 | 38-42 |
| 06:04 | UConn | Gary Meany makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 06:04 | UConn | Gary Meany misses the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 06:04 | Villanova | James Stuckey grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 05:38 | Villanova | James Stuckey misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Daniel Rose - foul #1 on Daniel Rose, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| 05:38 | Villanova | James Stuckey makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 05:38 | Villanova | James Stuckey makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 05:17 | UConn | Matthew Joyce buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-45 |
| 05:00 | Villanova | Samuel Lamp drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 04:40 | UConn | Thomas Borrego's pass is intercepted by James Stuckey | 43-45 |
| 04:37 | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Stuckey | 45-45 |
| 04:16 | UConn | Gary Meany hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Joyce | 45-47 |
| 03:48 | Villanova | James Stuckey misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 03:47 | UConn | The rebound goes to Ronald Stansell | 45-47 |
| 03:23 | UConn | Matthew Joyce hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-50 |
| 03:23 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Randolph (PG), Frederick Duhon (SG), Terry Zwanzig (SF), Rene Gallo (PF) Manuel Zimmerman, James Stuckey, Eugene Newbury, Samuel Lamp | |
| Subs | UConn | Ernest Lococo (SG), Micheal Kim (SF), Daniel Johnson (PF), Paul White (C) Daniel Rose, Gary Meany, Thomas Borrego, Ronald Stansell | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Randolph (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Frederick Duhon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Zwanzig (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Rene Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - James Tomlin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Joyce (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Micheal Kim (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Terry Zwanzig | 48-50 |
| 02:35 | UConn | Matthew Joyce buries a shot from the right wing set up by Daniel Johnson | 48-52 |
| 02:19 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 48-52 |
| 02:18 | UConn | Ernest Lococo grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 01:58 | UConn | Micheal Kim hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Matthew Joyce | 48-54 |
| 01:35 | Villanova | Rene Gallo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-54 |
| 01:33 | Villanova | Rene Gallo snags the offensive board | 48-54 |
| 01:18 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 01:17 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig misses the tip | 48-54 |
| 01:16 | UConn | Ernest Lococo gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 00:51 | UConn | Ernest Lococo knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Joyce | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Randolph | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | UConn | Matthew Joyce is fouled in the backcourt by Frederick Duhon - foul #1 on Frederick Duhon, team foul #8 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Kraft (SG), Gary Meany (SF) Ernest Lococo, Micheal Kim | |
| 00:42 | UConn | Matthew Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:42 | UConn | Matthew Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:37 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Randolph | 54-58 |
| 00:37 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Ernest Lococo (SG), Micheal Kim (SF) Christopher Kraft, Gary Meany | |
| 00:35 | UConn | Matthew Joyce is hacked by Michael Randolph in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Randolph, team foul #9 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Kraft (SF), Gary Meany (PF) Micheal Kim, Daniel Johnson | |
| 00:35 | UConn | Matthew Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:35 | UConn | Matthew Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 00:28 | UConn | Matthew Joyce gets the rebound | 54-60 |
| 00:26 | UConn | Matthew Joyce is hacked by Michael Randolph in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Randolph, team foul #10 | 54-60 |
| 00:26 | UConn | Matthew Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:26 | UConn | Matthew Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Frederick Duhon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-62 |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Michael Randolph grabs the offensive board | 54-62 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Terry Zwanzig connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Randolph | 57-62 |
| 00:14 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| 00:11 | UConn | Michael Randolph is called for the reach on Matthew Joyce in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Randolph, team foul #11 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Manuel Zimmerman (PG) Michael Randolph | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:11 | UConn | Matthew Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:11 | UConn | Matthew Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:05 | Villanova | James Tomlin loses the dribble to Ernest Lococo | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Matthew Joyce runs out the clock | 57-64 |