| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Shanahan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Kowalewski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Wilford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Rhames (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Banks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Huff (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Matthew O'Hearn (fresh) 6 pts. C - Sean Ornstein (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | George Huff inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Matthew O'Hearn, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Russell Hanson (SF), Mark Hicks (PF) Timothy Shanahan, Patrick Kowalewski | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 19:25 | Villanova | Harold Banks steals it from Roy Wilford | 28-31 |
| 19:20 | UConn | Mark Rhames lays it up and in on a nice dish by Harold Banks | 28-33 |
| 19:02 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-33 |
| 19:01 | UConn | Sean Ornstein gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 18:35 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Roy Wilford - foul #3 on Roy Wilford, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Philip Klein (SG), Patrick Kowalewski (PF) Jerome Dyal, Harold Galarza, Roy Wilford | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 18:35 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 18:35 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn misses the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 18:35 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Mark Hicks | 28-34 |
| 18:11 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-34 |
| 17:43 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn clanks a shot from the right block | 30-34 |
| 17:42 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Russell Hanson | 30-34 |
| 17:16 | Villanova | Russell Hanson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 30-34 |
| 17:15 | Villanova | Philip Klein hits the follow up shot | 32-34 |
| 16:54 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by George Huff | 32-36 |
| 16:34 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Matthew O'Hearn - foul #3 on Matthew O'Hearn, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Harold Galarza (SG), Timothy Shanahan (SF), Cameron Michalowski (C) George Willett, Philip Klein, Russell Hanson, Mark Hicks | |
| Subs | UConn | Leif Preston (SG), Jerome Devita (SF), Billy Bryant (C) Harold Banks, George Huff, Sean Ornstein | |
| 16:34 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:34 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 16:05 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Mark Rhames | 34-38 |
| 15:40 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Jerome Dyal | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Shanahan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Kowalewski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Cameron Michalowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Rhames (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leif Preston (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jerome Devita (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew O'Hearn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. C - Billy Bryant (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | UConn | Jerome Devita is hacked by Patrick Kowalewski - foul #1 on Patrick Kowalewski, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Ornstein (SF), Roy Wilford (C) Timothy Shanahan, Patrick Kowalewski | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (SG), Martin Keaney (SF) Mark Rhames, Matthew O'Hearn | |
| 15:02 | UConn | Leif Preston buries a jumpshot from the left side | 36-40 |
| 14:36 | Villanova | Leif Preston steals the ball from Harold Galarza | 36-40 |
| 14:07 | UConn | Harold Banks connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Leif Preston | 36-42 |
| 13:42 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal hits a wide open fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Harold Galarza out of the doubleteam | 38-42 |
| 13:13 | UConn | Jerome Dyal steals the ball from Harold Banks | 38-42 |
| 13:08 | Villanova | Michael Ornstein banks in the layup on a great pass from Jerome Dyal | 40-42 |
| 12:48 | UConn | Jerome Devita misses the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Cameron Michalowski - foul #2 on Cameron Michalowski, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Philip Klein (SG), Timothy Shanahan (SF), Mark Hicks (PF) Harold Galarza, Michael Ornstein, Cameron Michalowski | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG), Matthew O'Hearn (PF), Sean Ornstein (C) Leif Preston, Harold Banks, Billy Bryant | |
| 12:48 | UConn | Jerome Devita makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:48 | UConn | Jerome Devita makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 12:30 | Villanova | Roy Wilford knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-44 |
| 12:01 | UConn | Mark Hicks steals the ball from Sean Ornstein | 42-44 |
| 11:33 | Villanova | Matthew O'Hearn is called for the reach on Jerome Dyal - foul #4 on Matthew O'Hearn, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Russell Hanson (SF), Patrick Kowalewski (PF) Jerome Dyal, Philip Klein, Mark Hicks | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (SG), George Huff (SF) Martin Keaney, Jerome Devita | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - George Willett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Shanahan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Russell Hanson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Patrick Kowalewski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Wilford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Rhames (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Banks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Huff (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Matthew O'Hearn (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. C - Sean Ornstein (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 11:13 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 10:56 | UConn | Sean Ornstein drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Rhames | 42-46 |
| 10:28 | Villanova | Roy Wilford lays it up and in on a nice dish by Timothy Shanahan | 44-46 |
| 10:07 | UConn | Mark Rhames is fouled on the floor by George Willett - foul #1 on George Willett, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Harold Galarza (SG), Mark Hicks (C) George Willett, Timothy Shanahan, Roy Wilford | |
| Subs | UConn | Leif Preston (SG) Harold Banks | |
| 09:45 | UConn | George Huff makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Matthew O'Hearn | 44-49 |
| 09:19 | Villanova | Harold Galarza can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 09:18 | Villanova | Russell Hanson grabs the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 08:55 | Villanova | Harold Galarza is hacked by Leif Preston during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Leif Preston, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan (SF), Roy Wilford (C) Russell Hanson, Mark Hicks | |
| Subs | UConn | Martin Keaney (SG), Jerome Devita (PF), Billy Bryant (C) Mark Rhames, Matthew O'Hearn, Sean Ornstein | |
| 08:31 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 08:29 | UConn | Jerome Devita grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 08:00 | UConn | George Huff makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 07:31 | Villanova | Roy Wilford misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 44-52 |
| 07:29 | UConn | Leif Preston grabs the board | 44-52 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Shanahan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Kowalewski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Wilford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Leif Preston (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Keaney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Huff (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jerome Devita (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Bryant (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | UConn | Leif Preston comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 44-52 |
| 07:02 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Patrick Kowalewski | 44-52 |
| 06:33 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 06:31 | UConn | Leif Preston pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 06:09 | UConn | George Huff can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-52 |
| 06:08 | Villanova | Roy Wilford gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 05:50 | Villanova | Roy Wilford comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by George Huff - foul #1 on George Huff, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | George Willett (PG), Philip Klein (SG), Michael Ornstein (SF), Mark Hicks (PF) Jerome Dyal, Harold Galarza, Timothy Shanahan, Patrick Kowalewski | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG), Harold Banks (SG), Matthew O'Hearn (PF), Sean Ornstein (C) Leif Preston, George Huff, Jerome Devita, Billy Bryant | |
| 05:50 | Villanova | Roy Wilford misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 05:50 | Villanova | Roy Wilford makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 05:40 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn misses the fadeaway from the right side | 45-52 |
| 05:38 | Villanova | Mark Hicks snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 05:11 | Villanova | George Willett is whistled for a carry | 45-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Cameron Michalowski (C) Roy Wilford | |
| Subs | UConn | George Huff (SF) Martin Keaney | |
| 04:44 | UConn | Harold Banks scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Rhames | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:28 | Villanova | Harold Banks steals it from Mark Hicks | 45-55 |
| 04:25 | UConn | George Huff banks in the layup set up by Harold Banks | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:13 | Villanova | George Willett makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-57 |
| 03:44 | UConn | George Huff is whistled for a carry | 48-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Harold Galarza (SG), Russell Hanson (SF), Roy Wilford (C) George Willett, Philip Klein, Michael Ornstein, Cameron Michalowski | |
| Subs | UConn | Jerome Devita (SF) George Huff | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:28 | Villanova | Mark Hicks can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Mark Rhames - foul #1 on Mark Rhames, team foul #6 | 48-57 |
| 03:28 | Villanova | Mark Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 03:28 | Villanova | Mark Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Hanson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Wilford (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Rhames (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Banks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jerome Devita (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew O'Hearn (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Sean Ornstein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | UConn | Russell Hanson swats the layup by Sean Ornstein | 50-57 |
| 03:03 | Villanova | Mark Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:46 | Villanova | Harold Banks is called for the reach on Jerome Dyal - foul #1 on Harold Banks, team foul #7 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Philip Klein (SG), Patrick Kowalewski (PF) Harold Galarza, Mark Hicks | |
| Subs | UConn | Leif Preston (SG), Billy Bryant (C) Harold Banks, Sean Ornstein | |
| 02:46 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 02:46 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 02:44 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (SG), Sean Ornstein (C) Leif Preston, Billy Bryant | |
| 02:28 | UConn | Harold Banks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 02:26 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn grabs the offensive board | 52-57 |
| 02:08 | UConn | Harold Banks misses the 3 from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 02:07 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn misses the tip | 52-57 |
| 02:06 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski grabs the board | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:37 | Villanova | Philip Klein loses the dribble to Matthew O'Hearn | 52-57 |
| 01:15 | UConn | Mark Rhames lays it in set up by Harold Banks | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Philip Klein | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:29 | UConn | Sean Ornstein is hacked by Roy Wilford - foul #4 on Roy Wilford, team foul #5 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (SG), Timothy Shanahan (SF) Philip Klein, Russell Hanson | |
| Subs | UConn | George Huff (SF) Matthew O'Hearn | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:27 | UConn | Jerome Devita is fouled on the floor by Patrick Kowalewski - foul #2 on Patrick Kowalewski, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn (PF) Sean Ornstein | |
| 00:26 | UConn | Roy Wilford is called for the reach on Harold Banks - foul #5 on Roy Wilford, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Hicks (C) Roy Wilford | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:26 | UConn | Harold Banks makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:26 | UConn | Harold Banks misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:26 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Patrick Kowalewski | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Patrick Kowalewski misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 00:16 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jerome Devita | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:15 | UConn | Jerome Devita is hacked by Jerome Dyal in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerome Dyal, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| 00:15 | UConn | Jerome Devita misses the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Mark Hicks grabs the board | 54-60 |
| 00:09 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan travels with the ball | 54-60 |
| 00:06 | UConn | George Huff is hacked by Harold Galarza in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Galarza, team foul #9 | 54-60 |
| 00:06 | UConn | George Huff makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:06 | UConn | George Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:01 | Villanova | Timothy Shanahan misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-62 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn snags the defensive board | 54-62 |