| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dave White (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Rohrbach (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Woodside (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mike Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Emery Crosier (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Wiley (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Troy Lai (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Michael Woodside inbounds the ball | 35-40 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Villanova | Michael Woodside's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-40 |
| 19:21 | UConn | John Wiley comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 35-40 |
| 19:20 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Mike Graham | 35-40 |
| 19:15 | Villanova | Mike Graham is whistled for traveling | 35-40 |
| 18:50 | UConn | Stanley Oliver misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-40 |
| 18:48 | Villanova | Michael Woodside gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 18:22 | Villanova | Emery Crosier hits a wide open fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Woodside out of a doubleteam | 37-40 |
| 17:58 | UConn | Troy Lai misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 37-40 |
| 17:57 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Emery Crosier | 37-40 |
| 17:44 | Villanova | Michael Woodside hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-40 |
| 17:43 | UConn | Douglas Lurie grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 17:26 | UConn | Troy Lai drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from John Wiley | 37-42 |
| 17:10 | Villanova | Dave White is hacked by Stanley Oliver - foul #3 on Stanley Oliver, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Lacombe (SG), Malcolm Weisser (SF), Kevin Ferro (C) Robert Rohrbach, Michael Woodside, Emery Crosier | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (SG), Michael Vaden (SF), Nathan Reid (PF) Stanley Oliver, Douglas Lurie, Troy Lai | |
| 16:48 | Villanova | Kevin Ferro lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dave White | 39-42 |
| 16:21 | UConn | John Wiley connects on the open turnaround in the lane | 39-44 |
| 16:02 | Villanova | Dave White drills a driving attempt in the paint | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dave White (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Lacombe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Weisser (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mike Graham (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Ferro (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Wiley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Wooton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nathan Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Steve Johnson (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | UConn | Robert Wooton comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by David Lacombe - foul #1 on David Lacombe, team foul #1 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin (PG), Robert Rohrbach (SG), Jason Freeman (SF), Emery Crosier (PF), Harold Montgomery (C) Dave White, David Lacombe, Malcolm Weisser, Mike Graham, Kevin Ferro | |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (SG), William Schuster (C) John Wiley, Steve Johnson | |
| 15:41 | UConn | Robert Wooton makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 15:41 | UConn | Robert Wooton makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 15:28 | Villanova | Robert Wooton takes the ball from Jason Freeman | 41-46 |
| 15:08 | UConn | Robert Wooton scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William Schuster | 41-49 |
| 14:50 | Villanova | Emery Crosier misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Schuster - foul #2 on William Schuster, team foul #2 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | John Wiley (PG), Douglas Lurie (SF), Troy Lai (PF) Robert Wooton, Michael Vaden, Nathan Reid | |
| 14:50 | Villanova | Emery Crosier misses the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 14:50 | Villanova | Emery Crosier makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 14:48 | UConn | Jeffrey Griffin is called for the reach on John Wiley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Griffin, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| 14:29 | UConn | Stanley Oliver comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 42-49 |
| 14:28 | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 14:22 | Villanova | John Wiley steps in front of the Harold Montgomery pass | 42-49 |
| 13:59 | UConn | Stanley Oliver knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Troy Lai | 42-52 |
| 13:39 | Villanova | Robert Rohrbach clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-52 |
| 13:38 | UConn | Douglas Lurie snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 13:35 | UConn | John Wiley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dave White (PG), David Lacombe (SG), Malcolm Weisser (SF), Michael Woodside (PF), Kevin Ferro (C) Jeffrey Griffin, Robert Rohrbach, Jason Freeman, Emery Crosier, Harold Montgomery | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SG), Steve Johnson (C) Stanley Oliver, William Schuster | |
| 13:25 | Villanova | Kevin Ferro's floater is tipped away by Douglas Lurie | 42-52 |
| 13:23 | UConn | John Wiley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 13:06 | UConn | Troy Lai comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 42-52 |
| 13:04 | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser pulls down the rebound | 42-52 |
| 12:49 | Villanova | Kevin Ferro connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 44-52 |
| 12:29 | UConn | Troy Lai hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Woodside - foul #1 on Michael Woodside, team foul #3 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Rohrbach (SG), Mike Graham (PF) David Lacombe, Michael Woodside | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (PG), Stanley Oliver (SG) John Wiley, Michael Vaden | |
| 12:29 | UConn | Troy Lai misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 12:29 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 12:11 | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser is hacked by Douglas Lurie - foul #2 on Douglas Lurie, team foul #3 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Freeman (SF) Malcolm Weisser | |
| Subs | UConn | Nathan Reid (PF), William Schuster (C) Troy Lai, Steve Johnson | |
| 11:57 | Villanova | Dave White misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-53 |
| 11:56 | UConn | William Schuster grabs the board | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dave White (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Rohrbach (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mike Graham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Ferro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Wooton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Lurie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - William Schuster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | UConn | Stanley Oliver comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-53 |
| 11:25 | UConn | Nathan Reid grabs the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 11:05 | UConn | Douglas Lurie misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Jason Freeman - foul #1 on Jason Freeman, team foul #4 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin (PG), David Lacombe (SG), Malcolm Weisser (SF), Michael Woodside (PF), Harold Montgomery (C) Dave White, Robert Rohrbach, Jason Freeman, Mike Graham, Kevin Ferro | |
| Subs | UConn | John Wiley (PG), Michael Vaden (SG), Steve Johnson (C) Stanley Oliver, Robert Wooton, William Schuster | |
| 11:05 | UConn | Douglas Lurie makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 11:05 | UConn | Douglas Lurie makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 10:55 | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 10:54 | UConn | Steve Johnson snags the defensive board | 44-55 |
| 10:33 | UConn | Douglas Lurie comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on David Lacombe - foul #2 on David Lacombe, team foul #5 | 44-55 |
| 10:33 | UConn | Douglas Lurie makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 10:33 | UConn | Douglas Lurie makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 10:16 | Villanova | Nathan Reid steals the ball from Michael Woodside | 44-57 |
| 09:53 | UConn | John Wiley drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Vaden | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:44 | Villanova | Michael Woodside is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-60 |
| 09:43 | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser gets the offensive rebound | 44-60 |
| 09:34 | Villanova | Michael Woodside misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-60 |
| 09:33 | UConn | Douglas Lurie pulls down the rebound | 44-60 |
| 09:20 | UConn | John Wiley lays it up and in set up by Steve Johnson | 44-62 |
| 09:04 | Villanova | David Lacombe connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-62 |
| 08:35 | UConn | Douglas Lurie makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Steve Johnson | 47-64 |
| 08:26 | Villanova | Nathan Reid takes the ball from Jeffrey Griffin | 47-64 |
| 08:04 | UConn | John Wiley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Woodside - foul #2 on Michael Woodside, team foul #6 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dave White (PG), Robert Rohrbach (SG), Jason Freeman (SF), Emery Crosier (PF), Kevin Ferro (C) Jeffrey Griffin, David Lacombe, Malcolm Weisser, Michael Woodside, Harold Montgomery | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (SG), Stanley Oliver (SF), Troy Lai (PF), William Schuster (C) Michael Vaden, Douglas Lurie, Nathan Reid, Steve Johnson | |
| 08:04 | UConn | John Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 08:04 | UConn | John Wiley misses the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 08:04 | UConn | John Wiley makes the 3rd free throw | 47-66 |
| 07:51 | Villanova | Jason Freeman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-66 |
| 07:49 | UConn | William Schuster pulls down the rebound | 47-66 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dave White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Rohrbach (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Emery Crosier (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Ferro (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Wiley (tiring) 22 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Wooton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Troy Lai (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - William Schuster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | UConn | Troy Lai throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-66 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SF) John Wiley | |
| 07:17 | Villanova | Jason Freeman drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Dave White | 50-66 |
| 07:01 | UConn | Stanley Oliver knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-69 |
| 06:46 | Villanova | Jason Freeman clanks a 3 from the left wing | 50-69 |
| 06:44 | UConn | Troy Lai grabs the board | 50-69 |
| 06:21 | UConn | Stanley Oliver scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Wooton | 50-71 |
| 06:10 | Villanova | Emery Crosier hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 50-71 |
| 06:08 | Villanova | Emery Crosier can't tip it in | 50-71 |
| 06:07 | Villanova | Jason Freeman snags the offensive board | 50-71 |
| 05:59 | Villanova | Jason Freeman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-71 |
| 05:30 | UConn | Emery Crosier picks off the pass by Stanley Oliver | 53-71 |
| 05:13 | Villanova | Dave White is hacked by Robert Wooton - foul #1 on Robert Wooton, team foul #4 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin (PG), Michael Woodside (SF), Mike Graham (PF) Dave White, Jason Freeman, Kevin Ferro | |
| Subs | UConn | John Wiley (PG), Douglas Lurie (SF), Steve Johnson (C) Robert Wooton, Michael Vaden, William Schuster | |
| 05:02 | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mike Graham | 56-71 |
| 04:37 | UConn | Douglas Lurie knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-73 |
| 04:21 | Villanova | Michael Woodside makes the floater from the left side set up by Jeffrey Griffin | 58-73 |
| 03:57 | UConn | Troy Lai misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Mike Graham - foul #2 on Mike Graham, team foul #7 | 58-73 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dave White (PG), David Lacombe (SG), Harold Montgomery (C) Jeffrey Griffin, Robert Rohrbach, Emery Crosier | |
| Subs | UConn | Nathan Reid (C) Steve Johnson | |
| 03:57 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the 1st free throw | 58-74 |
| 03:57 | UConn | Troy Lai misses the 2nd free throw | 58-74 |
| 03:57 | UConn | Douglas Lurie grabs the offensive board | 58-74 |
| 03:39 | UConn | Stanley Oliver misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Lacombe - foul #3 on David Lacombe, team foul #8 | 58-74 |
| Subs | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser (SF) Michael Woodside | |
| Subs | UConn | Steve Johnson (C) Troy Lai | |
| 03:39 | UConn | Stanley Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 58-75 |
| 03:39 | UConn | Stanley Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 58-76 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dave White (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Lacombe (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Malcolm Weisser (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Graham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Montgomery (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Wiley (tiring) 22 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Oliver (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Lurie (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nathan Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Steve Johnson (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Villanova | Dave White hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 58-76 |
| 03:25 | UConn | Nathan Reid grabs the board | 58-76 |
| 03:21 | UConn | Stanley Oliver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-76 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Freeman (SF) David Lacombe | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:04 | Villanova | Dave White scores on a jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by John Wiley - foul #1 on John Wiley, team foul #5 | 60-76 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | William Schuster (C) Steve Johnson | |
| 03:04 | Villanova | Dave White makes the free throw | 61-76 |
| 02:44 | UConn | Douglas Lurie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-76 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin (PG), Emery Crosier (C) Malcolm Weisser, Harold Montgomery | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (SG), Michael Vaden (SF) Stanley Oliver, Douglas Lurie | |
| 02:28 | Villanova | Emery Crosier knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 63-76 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:59 | UConn | John Wiley is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-79 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:44 | Villanova | Dave White makes the shot from the right wing | 65-79 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:24 | UConn | William Schuster makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Wooton | 65-81 |
| 01:19 | Villanova | Emery Crosier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-81 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Rohrbach (SG), Michael Woodside (SF) Jeffrey Griffin, Jason Freeman | |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (SG), Douglas Lurie (SF), Troy Lai (PF), Steve Johnson (C) Robert Wooton, Michael Vaden, Nathan Reid, William Schuster | |
| 01:06 | UConn | Douglas Lurie misses the dunk | 65-81 |
| 01:04 | UConn | Douglas Lurie tips it but misses | 65-81 |
| 01:03 | UConn | Troy Lai tips it but misses | 65-81 |
| 01:01 | Villanova | Emery Crosier gets the rebound | 65-81 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Michael Woodside is hacked by Douglas Lurie - foul #3 on Douglas Lurie, team foul #6 | 65-81 |
| 00:52 | Villanova | Mike Graham travels with the ball | 65-81 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | UConn | Douglas Lurie steps out of bounds on the baseline | 65-81 |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Dave White hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-81 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Troy Lai gets the rebound | 65-81 |
| 00:00 | UConn | John Wiley runs out the clock | 65-81 |