| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Derrick Wagaman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Collins (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Creagh (fresh) PF - Rex Cromer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Neal Cavanaugh (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Leon Welch (fresh) SG - Patrick Jelinski (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Percy Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Lazaro (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Tommy Eliason (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Percy Hunter inbounds the ball | 24-28 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:38 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 19:36 | UConn | Leon Welch hits the follow up shot | 24-30 |
| 19:11 | Villanova | Derrick Wagaman clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Percy Hunter - foul #2 on Percy Hunter, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| 19:11 | Villanova | Derrick Wagaman makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 19:11 | Villanova | Derrick Wagaman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 18:42 | UConn | Tony Lazaro can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-30 |
| 18:40 | Villanova | Neal Cavanaugh grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 18:25 | Villanova | William Collins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 18:23 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 18:03 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Tony Lazaro | 26-32 |
| 17:47 | Villanova | Derrick Wagaman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 26-32 |
| 17:46 | UConn | Leon Welch grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 17:42 | UConn | Tony Lazaro loses the dribble to William Collins in the backcourt | 26-32 |
| 17:41 | Villanova | William Collins lays it up and in | 28-32 |
| 17:26 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-35 |
| 17:09 | Villanova | William Collins misses the floater from the free throw line | 28-35 |
| 17:07 | UConn | Percy Hunter snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 16:45 | UConn | Tony Lazaro misses long on an open jumper from the free throw line | 28-35 |
| 16:44 | UConn | Tommy Eliason tips it home | 28-37 |
| 16:27 | Villanova | Rex Cromer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gerald Lowe (PG), Curtis Johnson (SG), Jerry James (SF), Richard Odom (PF), David Davies (C) Derrick Wagaman, William Collins, Gregory Creagh, Rex Cromer, Neal Cavanaugh | |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Rowley (C) Tommy Eliason | |
| 16:25 | UConn | Leon Welch is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Lowe - foul #1 on Gerald Lowe, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| 16:08 | UConn | Percy Hunter connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Leon Welch and he's fouled by Jerry James - foul #2 on Jerry James, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| 16:08 | UConn | Percy Hunter misses the free throw | 28-39 |
| 16:08 | Villanova | David Davies gets the rebound | 28-39 |
| 15:56 | Villanova | Patrick Jelinski steals it from David Davies | 28-39 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gerald Lowe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Curtis Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry James (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Odom (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Davies (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Leon Welch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Jelinski (fairly fresh) 21 pts. SF - Percy Hunter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Lazaro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Rowley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski is called for traveling in the backcourt | 28-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Wayne Hatfield (SF), Peter Edwards (C) Percy Hunter, Kenneth Rowley | |
| 15:41 | Villanova | Tony Lazaro blocks the jumper by Gerald Lowe | 28-39 |
| 15:40 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski pulls down the rebound | 28-39 |
| 15:38 | UConn | Wayne Hatfield is hacked by Curtis Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Curtis Johnson, team foul #3 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | William Collins (SG) Curtis Johnson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 15:19 | UConn | Tony Lazaro comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-39 |
| 15:17 | UConn | Peter Edwards tips it home | 28-41 |
| 14:59 | Villanova | Jerry James can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Peter Edwards - foul #4 on Peter Edwards, team foul #2 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Rowley (C) Peter Edwards | |
| 14:59 | Villanova | Jerry James misses the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 14:59 | Villanova | Jerry James makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 14:52 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski's pass is intercepted by David Davies in the backcourt | 29-41 |
| 14:38 | Villanova | David Davies is whistled for a carry | 29-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Derrick Wagaman (PG), Gregory Creagh (SF), Neal Cavanaugh (C) Gerald Lowe, Jerry James, David Davies | |
| Subs | UConn | Percy Hunter (PF) Tony Lazaro | |
| 14:13 | UConn | Leon Welch misses short on a runner from the left block | 29-41 |
| 14:12 | Villanova | Neal Cavanaugh gets the rebound | 29-41 |
| 13:51 | Villanova | Derrick Wagaman connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Neal Cavanaugh | 32-41 |
| 13:33 | UConn | Percy Hunter is open and scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Rowley | 32-43 |
| 13:14 | Villanova | Neal Cavanaugh misses the shot from the right side | 32-43 |
| 13:13 | Villanova | Derrick Wagaman grabs the offensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 13:00 | Villanova | Gregory Creagh misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-43 |
| 12:59 | Villanova | Neal Cavanaugh tips it in | 34-43 |
| 12:35 | UConn | Derrick Wagaman steals it from Leon Welch | 34-43 |
| 12:15 | Villanova | Derrick Wagaman misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 34-43 |
| 12:14 | UConn | The rebound goes to Kenneth Rowley | 34-43 |
| 11:59 | UConn | Wayne Hatfield is fouled on the floor by Derrick Wagaman - foul #1 on Derrick Wagaman, team foul #4 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gerald Lowe (PG), Jerry James (SF), Rex Cromer (PF), David Davies (C) Derrick Wagaman, Gregory Creagh, Richard Odom, Neal Cavanaugh | |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Gaddy (SG), Tony Lazaro (PF), Tommy Eliason (C) Patrick Jelinski, Wayne Hatfield, Kenneth Rowley | |
| 11:38 | UConn | Leon Welch is fouled on the floor by Gerald Lowe - foul #2 on Gerald Lowe, team foul #5 | 34-43 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gerald Lowe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Collins (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jerry James (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rex Cromer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Davies (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Leon Welch (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Gaddy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Percy Hunter (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Lazaro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 blk. C - Tommy Eliason (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:19 | UConn | Percy Hunter lays it up and in | 34-45 |
| 10:54 | Villanova | Rex Cromer can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 34-45 |
| 10:52 | UConn | The rebound goes to Tony Lazaro | 34-45 |
| 10:50 | UConn | Eric Gaddy is fouled in the backcourt by William Collins - foul #2 on William Collins, team foul #6 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | Patrick Jelinski (SG) Percy Hunter | |
| 10:21 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Leon Welch | 34-48 |
| 10:13 | Villanova | Gerald Lowe clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-48 |
| 10:11 | UConn | Tony Lazaro pulls down the rebound | 34-48 |
| 09:54 | UConn | Tony Lazaro can't connect on a floater from the left side | 34-48 |
| 09:52 | Villanova | William Collins pulls down the rebound | 34-48 |
| 09:41 | Villanova | Gerald Lowe's pass is intercepted by Tommy Eliason | 34-48 |
| 09:17 | UConn | Tony Lazaro is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-50 |
| 09:07 | Villanova | Rex Cromer scores on a floater from the left block | 36-50 |
| 08:39 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-52 |
| 08:30 | Villanova | Gerald Lowe drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by William Collins | 39-52 |
| 08:10 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-52 |
| 08:08 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski snags the offensive board | 39-52 |
| 07:48 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-52 |
| 07:47 | Villanova | Rex Cromer gets the rebound | 39-52 |
| 07:32 | Villanova | Rex Cromer clanks a jump hook from the left block | 39-52 |
| 07:31 | UConn | Tommy Eliason grabs the board | 39-52 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gerald Lowe (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Collins (tired) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jerry James (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rex Cromer (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Davies (tiring) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Leon Welch (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Jelinski (tiring) 26 pts. SF - Eric Gaddy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tony Lazaro (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Tommy Eliason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:29 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski is hacked by William Collins in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Collins, team foul #7 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Derrick Wagaman (PG), Curtis Johnson (SG), Gregory Creagh (SF), Richard Odom (PF), Neal Cavanaugh (C) Gerald Lowe, William Collins, Jerry James, Rex Cromer, David Davies | |
| Subs | UConn | Wayne Hatfield (SG), Percy Hunter (SF), Peter Edwards (PF), Kenneth Rowley (C) Leon Welch, Eric Gaddy, Tony Lazaro, Tommy Eliason | |
| 07:29 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 07:29 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski misses the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 07:29 | Villanova | Neal Cavanaugh grabs the board | 39-53 |
| 07:11 | Villanova | Derrick Wagaman is hacked by Percy Hunter - foul #3 on Percy Hunter, team foul #3 | 39-53 |
| 06:58 | Villanova | Neal Cavanaugh's pass is intercepted by Patrick Jelinski | 39-53 |
| 06:54 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski banks in the layup | 39-55 |
| 06:37 | Villanova | Derrick Wagaman splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-55 |
| 06:08 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski misses the easy layup | 42-55 |
| 06:07 | Villanova | Curtis Johnson pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| 06:02 | Villanova | Curtis Johnson misses short on an open fadeaway from the right side | 42-55 |
| 06:00 | UConn | Percy Hunter pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| 05:42 | UConn | Curtis Johnson is called for the reach on Patrick Jelinski - foul #4 on Curtis Johnson, team foul #8 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Tomas Herrman (PG) Curtis Johnson | |
| Subs | UConn | Tony Lazaro (PF) Peter Edwards | |
| 05:42 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski misses the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 05:42 | UConn | Wayne Hatfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 05:37 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Rowley | 42-58 |
| 05:25 | Villanova | Derrick Wagaman hits a jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Kenneth Rowley - foul #1 on Kenneth Rowley, team foul #4 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rex Cromer (PF) Richard Odom | |
| Subs | UConn | Leon Welch (PG), Tommy Eliason (C) Wayne Hatfield, Kenneth Rowley | |
| 05:25 | Villanova | Derrick Wagaman misses the free throw | 44-58 |
| 05:25 | Villanova | Rex Cromer gets the offensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 05:12 | Villanova | Derrick Wagaman shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Rex Cromer | 46-58 |
| 05:10 | UConn | Tomas Herrman steals it from Percy Hunter in the backcourt | 46-58 |
| 04:51 | Villanova | Neal Cavanaugh comes up short on the floater from the left side | 46-58 |
| 04:50 | Villanova | Rex Cromer tips it home | 48-58 |
| 04:21 | UConn | Percy Hunter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 04:19 | UConn | Percy Hunter tips it home | 48-60 |
| 03:58 | Villanova | Derrick Wagaman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-60 |
| 03:57 | UConn | Tommy Eliason pulls down the rebound | 48-60 |
| 03:55 | UConn | Derrick Wagaman steals the ball from Leon Welch in the backcourt | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 03:47 | Villanova | Tomas Herrman is fouled on the floor by Tony Lazaro - foul #1 on Tony Lazaro, team foul #5 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | William Collins (SG), Jerry James (SF), Richard Odom (PF), David Davies (C) Tomas Herrman, Gregory Creagh, Rex Cromer, Neal Cavanaugh | |
| Subs | UConn | Wayne Hatfield (SG), Eric Gaddy (SF), Peter Edwards (PF), Kenneth Rowley (C) Patrick Jelinski, Percy Hunter, Tony Lazaro, Tommy Eliason | |
| 03:38 | Villanova | Derrick Wagaman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-60 |
| 03:37 | Villanova | David Davies pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 03:24 | Villanova | Jerry James blows the layup | 48-60 |
| 03:22 | UConn | Peter Edwards grabs the board | 48-60 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Derrick Wagaman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Collins (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jerry James (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Odom (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Davies (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Leon Welch (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Hatfield (fresh) SF - Eric Gaddy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Peter Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Rowley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | UConn | Leon Welch is hacked by Derrick Wagaman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Derrick Wagaman, team foul #9 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gerald Lowe (PG) Derrick Wagaman | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:19 | UConn | Leon Welch makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 03:19 | UConn | Leon Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 02:58 | Villanova | William Collins buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-62 |
| 02:58 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Curtis Johnson (SG) William Collins | |
| Subs | UConn | Patrick Jelinski (SG) Leon Welch | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 02:37 | UConn | Wayne Hatfield comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-62 |
| 02:35 | UConn | Peter Edwards can't tip it in | 50-62 |
| 02:33 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Hatfield | 50-62 |
| 02:14 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Hatfield | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:51 | Villanova | David Davies's pass is intercepted by Wayne Hatfield | 50-65 |
| 01:22 | UConn | Richard Odom steps in front of the Peter Edwards pass | 50-65 |
| 01:02 | Villanova | Richard Odom misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-65 |
| 01:01 | UConn | Peter Edwards grabs the board | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:38 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-65 |
| 00:36 | Villanova | David Davies snags the defensive board | 50-65 |
| 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 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Jerry James hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 50-65 |
| 00:28 | Villanova | David Davies snags the offensive board | 50-65 |
| 00:26 | Villanova | Jerry James can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-65 |
| 00:25 | Villanova | Richard Odom snags the offensive board | 50-65 |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Kenneth Rowley steals the ball from Curtis Johnson | 50-65 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Wayne Hatfield runs out the clock | 50-65 |