| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Rotstein (fresh) SG - Benjamin Hall (fresh) SF - Robert Knight (fresh) PF - Gregory Greene (fresh) C - Joshua Marble (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Boggan (fresh) SG - Julius Stroud (fresh) SF - Thomas Deal (fresh) PF - Roland Hill (fresh) C - Kenneth Bateman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Gregory Greene wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | UConn | Gregory Greene can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | UConn | Benjamin Hall grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | UConn | Gregory Greene clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Thomas Deal | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Villanova | Julius Stroud clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | UConn | Robert Knight gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | UConn | Robert Boggan steals it from Ronald Rotstein in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Thomas Deal and he's hacked by Joshua Marble - foul #1 on Joshua Marble, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:37 | UConn | Gregory Greene comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 18:35 | Villanova | Thomas Deal gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:30 | Villanova | Julius Stroud scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Bateman | 0-6 |
| 18:24 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein scores on a floater from close range set up by Joshua Marble | 2-6 |
| 18:08 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Joshua Marble - foul #2 on Joshua Marble, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | UConn | Frank Goodall (C) Joshua Marble | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 18:08 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 18:08 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman misses the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 18:08 | UConn | The rebound goes to Gregory Greene | 2-7 |
| 17:50 | UConn | Gregory Greene can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 2-7 |
| 17:48 | UConn | Gregory Greene tips it back up and in | 4-7 |
| 17:25 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Julius Stroud | 4-9 |
| 17:01 | UConn | Gregory Greene lays it in | 6-9 |
| 16:51 | Villanova | Frank Goodall steals the ball from Julius Stroud | 6-9 |
| 16:26 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein hits the finger roll | 8-9 |
| 16:08 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 8-9 |
| 16:06 | Villanova | Julius Stroud snags the offensive board | 8-9 |
| 15:47 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Julius Stroud | 8-11 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Rotstein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Benjamin Hall (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Knight (fairly fresh) PF - Gregory Greene (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Goodall (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Boggan (fairly fresh) SG - Julius Stroud (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Deal (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roland Hill (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Bateman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:27 | UConn | Gregory Greene is fouled on the floor by Thomas Deal - foul #1 on Thomas Deal, team foul #1 | 8-11 |
| Subs | UConn | Arthur Finlay (PG), Eric Fitzgerald (SG), Steven Miller (PF), Stephen Kissner (C) Ronald Rotstein, Benjamin Hall, Gregory Greene, Frank Goodall | |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Day (PG), Gary Ham (SG), David Martino (SF), Edwin Johnson (PF), Jon Bard (C) Robert Boggan, Julius Stroud, Thomas Deal, Roland Hill, Kenneth Bateman | |
| 15:05 | UConn | Eric Fitzgerald throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-11 |
| 14:50 | Villanova | Carl Day misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-11 |
| 14:49 | UConn | Robert Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:45 | UConn | Carl Day is called for the reach on Arthur Finlay in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Day, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | UConn | Gregory Greene (PF) Robert Knight | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 14:33 | UConn | Arthur Finlay drills a floater from just outside the lane | 10-11 |
| 14:18 | Villanova | Edwin Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-11 |
| 14:17 | UConn | Gregory Greene pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:59 | UConn | Eric Fitzgerald misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 13:57 | UConn | Arthur Finlay hits the follow up shot | 12-11 |
| 13:50 | Villanova | Jon Bard is fouled on the floor by Steven Miller - foul #1 on Steven Miller, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Boggan (PG), Julius Stroud (SG), Kenneth Bateman (C) Carl Day, Gary Ham, Jon Bard | |
| 13:24 | Villanova | Julius Stroud can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-11 |
| 13:22 | UConn | Arthur Finlay gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| 13:09 | UConn | Robert Boggan picks off the pass by Arthur Finlay | 12-11 |
| 12:53 | Villanova | David Martino hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Bateman | 12-13 |
| 12:31 | UConn | Eric Fitzgerald misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-13 |
| 12:30 | Villanova | David Martino grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 12:24 | Villanova | Julius Stroud misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Arthur Finlay - foul #1 on Arthur Finlay, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronald Rotstein (PG), Benjamin Hall (SG), Robert Knight (SF), Frank Goodall (C) Arthur Finlay, Eric Fitzgerald, Steven Miller, Stephen Kissner | |
| Subs | Villanova | Thomas Deal (SF), Roland Hill (PF) David Martino, Edwin Johnson | |
| 12:24 | Villanova | Julius Stroud makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:24 | Villanova | Julius Stroud makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 12:05 | UConn | Roland Hill steps in front of the Gregory Greene pass | 12-15 |
| 11:43 | Villanova | Julius Stroud is hacked by Frank Goodall - foul #1 on Frank Goodall, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | UConn | Steven Miller (PF) Gregory Greene | |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Day (PG), Jon Bard (C) Robert Boggan, Kenneth Bateman | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Rotstein (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Benjamin Hall (fresh) SF - Robert Knight (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Miller (fresh) C - Frank Goodall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Carl Day (fresh) SG - Julius Stroud (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Deal (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roland Hill (fresh) C - Jon Bard (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Villanova | Carl Day misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Frank Goodall - foul #2 on Frank Goodall, team foul #6 | 12-15 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Kissner (C) Frank Goodall | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Ham (SG) Julius Stroud | |
| 11:25 | Villanova | Carl Day makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 11:25 | Villanova | Carl Day misses the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 11:25 | Villanova | Roland Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 11:14 | Villanova | Carl Day knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Deal | 12-18 |
| 11:03 | UConn | Benjamin Hall's floater is tipped away by Roland Hill | 12-18 |
| 11:02 | Villanova | Jon Bard pulls down the rebound | 12-18 |
| 10:42 | Villanova | Gary Ham misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Steven Miller - foul #2 on Steven Miller, team foul #7 | 12-18 |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Fitzgerald (SG), Gregory Greene (PF) Benjamin Hall, Steven Miller | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman (C) Jon Bard | |
| 10:42 | Villanova | Gary Ham misses the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 10:42 | Villanova | Gary Ham misses the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 10:42 | UConn | The rebound goes to Stephen Kissner | 12-18 |
| 10:27 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein is fouled on the floor by Carl Day - foul #2 on Carl Day, team foul #3 | 12-18 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Boggan (PG), Julius Stroud (SG) Carl Day, Gary Ham | |
| 10:09 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-18 |
| 10:07 | Villanova | Roland Hill snags the defensive board | 12-18 |
| 09:44 | Villanova | Gregory Greene is called for the reach on Thomas Deal - foul #1 on Gregory Greene, team foul #8 | 12-18 |
| Subs | UConn | Arthur Finlay (PG) Ronald Rotstein | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 09:44 | Villanova | Thomas Deal misses the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 09:44 | UConn | Stephen Kissner snags the defensive board | 12-18 |
| 09:29 | UConn | Gregory Greene misses the runner from the left block | 12-18 |
| 09:28 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 09:10 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman misses the lay-in | 12-18 |
| 09:09 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Deal | 12-18 |
| 08:53 | Villanova | Julius Stroud misses the dunk attempt | 12-18 |
| 08:51 | Villanova | Roland Hill misses the tip | 12-18 |
| 08:49 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman tips it back up and in | 12-20 |
| 08:37 | UConn | A charge is called on Stephen Kissner - foul #1 on Stephen Kissner, team foul #9 | 12-20 |
| Subs | UConn | Benjamin Hall (SG) Eric Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Martino (SF), Edwin Johnson (PF), Jon Bard (C) Thomas Deal, Roland Hill, Kenneth Bateman | |
| 08:09 | Villanova | Jon Bard is whistled for a carry | 12-20 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronald Rotstein (PG) Arthur Finlay | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Gunter (PG), Gary Ham (SG) Robert Boggan, Julius Stroud | |
| 08:07 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-20 |
| 07:47 | Villanova | Jon Bard misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Knight - foul #1 on Robert Knight, team foul #10 | 12-20 |
| 07:47 | Villanova | Jon Bard makes the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 07:47 | Villanova | Jon Bard makes the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 07:32 | UConn | Gregory Greene misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Edwin Johnson - foul #1 on Edwin Johnson, team foul #4 | 12-22 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman (C) Jon Bard | |
| 07:32 | UConn | Gregory Greene misses the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 07:32 | UConn | Gregory Greene misses the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 07:32 | UConn | Robert Knight grabs the offensive rebound | 12-22 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Rotstein (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Benjamin Hall (fresh) SF - Robert Knight (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Gregory Greene (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Kissner (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Gunter (fresh) SG - Gary Ham (fresh) SF - David Martino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edwin Johnson (fresh) C - Kenneth Bateman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | UConn | Robert Knight misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 12-22 |
| 07:21 | Villanova | David Martino pulls down the rebound | 12-22 |
| 07:16 | Villanova | David Martino misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 12-22 |
| 07:14 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein gets the rebound | 12-22 |
| 06:59 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Gunter - foul #1 on John Gunter, team foul #5 | 12-22 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Boggan (PG), Julius Stroud (SG), Roland Hill (PF) John Gunter, Gary Ham, Edwin Johnson | |
| 06:59 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein makes the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 06:59 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 06:33 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Stephen Kissner - foul #2 on Stephen Kissner, team foul #11 | 14-22 |
| Subs | UConn | Arthur Finlay (PG), Eric Fitzgerald (SG), Steven Miller (PF), Joshua Marble (C) Ronald Rotstein, Benjamin Hall, Gregory Greene, Stephen Kissner | |
| Subs | Villanova | Thomas Deal (SF) David Martino | |
| 06:33 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman misses the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 06:33 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman misses the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 06:33 | UConn | Robert Knight grabs the board | 14-22 |
| 06:09 | UConn | Eric Fitzgerald hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Steven Miller | 17-22 |
| 05:43 | Villanova | Julius Stroud's pass is intercepted by Steven Miller | 17-22 |
| 05:28 | UConn | Thomas Deal swats the short shot by Steven Miller | 17-22 |
| 05:26 | Villanova | Roland Hill gets the rebound | 17-22 |
| 05:09 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Thomas Deal | 17-24 |
| 04:58 | UConn | Julius Stroud takes the ball from Robert Knight | 17-24 |
| 04:38 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Knight | 17-24 |
| 04:36 | UConn | Joshua Marble pulls down the rebound | 17-24 |
| 04:19 | UConn | Eric Fitzgerald misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Julius Stroud - foul #1 on Julius Stroud, team foul #6 | 17-24 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronald Rotstein (PG), Gregory Greene (PF) Arthur Finlay, Robert Knight | |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Day (PG), Gary Ham (SG), David Martino (SF), Edwin Johnson (PF), Jon Bard (C) Robert Boggan, Julius Stroud, Thomas Deal, Roland Hill, Kenneth Bateman | |
| 04:19 | UConn | Eric Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 04:19 | UConn | Eric Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 03:52 | Villanova | Jon Bard can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 19-24 |
| 03:50 | Villanova | Jon Bard snags the offensive board | 19-24 |
| 03:33 | Villanova | David Martino is whistled for traveling | 19-24 |
| Subs | UConn | Benjamin Hall (SG), Frank Goodall (C) Eric Fitzgerald, Joshua Marble | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Rotstein (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Benjamin Hall (fresh) SF - Steven Miller (fairly fresh) PF - Gregory Greene (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Goodall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Carl Day (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Ham (fresh) SF - David Martino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edwin Johnson (fresh) C - Jon Bard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | UConn | Edwin Johnson is called for the reach on Ronald Rotstein - foul #2 on Edwin Johnson, team foul #7 | 19-24 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Julius Stroud (SG) Gary Ham | |
| 03:19 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 03:19 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 03:01 | Villanova | Edwin Johnson misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 21-24 |
| 03:00 | UConn | Gregory Greene snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 02:36 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Miller | 23-24 |
| 02:21 | Villanova | Jon Bard comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 23-24 |
| 02:20 | UConn | Gregory Greene gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| 02:11 | UConn | Steven Miller misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-24 |
| 02:10 | Villanova | Edwin Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 01:44 | Villanova | Jon Bard buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 23-26 |
| 01:20 | UConn | Benjamin Hall misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 01:18 | Villanova | The rebound goes to David Martino | 23-26 |
| 01:00 | Villanova | Carl Day's pass is intercepted by Steven Miller | 23-26 |
| 00:35 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-26 |
| 00:33 | Villanova | The rebound goes to David Martino | 23-26 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | David Martino hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Steven Miller - foul #3 on Steven Miller, team foul #12 | 23-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Arthur Finlay (PG), Eric Fitzgerald (SG), Robert Knight (SF), Stephen Kissner (PF), Joshua Marble (C) Ronald Rotstein, Benjamin Hall, Steven Miller, Gregory Greene, Frank Goodall | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Boggan (PG), Gary Ham (SG), Roland Hill (PF), Kenneth Bateman (C) Carl Day, Julius Stroud, Edwin Johnson, Jon Bard | |
| 00:04 | Villanova | David Martino misses the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | David Martino makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Arthur Finlay can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 23-27 |