| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brandon Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Henderson (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Luis Wiley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Greg Kittredge (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. C - Clarence Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ron Jenkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Winfred Halbert (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Allan Foster (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steve Lowe (fresh) 9 pts. C - Clifford Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Allan Foster inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | UConn | Brandon Duncan steps in front of the Winfred Halbert pass | 23-29 |
| 19:37 | Villanova | Brandon Duncan scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 19:08 | UConn | Ron Jenkins hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Winfred Halbert | 26-31 |
| 18:44 | Villanova | Brandon Duncan misses the shot from just outside the lane | 26-31 |
| 18:43 | UConn | Steve Lowe snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 18:31 | UConn | Ron Jenkins loses the dribble to Greg Kittredge | 26-31 |
| 18:04 | Villanova | Luis Wiley is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Luis Wiley, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peters (PG), Kenneth Deberry (SF), Edgar Tallent (PF), Charles Dammann (C) Brandon Duncan, Luis Wiley, Greg Kittredge, Clarence Cox | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 17:45 | UConn | Winfred Halbert's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Deberry | 26-31 |
| 17:42 | Villanova | Charles Peters throws it down on a nice dish by Kenneth Deberry | 28-31 |
| 17:23 | UConn | Ron Jenkins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-31 |
| 17:21 | Villanova | Michael Henderson gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 17:08 | Villanova | Charles Dammann hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 28-31 |
| 17:07 | Villanova | Charles Dammann tips it in | 30-31 |
| 16:51 | UConn | Ron Jenkins clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 30-31 |
| 16:50 | Villanova | Charles Dammann pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 16:25 | Villanova | Steve Lowe steals the ball from Michael Henderson | 30-31 |
| 16:22 | UConn | Ron Jenkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Greg Kittredge (PF) Edgar Tallent | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Weisgerber (PG) Ron Jenkins | |
| 16:06 | Villanova | Charles Dammann is whistled for a carry | 30-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Cole (PG), Edgar Tallent (PF) Charles Peters, Greg Kittredge | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 15:37 | UConn | Winfred Halbert is called for a charge - foul #1 on Winfred Halbert, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peters (PG), Greg Kittredge (PF) David Cole, Edgar Tallent | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Peters (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Deberry (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Greg Kittredge (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. C - Charles Dammann (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Weisgerber (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Winfred Halbert (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SF - Allan Foster (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steve Lowe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - Clifford Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:18 | Villanova | Harold Weisgerber is called for the reach on Charles Dammann - foul #3 on Harold Weisgerber, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| 15:03 | Villanova | Greg Kittredge can't connect on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Steve Lowe - foul #1 on Steve Lowe, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Cole (PG) Michael Henderson | |
| Subs | UConn | Ron Jenkins (PG) Harold Weisgerber | |
| 15:03 | Villanova | Greg Kittredge makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 15:03 | Villanova | Greg Kittredge makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 14:41 | UConn | Ron Jenkins is fouled on the floor by David Cole - foul #1 on David Cole, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Henderson (SG), Edgar Tallent (PF) David Cole, Greg Kittredge | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 14:14 | UConn | Ron Jenkins misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-31 |
| 14:12 | Villanova | Michael Henderson pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 13:48 | Villanova | Michael Henderson makes the shot from the left wing set up by Charles Peters and he's hacked by Allan Foster - foul #1 on Allan Foster, team foul #4 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Cole (PG), Greg Kittredge (PF) Charles Peters, Edgar Tallent | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 13:48 | Villanova | Michael Henderson misses the free throw | 34-31 |
| 13:48 | UConn | Steve Lowe snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 13:33 | UConn | Ron Jenkins is hacked by Kenneth Deberry - foul #2 on Kenneth Deberry, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peters (SG), Clarence Cox (C) Michael Henderson, Charles Dammann | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 13:04 | UConn | Ron Jenkins knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Winfred Halbert | 34-34 |
| 13:00 | Villanova | David Cole misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-34 |
| 12:58 | UConn | Clifford Taylor pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 12:31 | UConn | Winfred Halbert misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Greg Kittredge - foul #2 on Greg Kittredge, team foul #4 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brandon Duncan (PG), Michael Henderson (SG), Luis Wiley (SF), Charles Dammann (C) David Cole, Charles Peters, Kenneth Deberry, Clarence Cox | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Weisgerber (PG) Ron Jenkins | |
| 12:31 | UConn | Winfred Halbert makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 12:31 | UConn | Winfred Halbert misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 12:31 | Villanova | Greg Kittredge gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 12:11 | Villanova | Brandon Duncan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Harold Weisgerber - foul #4 on Harold Weisgerber, team foul #5 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | UConn | John Potvin (PG) Harold Weisgerber | |
| 12:11 | Villanova | Brandon Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 12:11 | Villanova | Brandon Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 11:46 | UConn | Winfred Halbert misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 11:44 | Villanova | Greg Kittredge pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 11:31 | Villanova | Greg Kittredge misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Allan Foster - foul #2 on Allan Foster, team foul #6 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Cole (SG), Clarence Cox (C) Michael Henderson, Charles Dammann | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 11:31 | Villanova | Greg Kittredge makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 11:31 | Villanova | Greg Kittredge makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brandon Duncan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Cole (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Luis Wiley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Greg Kittredge (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Clarence Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Potvin (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Winfred Halbert (fairly fresh) 19 pts. SF - Allan Foster (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Steve Lowe (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Clifford Taylor (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:09 | UConn | Clifford Taylor buries a runner in the lane and the foul's on David Cole - foul #2 on David Cole, team foul #5 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peters (SG), Kenneth Deberry (SF), Edgar Tallent (PF), Charles Dammann (C) Brandon Duncan, Luis Wiley, Greg Kittredge, Clarence Cox | |
| Subs | UConn | Ron Jenkins (PG) John Potvin | |
| 11:09 | UConn | Clifford Taylor misses the free throw | 38-37 |
| 11:09 | Villanova | Kenneth Deberry gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 10:53 | Villanova | Winfred Halbert steps in front of the David Cole pass | 38-37 |
| 10:50 | UConn | Ron Jenkins hits the finger roll set up by Winfred Halbert | 38-39 |
| 10:31 | Villanova | Kenneth Deberry banks in the layup set up by David Cole and he's fouled by Clifford Taylor - foul #2 on Clifford Taylor, team foul #7 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brandon Duncan (PG), Michael Henderson (SG), Greg Kittredge (PF), Clarence Cox (C) David Cole, Charles Peters, Edgar Tallent, Charles Dammann | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 10:31 | Villanova | Kenneth Deberry makes the free throw | 41-39 |
| 10:13 | UConn | Steve Lowe comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 10:12 | Villanova | Clarence Cox grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 09:54 | Villanova | Greg Kittredge lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Henderson | 43-39 |
| 09:30 | UConn | Steve Lowe misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Deberry - foul #3 on Kenneth Deberry, team foul #6 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Cole (PG), Charles Peters (SG), Luis Wiley (SF), Edgar Tallent (PF), Charles Dammann (C) Brandon Duncan, Michael Henderson, Kenneth Deberry, Greg Kittredge, Clarence Cox | |
| Subs | UConn | John Potvin (PG) Ron Jenkins | |
| 09:30 | UConn | Steve Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 09:30 | UConn | Steve Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 09:18 | Villanova | David Cole connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Peters | 46-41 |
| 08:54 | UConn | Winfred Halbert buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Steve Lowe | 46-43 |
| 08:33 | Villanova | David Cole misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 08:32 | Villanova | Charles Dammann tips it but misses | 46-43 |
| 08:30 | UConn | John Potvin pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 08:01 | UConn | Steve Lowe makes the jumper near the basket set up by John Potvin | 46-45 |
| 07:40 | Villanova | David Cole misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 07:38 | Villanova | Charles Peters pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 07:22 | Villanova | Luis Wiley misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Allan Foster - foul #3 on Allan Foster, team foul #8 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brandon Duncan (PG), Michael Henderson (SG), Greg Kittredge (PF), Clarence Cox (C) David Cole, Charles Peters, Edgar Tallent, Charles Dammann | |
| Subs | UConn | Ron Jenkins (PG), Barney Townsend (SF), Timothy Bonds (PF) John Potvin, Allan Foster, Steve Lowe | |
| 07:22 | Villanova | Luis Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 07:22 | Villanova | Luis Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brandon Duncan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Luis Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Greg Kittredge (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Clarence Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ron Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Winfred Halbert (tiring) 21 pts. 2 stl. SF - Barney Townsend (fresh) PF - Timothy Bonds (fresh) C - Clifford Taylor (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:01 | UConn | Winfred Halbert comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-45 |
| 06:59 | Villanova | Luis Wiley grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 06:54 | Villanova | Michael Henderson misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Winfred Halbert - foul #2 on Winfred Halbert, team foul #9 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Kenneth Deberry (SF) Luis Wiley | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 06:54 | Villanova | Michael Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 06:54 | Villanova | Michael Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:43 | UConn | Ron Jenkins connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Winfred Halbert | 50-47 |
| 06:23 | Villanova | Michael Henderson makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Clarence Cox | 52-47 |
| 05:54 | UConn | Ron Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Greg Kittredge - foul #3 on Greg Kittredge, team foul #7 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Wiley (SF) Kenneth Deberry | |
| Subs | UConn | Steve Lowe (PF) Clifford Taylor | |
| 05:54 | UConn | Ron Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 05:54 | UConn | Ron Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 05:54 | Villanova | Clarence Cox grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 05:47 | Villanova | Greg Kittredge connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Michael Henderson | 54-48 |
| 05:18 | UConn | Steve Lowe misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-48 |
| 05:16 | Villanova | Clarence Cox snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 04:58 | Villanova | Clarence Cox can't finish the layup but the foul's on Timothy Bonds - foul #1 on Timothy Bonds, team foul #10 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Cole (PG), Kenneth Deberry (SF) Brandon Duncan, Luis Wiley | |
| Subs | UConn | Allan Foster (SF) Barney Townsend | |
| 04:58 | Villanova | Clarence Cox makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 04:58 | Villanova | Clarence Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 04:58 | UConn | Steve Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 04:40 | UConn | Steve Lowe clanks a shot from the left side | 55-48 |
| 04:39 | Villanova | Kenneth Deberry gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 04:27 | Villanova | Steve Lowe steps in front of the Clarence Cox pass | 55-48 |
| 04:05 | UConn | Winfred Halbert misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-48 |
| 04:03 | Villanova | Clarence Cox snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:45 | Villanova | David Cole scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Henderson | 58-48 |
| 03:27 | UConn | Ron Jenkins double dribbles | 58-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brandon Duncan (PG), Luis Wiley (SF), Charles Dammann (C) Michael Henderson, Kenneth Deberry, Clarence Cox | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Weisgerber (PG), John Potvin (SG), Clifford Taylor (C) Ron Jenkins, Winfred Halbert, Timothy Bonds | |
| 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 fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:01 | Villanova | David Cole connects on the open jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Greg Kittredge | 60-48 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brandon Duncan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Cole (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Greg Kittredge (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Charles Dammann (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Weisgerber (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Potvin (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allan Foster (tired) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steve Lowe (tired) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Clifford Taylor (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:44 | UConn | Luis Wiley steals the ball from Steve Lowe | 60-48 |
| 02:41 | Villanova | Brandon Duncan banks in the layup on a great pass from Luis Wiley | 62-48 |
| 02:20 | UConn | Allan Foster loses the dribble to Brandon Duncan | 62-48 |
| 02:16 | Villanova | Brandon Duncan throws it down | 64-48 |
| 02:09 | UConn | Steve Lowe connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Harold Weisgerber | 64-50 |
| 01:46 | Villanova | Greg Kittredge misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 64-50 |
| 01:45 | UConn | Clifford Taylor pulls down the rebound | 64-50 |
| 01:33 | UConn | Clifford Taylor misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by David Cole - foul #3 on David Cole, team foul #8 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Henderson (SG), Clarence Cox (C) David Cole, Charles Dammann | |
| Subs | UConn | Ron Jenkins (PG), Winfred Halbert (SG) Harold Weisgerber, John Potvin | |
| 01:33 | UConn | Clifford Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 01:33 | UConn | Clifford Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 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 (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:31 | Villanova | Brandon Duncan is hacked by Ron Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ron Jenkins, team foul #11 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peters (SG), Charles Dammann (C) Michael Henderson, Clarence Cox | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:31 | Villanova | Brandon Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 01:31 | Villanova | Brandon Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 01:22 | UConn | Winfred Halbert is denied on a layup by Charles Dammann | 66-52 |
| 01:20 | UConn | Clifford Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 66-52 |
| 01:00 | UConn | Greg Kittredge steals the ball from Steve Lowe | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Luis Wiley is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Lowe - foul #2 on Steve Lowe, team foul #12 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Henderson (SG), Clarence Cox (C) Charles Peters, Charles Dammann | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Luis Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Luis Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:50 | UConn | Winfred Halbert misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Henderson - foul #1 on Michael Henderson, team foul #9 | 68-52 |
| 00:50 | UConn | Winfred Halbert makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 00:50 | UConn | Winfred Halbert makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 00:27 | Villanova | Brandon Duncan drills a jumper from the left side set up by Luis Wiley | 70-54 |
| 00:21 | UConn | Steve Lowe misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 70-54 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Michael Henderson snags the defensive board | 70-54 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Brandon Duncan runs out the clock | 70-54 |