| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Cunningham (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Blanche (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Jaffe (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Reginald Howell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brett Gaffney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Conway (fresh) PF - Frank Dysart (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Matt Renner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Thomas Blanche inbounds the ball | 33-43 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:52 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham is hacked by Matt Renner - foul #1 on Matt Renner, team foul #1 | 33-43 |
| 19:29 | UConn | Frank Dysart steals it from Reginald Howell | 33-43 |
| 19:05 | Villanova | Frank Dysart can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 33-43 |
| 19:04 | Villanova | Charles Williams snags the offensive board | 33-43 |
| 18:46 | Villanova | Thomas Blanche takes the ball from Frank Dysart | 33-43 |
| 18:43 | UConn | Thomas Blanche lays it up and in | 35-43 |
| 18:27 | Villanova | Charles Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-43 |
| 18:25 | UConn | Robert Hamilton grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 18:10 | UConn | Reginald Howell misses long on a shot from the left side | 35-43 |
| 18:09 | UConn | Kyle Jaffe misses the tip | 35-43 |
| 18:07 | Villanova | Matt Renner grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 18:03 | Villanova | Robert Hamilton steps in front of the Brett Gaffney pass in the backcourt | 35-43 |
| 17:49 | UConn | Reginald Howell can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 35-43 |
| 17:47 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Matt Renner | 35-43 |
| 17:22 | Villanova | Charles Williams is whistled for a carry | 35-43 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Hendrickson (SF), Danny Leonard (C) Kevin Conway, Matt Renner | |
| 17:06 | UConn | Thomas Blanche loses the dribble to Brett Gaffney | 35-43 |
| 16:48 | Villanova | Frank Dysart comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 35-43 |
| 16:47 | Villanova | Frank Dysart tips it back up and in | 35-45 |
| 16:29 | UConn | Reginald Howell is open and scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Hamilton | 37-45 |
| 16:13 | Villanova | Danny Leonard comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Kyle Jaffe - foul #3 on Kyle Jaffe, team foul #1 | 37-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Dustin Parker (SG), Thomas Mead (SF), Gordon Jones (PF), Joe Trumbo (C) Timothy Cunningham, Thomas Blanche, Kyle Jaffe, Reginald Howell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Reginald Gray (PG), Herbert Gove (SG), Jeffrey Frias (PF) Brett Gaffney, Charles Williams, Frank Dysart | |
| 16:13 | Villanova | Danny Leonard misses the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 16:13 | Villanova | Danny Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 16:04 | UConn | Joe Trumbo knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Robert Hamilton | 39-46 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dustin Parker (fresh) SF - Thomas Mead (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gordon Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Trumbo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Reginald Gray (fresh) SG - Herbert Gove (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Hendrickson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Frias (fresh) C - Danny Leonard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Villanova | Herbert Gove lays it in set up by Danny Leonard | 39-48 |
| 15:21 | UConn | Danny Leonard picks off the pass by Gordon Jones | 39-48 |
| 15:12 | Villanova | Herbert Gove misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 15:10 | UConn | Robert Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 14:50 | UConn | Gordon Jones lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a great pass from Thomas Mead | 41-48 |
| 14:38 | Villanova | Danny Leonard drills a jumpshot from the left side | 41-50 |
| 14:22 | UConn | Robert Hamilton makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-50 |
| 14:08 | Villanova | Herbert Gove drills a floater from the left side | 44-52 |
| 13:51 | UConn | Gordon Jones works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Frias - foul #2 on Jeffrey Frias, team foul #2 | 44-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Cunningham (SG), Thomas Blanche (SF), Reginald Howell (C) Robert Hamilton, Dustin Parker, Joe Trumbo | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Gaffney (PG), Charles Williams (SG), Kevin Conway (SF), Frank Dysart (PF), Matt Renner (C) Reginald Gray, Herbert Gove, John Hendrickson, Jeffrey Frias, Danny Leonard | |
| 13:51 | UConn | Gordon Jones makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 13:51 | UConn | Gordon Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 13:35 | Villanova | Frank Dysart makes the floater from close range | 46-54 |
| 13:18 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Gordon Jones | 49-54 |
| 13:00 | Villanova | Charles Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-54 |
| 12:59 | UConn | Reginald Howell pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 12:42 | UConn | The jumper by Gordon Jones is denied by Charles Williams | 49-54 |
| 12:40 | UConn | Gordon Jones gets the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 12:24 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Frank Dysart - foul #3 on Frank Dysart, team foul #3 | 49-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hamilton (PG), Kyle Jaffe (PF) Thomas Mead, Gordon Jones | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 12:24 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 12:24 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 12:08 | Villanova | Frank Dysart misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 51-54 |
| 12:07 | UConn | Reginald Howell grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 11:48 | UConn | Reginald Howell scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Hamilton | 53-54 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Timothy Cunningham (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Thomas Blanche (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kyle Jaffe (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Reginald Howell (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brett Gaffney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Conway (fresh) PF - Frank Dysart (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Matt Renner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Villanova | Charles Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 11:23 | UConn | Thomas Blanche gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 11:02 | UConn | Thomas Blanche connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Hamilton | 55-54 |
| 10:42 | Villanova | Robert Hamilton is called for the reach on Charles Williams - foul #2 on Robert Hamilton, team foul #2 | 55-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Dustin Parker (SG), Thomas Mead (SF), Gordon Jones (C) Timothy Cunningham, Thomas Blanche, Reginald Howell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Herbert Gove (SG), John Hendrickson (SF), Jeffrey Frias (PF), Danny Leonard (C) Charles Williams, Kevin Conway, Frank Dysart, Matt Renner | |
| 10:24 | Villanova | Jeffrey Frias is fouled on the floor by Thomas Mead - foul #1 on Thomas Mead, team foul #3 | 55-54 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Reginald Gray (PG) Brett Gaffney | |
| 10:08 | Villanova | Herbert Gove knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-57 |
| 09:49 | UConn | Thomas Mead buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Dustin Parker | 57-57 |
| 09:36 | Villanova | Herbert Gove buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Frias | 57-59 |
| 09:25 | UConn | Robert Hamilton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 09:23 | Villanova | Herbert Gove grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 09:18 | Villanova | Herbert Gove drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 09:12 | UConn | Gordon Jones hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Hamilton and he's fouled by Reginald Gray - foul #3 on Reginald Gray, team foul #4 | 59-62 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Cunningham (SG), Thomas Blanche (SF), Reginald Howell (C) Robert Hamilton, Dustin Parker, Kyle Jaffe | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Gaffney (PG), Charles Williams (SG), Frank Dysart (PF) Reginald Gray, Herbert Gove, Jeffrey Frias | |
| 09:12 | UConn | Gordon Jones misses the free throw | 59-62 |
| 09:12 | Villanova | Danny Leonard pulls down the rebound | 59-62 |
| 08:57 | Villanova | Charles Williams misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-62 |
| 08:56 | UConn | Reginald Howell gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| 08:41 | UConn | Thomas Mead scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Blanche | 62-62 |
| 08:24 | Villanova | Frank Dysart hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Brett Gaffney and the foul's on Gordon Jones - foul #3 on Gordon Jones, team foul #4 | 62-64 |
| Subs | UConn | Dustin Parker (SG), Kyle Jaffe (PF) Thomas Mead, Gordon Jones | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kevin Conway (SF), Matt Renner (C) John Hendrickson, Danny Leonard | |
| 08:24 | Villanova | Frank Dysart misses the free throw | 62-64 |
| 08:24 | UConn | Kyle Jaffe pulls down the rebound | 62-64 |
| 08:14 | UConn | Reginald Howell connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 64-64 |
| 07:53 | Villanova | Charles Williams clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 07:51 | UConn | Kyle Jaffe grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Timothy Cunningham (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Dustin Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Blanche (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kyle Jaffe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Reginald Howell (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brett Gaffney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Conway (fresh) PF - Frank Dysart (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Matt Renner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | UConn | Dustin Parker misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 64-64 |
| 07:28 | Villanova | Kevin Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 07:04 | Villanova | Charles Williams knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Conway | 64-67 |
| 06:48 | UConn | Reginald Howell clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Matt Renner - foul #2 on Matt Renner, team foul #5 | 64-67 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hamilton (PG), Thomas Mead (SF) Dustin Parker, Thomas Blanche | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 06:48 | UConn | Reginald Howell makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 06:48 | UConn | Reginald Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 06:48 | Villanova | Frank Dysart pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |
| 06:33 | Villanova | Charles Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-67 |
| 06:31 | UConn | The rebound goes to Timothy Cunningham | 65-67 |
| 06:20 | UConn | Thomas Mead comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Frank Dysart - foul #4 on Frank Dysart, team foul #6 | 65-67 |
| Subs | UConn | Gordon Jones (C) Reginald Howell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Herbert Gove (SG), John Hendrickson (SF), Jeffrey Frias (PF), Danny Leonard (C) Charles Williams, Kevin Conway, Frank Dysart, Matt Renner | |
| 06:20 | UConn | Thomas Mead misses the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 06:20 | UConn | Thomas Mead makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 06:03 | Villanova | The pull-up jumper by Herbert Gove is blocked by Kyle Jaffe | 66-67 |
| 06:02 | UConn | The rebound goes to Gordon Jones | 66-67 |
| 05:50 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Mead | 68-67 |
| 05:34 | Villanova | Danny Leonard can't connect on a shot in the lane | 68-67 |
| 05:32 | Villanova | Jeffrey Frias tips it in | 68-69 |
| 05:18 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 68-69 |
| 05:16 | Villanova | The rebound goes to John Hendrickson | 68-69 |
| 04:57 | Villanova | Herbert Gove is called for traveling | 68-69 |
| Subs | UConn | Dustin Parker (SG), Thomas Blanche (SF), Reginald Howell (C) Timothy Cunningham, Thomas Mead, Kyle Jaffe | |
| Subs | Villanova | Reginald Gray (PG), Charles Williams (SG), Kevin Conway (SF), Frank Dysart (PF), Matt Renner (C) Brett Gaffney, Herbert Gove, John Hendrickson, Jeffrey Frias, Danny Leonard | |
| 04:50 | UConn | Dustin Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-69 |
| 04:29 | Villanova | Frank Dysart clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-69 |
| 04:28 | Villanova | Kevin Conway tips it back up and in | 68-71 |
| 04:07 | UConn | Reginald Howell misses badly on the uncontested floater from the baseline | 68-71 |
| 04:05 | UConn | Gordon Jones tips it back up and in | 70-71 |
| 03:58 | Villanova | Frank Dysart hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 70-71 |
| 03:57 | UConn | Reginald Howell grabs the board | 70-71 |
| 03:44 | UConn | Reginald Howell is open and scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Robert Hamilton out of a doubleteam | 72-71 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 9 ast. SG - Dustin Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Blanche (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gordon Jones (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Reginald Howell (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Reginald Gray (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Dysart (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Matt Renner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Villanova | Gordon Jones swats the layup by Frank Dysart | 72-71 |
| 03:27 | UConn | Robert Hamilton snags the defensive board | 72-71 |
| 03:23 | UConn | Dustin Parker clanks a shot from the free throw line | 72-71 |
| 03:21 | UConn | Reginald Howell tips it but misses | 72-71 |
| 03:20 | Villanova | Kevin Conway pulls down the rebound | 72-71 |
| 03:02 | Villanova | Charles Williams drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Reginald Gray | 72-74 |
| 03:00 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-74 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Cunningham (SG), Kyle Jaffe (PF) Dustin Parker, Gordon Jones | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Gaffney (PG) Reginald Gray | |
| 02:54 | UConn | Reginald Howell's floater is tipped away by Kevin Conway | 72-74 |
| 02:53 | Villanova | Matt Renner grabs the defensive rebound | 72-74 |
| 02:36 | Villanova | Frank Dysart blows the layup | 72-74 |
| 02:34 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Matt Renner | 72-74 |
| 02:23 | Villanova | Kyle Jaffe steals it from Kevin Conway | 72-74 |
| 02:05 | UConn | Robert Hamilton shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kyle Jaffe | 75-74 |
| 01:40 | Villanova | Frank Dysart drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Williams | 75-76 |
| 01:32 | UConn | Thomas Blanche misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-76 |
| 01:30 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney grabs the defensive rebound | 75-76 |
| 01:17 | Villanova | Charles Williams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-76 |
| 01:16 | UConn | Reginald Howell grabs the board | 75-76 |
| 00:58 | UConn | Reginald Howell clanks a jumper from the left side | 75-76 |
| 00:57 | UConn | Thomas Blanche snags the offensive board | 75-76 |
| 00:34 | UConn | Robert Hamilton hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 78-76 |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Kevin Conway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-76 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:17 | UConn | Robert Hamilton is hacked by Charles Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Williams, team foul #7 | 78-76 |
| 00:17 | UConn | Robert Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:17 | UConn | Robert Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Charles Williams connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 80-79 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Thomas Blanche is hacked by Brett Gaffney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brett Gaffney, team foul #8 | 80-79 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Thomas Blanche makes the 1st free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Thomas Blanche makes the 2nd free throw | 82-79 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 82-79 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Villanova | Reginald Howell steals it from Charles Williams | 82-79 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Reginald Howell runs out the clock | 82-79 |