| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew French (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earl Stodolski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Miller (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Denis Farley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Clark (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Skelton (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Dickson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jody Marques (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Joseph Seidman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Jeremy Miller inbounds the ball | 22-37 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | UConn | Denis Farley travels with the ball | 22-37 |
| 19:31 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Earl Stodolski - foul #3 on Earl Stodolski, team foul #1 | 22-37 |
| 19:31 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson makes the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 19:31 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 19:31 | UConn | Denis Farley snags the defensive board | 22-38 |
| 19:17 | UConn | Jeremy Miller misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Shawn Dickson - foul #1 on Shawn Dickson, team foul #1 | 22-38 |
| 19:17 | UConn | Jeremy Miller misses the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 19:17 | UConn | Jeremy Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 23-38 |
| 18:57 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 23-38 |
| 18:56 | UConn | Timothy Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 23-38 |
| 18:42 | UConn | Jeremy Miller is fouled on the floor by William Hamilton - foul #1 on William Hamilton, team foul #2 | 23-38 |
| 18:33 | UConn | Earl Stodolski's pass is intercepted by William Hamilton | 23-38 |
| 18:13 | Villanova | Claude Skelton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-38 |
| 18:11 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman misses the tip | 23-38 |
| 18:09 | UConn | Denis Farley grabs the board | 23-38 |
| 17:47 | UConn | Denis Farley is hacked by William Hamilton - foul #2 on William Hamilton, team foul #3 | 23-38 |
| 17:31 | UConn | Timothy Clark hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 23-38 |
| 17:29 | UConn | Matthew French tips it in | 25-38 |
| 17:12 | Villanova | Denis Farley is called for the reach on Jody Marques - foul #1 on Denis Farley, team foul #2 | 25-38 |
| 16:48 | Villanova | Claude Skelton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-38 |
| 16:47 | UConn | The rebound goes to Timothy Clark | 25-38 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:18 | UConn | Denis Farley drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Earl Stodolski | 28-38 |
| 15:54 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-41 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew French (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earl Stodolski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeremy Miller (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Denis Farley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Skelton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Hamilton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Dickson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jody Marques (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Joseph Seidman (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:38 | UConn | Denis Farley misses the jumper from the right wing | 28-41 |
| 15:36 | UConn | Timothy Clark tips it in | 30-41 |
| 15:09 | Villanova | The pull-up jumper by Shawn Dickson is blocked by Timothy Clark | 30-41 |
| 15:08 | UConn | Earl Stodolski grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 14:48 | UConn | The jump hook by Denis Farley is blocked by Jody Marques | 30-41 |
| 14:47 | Villanova | Claude Skelton gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 14:26 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Shawn Dickson, team foul #4 | 30-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Foster (PG), Richard Hille (SG), William Lamb (SF), Frank Smith (PF), Keith Jones (C) Matthew French, Earl Stodolski, Jeremy Miller, Denis Farley, Timothy Clark | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Shaw (PG), Jody Hammond (PF), Ronald Sheets (C) Claude Skelton, Jody Marques, Joseph Seidman | |
| 14:01 | UConn | The jumper by Richard Hille is denied by Shawn Dickson | 30-41 |
| 14:00 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 13:34 | Villanova | Jody Hammond is called for a charge - foul #2 on Jody Hammond, team foul #5 | 30-41 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jody Marques (PF) Shawn Dickson | |
| 13:10 | UConn | Frank Smith clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 30-41 |
| 13:08 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jody Hammond | 30-41 |
| 12:43 | Villanova | Jody Marques hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 30-41 |
| 12:42 | UConn | Keith Jones pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 12:19 | UConn | Frank Smith knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Christopher Foster and he's hacked by Jody Marques - foul #3 on Jody Marques, team foul #6 | 32-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew French (PG) Christopher Foster | |
| Subs | Villanova | Claude Skelton (PG), Hilario Rodriguez (SG), Joseph Seidman (C) Michael Shaw, William Hamilton, Jody Marques | |
| 12:19 | UConn | Frank Smith makes the free throw | 33-41 |
| 11:59 | Villanova | William Lamb takes the ball from Claude Skelton | 33-41 |
| 11:36 | UConn | Keith Jones comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 11:35 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Joseph Seidman | 33-41 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew French (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Hille (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Lamb (fresh) PF - Frank Smith (fresh) 3 pts. C - Keith Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Skelton (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hilario Rodriguez (fresh) SF - Jody Hammond (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Sheets (fresh) C - Joseph Seidman (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Villanova | Jody Hammond comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 11:18 | UConn | Matthew French grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 10:52 | UConn | Frank Smith clanks a shot near the basket | 33-41 |
| 10:51 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 10:25 | Villanova | Claude Skelton is whistled for a carry | 33-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Earl Stodolski (SG), Jeremy Miller (SF), Denis Farley (PF), Timothy Clark (C) Richard Hille, William Lamb, Frank Smith, Keith Jones | |
| Subs | Villanova | William Hamilton (SG), Shawn Dickson (SF) Hilario Rodriguez, Jody Hammond | |
| 09:58 | UConn | Earl Stodolski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 09:57 | UConn | Earl Stodolski gets the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 09:42 | UConn | Matthew French hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Earl Stodolski and he's fouled by Claude Skelton - foul #1 on Claude Skelton, team foul #7 | 35-41 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jody Marques (PF) Ronald Sheets | |
| 09:42 | UConn | Matthew French makes the free throw | 36-41 |
| 09:20 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-41 |
| 09:18 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman tips it back up and in | 36-43 |
| 08:49 | UConn | Denis Farley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 08:48 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 08:28 | Villanova | Jody Marques makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Claude Skelton | 36-45 |
| 08:09 | UConn | Matthew French drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Clark | 39-45 |
| 07:40 | Villanova | Claude Skelton scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Jody Marques | 39-47 |
| 07:20 | UConn | Timothy Clark hits a runner in the lane set up by Jeremy Miller | 41-47 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew French (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earl Stodolski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeremy Miller (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Denis Farley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Skelton (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Hamilton (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Dickson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jody Marques (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Joseph Seidman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 06:54 | Villanova | Claude Skelton clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 06:52 | UConn | Denis Farley gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 06:30 | UConn | Denis Farley is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Denis Farley, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Foster (PG), Richard Hille (SG), William Lamb (SF), Frank Smith (PF), Keith Jones (C) Matthew French, Earl Stodolski, Jeremy Miller, Denis Farley, Timothy Clark | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Shaw (PG), Hilario Rodriguez (SG), Jody Hammond (SF), Ronald Sheets (C) Claude Skelton, William Hamilton, Shawn Dickson, Joseph Seidman | |
| 06:14 | Villanova | Jody Hammond misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 06:12 | UConn | Frank Smith gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 05:55 | UConn | Richard Hille is denied on a layup by Jody Marques | 41-47 |
| 05:54 | Villanova | Jody Marques gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 05:25 | Villanova | Michael Shaw misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 05:24 | UConn | Richard Hille grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 05:04 | UConn | Christopher Foster misses the 3 from the left corner | 41-47 |
| 05:03 | UConn | Richard Hille gets the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 04:49 | UConn | Christopher Foster misses the 3 from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 04:47 | Villanova | Jody Marques snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 04:24 | Villanova | Jody Hammond drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Shaw | 41-50 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:16 | UConn | Christopher Foster misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-50 |
| 04:15 | UConn | Frank Smith tips it back up and in | 43-50 |
| 03:50 | Villanova | Jody Hammond misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 03:49 | UConn | Richard Hille snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 03:49 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew French (PG), Earl Stodolski (SG), Jeremy Miller (SF), Denis Farley (PF), Timothy Clark (C) Christopher Foster, Richard Hille, William Lamb, Frank Smith, Keith Jones | |
| Subs | Villanova | Claude Skelton (PG), William Hamilton (SG), Shawn Dickson (SF), Joseph Seidman (C) Michael Shaw, Hilario Rodriguez, Jody Marques, Ronald Sheets | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:26 | UConn | Matthew French is hacked by Jody Hammond - foul #3 on Jody Hammond, team foul #8 | 43-50 |
| 03:26 | UConn | Matthew French makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 03:26 | UConn | Matthew French makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 03:01 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson misses the easy layup | 45-50 |
| 02:59 | Villanova | Jody Hammond can't tip it in | 45-50 |
| 02:57 | UConn | Earl Stodolski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew French (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earl Stodolski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeremy Miller (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Denis Farley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Skelton (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Hamilton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Dickson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jody Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. C - Joseph Seidman (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:52 | UConn | Matthew French clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-50 |
| 02:50 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 02:35 | Villanova | Claude Skelton drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Joseph Seidman | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:23 | UConn | Matthew French can't connect on a runner from the left block | 45-53 |
| 02:21 | UConn | Timothy Clark tips it but misses | 45-53 |
| 02:19 | Villanova | Jody Hammond grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 02:05 | Villanova | Jody Hammond misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Denis Farley - foul #3 on Denis Farley, team foul #4 | 45-53 |
| 02:05 | Villanova | Jody Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 02:05 | Villanova | Jody Hammond misses the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 02:05 | UConn | Denis Farley snags the defensive board | 45-54 |
| 01:48 | UConn | Matthew French hits a shot from the free throw line | 47-54 |
| 01:27 | Villanova | Jody Hammond connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:14 | UConn | Timothy Clark misses the easy layup | 47-57 |
| 01:13 | UConn | Denis Farley grabs the offensive board | 47-57 |
| 00:55 | UConn | Jody Hammond is called for the reach on Jeremy Miller - foul #4 on Jody Hammond, team foul #9 | 47-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Foster (PG), Richard Hille (SG), Frank Smith (PF), Keith Jones (C) Matthew French, Earl Stodolski, Denis Farley, Timothy Clark | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jody Marques (PF) Jody Hammond | |
| 00:55 | UConn | Jeremy Miller makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:55 | UConn | Jeremy Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Villanova | William Hamilton is hacked by Richard Hille in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Hille, team foul #5 | 49-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew French (PG), Earl Stodolski (SG), Denis Farley (PF), Timothy Clark (C) Christopher Foster, Richard Hille, Frank Smith, Keith Jones | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ronald Sheets (C) Joseph Seidman | |
| 00:53 | Villanova | Ronald Sheets is hacked by Timothy Clark - foul #2 on Timothy Clark, team foul #6 | 49-57 |
| 00:50 | Villanova | Timothy Clark is called for the reach on Ronald Sheets - foul #3 on Timothy Clark, team foul #7 | 49-57 |
| 00:50 | Villanova | Ronald Sheets misses the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:50 | UConn | Timothy Clark grabs the board | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | UConn | Shawn Dickson takes the ball from Matthew French | 49-57 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Claude Skelton is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew French - foul #3 on Matthew French, team foul #8 | 49-57 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Claude Skelton makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Claude Skelton misses the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:42 | UConn | Denis Farley grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 00:36 | UConn | Matthew French hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-58 |
| 00:35 | Villanova | Jody Marques pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| 00:32 | Villanova | Jody Marques is hacked by Matthew French in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew French, team foul #9 | 49-58 |
| 00:32 | Villanova | Jody Marques misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:32 | UConn | Timothy Clark pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| 00:26 | UConn | Matthew French connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Timothy Clark | 52-58 |
| 00:25 | Villanova | Ronald Sheets is hacked by Earl Stodolski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Earl Stodolski, team foul #10 | 52-58 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jody Hammond (PF) Jody Marques | |
| 00:25 | Villanova | Ronald Sheets makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:25 | Villanova | Ronald Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:17 | UConn | Denis Farley is fouled on the floor by Jody Hammond - foul #5 on Jody Hammond, team foul #10 | 52-60 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jody Marques (PF), Joseph Seidman (C) Jody Hammond, Ronald Sheets | |
| 00:17 | UConn | Denis Farley makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:17 | UConn | Denis Farley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Claude Skelton is hacked by Matthew French in the backcourt - foul #5 on Matthew French, team foul #11 | 54-60 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Foster (PG) Matthew French | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Shaw (PG), Ronald Sheets (PF) Jody Marques, Joseph Seidman | |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Claude Skelton makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Claude Skelton misses the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:14 | UConn | Denis Farley pulls down the rebound | 54-61 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Christopher Foster misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-61 |
| 00:05 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Miller | 54-61 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Jeremy Miller misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-61 |
| 00:01 | Villanova | William Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 54-61 |
| 00:01 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-61 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jody Marques (PF) Michael Shaw | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | William Hamilton runs out the clock | 54-61 |