| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Higgins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herman Etherton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eljasz Ulanski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Birnbaum (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cody Friend (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Mayfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Schirmer (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Marvin King (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Frank Mayfield inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Villanova | Marvin King buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Cody Friend | 32-28 |
| 19:27 | UConn | Richard Sanders makes the floater from the right block | 34-28 |
| 19:18 | Villanova | Frank Mayfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-28 |
| 19:04 | UConn | Dennis Murray misses the lay-in | 34-28 |
| 19:02 | UConn | Dennis Murray tips it home | 36-28 |
| 18:40 | Villanova | Marvin King misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 18:39 | UConn | The rebound goes to Eljasz Ulanski | 36-28 |
| 18:16 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 17:53 | Villanova | Frank Mayfield comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 17:52 | UConn | Richard Sanders gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 17:39 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 17:37 | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 17:23 | Villanova | Cody Friend double dribbles | 39-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG) James Higgins | |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Cooper (PF) Nicholas Schirmer | |
| 17:03 | UConn | Richard Sanders hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Dennis Murray | 41-28 |
| 16:52 | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Cody Friend and he's fouled by Matthew Land - foul #1 on Matthew Land, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Donald Knight (SG), Gordon Davis (SF), Michael Wilson (C) Herman Etherton, Eljasz Ulanski, Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joey Thompson (SG), Oren Cassidy (C) Cody Friend, Marvin King | |
| 16:52 | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum makes the free throw | 41-31 |
| 16:44 | UConn | Michael Wilson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Matthew Land and he's hacked by Samuel Cooper - foul #3 on Samuel Cooper, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Rogelio Russo (SG) Richard Sanders | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Bowens (PF), Marvin King (C) Robert Birnbaum, Samuel Cooper | |
| 16:44 | UConn | Michael Wilson makes the free throw | 44-31 |
| 16:21 | Villanova | Steven Bowens knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Oren Cassidy | 44-33 |
| 16:01 | UConn | Rogelio Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-33 |
| Subs | UConn | James Higgins (PG) Matthew Land | |
| Subs | Villanova | Nicholas Schirmer (PF) Frank Mayfield | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Higgins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rogelio Russo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Knight (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. C - Gordon Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Oren Cassidy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joey Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Bowens (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nicholas Schirmer (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Marvin King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Villanova | Donald Knight picks off the pass by Steven Bowens | 44-33 |
| 15:20 | UConn | Donald Knight hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Rogelio Russo | 47-33 |
| 14:58 | Villanova | Joey Thompson is fouled on the floor by James Higgins - foul #1 on James Higgins, team foul #2 | 47-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Herman Etherton (SG), Eljasz Ulanski (SF), Richard Sanders (PF), Dennis Murray (C) Rogelio Russo, Donald Knight, Michael Wilson, Gordon Davis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum (PG), Cody Friend (SG), Frank Mayfield (SF), Samuel Cooper (PF) Oren Cassidy, Steven Bowens, Nicholas Schirmer, Marvin King | |
| 14:38 | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum misses short on a runner from the right block | 47-33 |
| 14:36 | Villanova | Joey Thompson tips it in | 47-35 |
| 14:19 | UConn | Dennis Murray buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by James Higgins and the foul's on Samuel Cooper - foul #4 on Samuel Cooper, team foul #2 | 49-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG) James Higgins | |
| Subs | Villanova | Oren Cassidy (C) Samuel Cooper | |
| 14:19 | UConn | Dennis Murray makes the free throw | 50-35 |
| 13:57 | Villanova | Cody Friend misses the dunk | 50-35 |
| 13:55 | UConn | The rebound goes to Dennis Murray | 50-35 |
| 13:49 | UConn | The short jumper by Dennis Murray is denied by Frank Mayfield | 50-35 |
| 13:47 | Villanova | Oren Cassidy pulls down the rebound | 50-35 |
| 13:35 | Villanova | Richard Sanders swats the shot by Cody Friend | 50-35 |
| 13:34 | Villanova | Cody Friend gets the offensive rebound | 50-35 |
| 13:22 | Villanova | Frank Mayfield clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Eljasz Ulanski - foul #2 on Eljasz Ulanski, team foul #3 | 50-35 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Nicholas Schirmer (PF) Joey Thompson | |
| 13:22 | Villanova | Frank Mayfield makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 13:22 | Villanova | Frank Mayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 13:08 | UConn | Dennis Murray connects on the jump hook in the lane | 52-37 |
| 12:44 | Villanova | Frank Mayfield hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Cody Friend | 52-39 |
| 12:32 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski can't connect on a runner in the lane | 52-39 |
| 12:30 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Nicholas Schirmer | 52-39 |
| 12:14 | Villanova | Cody Friend misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Herman Etherton - foul #3 on Herman Etherton, team foul #4 | 52-39 |
| Subs | UConn | James Higgins (PG), Donald Knight (SF) Matthew Land, Eljasz Ulanski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Bowens (SF), Marvin King (C) Robert Birnbaum, Frank Mayfield | |
| 12:14 | Villanova | Cody Friend makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 12:14 | Villanova | Cody Friend makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 11:54 | UConn | Richard Sanders hits a jump hook from the left block | 54-41 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Higgins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herman Etherton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Knight (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Sanders (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Murray (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Oren Cassidy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cody Friend (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Bowens (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nicholas Schirmer (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Marvin King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Villanova | James Higgins is called for the reach on Oren Cassidy - foul #2 on James Higgins, team foul #5 | 54-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Rogelio Russo (SG), Michael Wilson (PF), Gordon Davis (C) Herman Etherton, Richard Sanders, Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joey Thompson (SF) Oren Cassidy | |
| 11:15 | Villanova | Steven Bowens misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gordon Davis - foul #1 on Gordon Davis, team foul #6 | 54-41 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Frank Mayfield (SF) Cody Friend | |
| 11:15 | Villanova | Steven Bowens makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 11:15 | Villanova | Steven Bowens makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 10:57 | UConn | Donald Knight can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 10:55 | UConn | Gordon Davis gets the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 10:49 | UConn | Rogelio Russo misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Marvin King - foul #3 on Marvin King, team foul #3 | 54-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski (SF) Donald Knight | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum (PG) Nicholas Schirmer | |
| 10:49 | UConn | Rogelio Russo makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 10:49 | UConn | Rogelio Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 10:23 | Villanova | Steven Bowens misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 10:22 | Villanova | Joey Thompson can't tip it in | 56-43 |
| 10:20 | Villanova | Frank Mayfield grabs the offensive board | 56-43 |
| 09:59 | Villanova | Joey Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Herman Etherton (SG), Richard Sanders (PF), Dennis Murray (C) Rogelio Russo, Michael Wilson, Gordon Davis | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 09:40 | UConn | Herman Etherton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG) James Higgins | |
| Subs | Villanova | Cody Friend (SG), Oren Cassidy (C) Frank Mayfield, Marvin King | |
| 09:25 | Villanova | Oren Cassidy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-43 |
| 09:24 | UConn | Matthew Land gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 09:09 | UConn | Cody Friend takes the ball from Matthew Land | 56-43 |
| 08:51 | Villanova | Steven Bowens connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Birnbaum | 56-46 |
| 08:42 | UConn | Richard Sanders is hacked by Steven Bowens - foul #2 on Steven Bowens, team foul #4 | 56-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Donald Knight (SF) Eljasz Ulanski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Frank Mayfield (SF), Nicholas Schirmer (PF), Marvin King (C) Robert Birnbaum, Joey Thompson, Steven Bowens | |
| 08:23 | UConn | Donald Knight buries a runner from close range | 58-46 |
| 08:06 | Villanova | Nicholas Schirmer clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-46 |
| 08:05 | UConn | Dennis Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 07:36 | UConn | Donald Knight drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-46 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Land (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herman Etherton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Knight (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Richard Sanders (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Murray (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Oren Cassidy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cody Friend (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frank Mayfield (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Schirmer (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Marvin King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:29 | Villanova | Nicholas Schirmer lays it in | 61-48 |
| 07:19 | UConn | Marvin King steals the ball from Dennis Murray | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:02 | Villanova | Dennis Murray swats the layup by Nicholas Schirmer | 61-48 |
| 07:00 | UConn | The rebound goes to Dennis Murray | 61-48 |
| 06:36 | UConn | Richard Sanders buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Land | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:28 | Villanova | Cody Friend knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marvin King and he's hacked by Herman Etherton - foul #4 on Herman Etherton, team foul #7 | 64-50 |
| Subs | UConn | James Higgins (PG), Eljasz Ulanski (SF), Michael Wilson (PF), Gordon Davis (C) Matthew Land, Herman Etherton, Richard Sanders, Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Birnbaum (PG), Joey Thompson (SF), Steven Bowens (PF), Samuel Cooper (C) Oren Cassidy, Frank Mayfield, Nicholas Schirmer, Marvin King | |
| 06:28 | Villanova | Cody Friend makes the free throw | 64-51 |
| 06:12 | UConn | Michael Wilson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Knight | 67-51 |
| 05:47 | Villanova | Gordon Davis blocks the short jumper by Joey Thompson | 67-51 |
| 05:45 | UConn | The rebound goes to Donald Knight | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:26 | UConn | James Higgins is fouled on the floor by Robert Birnbaum - foul #1 on Robert Birnbaum, team foul #5 | 67-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Rogelio Russo (SG), Richard Sanders (PF) Donald Knight, Gordon Davis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Frank Mayfield (SF), Oren Cassidy (C) Cody Friend, Steven Bowens | |
| 05:07 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rogelio Russo | 69-51 |
| 04:58 | Villanova | Frank Mayfield comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 69-51 |
| 04:57 | UConn | Richard Sanders snags the defensive board | 69-51 |
| 04:52 | UConn | James Higgins buries a jumper in the lane | 71-51 |
| 04:28 | Villanova | Joey Thompson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-51 |
| 04:26 | Villanova | Oren Cassidy tips it back up and in | 71-53 |
| 03:57 | UConn | James Higgins is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on James Higgins, team foul #8 | 71-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG), Donald Knight (SF), Gordon Davis (C) James Higgins, Eljasz Ulanski, Richard Sanders | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dillon Stewart (PG), Steven Bowens (PF) Robert Birnbaum, Frank Mayfield | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:38 | Villanova | Joey Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Land (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rogelio Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Knight (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. C - Gordon Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dillon Stewart (fresh) SG - Joey Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Oren Cassidy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Steven Bowens (fresh) 10 pts. C - Samuel Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:25 | UConn | Rogelio Russo drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Matthew Land | 73-53 |
| 03:15 | Villanova | Steven Bowens blows the layup | 73-53 |
| 03:14 | UConn | Matthew Land grabs the defensive rebound | 73-53 |
| 02:54 | UConn | Donald Knight hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-53 |
| 02:52 | UConn | Michael Wilson snags the offensive board | 73-53 |
| 02:34 | UConn | Donald Knight makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 75-53 |
| 02:15 | Villanova | Steven Bowens misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 75-53 |
| 02:13 | UConn | Matthew Land grabs the board | 75-53 |
| 01:47 | UConn | Gordon Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-53 |
| 01:38 | Villanova | Steven Bowens connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-56 |
| 01:20 | UConn | Donald Knight loses the ball out of bounds | 75-56 |
| 01:10 | Villanova | Donald Knight swats the shot by Joey Thompson | 75-56 |
| 01:09 | UConn | Michael Wilson pulls down the rebound | 75-56 |
| 00:46 | UConn | Gordon Davis loses the dribble to Samuel Cooper | 75-56 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Steven Bowens misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 75-56 |
| 00:38 | UConn | Michael Wilson gets the rebound | 75-56 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | UConn | Donald Knight misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 75-56 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Joey Thompson grabs the board | 75-56 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Joey Thompson misses short on a shot from the left block | 75-56 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Rogelio Russo gets the rebound | 75-56 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Matthew Land runs out the clock | 75-56 |