| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eric Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) SF - Jack Dickerson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jamie Riter (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Paquin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sherman Wheat (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Frank Park (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Jack Dickerson inbounds the ball | 32-24 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:39 | UConn | Brian Webber hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-24 |
| 19:37 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Barnes | 32-24 |
| 19:15 | UConn | Jamie Riter misses the jumper from the free throw line | 32-24 |
| 19:13 | Pitt | Lee Phillips pulls down the rebound | 32-24 |
| 18:47 | Pitt | Lee Phillips hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Paquin | 32-26 |
| 18:33 | UConn | Jamie Riter jams it on a nice dish by Eric Barnes | 34-26 |
| 18:08 | Pitt | Frank Park misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 18:07 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jamie Riter | 34-26 |
| 18:00 | UConn | Jamie Riter can't connect on a shot from close range | 34-26 |
| 17:58 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Lee Phillips | 34-26 |
| 17:52 | Pitt | Lee Phillips misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Paul Jahnke - foul #1 on Paul Jahnke, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Moore (PG), Cong Ching (SF), Kenneth Briggs (C) Richard Paquin, Sherman Wheat, Frank Park | |
| 17:52 | Pitt | Lee Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 17:52 | Pitt | Lee Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 17:52 | UConn | Jack Dickerson grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 17:33 | UConn | Jack Dickerson drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Barnes and he's hacked by Kenneth Briggs - foul #3 on Kenneth Briggs, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Frank Park (PF) Kenneth Briggs | |
| 17:33 | UConn | Jack Dickerson makes the free throw | 37-26 |
| 17:11 | Pitt | Frank Park misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-26 |
| 17:10 | Pitt | Lee Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 16:51 | Pitt | The jump hook by Lee Phillips is blocked by Jamie Riter | 37-26 |
| 16:49 | UConn | Brian Webber pulls down the rebound | 37-26 |
| 16:33 | UConn | Brian Webber misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-26 |
| 16:31 | UConn | Paul Jahnke grabs the offensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 16:18 | UConn | Jamie Riter connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Webber | 39-26 |
| 16:04 | Pitt | Brian Webber denies the turnaround by Cong Ching | 39-26 |
| 16:03 | UConn | Jack Dickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-26 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eric Barnes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack Dickerson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jamie Riter (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Jahnke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Randall Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Cong Ching (fresh) PF - Frank Park (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Phillips (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:34 | UConn | Jamie Riter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-26 |
| 15:33 | Pitt | James Moore pulls down the rebound | 39-26 |
| 15:10 | Pitt | Jamie Riter swats the short shot by Lee Phillips | 39-26 |
| 15:08 | Pitt | Lee Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 14:51 | Pitt | Jamie Riter denies the turnaround by Frank Park | 39-26 |
| 14:49 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jamie Riter | 39-26 |
| 14:31 | UConn | Eric Barnes clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-26 |
| 14:30 | Pitt | Lee Phillips gets the rebound | 39-26 |
| 14:24 | Pitt | Frank Park is called for traveling | 39-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Robert Coover (SF), David Lamb (PF), Jim Ross (C) Eric Barnes, Brian Webber, Jack Dickerson, Jamie Riter, Paul Jahnke | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Paquin (PG), Sherman Wheat (SF), Colin Munger (PF), Kenneth Briggs (C) James Moore, Cong Ching, Frank Park, Lee Phillips | |
| 14:03 | UConn | Robert Coover makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Jones | 41-26 |
| 13:49 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat knocks in the floater from the left wing | 41-28 |
| 13:47 | UConn | Randall Hill picks off the pass by Ronnie Friedman in the backcourt | 41-28 |
| 13:28 | Pitt | Colin Munger drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Randall Hill and he's fouled by Jim Ross - foul #1 on Jim Ross, team foul #2 | 41-30 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Plummer (SG) Randall Hill | |
| 13:28 | Pitt | Colin Munger makes the free throw | 41-31 |
| 13:09 | UConn | Richard Paquin steals it from Jim Ross | 41-31 |
| 13:04 | Pitt | Richard Paquin dunks the ball | 41-33 |
| 12:51 | UConn | Robert Coover misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 12:49 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Ronnie Friedman | 41-33 |
| 12:31 | UConn | Robert Jones buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Coover | 43-33 |
| 12:13 | Pitt | Daniel Plummer is fouled on the floor by Robert Coover - foul #1 on Robert Coover, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Barnes (PG), Brian Webber (SG), Jamie Riter (PF) Ronnie Friedman, Robert Jones, David Lamb | |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Hill (SG) Daniel Plummer | |
| 12:00 | Pitt | Richard Paquin scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-35 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eric Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Coover (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jamie Riter (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Jim Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Paquin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randall Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherman Wheat (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Colin Munger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Briggs (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | UConn | Jamie Riter is whistled for a carry | 43-35 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Lee Phillips (C) Kenneth Briggs | |
| 11:18 | Pitt | Randall Hill misses the jumper from the free throw line | 43-35 |
| 11:16 | Pitt | Lee Phillips snags the offensive board | 43-35 |
| 10:56 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat blows the layup but he's fouled by Jim Ross - foul #2 on Jim Ross, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Dickerson (SF), Paul Jahnke (C) Robert Coover, Jim Ross | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 10:56 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 10:56 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 10:39 | UConn | Jamie Riter hits a shot from close range set up by Jack Dickerson | 45-36 |
| 10:16 | Pitt | Richard Paquin can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-36 |
| 10:14 | UConn | Paul Jahnke grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 10:01 | UConn | Jack Dickerson is denied on a layup by Colin Munger | 45-36 |
| 09:59 | Pitt | Colin Munger grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 09:39 | Pitt | Richard Paquin hits a 3 from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 09:24 | UConn | Jack Dickerson misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Sherman Wheat - foul #1 on Sherman Wheat, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Jim Ross (C) Eric Barnes, Brian Webber, Paul Jahnke | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Plummer (SG), Cong Ching (SF), Kenneth Briggs (C) Randall Hill, Sherman Wheat, Lee Phillips | |
| 09:24 | UConn | Jack Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 09:24 | UConn | Jack Dickerson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 09:24 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 09:06 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Jim Ross - foul #3 on Jim Ross, team foul #5 | 46-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Coover (SF), David Lamb (PF) Jack Dickerson, Jamie Riter | |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Hill (SG) Daniel Plummer | |
| 09:06 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs misses the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 09:06 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 08:50 | UConn | Robert Coover misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Paquin - foul #2 on Richard Paquin, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Plummer (SG) Randall Hill | |
| 08:50 | UConn | Robert Coover makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 08:50 | UConn | Robert Coover makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 08:21 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-40 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Moore (PG), Randall Hill (SG), Lee Phillips (C) Richard Paquin, Daniel Plummer, Kenneth Briggs | |
| 08:13 | UConn | Robert Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 08:12 | Pitt | Colin Munger grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 07:55 | Pitt | Randall Hill misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-40 |
| 07:54 | UConn | The rebound goes to Robert Coover | 48-40 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Coover (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Lamb (fresh) C - Jim Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Randall Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cong Ching (fresh) PF - Colin Munger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Lee Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:51 | UConn | James Moore steps in front of the Ronnie Friedman pass in the backcourt | 48-40 |
| 07:48 | Pitt | James Moore banks in the layup | 48-42 |
| 07:30 | UConn | Robert Jones can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Randall Hill - foul #3 on Randall Hill, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Barnes (PG), Jack Dickerson (SF), Jamie Riter (PF), Paul Jahnke (C) Ronnie Friedman, Robert Coover, David Lamb, Jim Ross | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Paquin (PG), Daniel Plummer (SG), Sherman Wheat (SF), Kenneth Briggs (C) James Moore, Randall Hill, Cong Ching, Lee Phillips | |
| 07:30 | UConn | Robert Jones misses the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 07:30 | UConn | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 07:16 | Pitt | Richard Paquin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 07:14 | UConn | Jamie Riter grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 06:56 | UConn | Eric Barnes is hacked by Richard Paquin - foul #3 on Richard Paquin, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Hill (SG), Cong Ching (SF), Lee Phillips (C) Daniel Plummer, Sherman Wheat, Kenneth Briggs | |
| 06:47 | UConn | Paul Jahnke buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Jack Dickerson and the foul's on Lee Phillips - foul #3 on Lee Phillips, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| 06:47 | UConn | Paul Jahnke misses the free throw | 51-42 |
| 06:47 | Pitt | Lee Phillips snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| 06:26 | Pitt | Richard Paquin clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-42 |
| 06:24 | Pitt | Colin Munger misses the tip | 51-42 |
| 06:23 | UConn | Jack Dickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 06:18 | UConn | Jamie Riter's pass is intercepted by Richard Paquin | 51-42 |
| 06:02 | Pitt | Lee Phillips misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Paul Jahnke - foul #2 on Paul Jahnke, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Coover (SF) Jack Dickerson | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Moore (PG), Sherman Wheat (SF) Richard Paquin, Cong Ching | |
| 06:02 | Pitt | Lee Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 06:02 | Pitt | Lee Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 06:02 | UConn | Paul Jahnke snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| 05:46 | UConn | Robert Coover hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Webber | 53-42 |
| 05:30 | Pitt | Lee Phillips dunks the ball on a great pass from Colin Munger and he's fouled by Eric Barnes - foul #1 on Eric Barnes, team foul #7 | 53-44 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Paquin (PG), Daniel Plummer (SG) James Moore, Randall Hill | |
| 05:30 | Pitt | Lee Phillips makes the free throw | 53-45 |
| 05:06 | UConn | Brian Webber can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-45 |
| 05:04 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 05:00 | Pitt | Eric Barnes takes the ball from Richard Paquin | 53-45 |
| 04:42 | UConn | Brian Webber drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Eric Barnes | 55-45 |
| 04:35 | Pitt | Richard Paquin can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 55-45 |
| 04:33 | UConn | Eric Barnes snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 04:21 | UConn | Paul Jahnke connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-45 |
| 04:15 | Pitt | Lee Phillips is fouled on the floor by Paul Jahnke - foul #3 on Paul Jahnke, team foul #8 | 58-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Jack Dickerson (SF), Jim Ross (C) Eric Barnes, Robert Coover, Paul Jahnke | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Moore (PG), Randall Hill (SG), Cong Ching (SF) Richard Paquin, Daniel Plummer, Sherman Wheat | |
| 04:15 | Pitt | Lee Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 04:15 | UConn | Jamie Riter pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 03:53 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-45 |
| 03:51 | Pitt | Colin Munger gets the rebound | 58-45 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Dickerson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jamie Riter (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - Jim Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Moore (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Randall Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Cong Ching (fresh) PF - Colin Munger (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Lee Phillips (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:47 | Pitt | James Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (SG), David Lamb (PF) Brian Webber, Jamie Riter | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Paquin (PG), Kenneth Briggs (C) James Moore, Lee Phillips | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | UConn | Robert Jones misses badly on a floater in the lane | 58-45 |
| 03:35 | Pitt | Colin Munger grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 03:15 | Pitt | Jim Ross steps in front of the Cong Ching pass | 58-45 |
| 03:11 | UConn | Cong Ching steals it from Jim Ross | 58-45 |
| 02:50 | Pitt | Richard Paquin connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-48 |
| 02:50 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Barnes (PG), Brian Webber (SG), Jamie Riter (PF), Paul Jahnke (C) Ronnie Friedman, Robert Jones, David Lamb, Jim Ross | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Moore (PG), Sherman Wheat (SF) Richard Paquin, Cong Ching | |
| 02:22 | UConn | Jamie Riter misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by James Moore - foul #1 on James Moore, team foul #7 | 58-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Robert Coover (SF), Jim Ross (C) Eric Barnes, Brian Webber, Jack Dickerson, Paul Jahnke | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Plummer (SG), Cong Ching (SF), Frank Park (PF) Randall Hill, Sherman Wheat, Colin Munger | |
| 02:22 | UConn | Jamie Riter misses the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 02:22 | UConn | Jamie Riter misses the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 02:22 | Pitt | Frank Park pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| 02:18 | Pitt | James Moore is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 58-48 |
| Subs | UConn | David Lamb (PF) Jamie Riter | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:02 | UConn | Robert Jones is whistled for traveling | 58-48 |
| 01:48 | Pitt | James Moore clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-48 |
| 01:46 | Pitt | James Moore hits the follow up shot | 58-50 |
| 01:46 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Barnes (PG), Brian Webber (SG), Jack Dickerson (SF), Jamie Riter (PF), Paul Jahnke (C) Ronnie Friedman, Robert Jones, Robert Coover, David Lamb, Jim Ross | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Paquin (PG), Randall Hill (SG), Sherman Wheat (SF), Colin Munger (PF), Lee Phillips (C) James Moore, Daniel Plummer, Cong Ching, Frank Park, Kenneth Briggs | |
| 01:26 | UConn | Sherman Wheat is called for the reach on Jack Dickerson - foul #2 on Sherman Wheat, team foul #8 | 58-50 |
| 01:26 | UConn | Jack Dickerson misses the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 01:26 | Pitt | Colin Munger grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 01:18 | Pitt | Lee Phillips hits the finger roll | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:08 | UConn | Jamie Riter misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 58-52 |
| 01:06 | UConn | Eric Barnes gets the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 00:52 | UConn | Eric Barnes hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jamie Riter | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:47 | Pitt | Richard Paquin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-52 |
| 00:45 | UConn | Jack Dickerson snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | UConn | Richard Paquin is called for the reach on Jack Dickerson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Paquin, team foul #9 | 61-52 |
| Subs | UConn | David Lamb (PF), Jim Ross (C) Jamie Riter, Paul Jahnke | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:42 | UConn | Jack Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:42 | UConn | Jack Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Pitt | Richard Paquin misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eric Barnes - foul #2 on Eric Barnes, team foul #9 | 63-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Robert Coover (SF) Eric Barnes, Brian Webber, Jack Dickerson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Plummer (SG), Cong Ching (SF), Frank Park (PF), Kenneth Briggs (C) Randall Hill, Sherman Wheat, Colin Munger, Lee Phillips | |
| 00:36 | Pitt | Richard Paquin makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:36 | Pitt | Richard Paquin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:33 | UConn | Richard Paquin is called for the reach on Robert Coover in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Paquin, team foul #10 | 63-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Barnes (PG), Brian Webber (SG) Ronnie Friedman, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Moore (PG), Randall Hill (SG), Sherman Wheat (SF), Colin Munger (PF), Lee Phillips (C) Richard Paquin, Daniel Plummer, Cong Ching, Frank Park, Kenneth Briggs | |
| 00:33 | UConn | Robert Coover makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:33 | UConn | Robert Coover makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | James Moore knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Lee Phillips | 65-56 |
| 00:28 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Dickerson (SF) Robert Coover | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:25 | UConn | Eric Barnes is fouled in the backcourt by James Moore - foul #2 on James Moore, team foul #11 | 65-56 |
| 00:25 | UConn | Eric Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:25 | UConn | Eric Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:19 | Pitt | Colin Munger jams it | 67-58 |
| 00:16 | UConn | Jim Ross is hacked by James Moore in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Moore, team foul #12 | 67-58 |
| 00:16 | UConn | Jim Ross makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:16 | UConn | Jim Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:12 | Pitt | James Moore misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Eric Barnes - foul #3 on Eric Barnes, team foul #10 | 69-58 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Robert Coover (SF) Eric Barnes, Brian Webber, Jack Dickerson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Plummer (SG), Cong Ching (SF), Frank Park (PF), Kenneth Briggs (C) Randall Hill, Sherman Wheat, Colin Munger, Lee Phillips | |
| 00:12 | Pitt | James Moore makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:12 | Pitt | James Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:12 | UConn | Jim Ross pulls down the rebound | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman runs out the clock | 69-59 |