| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Brooks Headley (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dexter Avery (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Smith (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Fusco (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Dwayne Robert (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Woodrow Scribner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Patton (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Glen Ragsdale (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Blackmon (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Bradley Smith inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Pitt | George Boyd clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 38-32 |
| 19:44 | UConn | The rebound goes to William Patton | 38-32 |
| 19:38 | UConn | Dwayne Robert is whistled for a carry | 38-32 |
| 19:10 | Pitt | The jump hook by Dexter Avery is blocked by Glen Ragsdale | 38-32 |
| 19:08 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 18:46 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale misses long on a shot from the baseline | 38-32 |
| 18:45 | Pitt | Brooks Headley pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 18:26 | Pitt | Dexter Avery is fouled on the floor by Woodrow Scribner - foul #2 on Woodrow Scribner, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| 18:12 | Pitt | Brooks Headley misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 18:11 | Pitt | Dexter Avery tips it back up and in | 40-32 |
| 17:45 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-32 |
| 17:43 | Pitt | Bradley Smith snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 17:38 | Pitt | Brooks Headley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 17:37 | UConn | The rebound goes to William Patton | 40-32 |
| 17:08 | UConn | Bradley Smith is called for the reach on Glen Ragsdale - foul #1 on Bradley Smith, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (SG), Randall Neal (SF), Michael Powers (PF), Patrick Stephens (C) Dexter Avery, Bradley Smith, George Boyd, Donald Fusco | |
| Subs | UConn | Scott Wyrick (PG), Darin Trombly (PF) Dwayne Robert, Glen Ragsdale | |
| 16:50 | UConn | Darin Trombly lays it in | 40-34 |
| 16:41 | Pitt | Richard Page is fouled on the floor by Woodrow Scribner - foul #3 on Woodrow Scribner, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Schrecengost (SF) Brooks Headley | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Moore (SF), Eugene Gabor (C) William Patton, Daniel Blackmon | |
| 16:34 | Pitt | John Schrecengost hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-34 |
| 16:32 | UConn | Eugene Gabor snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 16:12 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner is hacked by Patrick Stephens - foul #4 on Patrick Stephens, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dexter Avery (SG), George Boyd (PF) John Schrecengost, Patrick Stephens | |
| Subs | UConn | Dwayne Robert (PG) Woodrow Scribner | |
| 15:55 | UConn | Dwayne Robert buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Eugene Gabor | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Page (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dexter Avery (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Powers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Dwayne Robert (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Wyrick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Moore (fresh) PF - Darin Trombly (fresh) 6 pts. C - Eugene Gabor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Pitt | Randall Neal is hacked by Darin Trombly - foul #2 on Darin Trombly, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brooks Headley (PG), Bradley Smith (SF) Richard Page, Randall Neal | |
| Subs | UConn | William Patton (SF), Glen Ragsdale (PF), Daniel Blackmon (C) Michael Moore, Darin Trombly, Eugene Gabor | |
| 15:18 | Pitt | Dexter Avery lays it in | 42-37 |
| 14:57 | UConn | William Patton hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dwayne Robert | 42-39 |
| 14:42 | Pitt | Bradley Smith double dribbles | 42-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Donald Fusco (C) George Boyd | |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Scribner (SG) Dwayne Robert | |
| 14:13 | UConn | Scott Wyrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (SG), John Schrecengost (PF) Dexter Avery, Michael Powers | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 14:02 | Pitt | Richard Page is fouled on the floor by Glen Ragsdale - foul #3 on Glen Ragsdale, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Neal (SF) Bradley Smith | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 13:40 | Pitt | Brooks Headley connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Randall Neal | 45-39 |
| 13:18 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-39 |
| 13:16 | Pitt | Donald Fusco pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 13:10 | Pitt | Richard Page knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Brooks Headley | 47-39 |
| 12:57 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon loses the dribble to Brooks Headley | 47-39 |
| 12:37 | Pitt | John Schrecengost misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 12:35 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 12:30 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 12:28 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon misses the tip | 47-39 |
| 12:27 | Pitt | Richard Page gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 12:12 | Pitt | Richard Page hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Donald Fusco | 49-39 |
| 11:43 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dexter Avery (SG), Bradley Smith (SF), George Boyd (PF), Michael Powers (C) Brooks Headley, Randall Neal, John Schrecengost, Donald Fusco | |
| Subs | UConn | Dwayne Robert (PG), Michael Moore (SF), Darin Trombly (PF), Eugene Gabor (C) Scott Wyrick, William Patton, Glen Ragsdale, Daniel Blackmon | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Page (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Dexter Avery (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Smith (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Powers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Dwayne Robert (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Woodrow Scribner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Moore (fresh) PF - Darin Trombly (fresh) 6 pts. C - Eugene Gabor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Pitt | Michael Powers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-39 |
| 11:07 | UConn | Dwayne Robert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-39 |
| 11:06 | Pitt | Michael Powers gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 11:00 | Pitt | Michael Powers is fouled on the floor by Eugene Gabor - foul #1 on Eugene Gabor, team foul #5 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Neal (PG) Richard Page | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 10:46 | Pitt | Dexter Avery misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-39 |
| 10:45 | Pitt | Bradley Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 10:37 | Pitt | Dexter Avery connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from George Boyd and the foul's on Dwayne Robert - foul #3 on Dwayne Robert, team foul #6 | 51-39 |
| 10:37 | Pitt | Dexter Avery makes the free throw | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:20 | UConn | Darin Trombly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-39 |
| 10:19 | Pitt | Dexter Avery pulls down the rebound | 52-39 |
| 09:53 | Pitt | Dexter Avery misses the easy layup but the foul's on Darin Trombly - foul #3 on Darin Trombly, team foul #7 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brooks Headley (PG) Randall Neal | |
| Subs | UConn | Scott Wyrick (SG), William Patton (SF), Daniel Blackmon (C) Woodrow Scribner, Michael Moore, Eugene Gabor | |
| 09:53 | Pitt | Dexter Avery makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 09:53 | Pitt | Dexter Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 09:42 | UConn | Dwayne Robert scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 09:28 | Pitt | Michael Powers's pass is intercepted by Darin Trombly | 54-42 |
| 09:12 | UConn | Michael Powers is called for the reach on Daniel Blackmon - foul #2 on Michael Powers, team foul #3 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (SF), Donald Fusco (C) Bradley Smith, Michael Powers | |
| Subs | UConn | Glen Ragsdale (PF) Darin Trombly | |
| 08:51 | UConn | Dwayne Robert misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 08:50 | Pitt | Donald Fusco pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 08:29 | Pitt | Richard Page is fouled on the floor by Daniel Blackmon - foul #2 on Daniel Blackmon, team foul #8 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Neal (SF), Patrick Stephens (PF) Dexter Avery, George Boyd | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Moore (SG) Dwayne Robert | |
| 08:29 | Pitt | Richard Page makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 08:29 | Pitt | Richard Page makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 08:13 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale misses the jumpshot from the left side | 56-42 |
| 08:12 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon tips it back up and in | 56-44 |
| 08:03 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens is hacked by Glen Ragsdale - foul #4 on Glen Ragsdale, team foul #9 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Smith (SF) Brooks Headley | |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Scribner (SG) William Patton | |
| 08:03 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 08:03 | UConn | The rebound goes to Michael Moore | 56-44 |
| 07:40 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale misses badly on a runner in the lane | 56-44 |
| 07:39 | Pitt | Donald Fusco grabs the board | 56-44 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Page (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Randall Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Smith (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Donald Fusco (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Scott Wyrick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Woodrow Scribner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Moore (fresh) PF - Glen Ragsdale (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Daniel Blackmon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Pitt | The pull-up jumper by Randall Neal is blocked by Scott Wyrick | 56-44 |
| 07:20 | UConn | Scott Wyrick gets the rebound | 56-44 |
| 07:14 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale's floater is tipped away by Patrick Stephens | 56-44 |
| 07:13 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner grabs the offensive board | 56-44 |
| 06:49 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-44 |
| 06:48 | Pitt | Bradley Smith grabs the board | 56-44 |
| 06:35 | Pitt | Randall Neal's floater is tipped away by Michael Moore | 56-44 |
| 06:34 | Pitt | Randall Neal hits the follow up shot | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:25 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Glen Ragsdale, team foul #10 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brooks Headley (PG), Dexter Avery (SG), George Boyd (PF), Michael Powers (C) Randall Neal, Bradley Smith, Patrick Stephens, Donald Fusco | |
| Subs | UConn | Dwayne Robert (PG), William Patton (SF), Darin Trombly (PF) Scott Wyrick, Glen Ragsdale, Daniel Blackmon | |
| 06:13 | Pitt | George Boyd hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Dwayne Robert - foul #4 on Dwayne Robert, team foul #11 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Gabor (C) Woodrow Scribner | |
| 06:13 | Pitt | George Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 06:13 | Pitt | George Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 06:13 | UConn | William Patton snags the defensive board | 58-44 |
| 06:00 | UConn | Darin Trombly misses long on a jumper in the paint | 58-44 |
| 05:59 | Pitt | George Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 05:48 | Pitt | George Boyd comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 58-44 |
| 05:47 | Pitt | Richard Page tips it but misses | 58-44 |
| 05:46 | Pitt | Richard Page can't tip it in | 58-44 |
| 05:44 | Pitt | Michael Powers hits the follow up shot | 60-44 |
| 05:23 | UConn | Michael Moore double dribbles | 60-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Neal (SF) Richard Page | |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Scribner (SG) Michael Moore | |
| 05:09 | Pitt | Randall Neal loses the ball out of bounds | 60-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Smith (SF) Randall Neal | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 05:00 | UConn | Dwayne Robert drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Patton | 60-46 |
| 04:31 | Pitt | George Boyd can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dwayne Robert - foul #5 on Dwayne Robert, team foul #12 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | UConn | Scott Wyrick (PG), Daniel Blackmon (C) Dwayne Robert, Eugene Gabor | |
| 04:31 | Pitt | George Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 04:31 | Pitt | George Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 04:16 | UConn | Darin Trombly hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 61-46 |
| 04:15 | UConn | Scott Wyrick tips it back up and in | 61-48 |
| 03:57 | Pitt | William Patton swats the short shot by Dexter Avery | 61-48 |
| 03:56 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| 03:50 | UConn | Darin Trombly hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Powers - foul #3 on Michael Powers, team foul #4 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (SF), Donald Fusco (C) Bradley Smith, Michael Powers | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:50 | UConn | Darin Trombly makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 03:50 | UConn | Darin Trombly makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 03:28 | Pitt | George Boyd misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 61-50 |
| 03:27 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Brooks Headley (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dexter Avery (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Page (fresh) 9 pts. PF - George Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Fusco (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Scott Wyrick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Woodrow Scribner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Darin Trombly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Daniel Blackmon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:08 | UConn | Darin Trombly is called for traveling | 61-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Neal (SG), John Schrecengost (SF), Patrick Stephens (PF) Brooks Headley, Dexter Avery, George Boyd | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Moore (SF), Eugene Gabor (PF) William Patton, Darin Trombly | |
| 03:06 | Pitt | Richard Page is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Page, team foul #5 | 61-50 |
| 02:56 | UConn | Michael Moore misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by John Schrecengost - foul #1 on John Schrecengost, team foul #6 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Powers (PF) Patrick Stephens | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 02:56 | UConn | Michael Moore makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 02:56 | UConn | Michael Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 02:54 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brooks Headley (PG), Dexter Avery (SG), Bradley Smith (SF), George Boyd (PF) Richard Page, Randall Neal, John Schrecengost, Michael Powers | |
| Subs | UConn | William Patton (SF), Darin Trombly (PF) Michael Moore, Eugene Gabor | |
| 02:43 | Pitt | Dexter Avery comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 02:42 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 02:42 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:30 | UConn | Darin Trombly connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Scott Wyrick | 61-54 |
| 02:15 | Pitt | Brooks Headley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:10 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-54 |
| 01:51 | UConn | Scott Wyrick's pass is intercepted by Bradley Smith | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:22 | Pitt | Dexter Avery misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Scott Wyrick - foul #2 on Scott Wyrick, team foul #13 | 61-54 |
| 01:22 | Pitt | Dexter Avery makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 01:22 | Pitt | Dexter Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:18 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| 01:11 | UConn | Darin Trombly makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Woodrow Scribner | 63-56 |
| 00:42 | Pitt | Dexter Avery hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:36 | UConn | Scott Wyrick hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-56 |
| 00:34 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon gets the offensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 00:30 | UConn | Donald Fusco steals it from Scott Wyrick | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Brooks Headley runs out the clock | 66-56 |