| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Paquin (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Daniel Plummer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Sherman Wheat (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jim Degeorge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Louis Hiatt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Majors (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ray Brown (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Louis Hiatt inbounds the ball | 21-26 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-26 |
| 19:37 | UConn | Chester Majors gets the offensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 19:18 | UConn | Brian Webber travels with the ball | 21-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Moore (PG) Richard Paquin | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 19:02 | Pitt | Louis Hiatt steals it from Jim Degeorge | 21-26 |
| 18:58 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Louis Hiatt | 21-28 |
| 18:40 | Pitt | Daniel Plummer lays it in on a nice dish by Lee Phillips | 23-28 |
| 18:17 | UConn | Brian Webber's layup is rejected by Lee Phillips | 23-28 |
| 18:15 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman grabs the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 18:08 | UConn | Brian Webber misses the easy layup but the foul's on Daniel Plummer - foul #2 on Daniel Plummer, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Paquin (PG) Sherman Wheat | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 18:08 | UConn | Brian Webber makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 18:08 | UConn | Brian Webber misses the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 18:08 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge gets the rebound | 23-29 |
| 17:43 | Pitt | Daniel Plummer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronnie Friedman - foul #1 on Ronnie Friedman, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| 17:43 | Pitt | Daniel Plummer makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 17:43 | Pitt | Daniel Plummer makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 17:21 | UConn | Brian Webber banks in the layup on a great pass from Chester Majors | 25-31 |
| 16:56 | Pitt | Lee Phillips can't finish the layup | 25-31 |
| 16:54 | UConn | The rebound goes to Louis Hiatt | 25-31 |
| 16:28 | UConn | Chester Majors misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 25-31 |
| 16:27 | Pitt | Daniel Plummer grabs the defensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 16:06 | Pitt | Richard Paquin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 16:05 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge grabs the offensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 15:38 | Pitt | Louis Hiatt is called for the reach on James Moore - foul #3 on Louis Hiatt, team foul #2 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Sherman Wheat (SF) Daniel Plummer | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (PG), Paul Jahnke (PF), Jim Ross (C) Ronnie Friedman, Chester Majors, Ray Brown | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Paquin (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sherman Wheat (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jim Degeorge (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Louis Hiatt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Paul Jahnke (fresh) C - Jim Ross (fresh) | |
| 15:17 | Pitt | Lee Phillips can't finish the layup | 25-31 |
| 15:16 | Pitt | Lee Phillips hits the follow up shot | 27-31 |
| 14:47 | UConn | The short jumper by Robert Jones is denied by Jim Degeorge | 27-31 |
| 14:46 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 14:24 | Pitt | Lee Phillips buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Paquin | 29-31 |
| 14:08 | UConn | Robert Jones drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Jim Ross | 29-33 |
| 13:59 | Pitt | Richard Paquin knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Sherman Wheat | 32-33 |
| 13:41 | UConn | Brian Webber hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-33 |
| 13:40 | UConn | Robert Jones hits the follow up shot | 32-35 |
| 13:26 | Pitt | Louis Hiatt takes the ball from Richard Paquin | 32-35 |
| 13:08 | UConn | Jim Ross misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jim Degeorge - foul #2 on Jim Degeorge, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jack Velasco (PG), Daniel Plummer (SG), Kenneth Briggs (PF) Richard Paquin, James Moore, Jim Degeorge | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Robert Coover (SG), Chester Majors (PF) Robert Jones, Brian Webber, Paul Jahnke | |
| 13:08 | UConn | Jim Ross makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 13:08 | UConn | Jim Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 12:53 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs double dribbles | 32-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Paquin (PG), James Moore (SF), Jim Degeorge (PF) Jack Velasco, Sherman Wheat, Lee Phillips | |
| Subs | UConn | Ray Brown (C) Jim Ross | |
| 12:24 | UConn | Robert Coover misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Daniel Plummer - foul #3 on Daniel Plummer, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Sherman Wheat (SF), Lee Phillips (C) James Moore, Jim Degeorge | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:24 | UConn | Robert Coover makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 12:24 | UConn | Robert Coover misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 12:24 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 12:16 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jack Velasco (PG) Richard Paquin | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 11:48 | UConn | Louis Hiatt clanks a runner in the lane | 32-38 |
| 11:47 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 11:27 | Pitt | Louis Hiatt is called for the reach on Jack Velasco - foul #4 on Louis Hiatt, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Paquin (PG), James Moore (SF), Jim Degeorge (PF) Jack Velasco, Sherman Wheat, Lee Phillips | |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG) Robert Coover | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Paquin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Plummer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Moore (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jim Degeorge (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Briggs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Louis Hiatt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Chester Majors (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Brown (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:09 | Pitt | Daniel Plummer clanks a jumper from close range | 32-38 |
| 11:08 | UConn | Brian Webber grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 10:53 | UConn | Brian Webber misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 10:51 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 10:46 | Pitt | Richard Paquin can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 32-38 |
| 10:44 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs grabs the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 10:15 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge misses the easy layup | 32-38 |
| 10:14 | UConn | Chester Majors snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 09:56 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 09:54 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 09:29 | Pitt | James Moore knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Richard Paquin | 34-38 |
| 09:00 | UConn | Brian Webber misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 08:59 | Pitt | The rebound goes to James Moore | 34-38 |
| 08:39 | Pitt | James Moore makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-38 |
| 08:10 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-41 |
| 07:46 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge hits a driving attempt near the basket | 39-41 |
| 07:20 | UConn | Brian Webber misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 07:18 | UConn | Louis Hiatt misses the tip | 39-41 |
| 07:17 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Paquin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Plummer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jim Degeorge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Briggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Louis Hiatt (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Chester Majors (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Brown (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:58 | Pitt | James Moore connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Plummer and the foul's on Louis Hiatt - foul #5 on Louis Hiatt, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Sherman Wheat (SF), Lee Phillips (C) Richard Paquin, Jim Degeorge | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (PG), Robert Coover (SG), David Lamb (SF), Paul Jahnke (PF), Jim Ross (C) Ronnie Friedman, Brian Webber, Louis Hiatt, Chester Majors, Ray Brown | |
| 06:58 | Pitt | James Moore misses the free throw | 41-41 |
| 06:58 | UConn | Jim Ross snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 06:30 | UConn | David Lamb drills a shot near the basket | 41-43 |
| 06:13 | Pitt | Lee Phillips misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Jim Ross - foul #1 on Jim Ross, team foul #5 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Paquin (PG), Jim Degeorge (PF) James Moore, Kenneth Briggs | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 06:13 | Pitt | Lee Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 06:13 | Pitt | Lee Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 05:44 | UConn | Robert Coover hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 05:20 | Pitt | Jim Ross steals the ball from Sherman Wheat | 42-46 |
| 05:01 | UConn | Lee Phillips is called for the reach on Jim Ross - foul #1 on Lee Phillips, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs (PF) Jim Degeorge | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Brian Webber (SG), Ray Brown (C) Robert Jones, Robert Coover, Jim Ross | |
| 04:36 | UConn | David Lamb knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Brian Webber | 42-48 |
| 04:13 | Pitt | Richard Paquin knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Plummer | 44-48 |
| 03:48 | UConn | Brian Webber connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-50 |
| 03:27 | Pitt | Richard Paquin misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 03:25 | UConn | David Lamb gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 02:56 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Jahnke | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Paquin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Plummer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sherman Wheat (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Briggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Phillips (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Lamb (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Jahnke (fresh) C - Ray Brown (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:39 | Pitt | Lee Phillips comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 44-53 |
| 02:37 | UConn | David Lamb snags the defensive board | 44-53 |
| 02:37 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Moore (PG), Jack Velasco (SG), Jim Degeorge (PF) Richard Paquin, Daniel Plummer, Kenneth Briggs | |
| Subs | UConn | Chester Majors (PF) Paul Jahnke | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:08 | UConn | David Lamb is whistled for traveling | 44-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Plummer (SG) Jack Velasco | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:49 | Pitt | James Moore scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Daniel Plummer | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:20 | UConn | Brian Webber is whistled for a carry | 46-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Paquin (PG) James Moore | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:59 | Pitt | Daniel Plummer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:32 | UConn | Brian Webber clanks a jump hook from close range | 48-53 |
| 00:30 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman misses the tip | 48-53 |
| 00:29 | Pitt | Daniel Plummer snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Richard Paquin clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 00:23 | Pitt | Lee Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Richard Paquin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 00:19 | UConn | David Lamb grabs the board | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:18 | UConn | Richard Paquin is called for the reach on David Lamb in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Paquin, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Coover (SG), Jim Ross (C) Brian Webber, Ray Brown | |
| 00:15 | UConn | David Lamb is hacked by Richard Paquin - foul #4 on Richard Paquin, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| 00:14 | UConn | Richard Paquin is called for the reach on Ronnie Friedman - foul #5 on Richard Paquin, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Moore (PG) Richard Paquin | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:14 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:14 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:10 | Pitt | James Moore can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-55 |
| 00:09 | UConn | David Lamb grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 00:09 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG) Robert Coover | |
| 00:07 | UConn | James Moore is called for the reach on Ronnie Friedman in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Moore, team foul #8 | 48-55 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | James Moore can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman grabs the board | 48-57 |