| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) PF - Nwa Adi (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carl Hull (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bradley Cribbs (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 2 reb. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo inbounds the ball | 23-20 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel lays it in | 25-20 |
| 19:21 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 18:57 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo misses the easy layup | 25-23 |
| 18:56 | Villanova | Nwa Adi tips it in | 27-23 |
| 18:40 | Pitt | Nwa Adi is called for the reach on Craig Gandy - foul #2 on Nwa Adi, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Sol Rizzo, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 18:30 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard makes the fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Ivan Borkoski - foul #1 on Ivan Borkoski, team foul #2 | 27-25 |
| 18:30 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard misses the free throw | 27-25 |
| 18:30 | Villanova | Nwa Adi grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 18:12 | Villanova | Nwa Adi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-25 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Sol Rizzo (PF) Mundan Emanuel, Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 17:56 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Carl Hull | 27-27 |
| 17:28 | Villanova | Charles Peterson connects on the floater from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 17:18 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 17:17 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard tips it in | 29-29 |
| 16:49 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo can't connect on a floater from close range | 29-29 |
| 16:47 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 16:26 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-29 |
| 16:25 | Pitt | Carl Hull tips it in | 29-31 |
| 16:13 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-31 |
| 16:11 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz tips it home | 31-31 |
| 16:07 | Pitt | Craig Gandy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Nwa Adi (PF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Sol Rizzo, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (SG), Billy Giunta (SF), Raymond Huff (PF), George Peterson (C) Craig Gandy, Bradley Cribbs, Matthew Sprague, Colin Vineyard | |
| 15:57 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz blows the layup but he's fouled by Billy Giunta - foul #2 on Billy Giunta, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Brown (SG) Mundan Emanuel | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Frausto (PG) Carl Hull | |
| 15:57 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 15:57 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Pedro Cruz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nwa Adi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carlos Frausto (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Toni Baczewski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Billy Giunta (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Huff (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Peterson (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Pitt | Raymond Huff makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from George Peterson | 32-34 |
| 15:19 | Villanova | Nwa Adi can't connect on a runner from the left block | 32-34 |
| 15:18 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski can't tip it in | 32-34 |
| 15:16 | Pitt | George Peterson pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 15:01 | Pitt | Billy Giunta scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 14:32 | Villanova | Raymond Huff steals it from Nwa Adi | 32-36 |
| 14:08 | Pitt | Nwa Adi steals it from George Peterson | 32-36 |
| 13:51 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski is called for traveling | 32-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SF), Sol Rizzo (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Charles Peterson, Pedro Cruz, Nwa Adi, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carl Hull (PG), Craig Gandy (SG), Bradley Cribbs (SF), Matthew Sprague (PF), Colin Vineyard (C) Carlos Frausto, Toni Baczewski, Billy Giunta, Raymond Huff, George Peterson | |
| 13:31 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs double dribbles | 32-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Nwa Adi (PF) Sol Rizzo | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 13:12 | Villanova | Steve Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (PF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Nwa Adi, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 13:00 | Pitt | Steve Brown steals it from Colin Vineyard | 32-36 |
| 12:35 | Villanova | Bradley Cribbs steals the ball from Steve Brown | 32-36 |
| 12:30 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs misses the lay-in | 32-36 |
| 12:29 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 12:23 | Villanova | Steve Brown connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew Sonoski | 35-36 |
| 12:03 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard misses badly on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Andrew Sonoski - foul #2 on Andrew Sonoski, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Nwa Adi (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Ottah Abdallah, Mundan Emanuel, Sol Rizzo, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Billy Giunta (SF), Raymond Huff (PF) Bradley Cribbs, Matthew Sprague | |
| 12:03 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 12:03 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Pedro Cruz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nwa Adi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carl Hull (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Billy Giunta (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Huff (fresh) 5 pts. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Villanova | Nwa Adi knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Steve Brown and the foul's on Raymond Huff - foul #1 on Raymond Huff, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SF) Pedro Cruz | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Frausto (SG), George Peterson (C) Carl Hull, Colin Vineyard | |
| 11:36 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 11:16 | Pitt | The short jumper by Billy Giunta is denied by Nwa Adi | 38-37 |
| 11:14 | Pitt | Craig Gandy tips it home | 38-39 |
| 10:54 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses the floater from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 10:52 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Mundan Emanuel | 38-39 |
| 10:28 | Villanova | Charles Peterson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on George Peterson - foul #1 on George Peterson, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (SF), Pedro Cruz (PF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Mundan Emanuel, Nwa Adi, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carl Hull (PG), Bradley Cribbs (SF), Matthew Sprague (PF) Craig Gandy, Billy Giunta, Raymond Huff | |
| 10:28 | Villanova | Charles Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 10:28 | Villanova | Charles Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 10:11 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 09:43 | Villanova | George Peterson steps in front of the Steve Brown pass | 40-42 |
| 09:24 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs is hacked by Pedro Cruz - foul #3 on Pedro Cruz, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SF), Nwa Adi (PF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Charles Peterson, Sol Rizzo, Pedro Cruz, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Colin Vineyard (C) George Peterson | |
| 09:05 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 09:04 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 08:36 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 08:35 | Villanova | Steve Brown hits the follow up shot | 42-42 |
| 08:18 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 42-42 |
| 08:17 | Villanova | Nwa Adi pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 08:02 | Villanova | Nwa Adi is fouled on the floor by Matthew Sprague - foul #1 on Matthew Sprague, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (SF), Pedro Cruz (PF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Mundan Emanuel, Nwa Adi, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (PG), Billy Giunta (SF), Raymond Huff (PF) Carl Hull, Bradley Cribbs, Matthew Sprague | |
| 07:44 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-42 |
| 07:42 | Pitt | Raymond Huff grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steve Brown (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Pedro Cruz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Carlos Frausto (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Billy Giunta (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Huff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Pitt | Craig Gandy can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 07:24 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Sol Rizzo | 42-42 |
| 06:56 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz's floater is tipped away by Colin Vineyard | 42-42 |
| 06:54 | Pitt | Craig Gandy snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 06:48 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto is fouled on the floor by Pedro Cruz - foul #4 on Pedro Cruz, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SG), Nwa Adi (PF) Ottah Abdallah, Steve Brown, Pedro Cruz | |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (SG), Matthew Sprague (PF), George Peterson (C) Carlos Frausto, Raymond Huff, Colin Vineyard | |
| 06:27 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 06:25 | Villanova | Nwa Adi grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 06:22 | Villanova | Charles Peterson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Steve Brown (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Charles Peterson, Mundan Emanuel, Sol Rizzo, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carl Hull (PG), Bradley Cribbs (SF) Toni Baczewski, Billy Giunta | |
| 06:09 | Pitt | Craig Gandy buries a 3 from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 05:49 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski misses short on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Matthew Sprague - foul #2 on Matthew Sprague, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SG), Sol Rizzo (SF) Ottah Abdallah, Steve Brown, Pedro Cruz | |
| Subs | Pitt | Colin Vineyard (C) George Peterson | |
| 05:49 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 05:49 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 05:49 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 05:37 | Pitt | Mundan Emanuel picks off the pass by Bradley Cribbs | 43-45 |
| 05:33 | Villanova | Charles Peterson lays it in on a great pass from Mundan Emanuel | 45-45 |
| 05:15 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard blows the layup | 45-45 |
| 05:13 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague snags the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 05:07 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Carl Hull | 45-48 |
| 04:40 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel is fouled on the floor by Bradley Cribbs - foul #2 on Bradley Cribbs, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Steve Brown (SG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Charles Peterson, Mundan Emanuel, Nwa Adi, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Frausto (PG), Toni Baczewski (SG), Billy Giunta (SF), Raymond Huff (PF) Carl Hull, Craig Gandy, Bradley Cribbs, Matthew Sprague | |
| 04:19 | Villanova | Steve Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ottah Abdallah | 48-48 |
| 04:15 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 04:13 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 03:44 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz hits a jumper from the left side | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ottah Abdallah (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Pedro Cruz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Sol Rizzo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Andrew Sonoski (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carlos Frausto (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Toni Baczewski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Billy Giunta (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Huff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Colin Vineyard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Pitt | Raymond Huff is whistled for traveling | 50-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Peterson (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SG), Nwa Adi (PF) Ottah Abdallah, Steve Brown, Sol Rizzo | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carl Hull (PG), Craig Gandy (SG), George Peterson (C) Carlos Frausto, Toni Baczewski, Colin Vineyard | |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Nwa Adi blows the layup | 50-48 |
| 02:55 | Villanova | Nwa Adi tips it but misses | 50-48 |
| 02:53 | Pitt | George Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 02:53 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Brown (SG) Pedro Cruz | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs (SF), Matthew Sprague (PF) Billy Giunta, Raymond Huff | |
| 02:26 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah (PG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Charles Peterson, Steve Brown, Andrew Sonoski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Colin Vineyard (C) George Peterson | |
| 01:57 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski gets the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 01:31 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-48 |
| 01:29 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 01:20 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 01:18 | Villanova | Nwa Adi snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 00:54 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses long on a jumper from the left side | 50-48 |
| 00:52 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses the tip | 50-48 |
| 00:51 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah grabs the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah knocks in the jumper in the paint | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-51 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah is hacked by Carl Hull in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Hull, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (SF), Andrew Sonoski (C) Pedro Cruz, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 00:13 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Carl Hull is called for the reach on Andrew Sonoski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carl Hull, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Brown (SG), Pedro Cruz (PF) Mundan Emanuel, Nwa Adi | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Andrew Sonoski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Craig Gandy evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-51 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Ottah Abdallah runs out the clock | 56-51 |