| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Paquin (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Daniel Plummer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sherman Wheat (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jim Degeorge (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Hiatt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chester Majors (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ray Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Pitt | Richard Paquin misses the easy layup | 33-29 |
| 19:39 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat grabs the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 19:15 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat's floater is knocked away by Ray Brown | 33-29 |
| 19:13 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 18:54 | UConn | Daniel Plummer steals it from Chester Majors | 33-29 |
| 18:29 | Pitt | Richard Paquin clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 18:27 | UConn | Louis Hiatt gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 18:11 | UConn | Chester Majors is fouled on the floor by Jim Degeorge - foul #3 on Jim Degeorge, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Moore (PG), Jack Velasco (SF) Richard Paquin, Sherman Wheat | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 18:04 | UConn | James Moore takes the ball from Brian Webber | 33-29 |
| 17:49 | Pitt | Lee Phillips comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Brian Webber - foul #1 on Brian Webber, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Sherman Wheat (SF) Daniel Plummer | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 17:49 | Pitt | Lee Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 17:49 | Pitt | Lee Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:25 | UConn | Ray Brown misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-29 |
| 17:23 | UConn | Brian Webber grabs the offensive board | 35-29 |
| 17:08 | UConn | Louis Hiatt misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 17:06 | Pitt | Lee Phillips snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 16:52 | Pitt | Lee Phillips's floater is tipped away by Louis Hiatt | 35-29 |
| 16:50 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 16:31 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Lee Phillips | 37-29 |
| 16:11 | UConn | Louis Hiatt jams it | 37-31 |
| 15:54 | Pitt | Chester Majors takes the ball from Jack Velasco | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jack Velasco (fresh) SF - Sherman Wheat (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jim Degeorge (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Lee Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Hiatt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Chester Majors (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ray Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | UConn | Louis Hiatt can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-31 |
| 15:30 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 15:25 | Pitt | James Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Paquin (PG), Daniel Plummer (SG) Jack Velasco, Sherman Wheat | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (PG), Robert Coover (SG), Paul Jahnke (PF), Jim Ross (C) Ronnie Friedman, Brian Webber, Chester Majors, Ray Brown | |
| 15:12 | UConn | Robert Coover banks in the layup on a nice dish by Louis Hiatt and the foul's on Daniel Plummer - foul #2 on Daniel Plummer, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| 15:12 | UConn | Robert Coover makes the free throw | 37-34 |
| 14:48 | Pitt | Richard Paquin buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Daniel Plummer | 40-34 |
| 14:26 | UConn | Robert Jones scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Coover and he's fouled by Richard Paquin - foul #2 on Richard Paquin, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| 14:26 | UConn | Robert Jones misses the free throw | 40-36 |
| 14:26 | Pitt | Lee Phillips pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 13:57 | Pitt | Lee Phillips knocks in the shot from the right block set up by James Moore | 42-36 |
| 13:43 | UConn | Robert Jones comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 42-36 |
| 13:41 | Pitt | Lee Phillips gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 13:18 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel Plummer and he's hacked by Paul Jahnke - foul #2 on Paul Jahnke, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Sherman Wheat (SF) James Moore | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Brian Webber (SG), Ray Brown (C) Robert Jones, Robert Coover, Jim Ross | |
| 13:18 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge makes the free throw | 45-36 |
| 12:57 | UConn | Louis Hiatt connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Brian Webber | 45-38 |
| 12:32 | Pitt | Richard Paquin misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 12:31 | UConn | The rebound goes to Louis Hiatt | 45-38 |
| 12:27 | UConn | Ray Brown is fouled on the floor by Jim Degeorge - foul #4 on Jim Degeorge, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Moore (SF) Sherman Wheat | |
| Subs | UConn | Chester Majors (PF) Paul Jahnke | |
| 12:09 | UConn | Chester Majors hits a runner in the paint | 45-40 |
| 11:44 | Pitt | Richard Paquin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 11:42 | UConn | The rebound goes to Ray Brown | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Paquin (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Daniel Plummer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jim Degeorge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Lee Phillips (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Hiatt (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Chester Majors (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:18 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman is hacked by James Moore - foul #2 on James Moore, team foul #5 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Sherman Wheat (SF), Kenneth Briggs (PF) James Moore, Jim Degeorge | |
| Subs | UConn | David Lamb (SF) Louis Hiatt | |
| 11:04 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 11:03 | UConn | Ray Brown grabs the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 10:52 | UConn | David Lamb hits a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Sherman Wheat - foul #2 on Sherman Wheat, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jim Degeorge (PF) Kenneth Briggs | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 10:52 | UConn | David Lamb makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 10:27 | Pitt | Lee Phillips is denied on a dunk by Chester Majors | 45-43 |
| 10:25 | UConn | Brian Webber pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 09:56 | UConn | David Lamb lays it up and in | 45-45 |
| 09:36 | Pitt | Brian Webber takes the ball from Lee Phillips | 45-45 |
| 09:14 | UConn | Richard Paquin is called for the reach on Brian Webber - foul #3 on Richard Paquin, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Moore (SF), Kenneth Briggs (C) Sherman Wheat, Lee Phillips | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (PG), Louis Hiatt (SF), Paul Jahnke (PF), Jim Ross (C) Ronnie Friedman, David Lamb, Chester Majors, Ray Brown | |
| 09:14 | UConn | Brian Webber makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 09:14 | UConn | Brian Webber makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 08:54 | Pitt | Robert Jones steals the ball from Richard Paquin | 45-47 |
| 08:33 | UConn | Paul Jahnke misses the easy layup | 45-47 |
| 08:31 | Pitt | James Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 08:24 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Plummer | 47-47 |
| 08:09 | UConn | Robert Jones loses the dribble to Jim Degeorge | 47-47 |
| 08:07 | Pitt | Richard Paquin is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Paquin, team foul #8 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jack Velasco (SF), Lee Phillips (C) Richard Paquin, Jim Degeorge | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Coover (SG) Brian Webber | |
| 07:53 | UConn | Jim Ross comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 07:51 | UConn | Robert Coover tips it home | 47-49 |
| 07:22 | Pitt | Jack Velasco is hacked by Robert Coover - foul #1 on Robert Coover, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Paquin (PG), Sherman Wheat (SF), Jim Degeorge (PF) Daniel Plummer, Jack Velasco, Kenneth Briggs | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Chester Majors (PF), Ray Brown (C) Robert Jones, Paul Jahnke, Jim Ross | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Paquin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 pf. SG - James Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sherman Wheat (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jim Degeorge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Lee Phillips (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Coover (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Louis Hiatt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Chester Majors (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat is hacked by Louis Hiatt - foul #2 on Louis Hiatt, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Plummer (SG) James Moore | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 06:41 | Pitt | Daniel Plummer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 06:39 | UConn | Ray Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 06:24 | UConn | Louis Hiatt scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Robert Coover | 47-51 |
| 06:03 | Pitt | Richard Paquin misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-51 |
| 06:02 | UConn | Chester Majors grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 05:52 | UConn | Louis Hiatt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Moore (SF), Kenneth Briggs (PF) Sherman Wheat, Jim Degeorge | |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG), David Lamb (SF) Robert Coover, Louis Hiatt | |
| 05:49 | Pitt | Richard Paquin is called for traveling in the backcourt | 47-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jack Velasco (SF), Jim Degeorge (PF) Daniel Plummer, Kenneth Briggs | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 05:36 | UConn | Brian Webber hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-53 |
| 05:10 | Pitt | Richard Paquin drills a shot from the left wing and he's hacked by David Lamb - foul #1 on David Lamb, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Plummer (SG), Kenneth Briggs (PF) Jack Velasco, Jim Degeorge | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (PG), Paul Jahnke (PF), Jim Ross (C) Ronnie Friedman, Chester Majors, Ray Brown | |
| 05:10 | Pitt | Richard Paquin makes the free throw | 50-53 |
| 04:49 | UConn | Jim Ross scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Jones | 50-55 |
| 04:20 | Pitt | Daniel Plummer connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Richard Paquin | 52-55 |
| 04:00 | UConn | Brian Webber misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 52-55 |
| 03:59 | UConn | Paul Jahnke grabs the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 03:47 | UConn | Paul Jahnke hits a floater from the right side | 52-57 |
| 03:32 | Pitt | James Moore buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 03:23 | UConn | Robert Jones drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by David Lamb | 55-59 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Paquin (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Daniel Plummer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Moore (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Briggs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Phillips (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Lamb (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jim Ross (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:54 | Pitt | Richard Paquin makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 02:54 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jack Velasco (PG), Sherman Wheat (SF), Jim Degeorge (PF) Richard Paquin, James Moore, Lee Phillips | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Louis Hiatt (SF), Chester Majors (PF), Ray Brown (C) Robert Jones, David Lamb, Paul Jahnke, Jim Ross | |
| 02:40 | UConn | Brian Webber misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-59 |
| 02:38 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kenneth Briggs | 58-59 |
| 02:33 | Pitt | Daniel Plummer scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Ray Brown - foul #1 on Ray Brown, team foul #6 | 60-59 |
| 02:33 | Pitt | Daniel Plummer makes the free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:13 | UConn | Jim Degeorge swats the shot by Brian Webber | 61-59 |
| 02:12 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman snags the offensive board | 61-59 |
| 01:53 | UConn | Ray Brown hits a shot in the lane set up by Ronnie Friedman | 61-61 |
| 01:39 | Pitt | Daniel Plummer scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Jack Velasco | 63-61 |
| 01:24 | UConn | Ray Brown is fouled on the floor by Sherman Wheat - foul #3 on Sherman Wheat, team foul #9 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Paquin (PG), Lee Phillips (C) Jack Velasco, Kenneth Briggs | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:24 | UConn | Ray Brown misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 01:24 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 01:04 | Pitt | Chester Majors steals it from Lee Phillips | 63-61 |
| 00:42 | UConn | Chester Majors misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-61 |
| 00:41 | Pitt | Lee Phillips gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Pitt | Richard Paquin misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Ray Brown - foul #2 on Ray Brown, team foul #7 | 63-61 |
| 00:20 | Pitt | Richard Paquin makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:20 | Pitt | Richard Paquin makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:16 | UConn | Lee Phillips is called for the reach on Brian Webber - foul #3 on Lee Phillips, team foul #10 | 65-61 |
| 00:16 | UConn | Brian Webber misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:16 | UConn | Brian Webber makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Pitt | Daniel Plummer is hacked by Brian Webber in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Webber, team foul #8 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Moore (SF) Jim Degeorge | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:15 | Pitt | Daniel Plummer misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:15 | UConn | Ray Brown gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | UConn | Brian Webber drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ronnie Friedman | 65-65 |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Pitt calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jim Degeorge (PF) James Moore | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Lee Phillips buries a shot in the lane | 67-65 |