| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Rowe (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Merle Dickson (fresh) 3 pf. C - Eric Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Larry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Parker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Dow (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leif Mazierski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Timothy Dow inbounds the ball | 21-29 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:46 | Virginia | David Parker double dribbles | 21-29 |
| 19:26 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy loses the dribble to Xing-Fu Chi | 21-29 |
| 19:10 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi drills a floater from the baseline | 21-31 |
| 18:45 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy buries a jumper from close range | 23-31 |
| 18:23 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 23-31 |
| 18:22 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Eric Thomas | 23-31 |
| 17:57 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 23-31 |
| 17:55 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi grabs the board | 23-31 |
| 17:43 | Virginia | David Parker travels with the ball | 23-31 |
| 17:17 | Pitt | Larry Brown takes the ball from George Rowe | 23-31 |
| 16:52 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi banks in the layup on a great pass from David Parker | 23-33 |
| 16:33 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the turnaround from close range set up by George Rowe | 25-33 |
| 16:29 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG), Mathew Meltzer (SF), Henry Vincent (PF), Edward Yanofsky (C) Gary Manley, Kenneth Mealy, Merle Dickson, Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ronald Tinch (PG), Omer Kukoc (SF), Jay Puleo (PF) Larry Brown, Timothy Dow, Leif Mazierski | |
| 16:06 | Pitt | George Rowe hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 15:43 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc is hacked by Edward Yanofsky - foul #2 on Edward Yanofsky, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joshua Hardman (SG) George Rowe | |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito (SG), Dane Handy (PF) David Parker, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Julius Vance (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Hardman (fresh) SF - Mathew Meltzer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Vincent (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Yanofsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Tinch (fresh) SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dane Handy (fresh) C - Jay Puleo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-35 |
| 15:23 | Pitt | Julius Vance throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy (SF) Mathew Meltzer | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 15:09 | Virginia | Dane Handy is hacked by Henry Vincent - foul #3 on Henry Vincent, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Timothy Dow (SF) Dane Handy | |
| 14:56 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc blows the dunk | 27-35 |
| 14:55 | Pitt | Henry Vincent snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 14:29 | Pitt | Julius Vance's pass is intercepted by Omer Kukoc | 27-35 |
| 14:05 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito misses the floater from close range | 27-35 |
| 14:04 | Pitt | Julius Vance grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 13:36 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 27-35 |
| 13:35 | Pitt | Henry Vincent tips it home | 29-35 |
| 13:10 | Virginia | Jay Puleo misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Edward Yanofsky - foul #3 on Edward Yanofsky, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), George Rowe (SG), Mathew Meltzer (SF), Merle Dickson (PF), Eric Thomas (C) Julius Vance, Joshua Hardman, Kenneth Mealy, Henry Vincent, Edward Yanofsky | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Brown (PG), Xing-Fu Chi (SF), Leif Mazierski (PF) Ronald Tinch, Timothy Dow, Omer Kukoc | |
| 13:10 | Virginia | Jay Puleo makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 13:10 | Virginia | Jay Puleo makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 12:49 | Pitt | George Rowe misses short on a floater from the left side | 29-37 |
| 12:47 | Pitt | Merle Dickson tips it back up and in | 31-37 |
| 12:32 | Virginia | George Rowe picks off the pass by Gustavo Esposito | 31-37 |
| 12:06 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 12:05 | Pitt | Merle Dickson gets the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 11:50 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 11:49 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 11:34 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Larry Brown | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Rowe (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Mathew Meltzer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Merle Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Larry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Esposito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leif Mazierski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jay Puleo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Pitt | George Rowe blows the layup | 31-39 |
| 11:11 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 10:53 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Mathew Meltzer - foul #2 on Mathew Meltzer, team foul #4 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy (SF) Mathew Meltzer | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (SG), Timothy Dow (SF) Gustavo Esposito, Jay Puleo | |
| 10:53 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 10:53 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 10:31 | Pitt | Eric Thomas makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-41 |
| 10:23 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 10:21 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski tips it in | 33-43 |
| 09:56 | Pitt | Gary Manley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 09:55 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| 09:37 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi lays it up and in on a nice dish by Timothy Dow | 33-45 |
| 09:10 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy dunks the ball on a great pass from Gary Manley | 35-45 |
| 08:44 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Merle Dickson - foul #4 on Merle Dickson, team foul #5 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG), Joshua Hardman (SG), Henry Vincent (PF), Edward Yanofsky (C) Gary Manley, George Rowe, Merle Dickson, Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito (SG), Omer Kukoc (C) Larry Brown, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| 08:44 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 08:44 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski misses the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 08:44 | Pitt | Henry Vincent grabs the board | 35-46 |
| 08:22 | Pitt | Omer Kukoc denies the turnaround by Kenneth Mealy | 35-46 |
| 08:20 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky hits the follow up shot | 37-46 |
| 08:07 | Virginia | Edward Yanofsky is called for the reach on Omer Kukoc - foul #4 on Edward Yanofsky, team foul #6 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Jay Puleo (PF) Leif Mazierski | |
| 07:44 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Henry Vincent - foul #4 on Henry Vincent, team foul #7 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi (C) Timothy Dow | |
| 07:44 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc misses the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 07:44 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc misses the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 07:44 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 07:15 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Omer Kukoc - foul #1 on Omer Kukoc, team foul #1 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Rowe (SG) Joshua Hardman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ronald Tinch (PG) David Parker | |
| 07:15 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 07:15 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Julius Vance (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Rowe (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kenneth Mealy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Vincent (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Edward Yanofsky (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Tinch (fresh) SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jay Puleo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 07:00 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Edward Yanofsky | 39-46 |
| 06:42 | Pitt | The jumper by Kenneth Mealy is denied by Xing-Fu Chi | 39-46 |
| 06:41 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 06:27 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc banks in the layup | 39-48 |
| 06:01 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Omer Kukoc - foul #2 on Omer Kukoc, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), Mathew Meltzer (SF), Merle Dickson (PF) Julius Vance, Kenneth Mealy, Henry Vincent | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Brown (PG), Timothy Dow (SF) Ronald Tinch, Omer Kukoc | |
| 06:01 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 06:01 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 05:33 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi can't finish the layup | 41-48 |
| 05:32 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 05:06 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-48 |
| 05:04 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 04:43 | Virginia | Jay Puleo misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Rowe - foul #1 on George Rowe, team foul #8 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Eric Thomas (C) Edward Yanofsky | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (SG), Leif Mazierski (PF) Gustavo Esposito, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| 04:43 | Virginia | Jay Puleo misses the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 04:43 | Virginia | Jay Puleo makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 04:19 | Pitt | Gary Manley is hacked by Larry Brown - foul #2 on Larry Brown, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG), Joshua Hardman (SG) Gary Manley, George Rowe | |
| Subs | Virginia | Omer Kukoc (C) Jay Puleo | |
| 04:05 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Merle Dickson | 43-49 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:55 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Mathew Meltzer - foul #3 on Mathew Meltzer, team foul #9 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy (SF) Mathew Meltzer | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 03:55 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 03:55 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski misses the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 03:55 | Pitt | Eric Thomas pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:37 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman misses the shot from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 03:36 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy tips it home | 45-50 |
| 03:17 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski is fouled on the floor by Merle Dickson - foul #5 on Merle Dickson, team foul #10 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Rowe (SG), Henry Vincent (PF) Joshua Hardman, Merle Dickson | |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito (SG), Xing-Fu Chi (C) Larry Brown, Omer Kukoc | |
| 03:17 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 03:17 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Julius Vance (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Rowe (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Henry Vincent (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Eric Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - David Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Dow (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leif Mazierski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:59 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Gustavo Esposito - foul #4 on Gustavo Esposito, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Omer Kukoc (SF), Dane Handy (PF) Timothy Dow, Leif Mazierski | |
| 02:59 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 02:59 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 02:54 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG) Julius Vance | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Brown (PG), Timothy Dow (SF), Jay Puleo (PF) David Parker, Omer Kukoc, Dane Handy | |
| 02:43 | Virginia | Jay Puleo connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Gustavo Esposito | 46-54 |
| 02:36 | Pitt | George Rowe is called for traveling | 46-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Leif Mazierski (PF) Jay Puleo | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 02:12 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses short on a runner near the basket | 46-54 |
| 02:10 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kenneth Mealy | 46-54 |
| 02:04 | Pitt | George Rowe clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Xing-Fu Chi - foul #2 on Xing-Fu Chi, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| 02:04 | Pitt | George Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 02:04 | Pitt | George Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 01:35 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski lays it up and in | 48-56 |
| 01:24 | Pitt | George Rowe buries a fadeaway in the paint | 50-56 |
| 01:15 | Virginia | Gary Manley steals it from Gustavo Esposito | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 01:05 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 52-56 |
| 00:58 | Virginia | Timothy Dow is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Mealy - foul #1 on Kenneth Mealy, team foul #11 | 52-56 |
| 00:58 | Virginia | Timothy Dow makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:58 | Virginia | Timothy Dow makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:44 | Pitt | Gary Manley connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:42 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito is hacked by Gary Manley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Manley, team foul #12 | 55-58 |
| 00:42 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:42 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:37 | Pitt | The short jumper by Kenneth Mealy is denied by Leif Mazierski | 55-60 |
| 00:36 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 00:34 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Manley - foul #4 on Gary Manley, team foul #13 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Omer Kukoc (SF) Timothy Dow | |
| 00:34 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:34 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:27 | Pitt | Gary Manley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 00:26 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Gustavo Esposito | 55-61 |
| 00:24 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Manley - foul #5 on Gary Manley, team foul #14 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG) Gary Manley | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 00:24 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:24 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:24 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy grabs the defensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 00:24 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:19 | Pitt | George Rowe misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 00:17 | Pitt | Eric Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 00:15 | Pitt | Eric Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-62 |
| 00:13 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 00:11 | Virginia | Julius Vance is called for the reach on Gustavo Esposito in the backcourt - foul #1 on Julius Vance, team foul #15 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Timothy Dow (SF) Omer Kukoc | |
| 00:11 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:11 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-64 |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy is hacked by Larry Brown - foul #3 on Larry Brown, team foul #6 | 55-64 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | George Rowe makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Larry Brown runs out the clock | 58-64 |