| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Cowan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Arnold Long (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lee Free (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Bourne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carl Hull (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bradley Cribbs (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Arnold Long inbounds the ball | 22-24 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | UConn | Lee Free misses the easy layup | 22-24 |
| 19:39 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 19:34 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses the 3 from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 19:32 | UConn | Eric Bourne grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 19:07 | UConn | Arnold Long hits the finger roll | 24-24 |
| 18:43 | Pitt | Carl Hull knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Craig Gandy | 24-26 |
| 18:21 | UConn | Jason Cowan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-26 |
| 18:19 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 17:54 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Carl Hull | 24-28 |
| 17:41 | UConn | Delbert Powell is denied on a layup by Colin Vineyard | 24-28 |
| 17:40 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| 17:15 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard misses long on an open floater near the basket | 24-28 |
| 17:13 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard tips it in | 24-30 |
| 16:45 | UConn | Arnold Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Earl Knapp (SF), Stephen Riley (PF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Arnold Long, Lee Free, Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Frausto (PG), Toni Baczewski (SG), Billy Giunta (SF), Raymond Huff (PF), George Peterson (C) Carl Hull, Craig Gandy, Bradley Cribbs, Matthew Sprague, Colin Vineyard | |
| 16:43 | Pitt | Delbert Powell is called for the reach on Carlos Frausto in the backcourt - foul #2 on Delbert Powell, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| 16:32 | Pitt | George Peterson lays it up and in on a great pass from Carlos Frausto | 24-32 |
| 16:09 | UConn | Delbert Powell makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Cowan | 27-32 |
| 15:43 | Pitt | Stephen Riley is called for the reach on Billy Giunta - foul #1 on Stephen Riley, team foul #2 | 27-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (SF), Lee Free (PF) Jason Cowan, Delbert Powell | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carl Hull (PG), Craig Gandy (SG), Colin Vineyard (C) Carlos Frausto, Toni Baczewski, George Peterson | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Earl Knapp (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Riley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arnold Long (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lee Free (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Wilbur Bruce (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carl Hull (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Giunta (fresh) PF - Raymond Huff (fresh) 5 pts. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Pitt | Billy Giunta misses short on a shot from the left side | 27-32 |
| 15:22 | UConn | Stephen Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 15:00 | UConn | Carl Hull blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Lee Free | 27-32 |
| 14:58 | Pitt | Billy Giunta snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 14:38 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 14:36 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Hull | 27-32 |
| 14:11 | Pitt | Carl Hull comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 27-32 |
| 14:10 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard gets the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 13:48 | Pitt | Carl Hull loses the dribble to Lee Free | 27-32 |
| 13:27 | UConn | Arnold Long drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Earl Knapp | 29-32 |
| 13:06 | Pitt | Carl Hull scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 29-34 |
| 12:42 | UConn | Lee Free is hacked by Colin Vineyard - foul #3 on Colin Vineyard, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG), Delbert Powell (SG), Eric Bourne (C) Earl Knapp, Stephen Riley, Wilbur Bruce | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Frausto (PG), Toni Baczewski (SG), Bradley Cribbs (SF), Matthew Sprague (PF), George Peterson (C) Carl Hull, Craig Gandy, Billy Giunta, Raymond Huff, Colin Vineyard | |
| 12:26 | UConn | Carlos Frausto is called for the reach on Delbert Powell - foul #2 on Carlos Frausto, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| 12:09 | UConn | Jason Cowan drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Arnold Long | 32-34 |
| 11:48 | Pitt | Delbert Powell picks off the pass by Matthew Sprague | 32-34 |
| 11:45 | UConn | Delbert Powell hits the finger roll | 34-34 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Cowan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Arnold Long (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lee Free (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Bourne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carlos Frausto (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Toni Baczewski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bradley Cribbs (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - George Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Pitt | George Peterson can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 34-34 |
| 11:23 | UConn | Eric Bourne pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 11:09 | UConn | Matthew Sprague takes the ball from Lee Free | 34-34 |
| 10:47 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 10:41 | UConn | Carlos Frausto steals the ball from Eric Bourne | 34-37 |
| 10:36 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Carlos Frausto | 34-40 |
| 10:07 | UConn | Eric Bourne dunks the ball on a great pass from Jason Cowan | 36-40 |
| 09:45 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Toni Baczewski | 36-42 |
| 09:16 | UConn | Eric Bourne clanks a shot from the baseline | 36-42 |
| 09:14 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 08:57 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 36-42 |
| 08:55 | UConn | Jason Cowan gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 08:36 | UConn | Lee Free is hacked by Matthew Sprague - foul #2 on Matthew Sprague, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Earl Knapp (PG), Stephen Riley (SF), Wilbur Bruce (PF) Jason Cowan, Arnold Long, Lee Free | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carl Hull (PG), Craig Gandy (SG), Billy Giunta (SF), Raymond Huff (PF), Colin Vineyard (C) Carlos Frausto, Toni Baczewski, Bradley Cribbs, Matthew Sprague, George Peterson | |
| 08:11 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce loses the ball out of bounds | 36-42 |
| 07:46 | Pitt | Craig Gandy is open and buries a jumper from the left wing | 36-44 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Earl Knapp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Delbert Powell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Riley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Wilbur Bruce (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eric Bourne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carl Hull (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Giunta (fresh) PF - Raymond Huff (fresh) 5 pts. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | UConn | Delbert Powell hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 36-44 |
| 07:25 | Pitt | Billy Giunta gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 06:58 | Pitt | Carl Hull knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Raymond Huff | 36-46 |
| 06:41 | UConn | Delbert Powell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-46 |
| 06:39 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Colin Vineyard | 36-46 |
| 06:12 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses the jumper from the right side | 36-46 |
| 06:10 | Pitt | Craig Gandy tips it home | 36-48 |
| 05:44 | UConn | Eric Bourne can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-48 |
| 05:43 | UConn | Eric Bourne grabs the offensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 05:29 | UConn | Earl Knapp misses short on a floater from the right side | 36-48 |
| 05:28 | UConn | Delbert Powell hits the follow up shot | 38-48 |
| 05:28 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG), Arnold Long (SF) Delbert Powell, Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs (SF), Matthew Sprague (PF) Billy Giunta, Raymond Huff | |
| 05:03 | Pitt | Craig Gandy scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Hull | 38-50 |
| 04:43 | UConn | Arnold Long hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Earl Knapp | 40-50 |
| 04:23 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Craig Gandy | 40-52 |
| 04:21 | UConn | Jason Cowan is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 40-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (SG), Lee Free (PF) Earl Knapp, Stephen Riley | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 03:57 | Pitt | The jump hook by Matthew Sprague is blocked by Arnold Long | 40-52 |
| 03:55 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jason Cowan | 40-52 |
| 03:35 | UConn | Jason Cowan buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Arnold Long | 43-52 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Cowan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SF - Arnold Long (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Lee Free (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Wilbur Bruce (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carl Hull (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Cribbs (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Pitt | Craig Gandy knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 43-55 |
| 02:49 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-55 |
| 02:48 | UConn | Delbert Powell misses the tip | 43-55 |
| 02:47 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce grabs the offensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 02:27 | UConn | Matthew Sprague is called for the reach on Delbert Powell - foul #3 on Matthew Sprague, team foul #4 | 43-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Riley (SF), Eric Bourne (C) Arnold Long, Wilbur Bruce | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Frausto (PG), Toni Baczewski (SG), Billy Giunta (SF), Raymond Huff (PF), George Peterson (C) Carl Hull, Craig Gandy, Bradley Cribbs, Matthew Sprague, Colin Vineyard | |
| 02:02 | UConn | Lee Free makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:57 | Pitt | Billy Giunta is fouled on the floor by Eric Bourne - foul #3 on Eric Bourne, team foul #3 | 45-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (SF) Stephen Riley | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 01:54 | Pitt | Jason Cowan is called for the reach on Billy Giunta - foul #4 on Jason Cowan, team foul #4 | 45-55 |
| 01:52 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski is fouled on the floor by Arnold Long - foul #2 on Arnold Long, team foul #5 | 45-55 |
| 01:49 | Pitt | Billy Giunta is hacked by Lee Free - foul #2 on Lee Free, team foul #6 | 45-55 |
| 01:46 | Pitt | Billy Giunta is hacked by Eric Bourne - foul #4 on Eric Bourne, team foul #7 | 45-55 |
| 01:46 | Pitt | Billy Giunta makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 01:46 | Pitt | Billy Giunta makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:35 | UConn | Lee Free makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Delbert Powell | 48-57 |
| 01:35 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-57 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carl Hull (PG), Craig Gandy (SG), Matthew Sprague (PF), Colin Vineyard (C) Carlos Frausto, Toni Baczewski, Raymond Huff, George Peterson | |
| 01:33 | Pitt | Jason Cowan is called for the reach on Billy Giunta in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jason Cowan, team foul #8 | 48-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Earl Knapp (PG) Jason Cowan | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 01:33 | Pitt | Billy Giunta makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 01:33 | Pitt | Billy Giunta misses the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 01:33 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Colin Vineyard | 48-58 |
| 01:30 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard is fouled on the floor by Eric Bourne - foul #5 on Eric Bourne, team foul #9 | 48-58 |
| Subs | UConn | Wilbur Bruce (C) Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Frausto (PG), Toni Baczewski (SG), Raymond Huff (PF) Carl Hull, Craig Gandy, Matthew Sprague | |
| 01:30 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 01:30 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 01:21 | UConn | Lee Free clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 48-60 |
| 01:19 | UConn | Delbert Powell tips it back up and in | 50-60 |
| 01:18 | Pitt | Billy Giunta is fouled in the backcourt by Earl Knapp - foul #3 on Earl Knapp, team foul #10 | 50-60 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Peterson (C) Colin Vineyard | |
| 01:18 | Pitt | Billy Giunta makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 01:18 | Pitt | Billy Giunta makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 00:56 | UConn | Arnold Long can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-62 |
| 00:54 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce grabs the offensive rebound | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:52 | UConn | Lee Free misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Raymond Huff - foul #1 on Raymond Huff, team foul #5 | 50-62 |
| 00:52 | UConn | Lee Free makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 00:52 | UConn | Lee Free makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Pitt | Billy Giunta is hacked by Delbert Powell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Delbert Powell, team foul #11 | 52-62 |
| 00:50 | Pitt | Billy Giunta misses the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:50 | Pitt | Billy Giunta makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:42 | UConn | Carlos Frausto is called for the reach on Earl Knapp - foul #3 on Carlos Frausto, team foul #6 | 52-63 |
| 00:38 | UConn | Carlos Frausto picks off the pass by Wilbur Bruce | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Pitt | George Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-63 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Delbert Powell misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Toni Baczewski - foul #1 on Toni Baczewski, team foul #7 | 52-63 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Delbert Powell makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Delbert Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto runs out the clock | 54-63 |