| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Denis Heath (fresh) PF - Samuel Conner (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Dewey Platt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lee Walls (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Lee Walls inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 19:26 | Villanova | Samuel Conner scores on a floater from the left wing and he's hacked by Kenneth Drozd - foul #3 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Hinton (C) Kenneth Drozd | |
| 19:26 | Villanova | Samuel Conner makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 19:04 | Pitt | Michael Alexander hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 19:03 | Villanova | Denis Heath pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:42 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel misses badly on a floater from the right side | 31-31 |
| 18:41 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl gets the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:23 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl is hacked by Terry O'Harra - foul #3 on Terry O'Harra, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF), Felix Valdez (PF) Denis Heath, Samuel Conner | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG) Terry O'Harra | |
| 17:55 | Villanova | Felix Valdez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF), Samuel Conner (PF) Jamie Rayl, Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 17:36 | Pitt | William Macdonald hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lee Walls | 31-34 |
| 17:09 | Villanova | Dewey Platt hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 31-34 |
| 17:08 | Pitt | John Hinton gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 17:06 | Pitt | Wallace Bickel is called for the reach on Michael Alexander in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wallace Bickel, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG), Felix Valdez (PF) Wallace Bickel, Samuel Conner | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 16:46 | Pitt | Michael Alexander knocks in the shot from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 16:22 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Sullivan | 34-36 |
| 16:05 | Pitt | Lee Walls scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by John Hinton and he's fouled by Denis Heath - foul #1 on Denis Heath, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva (SF), Samuel Conner (PF) Denis Heath, Dewey Platt | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Pegues (PF) John Hinton | |
| 16:05 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses the free throw | 34-38 |
| 16:05 | Villanova | Samuel Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 15:44 | Villanova | Felix Valdez misses short on a floater from the left side | 34-38 |
| 15:42 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jim Bell | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Spiva (fresh) PF - Samuel Conner (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Felix Valdez (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Pegues (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim Bell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Pitt | Lee Walls hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by William Macdonald | 34-41 |
| 15:08 | Villanova | William Macdonald takes the ball from Jamie Rayl | 34-41 |
| 14:51 | Pitt | Felix Valdez steals the ball from Jim Bell | 34-41 |
| 14:22 | Villanova | Samuel Conner dunks the ball | 36-41 |
| 14:03 | Pitt | Michael Alexander hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 36-41 |
| 14:01 | Villanova | Samuel Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 13:43 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 13:42 | Villanova | Felix Valdez tips it but misses | 36-41 |
| 13:41 | Pitt | Michael Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 13:35 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 13:34 | Villanova | Felix Valdez snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 13:14 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-41 |
| 13:13 | Villanova | Felix Valdez tips it but misses | 36-41 |
| 13:12 | Villanova | Samuel Conner tips it home | 38-41 |
| 13:00 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Jamie Rayl - foul #3 on Jamie Rayl, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (SG), Denis Heath (SF), Dewey Platt (C) Edward Sullivan, Jeremiah Spiva, Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Kenneth Drozd (PF), John Hinton (C) William Macdonald, William Pegues, Jim Bell | |
| 13:00 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 13:00 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 12:48 | Villanova | Dewey Platt scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Samuel Conner | 40-42 |
| 12:28 | Pitt | Jamie Rayl picks off the pass by Kenneth Drozd | 40-42 |
| 12:02 | Villanova | Kenneth Drozd denies the turnaround by Dewey Platt | 40-42 |
| 12:00 | Pitt | Lee Walls grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 11:46 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 11:44 | Pitt | Michael Alexander tips it home | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Denis Heath (fresh) PF - Samuel Conner (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. C - Dewey Platt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Villanova | Dewey Platt drills a shot near the basket | 42-44 |
| 11:07 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 11:05 | Villanova | Samuel Conner pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 10:43 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Wallace Bickel | 45-44 |
| 10:32 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Alexander | 45-46 |
| 10:13 | Villanova | Samuel Conner's dunk attempt is rejected by John Hinton | 45-46 |
| 10:12 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 09:57 | Pitt | Michael Alexander hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Lee Walls | 45-49 |
| 09:33 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-49 |
| 09:32 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Lee Walls | 45-49 |
| 09:16 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Samuel Conner - foul #2 on Samuel Conner, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SG), Felix Valdez (PF) Jamie Rayl, Samuel Conner | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), William Pegues (PF), Jim Bell (C) Terry O'Harra, Lee Walls, John Hinton | |
| 09:16 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 09:16 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 08:55 | Villanova | Felix Valdez connects on the jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by William Pegues - foul #1 on William Pegues, team foul #3 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG) Edward Sullivan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Lee Walls (SF) Kenneth Drozd | |
| 08:55 | Villanova | Felix Valdez misses the free throw | 47-51 |
| 08:55 | Pitt | Jim Bell grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 08:32 | Pitt | Lee Walls hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-51 |
| 08:30 | Villanova | Felix Valdez pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 08:17 | Villanova | The jump hook by Dewey Platt is blocked by William Pegues | 47-51 |
| 08:16 | Pitt | Lee Walls pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 07:53 | Pitt | William Pegues is fouled on the floor by Felix Valdez - foul #1 on Felix Valdez, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SG), Samuel Conner (PF) Jamie Rayl, Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SF) Lee Walls | |
| 07:38 | Pitt | William Pegues misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Wallace Bickel - foul #4 on Wallace Bickel, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| 07:38 | Pitt | William Pegues makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 07:38 | Pitt | William Pegues makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Wallace Bickel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Edward Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Denis Heath (fairly fresh) PF - Samuel Conner (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. C - Dewey Platt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - William Pegues (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Villanova | Samuel Conner can't finish the layup | 47-53 |
| 07:15 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses the tip | 47-53 |
| 07:13 | Pitt | William Pegues pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 06:49 | Pitt | Michael Alexander buries a 3 from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 06:27 | Villanova | The jump hook by Dewey Platt is blocked by William Pegues | 47-56 |
| 06:26 | Pitt | William Pegues grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 06:21 | Pitt | Michael Alexander lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Pegues | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:59 | Villanova | Denis Heath can't connect on a shot from the left side | 47-58 |
| 05:57 | Pitt | Jim Bell gets the rebound | 47-58 |
| 05:47 | Pitt | Jim Bell misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by Dewey Platt - foul #1 on Dewey Platt, team foul #7 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG), Jeremiah Spiva (SF), Felix Valdez (PF) Edward Sullivan, Denis Heath, Samuel Conner | |
| Subs | Pitt | Lee Walls (SF), Kenneth Drozd (PF) Terry O'Harra, William Pegues | |
| 05:47 | Pitt | Jim Bell makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 05:47 | Pitt | Jim Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:34 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-60 |
| 05:32 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Lee Walls | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:27 | Pitt | Michael Alexander comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-60 |
| 05:26 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Wallace Bickel | 47-60 |
| 05:17 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-60 |
| 05:15 | Pitt | Lee Walls grabs the board | 47-60 |
| 04:53 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Alexander | 47-62 |
| 04:34 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel hits a floater in the lane | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:32 | Pitt | Michael Alexander throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF), Samuel Conner (PF) Jeremiah Spiva, Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), John Hinton (C) William Macdonald, Jim Bell | |
| 04:25 | Villanova | Dewey Platt is hacked by John Hinton - foul #1 on John Hinton, team foul #4 | 49-62 |
| 04:16 | Villanova | Samuel Conner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-62 |
| 04:15 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Lee Walls | 49-62 |
| 04:11 | Pitt | Wallace Bickel steals the ball from Michael Alexander in the backcourt | 49-62 |
| 04:03 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Denis Heath | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:40 | Pitt | Michael Alexander can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 51-62 |
| 03:38 | Pitt | John Hinton grabs the offensive board | 51-62 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wallace Bickel (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Denis Heath (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Samuel Conner (fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. C - Dewey Platt (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (tiring) 22 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lee Walls (tiring) 9 pts. 10 reb. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF) Denis Heath | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Pegues (PF) Lee Walls | |
| 03:11 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-62 |
| 03:10 | Villanova | Samuel Conner gets the offensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 02:55 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan misses the jumpshot from the left side | 51-62 |
| 02:53 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra pulls down the rebound | 51-62 |
| 02:53 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF) Edward Sullivan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Lee Walls (SF), Jim Bell (C) William Pegues, John Hinton | |
| 02:27 | Pitt | Lee Walls can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-62 |
| 02:25 | Villanova | Samuel Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 02:15 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Wallace Bickel | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:48 | Pitt | Jim Bell lays it up and in on a great pass from Terry O'Harra | 54-64 |
| 01:36 | Villanova | Samuel Conner can't finish the layup | 54-64 |
| 01:34 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd grabs the board | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:30 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Denis Heath - foul #2 on Denis Heath, team foul #8 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SG), Jeremiah Spiva (SF), Felix Valdez (PF), Ardian Zephyr (C) Wallace Bickel, Denis Heath, Samuel Conner, Dewey Platt | |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (PG), William Macdonald (SG), William Pegues (PF), John Hinton (C) Terry O'Harra, Lee Walls, Kenneth Drozd, Jim Bell | |
| 01:30 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 01:30 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 01:18 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr travels with the ball | 54-66 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Lee Walls (SF) Michael Alexander | |
| 01:13 | Pitt | Jamie Rayl picks off the pass by Miguel Ayala in the backcourt | 54-66 |
| 01:04 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Miguel Ayala | 54-66 |
| 01:02 | Pitt | Lee Walls gets the rebound | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Pitt | William Macdonald misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-66 |
| 00:39 | Pitt | John Hinton tips it home | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Villanova | Felix Valdez comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by William Pegues - foul #2 on William Pegues, team foul #5 | 54-68 |
| 00:32 | Villanova | Felix Valdez misses the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 00:32 | Villanova | Felix Valdez misses the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 00:32 | Pitt | Lee Walls snags the defensive board | 54-68 |
| 00:12 | Pitt | William Macdonald's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-68 |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Felix Valdez hits a floater in the paint | 56-68 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala runs out the clock | 56-68 |