| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Marsh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Reed (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Barrick (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Henry Bean (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Love (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Pennington (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Augustine Greco (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | John Peterson inbounds the ball | 34-41 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Pitt | John Peterson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-41 |
| 19:31 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Dominic Yazzie | 34-41 |
| 19:08 | Pitt | Michael Pennington clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 19:06 | UConn | Henry Bean grabs the defensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 19:01 | UConn | John Peterson is called for the reach on Robert Barrick - foul #1 on John Peterson, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Young Chiong (SF), John Brooks (PF) Christopher McKee, John Peterson, Dominic Yazzie | |
| 18:49 | UConn | Todd Reed shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-41 |
| 18:48 | UConn | Henry Bean hits the follow up shot | 36-41 |
| 18:22 | Pitt | John Brooks connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 18:06 | UConn | Todd Reed comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 36-43 |
| 18:05 | UConn | Henry Bean can't tip it in | 36-43 |
| 18:03 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Reed | 36-43 |
| 17:54 | UConn | Steven Love is wide open but clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 36-43 |
| 17:53 | Pitt | John Brooks pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 17:24 | Pitt | Augustine Greco shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 36-43 |
| 17:22 | Pitt | Augustine Greco grabs the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 16:54 | Pitt | Young Chiong's floater is tipped away by Henry Bean | 36-43 |
| 16:53 | UConn | Steven Love gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 16:33 | UConn | Todd Reed is hacked by Michael Pennington - foul #3 on Michael Pennington, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Matuseski (PG), Nelson Opielski (SG), Nathan McEuen (SF), Curtis Hamblin (PF) Kevin Marsh, Todd Reed, Robert Barrick, Henry Bean | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), David Griffin (SG), John Peterson (SF), Dominic Yazzie (PF) Steven Savage, Michael Pennington, Young Chiong, John Brooks | |
| 16:20 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski double dribbles | 36-43 |
| 15:52 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 36-43 |
| 15:50 | Pitt | David Griffin snags the offensive board | 36-43 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ricky Matuseski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Opielski (fresh) SF - Nathan McEuen (fresh) PF - Curtis Hamblin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Love (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Augustine Greco (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:29 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie can't finish the layup | 36-43 |
| 15:28 | Pitt | David Griffin grabs the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 15:15 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie misses the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 36-43 |
| 15:14 | UConn | Steven Love snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 15:06 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Christopher McKee - foul #2 on Christopher McKee, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Todd Reed (SG), Henry Bean (PF) Nelson Opielski, Steven Love | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Pennington (SG) David Griffin | |
| 15:06 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 15:06 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 14:46 | Pitt | John Peterson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 14:44 | UConn | Todd Reed pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 14:42 | UConn | Michael Pennington steps in front of the Ricky Matuseski pass in the backcourt | 38-43 |
| 14:32 | Pitt | John Peterson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 14:31 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 14:15 | UConn | Todd Reed splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 38-43 |
| 14:14 | Pitt | Augustine Greco snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 13:54 | Pitt | Christopher McKee connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 13:47 | UConn | Nathan McEuen is fouled on the floor by Christopher McKee - foul #3 on Christopher McKee, team foul #4 | 38-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Marsh (PG), Robert Barrick (SF) Ricky Matuseski, Nathan McEuen | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Young Chiong (SF), John Brooks (PF) Christopher McKee, John Peterson, Dominic Yazzie | |
| 13:33 | UConn | Kevin Marsh clanks a floater from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 13:31 | Pitt | Augustine Greco grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 13:08 | Pitt | Curtis Hamblin takes the ball from Young Chiong | 38-46 |
| 12:58 | UConn | Todd Reed makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Henry Bean | 41-46 |
| 12:39 | Pitt | John Brooks knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Savage | 41-48 |
| 12:28 | UConn | Robert Barrick scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Todd Reed | 43-48 |
| 11:59 | Pitt | Michael Pennington is hacked by Todd Reed - foul #2 on Todd Reed, team foul #1 | 43-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Matuseski (SG), Nathan McEuen (PF), Steven Love (C) Todd Reed, Henry Bean, Curtis Hamblin | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), David Griffin (SG), John Peterson (SF), Dominic Yazzie (PF) Steven Savage, Michael Pennington, Young Chiong, John Brooks | |
| 11:35 | Pitt | Christopher McKee misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-48 |
| 11:33 | Pitt | Augustine Greco tips it but misses | 43-48 |
| 11:32 | Pitt | Augustine Greco pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Marsh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Matuseski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Barrick (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathan McEuen (fresh) C - Steven Love (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Augustine Greco (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:14 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Steven Love - foul #1 on Steven Love, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Pennington (SG) David Griffin | |
| 11:14 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 11:14 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 11:00 | UConn | Steven Love is fouled on the floor by Augustine Greco - foul #4 on Augustine Greco, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Chad Seidl (C) Augustine Greco | |
| 10:44 | UConn | Kevin Marsh can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-50 |
| 10:42 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Marsh | 43-50 |
| 10:25 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 10:10 | Pitt | Christopher McKee misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 10:09 | UConn | Nathan McEuen gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 10:03 | UConn | Steven Love loses the dribble to Christopher McKee | 46-50 |
| 09:42 | Pitt | John Peterson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 09:40 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 09:35 | UConn | Kevin Marsh hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Barrick | 48-50 |
| 09:10 | Pitt | Michael Pennington scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher McKee | 48-53 |
| 08:51 | UConn | Robert Barrick buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Kevin Marsh and he's fouled by Christopher McKee - foul #4 on Christopher McKee, team foul #6 | 50-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Todd Reed (SG), Henry Bean (PF), Curtis Hamblin (C) Kevin Marsh, Nathan McEuen, Steven Love | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), David Griffin (SG), Young Chiong (SF), John Brooks (PF) Christopher McKee, Michael Pennington, John Peterson, Dominic Yazzie | |
| 08:51 | UConn | Robert Barrick makes the free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:32 | Pitt | Steven Savage misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-53 |
| 08:30 | UConn | Robert Barrick pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 08:16 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski is fouled on the floor by Steven Savage - foul #1 on Steven Savage, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Peterson (SF), Dominic Yazzie (PF) Young Chiong, John Brooks | |
| 08:16 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 08:16 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 07:59 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Chad Seidl | 53-55 |
| 07:43 | UConn | Dominic Yazzie denies the turnaround by Robert Barrick | 53-55 |
| 07:42 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 07:20 | Pitt | John Peterson comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 53-55 |
| 07:19 | UConn | The rebound goes to Curtis Hamblin | 53-55 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ricky Matuseski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Reed (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Barrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Henry Bean (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Curtis Hamblin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Savage (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Chad Seidl (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:05 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin is alone and drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Todd Reed out of the doubleteam | 55-55 |
| 06:41 | Pitt | John Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Marsh (PG), Nathan McEuen (SF), Steven Love (C) Ricky Matuseski, Robert Barrick, Curtis Hamblin | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), Young Chiong (SF), John Brooks (PF), Augustine Greco (C) Steven Savage, David Griffin, John Peterson, Dominic Yazzie, Chad Seidl | |
| 06:28 | UConn | Steven Love connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Marsh | 57-55 |
| 06:05 | Pitt | Michael Pennington clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 06:04 | Pitt | Young Chiong gets the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 05:45 | Pitt | Christopher McKee misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 05:43 | UConn | Nathan McEuen grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 05:34 | UConn | Todd Reed buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Steven Love | 59-55 |
| 05:10 | Pitt | Michael Pennington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Matuseski (SG), Curtis Hamblin (PF) Todd Reed, Henry Bean | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Griffin (SG), John Peterson (SF), Dominic Yazzie (PF) Michael Pennington, Young Chiong, John Brooks | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:46 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 04:44 | Pitt | Augustine Greco snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 04:16 | Pitt | Augustine Greco misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kevin Marsh - foul #2 on Kevin Marsh, team foul #3 | 59-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Barrick (SF) Nathan McEuen | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Pennington (SG) David Griffin | |
| 04:16 | Pitt | Augustine Greco makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 04:16 | Pitt | Augustine Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:06 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Love | 62-57 |
| 03:45 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-57 |
| 03:43 | UConn | Robert Barrick gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Barrick | 65-57 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Marsh (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ricky Matuseski (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Barrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Hamblin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Love (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Michael Pennington (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Augustine Greco (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:01 | Pitt | John Peterson is hacked by Ricky Matuseski - foul #2 on Ricky Matuseski, team foul #4 | 65-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Todd Reed (SG), Henry Bean (PF) Ricky Matuseski, Steven Love | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Griffin (SG) Michael Pennington | |
| 02:48 | Pitt | David Griffin is called for traveling | 65-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Nathan McEuen (SF) Robert Barrick | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Brooks (PF) Dominic Yazzie | |
| 02:44 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Steven Love (C) Curtis Hamblin | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG) Christopher McKee | |
| 02:39 | UConn | Todd Reed splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 65-57 |
| 02:37 | UConn | Nathan McEuen tips it but misses | 65-57 |
| 02:36 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Augustine Greco | 65-57 |
| 02:27 | Pitt | Steven Savage's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Love | 65-57 |
| 02:26 | UConn | The rebound goes to Todd Reed | 65-57 |
| 02:00 | UConn | Henry Bean throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Barrick (SF) Nathan McEuen | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), Dominic Yazzie (PF) Steven Savage, David Griffin, John Brooks | |
| 01:43 | Pitt | Christopher McKee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 01:41 | UConn | Todd Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 01:18 | UConn | Kevin Marsh is called for a charge - foul #3 on Kevin Marsh, team foul #5 | 65-57 |
| 01:11 | Pitt | Christopher McKee's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Marsh | 65-57 |
| 01:10 | UConn | Todd Reed gets the rebound | 65-57 |
| 00:47 | UConn | Steven Love misses the easy open layup | 65-57 |
| 00:45 | UConn | Steven Love can't tip it in | 65-57 |
| 00:44 | UConn | Robert Barrick tips it back up and in | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Pitt | Michael Pennington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-57 |
| 00:37 | UConn | Robert Barrick snags the defensive board | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | UConn | Steven Love loses the dribble to John Peterson | 67-57 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Michael Pennington is fouled on the floor by Kevin Marsh - foul #4 on Kevin Marsh, team foul #6 | 67-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Matuseski (PG), Nelson Opielski (SG), Nathan McEuen (SF), Curtis Hamblin (PF) Kevin Marsh, Todd Reed, Robert Barrick, Henry Bean | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), David Griffin (SG), Young Chiong (SF), John Brooks (PF), Chad Seidl (C) Christopher McKee, Michael Pennington, John Peterson, Dominic Yazzie, Augustine Greco | |
| 00:01 | Pitt | David Griffin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-57 |
| 00:00 | UConn | The rebound goes to Curtis Hamblin | 67-57 |