| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Cribbs (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Raymond Huff (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Peterson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Luis Estrada (fresh) PF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Raymond Huff inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Pitt | Craig Gandy's fadeaway is rejected by Ivan Borkoski | 30-25 |
| 19:29 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 19:07 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 19:05 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Colin Vineyard | 30-25 |
| 18:51 | Pitt | Raymond Huff misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 18:50 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard gets the offensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 18:36 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Pedro Cruz (SG), Nwa Adi (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Mundan Emanuel, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 18:21 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Terry Smith | 30-27 |
| 17:52 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-27 |
| 17:23 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Bradley Cribbs - foul #2 on Bradley Cribbs, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Ivan Borkoski (C) Luis Estrada, Sol Rizzo | |
| 17:23 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 17:23 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 17:07 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 17:05 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 16:36 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Terry Smith | 33-30 |
| 16:16 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Craig Gandy | 35-30 |
| 15:52 | Villanova | Nwa Adi travels with the ball | 35-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (PG), Zachary Brown (SG), Matthew Sprague (PF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Craig Gandy, Bradley Cribbs, George Peterson, Colin Vineyard | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Sol Rizzo (PF) Mundan Emanuel, Ivan Borkoski | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Toni Baczewski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachary Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Huff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) C - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Terry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Pedro Cruz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sol Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nwa Adi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:25 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Pedro Cruz - foul #3 on Pedro Cruz, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 15:25 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 15:25 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 14:57 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz is hacked by Raymond Huff - foul #3 on Raymond Huff, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski (C) Nwa Adi | |
| 14:32 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo misses short on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Toni Baczewski - foul #2 on Toni Baczewski, team foul #3 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (PG), Bradley Cribbs (SF), George Peterson (PF) Zachary Brown, Raymond Huff, Matthew Sprague | |
| Subs | Villanova | Nwa Adi (C) Ivan Borkoski | |
| 14:32 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 14:32 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 14:16 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Pedro Cruz - foul #4 on Pedro Cruz, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Colin Vineyard (C) Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (SF), Ivan Borkoski (C) Pedro Cruz, Nwa Adi | |
| 14:16 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 14:16 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 13:52 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Colin Vineyard - foul #1 on Colin Vineyard, team foul #4 | 38-32 |
| 13:52 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 13:52 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 13:32 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 13:30 | Villanova | Luis Estrada gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 13:03 | Villanova | Toni Baczewski picks off the pass by Sol Rizzo | 38-34 |
| 12:59 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs lays it in on a nice dish by Toni Baczewski | 40-34 |
| 12:42 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 40-34 |
| 12:41 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Colin Vineyard | 40-34 |
| 12:23 | Pitt | Craig Gandy is fouled on the floor by Ivan Borkoski - foul #1 on Ivan Borkoski, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG), Raymond Huff (SF), Matthew Sprague (PF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Craig Gandy, Bradley Cribbs, George Peterson, Colin Vineyard | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Nwa Adi (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 11:57 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson hits a jumper in the lane set up by Zachary Brown | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Toni Baczewski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zachary Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Huff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) C - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Terry Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Luis Estrada (fresh) PF - Sol Rizzo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Nwa Adi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:34 | Villanova | Luis Estrada hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-37 |
| 11:16 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Raymond Huff | 45-37 |
| 10:53 | Villanova | Raymond Huff is called for the reach on Sol Rizzo - foul #4 on Raymond Huff, team foul #5 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (PG), Bradley Cribbs (SF), George Peterson (PF), Colin Vineyard (C) Toni Baczewski, Raymond Huff, Matthew Sprague, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Ivan Borkoski (C) Luis Estrada, Sol Rizzo | |
| 10:41 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Colin Vineyard - foul #2 on Colin Vineyard, team foul #6 | 45-37 |
| 10:41 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 10:41 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 10:41 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 10:20 | Pitt | Craig Gandy loses the dribble to Mundan Emanuel | 45-38 |
| 09:54 | Villanova | Nwa Adi can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 45-38 |
| 09:52 | Pitt | George Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 09:36 | Pitt | Terry Smith is called for the reach on Zachary Brown - foul #4 on Terry Smith, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (SF), Sol Rizzo (PF) Terry Smith, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 09:16 | Pitt | George Peterson is open but comes up short on the floater from the right side | 45-38 |
| 09:15 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs tips it home | 47-38 |
| 08:50 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Sudi Abdulkarim and he's fouled by Bradley Cribbs - foul #3 on Bradley Cribbs, team foul #7 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (SG) Zachary Brown | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 08:50 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 08:32 | Pitt | George Peterson buries a jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Nwa Adi - foul #2 on Nwa Adi, team foul #5 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski (C) Sol Rizzo | |
| 08:32 | Pitt | George Peterson makes the free throw | 50-41 |
| 08:15 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim loses the ball out of bounds | 50-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson (C) Colin Vineyard | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sol Rizzo (PF) Nwa Adi | |
| 07:46 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 07:44 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Toni Baczewski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bradley Cribbs (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - George Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mundan Emanuel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Luis Estrada (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sol Rizzo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Geoffrey Jackson - foul #1 on Geoffrey Jackson, team foul #8 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG), Raymond Huff (SF), Matthew Sprague (PF), Colin Vineyard (C) Craig Gandy, Bradley Cribbs, George Peterson, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Terry Smith (PG), Pedro Cruz (SF), Nwa Adi (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Luis Estrada, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 07:19 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel misses the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 07:19 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 07:01 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague clanks a runner from close range | 50-42 |
| 06:59 | Villanova | Nwa Adi pulls down the rebound | 50-42 |
| 06:38 | Villanova | Zachary Brown steals it from Sol Rizzo | 50-42 |
| 06:28 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski is called for 10 seconds | 50-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Ivan Borkoski (C) Mundan Emanuel, Sol Rizzo | |
| 06:14 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz blows the layup | 50-42 |
| 06:12 | Villanova | Nwa Adi tips it in | 50-44 |
| 05:59 | Pitt | Raymond Huff misses the fadeaway from the left side | 50-44 |
| 05:57 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague tips it back up and in | 52-44 |
| 05:33 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Colin Vineyard - foul #3 on Colin Vineyard, team foul #9 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (PG), Bradley Cribbs (SG), George Peterson (PF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Toni Baczewski, Zachary Brown, Matthew Sprague, Colin Vineyard | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel (SG), Sol Rizzo (PF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 05:33 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz misses the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 05:33 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 05:23 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson is hacked by Nwa Adi - foul #3 on Nwa Adi, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| 05:06 | Pitt | Raymond Huff misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 05:05 | Villanova | Terry Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 04:37 | Villanova | Mundan Emanuel comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 52-45 |
| 04:35 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:30 | Pitt | Nwa Adi blocks the short jumper by Raymond Huff | 52-45 |
| 04:29 | Villanova | Pedro Cruz snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:14 | Villanova | Nwa Adi buries a fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by George Peterson - foul #1 on George Peterson, team foul #10 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (SG), Colin Vineyard (C) Raymond Huff, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Ivan Borkoski (C) Mundan Emanuel, Sol Rizzo | |
| 04:14 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:46 | Pitt | Terry Smith steals the ball from George Peterson | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Toni Baczewski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bradley Cribbs (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - George Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Pedro Cruz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Nwa Adi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ivan Borkoski (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Villanova | Ivan Borkoski knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Terry Smith | 52-50 |
| 02:55 | Pitt | Craig Gandy connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-50 |
| 02:33 | Villanova | Nwa Adi misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by George Peterson - foul #2 on George Peterson, team foul #11 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Raymond Huff (SF) Bradley Cribbs | |
| Subs | Villanova | Luis Estrada (SF), Sol Rizzo (PF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Ivan Borkoski | |
| 02:33 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 02:33 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 02:04 | Pitt | Raymond Huff misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-52 |
| 02:03 | Villanova | Terry Smith gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 01:35 | Villanova | Toni Baczewski steals it from Sol Rizzo | 54-52 |
| 01:07 | Pitt | Raymond Huff makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Craig Gandy | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:45 | Villanova | Terry Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 00:44 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Pitt | Terry Smith is called for the reach on Toni Baczewski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Terry Smith, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Sprague (PF) George Peterson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Mundan Emanuel (SG), Ivan Borkoski (C) Terry Smith, Pedro Cruz, Nwa Adi | |
| 00:43 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo scores on a shot in the lane set up by Mundan Emanuel | 57-54 |
| 00:38 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs (SG), George Peterson (PF) Toni Baczewski, Matthew Sprague | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:35 | Pitt | Sudi Abdulkarim is called for the reach on Craig Gandy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sudi Abdulkarim, team foul #8 | 57-54 |
| 00:35 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:35 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim is called for a charge - foul #5 on Sudi Abdulkarim, team foul #9 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Pedro Cruz (PG) Sudi Abdulkarim | |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Pedro Cruz is called for the reach on Colin Vineyard in the backcourt - foul #5 on Pedro Cruz, team foul #10 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Nwa Adi (PF) Pedro Cruz | |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | Villanova | George Peterson is called for the reach on Nwa Adi - foul #3 on George Peterson, team foul #12 | 58-54 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Nwa Adi makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:03 | Pitt | Nwa Adi is called for the reach on Craig Gandy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nwa Adi, team foul #11 | 58-56 |
| 00:03 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:03 | Pitt | Craig Gandy makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Sol Rizzo misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 59-56 |