| Lineup | UConn | PG - Michael Porto (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Westmoreland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alexander Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Theodore Tarbox (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Louis Hiatt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Orlando Dahmen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Walker (fresh) SF - Sherman Wheat (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Briggs (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jim Degeorge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat inbounds the ball | 23-21 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Louis Hiatt - foul #3 on Louis Hiatt, team foul #1 | 23-21 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Stefan Dillon (PG), Arlie Barth (SG) Orlando Dahmen, Brandon Walker | |
| 19:41 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 19:41 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 19:41 | UConn | Louis Hiatt snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 19:22 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland jams it on a nice dish by Theodore Tarbox | 25-22 |
| 19:00 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat scores on a floater from close range | 25-24 |
| 18:35 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox misses short on a runner from close range | 25-24 |
| 18:34 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jim Degeorge | 25-24 |
| 18:05 | Pitt | Arlie Barth buries a jump hook from close range | 25-26 |
| 17:42 | UConn | Louis Hiatt hits a jumper from the left side set up by Michael Porto | 27-26 |
| 17:20 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge lays it in | 27-28 |
| 16:58 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-28 |
| 16:56 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox tips it back up and in | 29-28 |
| 16:35 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat misses the jumper from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 16:33 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge hits the follow up shot | 29-30 |
| 16:05 | UConn | Louis Hiatt misses the lay-in | 29-30 |
| 16:03 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kenneth Briggs | 29-30 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Michael Porto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alexander Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Theodore Tarbox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Louis Hiatt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Stefan Dillon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arlie Barth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sherman Wheat (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Briggs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Jim Degeorge (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Pitt | Arlie Barth can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 29-30 |
| 15:36 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 15:07 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs misses the jumpshot from the left side | 29-30 |
| 15:05 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs hits the follow up shot | 29-32 |
| 14:47 | UConn | Alexander Smith misses the shot from just outside the lane | 29-32 |
| 14:45 | UConn | Michael Porto tips it but misses | 29-32 |
| 14:43 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 14:16 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs blows the layup | 29-32 |
| 14:15 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 13:49 | UConn | Louis Hiatt misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jim Degeorge - foul #1 on Jim Degeorge, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (PG), Jerry Gardner (SG), Paul Jahnke (PF), Gene Edgerly (C) Michael Porto, Brian Westmoreland, Alexander Smith, Theodore Tarbox | |
| Subs | Pitt | Orlando Dahmen (PG), Brandon Walker (SG), Peter Desroches (PF), Michael Butler (C) Stefan Dillon, Sherman Wheat, Kenneth Briggs, Jim Degeorge | |
| 13:49 | UConn | Louis Hiatt makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 13:49 | UConn | Louis Hiatt makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 13:33 | Pitt | Arlie Barth clanks a shot in the lane but the foul's on Jerry Gardner - foul #1 on Jerry Gardner, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Alexander Smith (SF) Louis Hiatt | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 13:33 | Pitt | Arlie Barth makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 13:33 | Pitt | Arlie Barth makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 13:07 | UConn | Timothy Walker blows the layup | 31-34 |
| 13:05 | Pitt | Orlando Dahmen grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 12:42 | Pitt | Alexander Smith is called for the reach on Arlie Barth - foul #1 on Alexander Smith, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Sherman Wheat (SF), Jim Degeorge (C) Arlie Barth, Peter Desroches | |
| 12:19 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat's fadeaway is rejected by Gene Edgerly | 31-34 |
| 12:18 | UConn | Jerry Gardner gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 12:03 | UConn | Alexander Smith is whistled for traveling | 31-34 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Arlie Barth (SF) Sherman Wheat | |
| 11:43 | Pitt | Michael Butler misses the jumper from the free throw line | 31-34 |
| 11:41 | UConn | The rebound goes to Alexander Smith | 31-34 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Timothy Walker (fresh) SG - Jerry Gardner (fresh) SF - Alexander Smith (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Jahnke (fresh) C - Gene Edgerly (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Orlando Dahmen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Walker (fresh) SF - Arlie Barth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Butler (fresh) 6 reb. C - Jim Degeorge (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:25 | UConn | Alexander Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Porto (PG) Timothy Walker | |
| Subs | Pitt | Sherman Wheat (SF), Kenneth Briggs (PF) Arlie Barth, Jim Degeorge | |
| 10:59 | Pitt | Orlando Dahmen buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Brandon Walker | 31-37 |
| 10:31 | UConn | Michael Butler swats the shot by Alexander Smith | 31-37 |
| 10:29 | Pitt | Michael Butler pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 10:04 | Pitt | Brandon Walker comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Jerry Gardner - foul #2 on Jerry Gardner, team foul #4 | 31-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Westmoreland (SG), Theodore Tarbox (PF), Louis Hiatt (C) Jerry Gardner, Paul Jahnke, Gene Edgerly | |
| Subs | Pitt | Arlie Barth (SF), Jim Degeorge (C) Sherman Wheat, Kenneth Briggs | |
| 10:04 | Pitt | Brandon Walker misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 10:04 | Pitt | Brandon Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 09:40 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox's fadeaway is rejected by Jim Degeorge | 31-38 |
| 09:38 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 09:26 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge comes up short on the shot near the basket | 31-38 |
| 09:24 | Pitt | Michael Butler misses the tip | 31-38 |
| 09:23 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 09:00 | UConn | Michael Porto is fouled on the floor by Brandon Walker - foul #2 on Brandon Walker, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Edgerly (C) Alexander Smith | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs (PF) Michael Butler | |
| 08:39 | UConn | Louis Hiatt misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 08:37 | Pitt | Orlando Dahmen gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 08:15 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge lays it in | 31-40 |
| 07:48 | UConn | Gene Edgerly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (PG) Michael Porto | |
| Subs | Pitt | Sherman Wheat (SF), Michael Butler (C) Arlie Barth, Jim Degeorge | |
| 07:23 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 07:22 | Pitt | Brandon Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 31-40 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Timothy Walker (fresh) SG - Brian Westmoreland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Louis Hiatt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Theodore Tarbox (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gene Edgerly (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Orlando Dahmen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Walker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherman Wheat (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Briggs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Butler (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:01 | Pitt | Louis Hiatt is called for the reach on Brandon Walker - foul #4 on Louis Hiatt, team foul #5 | 31-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Jerry Gardner (SG), Alexander Smith (SF) Brian Westmoreland, Gene Edgerly | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jim Degeorge (C) Kenneth Briggs | |
| 06:39 | Pitt | Michael Butler misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-40 |
| 06:37 | Pitt | Michael Butler hits the follow up shot | 31-42 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:17 | UConn | Brandon Walker is called for the reach on Timothy Walker - foul #3 on Brandon Walker, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Porto (PG), Paul Jahnke (PF) Timothy Walker, Theodore Tarbox | |
| Subs | Pitt | Arlie Barth (SF), Kenneth Briggs (PF) Sherman Wheat, Jim Degeorge | |
| 06:08 | UConn | Paul Jahnke is called for traveling | 31-42 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jim Degeorge (C) Michael Butler | |
| 05:48 | Pitt | Jerry Gardner steals it from Orlando Dahmen | 31-42 |
| 05:29 | UConn | Louis Hiatt makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Alexander Smith and the foul's on Jim Degeorge - foul #2 on Jim Degeorge, team foul #4 | 33-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Westmoreland (SG), Gene Edgerly (C) Jerry Gardner, Alexander Smith | |
| Subs | Pitt | Sherman Wheat (SF), Michael Butler (C) Arlie Barth, Jim Degeorge | |
| 05:29 | UConn | Louis Hiatt makes the free throw | 34-42 |
| 05:03 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs scores on a shot from the left side | 34-44 |
| 04:39 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland is denied on a layup by Michael Butler | 34-44 |
| 04:38 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland tips it in | 36-44 |
| 04:17 | Pitt | Orlando Dahmen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 04:15 | Pitt | Michael Butler tips it in | 36-46 |
| 03:52 | UConn | Louis Hiatt clanks a shot from the right side | 36-46 |
| 03:51 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 03:34 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat misses the lay-in but the foul's on Louis Hiatt - foul #5 on Louis Hiatt, team foul #6 | 36-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (PG), Alexander Smith (SF), Theodore Tarbox (PF) Michael Porto, Louis Hiatt, Paul Jahnke | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jim Degeorge (C) Kenneth Briggs | |
| 03:34 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 03:34 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:11 | UConn | Michael Butler denies the turnaround by Timothy Walker | 36-48 |
| 03:10 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox hits the follow up shot | 38-48 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Timothy Walker (fresh) SG - Brian Westmoreland (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Alexander Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Theodore Tarbox (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Gene Edgerly (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Orlando Dahmen (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Walker (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sherman Wheat (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. C - Jim Degeorge (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 02:52 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Alexander Smith - foul #2 on Alexander Smith, team foul #7 | 38-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Jerry Gardner (SG), Paul Jahnke (PF) Brian Westmoreland, Theodore Tarbox | |
| Subs | Pitt | Stefan Dillon (PG), Arlie Barth (SG), Peter Desroches (PF) Orlando Dahmen, Brandon Walker, Sherman Wheat | |
| 02:52 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 02:52 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge misses the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 02:52 | UConn | Paul Jahnke grabs the defensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 02:28 | UConn | Alexander Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 38-49 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brandon Walker (SG) Jim Degeorge | |
| 02:08 | Pitt | Michael Butler can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gene Edgerly - foul #2 on Gene Edgerly, team foul #8 | 38-49 |
| 02:08 | Pitt | Michael Butler misses the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 02:08 | Pitt | Michael Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 01:47 | UConn | Alexander Smith misses the turnaround from close range | 38-50 |
| 01:45 | Pitt | Michael Butler pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:40 | Pitt | Arlie Barth scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Peter Desroches | 38-52 |
| 01:35 | UConn | Alexander Smith comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Butler - foul #2 on Michael Butler, team foul #5 | 38-52 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Sherman Wheat (SF) Brandon Walker | |
| 01:35 | UConn | Alexander Smith misses the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 01:35 | UConn | Alexander Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 01:15 | Pitt | Arlie Barth clanks a turnaround from the left block | 39-52 |
| 01:13 | UConn | Paul Jahnke pulls down the rebound | 39-52 |
| 01:07 | UConn | Timothy Walker misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 01:05 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Peter Desroches | 39-52 |
| 00:45 | Pitt | Peter Desroches can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Gene Edgerly - foul #3 on Gene Edgerly, team foul #9 | 39-52 |
| 00:45 | Pitt | Peter Desroches makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 00:45 | Pitt | Peter Desroches misses the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 00:45 | UConn | The rebound goes to Gene Edgerly | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:39 | UConn | Paul Jahnke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:12 | Pitt | Arlie Barth buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Sherman Wheat and the foul's on Jerry Gardner - foul #3 on Jerry Gardner, team foul #10 | 39-55 |
| 00:12 | Pitt | Arlie Barth makes the free throw | 39-56 |
| 00:04 | UConn | Alexander Smith misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Butler - foul #3 on Michael Butler, team foul #6 | 39-56 |
| 00:04 | UConn | Alexander Smith makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 00:04 | UConn | Alexander Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Michael Butler grabs the board | 40-56 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Stefan Dillon runs out the clock | 40-56 |