| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Osborne (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joseph Barnhart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Collins (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Samuel Yager (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Bolin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Horace Morse (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Antonio Cruz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Jacob (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:31 | Pitt | Barry Jacob hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Alexander | 25-25 |
| 19:02 | UConn | Samuel Yager drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Osborne and he's hacked by Barry Jacob - foul #1 on Barry Jacob, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Lee Walls (PF) Barry Jacob | |
| 19:02 | UConn | Samuel Yager misses the free throw | 27-25 |
| 19:02 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 18:36 | Pitt | Mark Osborne takes the ball from Antonio Cruz | 27-25 |
| 18:07 | UConn | Mark Osborne misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-25 |
| 18:06 | UConn | Samuel Yager hits the follow up shot | 29-25 |
| 17:38 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Horace Morse | 29-28 |
| 17:19 | UConn | David Bolin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Osborne | 32-28 |
| 16:58 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Samuel Yager - foul #2 on Samuel Yager, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Cecil Gibbs (PG), Henry Husky (PF), Neville Thome (C) Mark Osborne, Samuel Yager, David Bolin | |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Barry Jacob (C) Horace Morse, Antonio Cruz | |
| 16:58 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 16:58 | Pitt | Lee Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 16:41 | UConn | Neville Thome comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 16:39 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 16:33 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd banks in the layup | 32-31 |
| 16:11 | UConn | Neville Thome misses the lay-in | 32-31 |
| 16:10 | UConn | Cecil Gibbs tips it in | 34-31 |
| 16:07 | Pitt | Michael Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| Subs | UConn | David Bolin (C) Neville Thome | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 15:51 | UConn | David Bolin banks in the layup on a great pass from Cecil Gibbs and the foul's on Barry Jacob - foul #2 on Barry Jacob, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| 15:51 | UConn | David Bolin makes the free throw | 37-31 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Cecil Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Barnhart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Collins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Henry Husky (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Bolin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Jacob (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:23 | Pitt | Lee Walls hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 37-31 |
| 15:21 | UConn | The rebound goes to Henry Husky | 37-31 |
| 14:54 | UConn | David Bolin can't finish the layup | 37-31 |
| 14:53 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 14:49 | Pitt | Cecil Gibbs is called for the reach on Terry O'Harra in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cecil Gibbs, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Osborne (PG), Anthony Givens (SG), Dwayne Shaw (SF), Samuel Yager (PF) Cecil Gibbs, Joseph Barnhart, Arthur Collins, Henry Husky | |
| Subs | Pitt | Antonio Cruz (SF) Terry O'Harra | |
| 14:33 | Pitt | Lee Walls connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Antonio Cruz | 37-34 |
| 14:27 | UConn | The refs have stopped play. Samuel Yager is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 37-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Leon Eoff (PF), Neville Thome (C) Samuel Yager, David Bolin | |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG) Lee Walls | |
| 14:04 | UConn | Leon Eoff misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-34 |
| 14:02 | UConn | Anthony Givens can't tip it in | 37-34 |
| 14:01 | Pitt | Barry Jacob grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 13:56 | Pitt | Michael Alexander comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 13:54 | UConn | Dwayne Shaw grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 13:49 | UConn | Mark Osborne buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Dwayne Shaw | 39-34 |
| 13:25 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Leon Eoff - foul #1 on Leon Eoff, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Cecil Gibbs (PG), Joseph Barnhart (SG), Henry Husky (PF), David Bolin (C) Mark Osborne, Anthony Givens, Leon Eoff, Neville Thome | |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG), Lee Walls (SF) Terry O'Harra, Antonio Cruz | |
| 13:25 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 13:25 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 13:25 | UConn | David Bolin snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 13:20 | UConn | Joseph Barnhart buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Cecil Gibbs | 41-35 |
| 13:17 | Pitt | Dwayne Shaw steals the ball from Kenneth Drozd in the backcourt | 41-35 |
| 13:16 | UConn | Dwayne Shaw can't finish the layup | 41-35 |
| 13:14 | Pitt | Horace Morse snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 12:48 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 12:47 | UConn | The rebound goes to Dwayne Shaw | 41-35 |
| 12:41 | UConn | David Bolin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Cecil Gibbs | 43-35 |
| 12:14 | Pitt | Michael Alexander hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 12:12 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses the tip | 43-35 |
| 12:10 | UConn | David Bolin grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 11:41 | UConn | David Bolin is called for traveling | 43-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Osborne (PG), Anthony Givens (SG), Arthur Collins (SF), Samuel Yager (PF) Cecil Gibbs, Joseph Barnhart, Dwayne Shaw, Henry Husky | |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Antonio Cruz (SF) Horace Morse, Barry Jacob | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Osborne (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Givens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Collins (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Samuel Yager (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Bolin (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Cruz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Drozd (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Pitt | The pull-up jumper by Michael Alexander is blocked by David Bolin | 43-35 |
| 11:20 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Walls | 43-35 |
| 11:03 | Pitt | Samuel Yager swats the dunk try by Lee Walls | 43-35 |
| 11:02 | UConn | David Bolin grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 10:37 | UConn | Mark Osborne splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 10:35 | UConn | Arthur Collins gets the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 10:14 | UConn | Anthony Givens double dribbles | 43-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Neville Thome (C) David Bolin | |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (PG), Barry Jacob (C) Michael Alexander, Terry O'Harra | |
| 09:54 | Pitt | Mark Osborne picks off the pass by Kenneth Drozd | 43-35 |
| 09:28 | UConn | Anthony Givens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Cecil Gibbs (PG), Joseph Barnhart (SG), Henry Husky (PF) Mark Osborne, Anthony Givens, Samuel Yager | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG), Terry O'Harra (SG) Miguel Ayala, Antonio Cruz | |
| 09:12 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Collins | 43-35 |
| 09:10 | UConn | Neville Thome grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 08:52 | UConn | Neville Thome misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Barry Jacob - foul #3 on Barry Jacob, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Dwayne Shaw (SF) Arthur Collins | |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG), Antonio Cruz (SF) Terry O'Harra, Barry Jacob | |
| 08:52 | UConn | Neville Thome misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 08:52 | UConn | Neville Thome misses the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 08:52 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Lee Walls | 43-35 |
| 08:35 | Pitt | Michael Alexander throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-35 |
| Subs | UConn | David Bolin (C) Neville Thome | |
| Subs | Pitt | Barry Jacob (C) Antonio Cruz | |
| 08:15 | UConn | Dwayne Shaw lays it up and in on a nice dish by Cecil Gibbs | 45-35 |
| 07:52 | Pitt | Horace Morse hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 07:51 | UConn | Henry Husky grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 07:23 | UConn | David Bolin connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Cecil Gibbs | 47-35 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Cecil Gibbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Barnhart (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Dwayne Shaw (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Henry Husky (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - David Bolin (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Horace Morse (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lee Walls (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Drozd (tired) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Barry Jacob (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 07:20 | Pitt | Cecil Gibbs is called for the reach on Michael Alexander in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cecil Gibbs, team foul #4 | 47-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Osborne (PG), Anthony Givens (SG), Arthur Collins (SF), Samuel Yager (PF) Cecil Gibbs, Joseph Barnhart, Dwayne Shaw, Henry Husky | |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Antonio Cruz (SF) Horace Morse, Barry Jacob | |
| 07:06 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Michael Alexander, team foul #4 | 47-35 |
| 06:47 | UConn | Samuel Yager can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-35 |
| 06:46 | UConn | Mark Osborne gets the offensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 06:31 | UConn | Mark Osborne travels with the ball | 47-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Neville Thome (C) David Bolin | |
| Subs | Pitt | Barry Jacob (C) Kenneth Drozd | |
| 06:16 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lee Walls | 47-37 |
| 05:51 | UConn | Samuel Yager scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Neville Thome | 49-37 |
| 05:32 | Pitt | Barry Jacob's pass is intercepted by Mark Osborne | 49-37 |
| 05:28 | UConn | Arthur Collins misses the easy layup | 49-37 |
| 05:26 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Lee Walls | 49-37 |
| 05:22 | Pitt | Lee Walls is fouled on the floor by Neville Thome - foul #2 on Neville Thome, team foul #5 | 49-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Cecil Gibbs (PG), Joseph Barnhart (SG), Dwayne Shaw (SF), Henry Husky (PF), David Bolin (C) Mark Osborne, Anthony Givens, Arthur Collins, Samuel Yager, Neville Thome | |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG), Kenneth Drozd (PF) Terry O'Harra, Antonio Cruz | |
| 05:06 | Pitt | Michael Alexander connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Horace Morse | 49-40 |
| 04:45 | UConn | Dwayne Shaw misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 49-40 |
| 04:43 | UConn | Dwayne Shaw snags the offensive board | 49-40 |
| 04:26 | UConn | David Bolin clanks a shot near the basket | 49-40 |
| 04:25 | Pitt | Barry Jacob grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 04:25 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Osborne (PG), Arthur Collins (SF), Samuel Yager (PF) Cecil Gibbs, Dwayne Shaw, Henry Husky | |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Antonio Cruz (SF) Horace Morse, Barry Jacob | |
| 04:05 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Alexander | 49-42 |
| 03:36 | UConn | David Bolin hits a jumper from the right block set up by Joseph Barnhart and the foul's on Kenneth Drozd - foul #3 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG), Barry Jacob (C) Terry O'Harra, Antonio Cruz | |
| 03:36 | UConn | David Bolin misses the free throw | 51-42 |
| 03:36 | Pitt | Barry Jacob grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 03:17 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd slams it home on a nice dish by Michael Alexander | 51-44 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Osborne (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Barnhart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Collins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Samuel Yager (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Bolin (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (tiring) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Horace Morse (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Lee Walls (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kenneth Drozd (tired) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Jacob (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:57 | UConn | Samuel Yager knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Mark Osborne | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:47 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd's fadeaway is rejected by Samuel Yager | 54-44 |
| 02:45 | UConn | David Bolin pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 02:25 | UConn | Mark Osborne connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Samuel Yager | 57-44 |
| 02:23 | Pitt | Mark Osborne steals the ball from Michael Alexander in the backcourt | 57-44 |
| 02:12 | UConn | Barry Jacob is called for the reach on David Bolin - foul #4 on Barry Jacob, team foul #6 | 57-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Cecil Gibbs (PG), Anthony Givens (SG), Dwayne Shaw (SF), Henry Husky (PF) Mark Osborne, Joseph Barnhart, Arthur Collins, Samuel Yager | |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (PG), Terry O'Harra (SG), Steven Elkins (PF) Michael Alexander, Horace Morse, Barry Jacob | |
| 01:52 | UConn | Cecil Gibbs is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Drozd - foul #4 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #7 | 57-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Joseph Barnhart (SG), Arthur Collins (SF), Samuel Yager (PF) Anthony Givens, Dwayne Shaw, Henry Husky | |
| Subs | Pitt | Barry Jacob (C) Kenneth Drozd | |
| 01:52 | UConn | Cecil Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 01:52 | Pitt | Steven Elkins gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| 01:44 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra double dribbles | 57-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Osborne (PG) Cecil Gibbs | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 01:23 | UConn | Barry Jacob swats the shot by Arthur Collins | 57-44 |
| 01:21 | UConn | Arthur Collins grabs the offensive board | 57-44 |
| 01:09 | UConn | Mark Osborne scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Joseph Barnhart | 60-44 |
| 00:48 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Mark Osborne - foul #1 on Mark Osborne, team foul #6 | 60-44 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Depriest (SF) Barry Jacob | |
| 00:48 | Pitt | Lee Walls makes the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 00:48 | Pitt | Lee Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:20 | UConn | Lee Walls is called for the reach on David Bolin - foul #2 on Lee Walls, team foul #8 | 60-46 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Barry Jacob (C) John Depriest | |
| 00:20 | UConn | David Bolin makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 00:20 | UConn | David Bolin misses the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 00:20 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Barry Jacob | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:12 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses the lay-in | 61-46 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra gets the offensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 00:08 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-49 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Mark Osborne runs out the clock | 61-49 |