| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Birkland (fresh) SF - Lance Jeanlouis (fresh) PF - John Matas (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Hartman (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Bo Peralez (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Gines (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Elliston (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis inbounds the ball | 22-38 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Pitt | John Matas knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Craig Thomas | 24-38 |
| 19:06 | UConn | James Elliston connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Bo Peralez | 24-40 |
| 18:59 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Birkland | 27-40 |
| 18:52 | UConn | James Elliston knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Hartman | 27-42 |
| 18:39 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-42 |
| 18:38 | UConn | Bo Peralez grabs the board | 27-42 |
| 18:32 | UConn | Lance Jeanlouis steals the ball from Thomas Gines | 27-42 |
| 18:20 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti dunks the ball | 29-42 |
| 18:03 | UConn | Giuseppe Conti is called for the reach on Loren Stinson - foul #5 on Giuseppe Conti, team foul #1 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dwight Tooley (C) Giuseppe Conti | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 17:38 | UConn | Thomas Gines is denied on a layup by Dwight Tooley | 29-42 |
| 17:37 | Pitt | Craig Thomas snags the defensive board | 29-42 |
| 17:20 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland clanks a floater from the left side | 29-42 |
| 17:19 | UConn | Loren Stinson grabs the board | 29-42 |
| 17:14 | UConn | Bo Peralez misses the easy layup | 29-42 |
| 17:12 | UConn | James Elliston tips it but misses | 29-42 |
| 17:10 | UConn | Bo Peralez tips it home | 29-44 |
| 16:54 | Pitt | John Matas misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-44 |
| 16:52 | UConn | The rebound goes to David Hartman | 29-44 |
| 16:32 | UConn | Thomas Gines clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Andrew Birkland - foul #3 on Andrew Birkland, team foul #2 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Key (SG), Harold Ayon (SF) Andrew Birkland, Lance Jeanlouis | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (PG), James Shockley (SG), James Whobrey (PF), John Stoehr (C) David Hartman, Bo Peralez, Loren Stinson, James Elliston | |
| 16:32 | UConn | Thomas Gines makes the 1st free throw | 29-45 |
| 16:32 | UConn | Thomas Gines makes the 2nd free throw | 29-46 |
| 16:17 | Pitt | Thomas Gines steals the ball from John Key | 29-46 |
| 16:04 | UConn | Thomas Gines is hacked by Harold Ayon - foul #1 on Harold Ayon, team foul #3 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kristopher Butera (PG) Dwight Tooley | |
| Subs | UConn | Loren Stinson (PF) Thomas Gines | |
| 15:48 | UConn | James Whobrey buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Paul Davis and he's fouled by Kristopher Butera - foul #1 on Kristopher Butera, team foul #4 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dennis Shannon (SF) Kristopher Butera | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 15:48 | UConn | James Whobrey makes the free throw | 29-49 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Key (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dennis Shannon (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Harold Ayon (fresh) C - John Matas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Shockley (fresh) SF - James Whobrey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Stoehr (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:36 | Pitt | John Matas can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-49 |
| 15:35 | UConn | James Whobrey pulls down the rebound | 29-49 |
| 15:12 | UConn | John Stoehr drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Davis | 29-51 |
| 14:56 | Pitt | A charge is called on John Key - foul #1 on John Key, team foul #5 | 29-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dwight Tooley (C) Harold Ayon | |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG), Bo Peralez (SG), James Elliston (PF) Paul Davis, James Shockley, Loren Stinson | |
| 14:49 | UConn | James Elliston's layup is rejected by John Matas | 29-51 |
| 14:48 | Pitt | Dwight Tooley snags the defensive board | 29-51 |
| 14:40 | Pitt | Dennis Shannon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-51 |
| 14:39 | UConn | The rebound goes to David Hartman | 29-51 |
| 14:23 | UConn | Dwight Tooley is called for the reach on David Hartman - foul #1 on Dwight Tooley, team foul #6 | 29-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG) John Key | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 14:11 | UConn | Bo Peralez misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-51 |
| 14:10 | Pitt | John Matas pulls down the rebound | 29-51 |
| 13:51 | Pitt | John Matas makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-51 |
| 13:47 | UConn | Bo Peralez comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-51 |
| 13:45 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Matas | 32-51 |
| 13:39 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland's fadeaway is rejected by James Whobrey | 32-51 |
| 13:37 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to John Matas | 32-51 |
| 13:19 | Pitt | John Matas buries a 3 from the left corner | 35-51 |
| 13:00 | UConn | James Elliston connects on the shot from the left block | 35-53 |
| 12:43 | Pitt | John Matas misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-53 |
| 12:42 | UConn | James Whobrey grabs the board | 35-53 |
| 12:29 | UConn | James Elliston makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by David Hartman | 35-55 |
| 12:14 | Pitt | John Matas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-55 |
| 12:12 | UConn | John Stoehr gets the rebound | 35-55 |
| 12:00 | UConn | Bo Peralez makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Elliston | 35-58 |
| 11:54 | Pitt | John Matas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-58 |
| 11:52 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Elliston | 35-58 |
| 11:37 | UConn | James Elliston is hacked by John Matas - foul #4 on John Matas, team foul #7 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Key (SG), Lance Jeanlouis (SF), Harold Ayon (PF) Andrew Birkland, Dennis Shannon, Dwight Tooley | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (PG), Thomas Gines (SG), Loren Stinson (PF) David Hartman, Bo Peralez, John Stoehr | |
| 11:37 | UConn | James Elliston misses the 1st free throw | 35-58 |
| 11:37 | UConn | James Elliston snags the offensive board | 35-58 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Key (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lance Jeanlouis (fresh) PF - Harold Ayon (fresh) C - John Matas (tiring) 11 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Gines (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - James Whobrey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Elliston (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:17 | UConn | James Elliston comes up short on the shot from the left block | 35-58 |
| 11:15 | UConn | Thomas Gines tips it back up and in | 35-60 |
| 11:08 | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis clanks a 3 from the left wing | 35-60 |
| 11:06 | Pitt | Harold Ayon gets the offensive rebound | 35-60 |
| 10:50 | Pitt | Craig Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 35-60 |
| 10:49 | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis snags the offensive board | 35-60 |
| 10:33 | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Craig Thomas | 38-60 |
| 10:10 | UConn | Paul Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Craig Thomas - foul #2 on Craig Thomas, team foul #8 | 38-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | UConn | Bo Peralez (SG), Ivan Zephier (C) James Whobrey, James Elliston | |
| 10:10 | UConn | Paul Davis makes the 1st free throw | 38-61 |
| 10:10 | UConn | Paul Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 38-61 |
| 10:10 | Pitt | John Matas gets the rebound | 38-61 |
| 10:05 | Pitt | John Matas is called for traveling | 38-61 |
| 09:45 | UConn | Bo Peralez loses the dribble to John Key | 38-61 |
| 09:21 | Pitt | Craig Thomas scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-61 |
| 08:56 | UConn | Thomas Gines knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Bo Peralez and the foul's on Lance Jeanlouis - foul #2 on Lance Jeanlouis, team foul #9 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kristopher Butera (PG), Andrew Birkland (SF), Dwight Tooley (C) John Key, Lance Jeanlouis, Harold Ayon | |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG) Paul Davis | |
| 08:56 | UConn | Thomas Gines makes the free throw | 41-64 |
| 08:39 | Pitt | Kristopher Butera travels with the ball | 41-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | UConn | James Whobrey (SF) Thomas Gines | |
| 08:16 | UConn | Bo Peralez is hacked by Andrew Birkland - foul #4 on Andrew Birkland, team foul #10 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dennis Shannon (SF) Andrew Birkland | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:16 | UConn | Bo Peralez misses the 1st free throw | 41-64 |
| 08:16 | UConn | Bo Peralez makes the 2nd free throw | 41-65 |
| 07:58 | Pitt | Craig Thomas travels with the ball | 41-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG) Kristopher Butera | |
| Subs | UConn | James Shockley (SG), John Stoehr (C) Bo Peralez, Ivan Zephier | |
| 07:47 | UConn | Loren Stinson is whistled for traveling | 41-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (SG), James Elliston (PF) James Shockley, Loren Stinson | |
| 07:30 | Pitt | Craig Thomas buries a driving attempt from the left block | 43-65 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Birkland (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dennis Shannon (fresh) 3 pf. PF - John Matas (tired) 11 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Dwight Tooley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Hartman (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Paul Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Whobrey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Elliston (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - John Stoehr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | UConn | James Whobrey misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Matas - foul #5 on John Matas, team foul #11 | 43-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis (PF) John Matas | |
| Subs | UConn | James Shockley (SG), Thomas Gines (SF) David Hartman, John Stoehr | |
| 07:10 | UConn | James Whobrey makes the 1st free throw | 43-66 |
| 07:10 | UConn | James Whobrey makes the 2nd free throw | 43-67 |
| 06:50 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-67 |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Ayon (PF) Dennis Shannon | |
| Subs | UConn | Bo Peralez (SG) James Shockley | |
| 06:31 | UConn | Thomas Gines makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Elliston | 43-70 |
| 06:23 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-70 |
| 06:21 | UConn | Thomas Gines grabs the defensive rebound | 43-70 |
| 06:04 | UConn | Thomas Gines knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Bo Peralez and he's fouled by Lance Jeanlouis - foul #3 on Lance Jeanlouis, team foul #12 | 43-72 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Key (SG) Andrew Birkland | |
| Subs | UConn | James Shockley (SG), John Stoehr (PF), Ivan Zephier (C) Bo Peralez, James Whobrey, James Elliston | |
| 06:04 | UConn | Thomas Gines makes the free throw | 43-73 |
| 05:44 | Pitt | John Key clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by James Shockley - foul #1 on James Shockley, team foul #1 | 43-73 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kristopher Butera (PG), Dennis Shannon (SF) Lance Jeanlouis, Dwight Tooley | |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Walls (SF) Thomas Gines | |
| 05:44 | Pitt | John Key makes the 1st free throw | 44-73 |
| 05:44 | Pitt | John Key makes the 2nd free throw | 45-73 |
| 05:25 | UConn | Paul Davis is fouled on the floor by John Key - foul #2 on John Key, team foul #13 | 45-73 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dwight Tooley (C) Kristopher Butera | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 05:25 | UConn | Paul Davis makes the 1st free throw | 45-74 |
| 05:25 | UConn | Paul Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 45-75 |
| 05:12 | Pitt | Craig Thomas loses the dribble to Paul Davis | 45-75 |
| 05:09 | UConn | Paul Davis lays it up and in | 45-77 |
| 04:54 | Pitt | Ivan Zephier blocks the jumper by Craig Thomas | 45-77 |
| 04:52 | UConn | The rebound goes to Kenneth Walls | 45-77 |
| 04:36 | UConn | Kenneth Walls hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 45-77 |
| 04:35 | Pitt | Dwight Tooley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-77 |
| 04:31 | Pitt | John Key knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Dennis Shannon | 47-77 |
| 04:06 | UConn | John Stoehr misses the easy layup | 47-77 |
| 04:05 | UConn | John Stoehr pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-77 |
| 03:47 | UConn | Kenneth Walls is hacked by Dennis Shannon - foul #4 on Dennis Shannon, team foul #14 | 47-77 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG), Lance Jeanlouis (SF) John Key, Dennis Shannon | |
| Subs | UConn | James Whobrey (SF) John Stoehr | |
| 03:47 | UConn | Kenneth Walls makes the 1st free throw | 47-78 |
| 03:47 | UConn | Kenneth Walls misses the 2nd free throw | 47-78 |
| 03:47 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Dwight Tooley | 47-78 |
| 03:35 | Pitt | Harold Ayon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-78 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | UConn | John Stoehr (C) Ivan Zephier | |
| 03:14 | UConn | James Whobrey buries a jump hook from close range set up by Kenneth Walls | 47-80 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (very tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Birkland (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lance Jeanlouis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Harold Ayon (fairly fresh) C - Dwight Tooley (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Shockley (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Walls (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Whobrey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - John Stoehr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 47-80 |
| 03:02 | Pitt | Dwight Tooley misses the tip | 47-80 |
| 03:01 | UConn | The rebound goes to John Stoehr | 47-80 |
| 02:49 | UConn | James Whobrey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-80 |
| 02:47 | UConn | Paul Davis misses the tip | 47-80 |
| 02:45 | UConn | Kenneth Walls tips it but misses | 47-80 |
| 02:43 | Pitt | Dwight Tooley grabs the board | 47-80 |
| 02:24 | Pitt | Harold Ayon misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 47-80 |
| 02:23 | UConn | John Stoehr snags the defensive board | 47-80 |
| 02:05 | UConn | James Whobrey scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Walls | 47-82 |
| 01:53 | Pitt | Craig Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-82 |
| 01:51 | UConn | James Shockley pulls down the rebound | 47-82 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:32 | UConn | James Whobrey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-82 |
| 01:31 | UConn | John Stoehr grabs the offensive rebound | 47-82 |
| 01:07 | UConn | Harold Ayon is called for the reach on James Whobrey - foul #2 on Harold Ayon, team foul #15 | 47-82 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dennis Shannon (SF) Lance Jeanlouis | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:07 | UConn | James Whobrey makes the 1st free throw | 47-83 |
| 01:07 | UConn | James Whobrey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-84 |
| 00:54 | Pitt | Dennis Shannon misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 47-84 |
| 00:53 | UConn | John Stoehr grabs the board | 47-84 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | UConn | James Whobrey blows the layup but he's hacked by Harold Ayon - foul #3 on Harold Ayon, team foul #16 | 47-84 |
| 00:32 | UConn | James Whobrey makes the 1st free throw | 47-85 |
| 00:32 | UConn | James Whobrey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-86 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:25 | Pitt | James Whobrey blocks the short jumper by Craig Thomas | 47-86 |
| 00:24 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Whobrey | 47-86 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Paul Davis runs out the clock | 47-86 |