| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Demoss (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Talty (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Worth (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Rock (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Birkland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lance Jeanlouis (fresh) PF - John Matas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | John Talty inbounds the ball | 31-18 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Villanova | Mark Demoss clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-18 |
| 19:40 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock tips it home | 33-18 |
| 19:25 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland clanks a shot from the free throw line | 33-18 |
| 19:24 | Villanova | Clifford Worth grabs the board | 33-18 |
| 19:02 | Villanova | Mark Demoss comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 33-18 |
| 19:00 | Pitt | Craig Thomas pulls down the rebound | 33-18 |
| 18:56 | Pitt | Craig Thomas slams it home set up by Lance Jeanlouis | 33-20 |
| 18:37 | Villanova | Michael Falk comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Giuseppe Conti - foul #2 on Giuseppe Conti, team foul #1 | 33-20 |
| 18:37 | Villanova | Michael Falk misses the 1st free throw | 33-20 |
| 18:37 | Villanova | Michael Falk misses the 2nd free throw | 33-20 |
| 18:37 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti grabs the board | 33-20 |
| 18:21 | Pitt | Clifford Worth swats the short shot by Craig Thomas | 33-20 |
| 18:19 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock gets the rebound | 33-20 |
| 17:57 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-20 |
| 17:40 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti lays it up and in on a great pass from Craig Thomas and he's fouled by Nicholas Rock - foul #1 on Nicholas Rock, team foul #1 | 36-22 |
| 17:40 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti makes the free throw | 36-23 |
| 17:15 | Villanova | Mark Demoss scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Clifford Worth and the foul's on Andrew Birkland - foul #2 on Andrew Birkland, team foul #2 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Ayon (SF) Lance Jeanlouis | |
| 17:15 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses the free throw | 38-23 |
| 17:15 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland pulls down the rebound | 38-23 |
| 17:11 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland drills a 3 from the right corner | 38-26 |
| 16:55 | Villanova | Clifford Worth knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Talty | 41-26 |
| 16:38 | Pitt | John Matas misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Clifford Worth - foul #3 on Clifford Worth, team foul #2 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Wallace (C) Nicholas Rock | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Key (SG) Andrew Birkland | |
| 16:38 | Pitt | John Matas makes the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 16:38 | Pitt | John Matas makes the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 16:17 | Villanova | Mark Demoss misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 41-28 |
| 16:15 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Craig Thomas | 41-28 |
| 15:58 | Pitt | John Matas's floater is tipped away by Clifford Worth | 41-28 |
| 15:56 | Villanova | Richard Wallace grabs the board | 41-28 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Demoss (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Talty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Worth (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Richard Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Key (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Ayon (fresh) PF - John Matas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Villanova | Mark Demoss hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-28 |
| 15:25 | Villanova | Richard Wallace tips it back up and in | 43-28 |
| 15:03 | Pitt | John Key is hacked by Clifford Worth - foul #4 on Clifford Worth, team foul #3 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Patterson (PG), John Williams (PF), Nicholas Rock (C) Michael Falk, John Talty, Clifford Worth | |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG), Dennis Shannon (SF) John Key, Harold Ayon | |
| 14:51 | Pitt | Richard Wallace steals the ball from Dennis Shannon | 43-28 |
| 14:48 | Villanova | Richard Wallace hits the finger roll | 45-28 |
| 14:20 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-28 |
| 14:19 | Pitt | Craig Thomas tips it back up and in | 45-30 |
| 13:50 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Craig Thomas - foul #1 on Craig Thomas, team foul #3 | 45-30 |
| 13:50 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 46-30 |
| 13:50 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-30 |
| 13:50 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland gets the rebound | 46-30 |
| 13:44 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti misses the jump hook from the left block | 46-30 |
| 13:42 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock grabs the board | 46-30 |
| 13:29 | Villanova | Mark Demoss comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-30 |
| 13:27 | Villanova | John Williams tips it but misses | 46-30 |
| 13:26 | Villanova | Mark Demoss tips it back up and in | 48-30 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:06 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Craig Thomas | 48-33 |
| 12:37 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-33 |
| 12:18 | Pitt | John Matas comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 51-33 |
| 12:16 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson grabs the board | 51-33 |
| 11:56 | Villanova | Richard Wallace comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 51-33 |
| 11:54 | Pitt | Dennis Shannon grabs the defensive rebound | 51-33 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Demoss (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Wallace (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Williams (fairly fresh) C - Nicholas Rock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Birkland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dennis Shannon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Matas (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Pitt | John Matas misses long on a floater from the right wing | 51-33 |
| 11:42 | Villanova | John Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 51-33 |
| 11:21 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson is hacked by John Matas - foul #1 on John Matas, team foul #4 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Falk (PG), Andrew Atkinson (SG), John Talty (SF), Clifford Worth (PF) Christopher Patterson, Mark Demoss, John Williams, Nicholas Rock | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Key (SG), Lance Jeanlouis (SF) Andrew Birkland, Dennis Shannon | |
| 11:00 | Villanova | A charge is called on Richard Wallace - foul #3 on Richard Wallace, team foul #4 | 51-33 |
| 10:51 | Pitt | John Matas lays it up and in | 51-35 |
| 10:29 | Villanova | John Talty's pass is intercepted by John Matas | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:01 | Pitt | John Key misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Andrew Atkinson - foul #1 on Andrew Atkinson, team foul #5 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Patterson (SG) Andrew Atkinson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 10:01 | Pitt | John Key misses the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 10:01 | Pitt | John Key misses the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 10:01 | Villanova | Clifford Worth snags the defensive board | 51-35 |
| 09:40 | Villanova | John Talty comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-35 |
| 09:38 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson misses the tip | 51-35 |
| 09:36 | Pitt | John Matas gets the rebound | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:31 | Pitt | Craig Thomas buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Key | 51-37 |
| 09:08 | Villanova | Michael Falk is fouled on the floor by John Key - foul #2 on John Key, team foul #5 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Nicholas Rock (C) Richard Wallace | |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG), Dennis Shannon (SF) John Key, Lance Jeanlouis | |
| 08:48 | Villanova | Clifford Worth misses short on a 3 from straight away | 51-37 |
| 08:46 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland gets the rebound | 51-37 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:38 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Andrew Birkland | 51-39 |
| 08:17 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Clifford Worth | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:08 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-39 |
| 08:06 | Villanova | Clifford Worth pulls down the rebound | 54-39 |
| 07:45 | Villanova | Clifford Worth hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-39 |
| 07:43 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock snags the offensive board | 54-39 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Falk (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Talty (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Worth (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Nicholas Rock (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Birkland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Shannon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Matas (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Villanova | Michael Falk is hacked by Craig Thomas - foul #2 on Craig Thomas, team foul #6 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Demoss (SG), Richard Wallace (SF) Michael Falk, John Talty | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 07:00 | Villanova | Richard Wallace scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Mark Demoss | 56-39 |
| 06:37 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-39 |
| 06:36 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti tips it but misses | 56-39 |
| 06:34 | Villanova | Nicholas Rock gets the rebound | 56-39 |
| 06:14 | Villanova | Richard Wallace comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Dennis Shannon - foul #4 on Dennis Shannon, team foul #7 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Falk (PG), John Talty (SF) Christopher Patterson, Nicholas Rock | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Key (SG), Lance Jeanlouis (SF) Andrew Birkland, Dennis Shannon | |
| 06:14 | Villanova | Richard Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 06:14 | Villanova | Richard Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 58-39 |
| 05:50 | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis loses the dribble to Richard Wallace | 58-39 |
| 05:31 | Villanova | John Talty misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Lance Jeanlouis - foul #1 on Lance Jeanlouis, team foul #8 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (PG), Andrew Atkinson (SG), Douglas Colbert (C) Michael Falk, Mark Demoss, Clifford Worth | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 05:31 | Villanova | John Talty makes the 1st free throw | 59-39 |
| 05:31 | Villanova | John Talty misses the 2nd free throw | 59-39 |
| 05:31 | Pitt | John Matas grabs the board | 59-39 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:27 | Pitt | Andrew Atkinson steps in front of the Craig Thomas pass in the backcourt | 59-39 |
| 05:18 | Villanova | Richard Wallace hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by John Talty | 61-39 |
| 05:14 | Pitt | Craig Thomas hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Douglas Colbert - foul #1 on Douglas Colbert, team foul #6 | 61-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Williams (PF) John Talty | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 05:14 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 61-39 |
| 05:14 | Pitt | Craig Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 61-40 |
| 04:53 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Wallace | 64-40 |
| 04:37 | Pitt | John Key misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-40 |
| 04:36 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Douglas Colbert | 64-40 |
| 04:29 | Villanova | Richard Wallace is hacked by John Matas - foul #2 on John Matas, team foul #9 | 64-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Patterson (SG) Andrew Atkinson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG) John Key | |
| 04:29 | Villanova | Richard Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 65-40 |
| 04:29 | Villanova | Richard Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 65-40 |
| 04:29 | Pitt | John Matas gets the rebound | 65-40 |
| 04:16 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti lays it in | 65-42 |
| 03:56 | Villanova | Andrew Birkland steps in front of the Ricardo Morales pass | 65-42 |
| 03:39 | Pitt | John Matas banks in the layup | 65-44 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ricardo Morales (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Wallace (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Douglas Colbert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (tired) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Birkland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lance Jeanlouis (fresh) PF - John Matas (tired) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-44 |
| 03:19 | Villanova | John Williams hits the follow up shot | 67-44 |
| 03:08 | Pitt | Christopher Patterson takes the ball from Andrew Birkland | 67-44 |
| 03:04 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales banks in the layup set up by Christopher Patterson | 69-44 |
| 03:00 | Pitt | Craig Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Kurt Lehner (PF) Richard Wallace | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dennis Shannon (SF) Lance Jeanlouis | |
| 02:39 | Villanova | Giuseppe Conti is called for the reach on Douglas Colbert - foul #3 on Giuseppe Conti, team foul #10 | 69-44 |
| 02:39 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert makes the 1st free throw | 70-44 |
| 02:39 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert makes the 2nd free throw | 71-44 |
| 02:18 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-44 |
| 02:17 | Villanova | Kurt Lehner snags the defensive board | 71-44 |
| 01:54 | Villanova | Christopher Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Wallace (SF) Kurt Lehner | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 01:40 | Pitt | A charge is called on John Matas - foul #3 on John Matas, team foul #11 | 71-44 |
| 01:20 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 71-44 |
| 01:18 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to John Williams | 71-44 |
| 00:55 | Villanova | Richard Wallace knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Ricardo Morales | 73-44 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti makes the fadeaway from the left block | 73-46 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Richard Wallace knocks in the jumper near the basket | 75-46 |
| 00:14 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 75-46 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | John Williams grabs the board | 75-46 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales runs out the clock | 75-46 |