| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Samuels (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Dragan Paluszynski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Norton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcus Scott (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Edward Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Gatto (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Guillen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edward Yanofsky (fresh) 4 pts. C - Henry Vincent (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Justin Guillen inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Pitt | Edward Rogers can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 27-26 |
| 19:37 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 19:14 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn is hacked by Edward Yanofsky - foul #2 on Edward Yanofsky, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| 18:58 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Gatto - foul #1 on James Gatto, team foul #2 | 27-26 |
| 18:58 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 18:58 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 18:31 | Pitt | Justin Guillen misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Bernard Samuels - foul #3 on Bernard Samuels, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Dingler (SG) Bernard Samuels | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 18:31 | Pitt | Justin Guillen makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 18:31 | Pitt | Justin Guillen misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 18:31 | Villanova | Michael Dingler grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 18:03 | Villanova | Marcus Scott misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Henry Vincent - foul #1 on Henry Vincent, team foul #3 | 28-27 |
| 18:03 | Villanova | Marcus Scott misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 18:03 | Villanova | Marcus Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 17:41 | Pitt | Henry Vincent misses the jumper from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 17:40 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 17:22 | Villanova | James Gatto steals it from Howard Pyburn | 29-27 |
| 17:17 | Pitt | Edward Rogers lays it up and in on a great pass from James Gatto | 29-29 |
| 17:08 | Villanova | Henry Vincent steals it from Michael Dingler | 29-29 |
| 16:52 | Pitt | Justin Guillen buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Rogers | 29-31 |
| 16:28 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Michael Dingler | 32-31 |
| 15:59 | Pitt | Anthony Norton swats the shot by Edward Rogers | 32-31 |
| 15:57 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Dingler (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dragan Paluszynski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Norton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcus Scott (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Edward Rogers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Gatto (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Guillen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Edward Yanofsky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Henry Vincent (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Dingler | 35-31 |
| 15:22 | Pitt | Henry Vincent makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Yanofsky | 35-33 |
| 15:00 | Villanova | Edward Yanofsky picks off the pass by Anthony Norton | 35-33 |
| 14:36 | Pitt | Justin Guillen loses the dribble to Anthony Norton | 35-33 |
| 14:16 | Villanova | Michael Dingler is hacked by Edward Yanofsky - foul #3 on Edward Yanofsky, team foul #4 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Bernard Samuels (SG), Samuel Caron (SF), Matthew Williams (PF), Randall Izaguirre (C) Howard Pyburn, Michael Dingler, Dragan Paluszynski, Anthony Norton, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft (PG), Jonathan Shields (SG), Robert Moore (SF), Desmond Callahan (PF), Kenneth Federico (C) Edward Rogers, James Gatto, Justin Guillen, Edward Yanofsky, Henry Vincent | |
| 13:58 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 13:57 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 13:28 | Pitt | Robert Moore knocks in the shot from the right side | 35-35 |
| 13:07 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 13:06 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 12:47 | Pitt | Robert Moore is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 12:46 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 12:29 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-35 |
| 12:27 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Moore | 35-35 |
| 12:09 | Pitt | Robert Moore misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 12:07 | Villanova | Samuel Caron gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 11:41 | Villanova | Charles Holder misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 11:40 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Holder (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Samuels (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Caron (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Izaguirre (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Schoolcraft (fresh) SG - Jonathan Shields (fresh) SF - Robert Moore (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Desmond Callahan (fresh) 6 reb. C - Kenneth Federico (fresh) | |
| 11:11 | Pitt | Robert Moore's pass is intercepted by Matthew Williams | 35-35 |
| 10:54 | Villanova | Charles Holder connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-35 |
| 10:25 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 10:23 | Villanova | Randall Izaguirre grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 10:08 | Villanova | Charles Holder misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Moore - foul #1 on Robert Moore, team foul #5 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Dingler (SG), Dragan Paluszynski (SF), Anthony Norton (PF), Marcus Scott (C) Bernard Samuels, Samuel Caron, Matthew Williams, Randall Izaguirre | |
| Subs | Pitt | Edward Rogers (PG), James Gatto (SG), Justin Guillen (SF), Edward Yanofsky (PF), Henry Vincent (C) Michael Schoolcraft, Jonathan Shields, Robert Moore, Desmond Callahan, Kenneth Federico | |
| 10:08 | Villanova | Charles Holder makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 10:08 | Villanova | Charles Holder misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 10:08 | Pitt | Henry Vincent snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 09:39 | Pitt | Justin Guillen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 09:37 | Pitt | Henry Vincent grabs the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 09:26 | Pitt | Justin Guillen connects on the 3 from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 09:03 | Villanova | Marcus Scott can't connect on a jumper from close range | 39-38 |
| 09:02 | Villanova | Anthony Norton grabs the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 08:57 | Villanova | Anthony Norton's floater is knocked away by Henry Vincent | 39-38 |
| 08:56 | Villanova | Marcus Scott tips it in | 41-38 |
| 08:39 | Pitt | Justin Guillen misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 41-38 |
| 08:37 | Villanova | Anthony Norton pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 08:31 | Villanova | Marcus Scott's pass is intercepted by James Gatto | 41-38 |
| 08:08 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky comes up short on the shot in the lane | 41-38 |
| 08:06 | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 07:51 | Villanova | Marcus Scott connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Michael Dingler and the foul's on Henry Vincent - foul #2 on Henry Vincent, team foul #6 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Bernard Samuels (SG) Charles Holder, Dragan Paluszynski | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 07:51 | Villanova | Marcus Scott makes the free throw | 44-38 |
| 07:32 | Pitt | Justin Guillen buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Edward Yanofsky | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Samuels (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Dingler (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Anthony Norton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Marcus Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Edward Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Gatto (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Guillen (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Edward Yanofsky (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Henry Vincent (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| 07:10 | Pitt | A charge is called on Justin Guillen - foul #1 on Justin Guillen, team foul #7 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Moore (SF), Desmond Callahan (PF), Kenneth Federico (C) Justin Guillen, Edward Yanofsky, Henry Vincent | |
| 06:47 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 06:45 | Villanova | Marcus Scott misses the tip | 44-40 |
| 06:43 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Norton | 44-40 |
| 06:30 | Villanova | Anthony Norton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski (SF), Matthew Williams (PF), Randall Izaguirre (C) Michael Dingler, Anthony Norton, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft (PG), Jonathan Shields (SG) Edward Rogers, James Gatto | |
| 06:07 | Pitt | Robert Moore evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-40 |
| 06:05 | Villanova | Matthew Williams snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 05:44 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Randall Izaguirre | 46-40 |
| 05:25 | Pitt | Kenneth Federico hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Moore out of a doubleteam and he's fouled by Randall Izaguirre - foul #1 on Randall Izaguirre, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcus Scott (C) Randall Izaguirre | |
| Subs | Pitt | Edward Rogers (PG), Justin Guillen (SG), Edward Yanofsky (PF) Michael Schoolcraft, Jonathan Shields, Desmond Callahan | |
| 05:25 | Pitt | Kenneth Federico makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 05:10 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Rogers - foul #2 on Edward Rogers, team foul #8 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Norton (PF) Matthew Williams | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Gatto (SG), Henry Vincent (C) Robert Moore, Kenneth Federico | |
| 05:10 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 05:10 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 05:10 | Pitt | Henry Vincent snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 04:56 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by James Gatto | 46-45 |
| 04:38 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 04:36 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 04:10 | Pitt | Justin Guillen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 04:09 | Villanova | Anthony Norton pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 03:51 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Bernard Samuels | 49-45 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:41 | Pitt | James Gatto misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 03:39 | Villanova | Marcus Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 03:18 | Villanova | Marcus Scott misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-45 |
| 03:17 | Villanova | Anthony Norton gets the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Samuels (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dragan Paluszynski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Norton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Marcus Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Edward Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Gatto (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Guillen (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Edward Yanofsky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Vincent (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Villanova | The short jumper by Anthony Norton is denied by Edward Yanofsky | 49-45 |
| 03:00 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 02:44 | Pitt | Justin Guillen misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-45 |
| 02:43 | Pitt | Henry Vincent pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 02:31 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky's fadeaway is rejected by Dragan Paluszynski | 49-45 |
| 02:30 | Villanova | Marcus Scott gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 02:15 | Villanova | Edward Yanofsky steals the ball from Anthony Norton | 49-45 |
| 01:51 | Pitt | James Gatto misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 01:50 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Dragan Paluszynski | 49-45 |
| 01:30 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels loses the dribble to Edward Yanofsky | 49-45 |
| 01:13 | Pitt | Marcus Scott is called for the reach on Edward Rogers - foul #1 on Marcus Scott, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| 00:55 | Pitt | Justin Guillen misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 49-45 |
| 00:54 | Pitt | Henry Vincent grabs the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:45 | Pitt | Justin Guillen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 00:43 | Pitt | Edward Rogers can't tip it in | 49-45 |
| 00:41 | Villanova | Marcus Scott snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Marcus Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Rogers - foul #3 on Edward Rogers, team foul #9 | 49-45 |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Marcus Scott makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Marcus Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:36 | Pitt | Marcus Scott is called for the reach on James Gatto - foul #2 on Marcus Scott, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| 00:32 | Pitt | Henry Vincent is hacked by Marcus Scott - foul #3 on Marcus Scott, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| 00:30 | Pitt | Justin Guillen scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Edward Rogers | 51-48 |
| 00:28 | Villanova | Marcus Scott is hacked by James Gatto in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Gatto, team foul #10 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Matthew Williams (PF) Anthony Norton | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:28 | Villanova | Marcus Scott makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 00:28 | Villanova | Marcus Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Justin Guillen clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky grabs the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 00:17 | Pitt | Justin Guillen makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Rogers | 53-51 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Edward Rogers is called for the reach on Marcus Scott in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Rogers, team foul #11 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Norton (PF) Matthew Williams | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Marcus Scott makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Marcus Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | James Gatto is whistled for traveling | 55-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Matthew Williams (PF) Anthony Norton | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Rogers - foul #5 on Edward Rogers, team foul #12 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Moore (PG) Edward Rogers | |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Justin Guillen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-51 |