| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jeffrey Whidden (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Raymond (fresh) SF - William Haskin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Mills (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Dixon (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Hilliker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Evans (fresh) 3 pts. C - Carl Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Rick Hart inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Villanova | Carl Fox misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on William Haskin - foul #1 on William Haskin, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 19:31 | Villanova | Carl Fox misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 19:31 | Villanova | Carl Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 19:31 | Pitt | Bruce Williams pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 19:15 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden loses the dribble to Rick Hart | 28-35 |
| 19:11 | Villanova | Charles Dixon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Rick Hart | 28-37 |
| 18:52 | Pitt | William Haskin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 18:50 | Villanova | Carl Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 18:30 | Villanova | Charles Dixon is hacked by Bill Raymond - foul #3 on Bill Raymond, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Fyodor Zollman (SG) Bill Raymond | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marc Spann (SG), Justin Kiesel (SF), Loyd Williams (PF) John Hilliker, Rick Hart, David Evans | |
| 18:07 | Villanova | Carl Fox drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Justin Kiesel and he's hacked by Bruce Williams - foul #2 on Bruce Williams, team foul #3 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Bogart (PG) Jeffrey Whidden | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Follansbee (PG) Charles Dixon | |
| 18:07 | Villanova | Carl Fox makes the free throw | 28-40 |
| 17:52 | Pitt | Daniel Mills misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 28-40 |
| 17:51 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Loyd Williams | 28-40 |
| 17:25 | Villanova | Robert Follansbee comes up short on the floater from the right side | 28-40 |
| 17:23 | Pitt | Daniel Mills grabs the board | 28-40 |
| 17:08 | Pitt | Fyodor Zollman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden (PG), Glen Greeley (SF), Salvador Saenz (PF), Igor Bernoski (C) David Bogart, William Haskin, Daniel Mills, Bruce Williams | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Hilliker (SG), David Evans (PF), Bradley Lenihan (C) Marc Spann, Loyd Williams, Carl Fox | |
| 16:41 | Villanova | David Evans buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Robert Follansbee | 28-42 |
| 16:27 | Pitt | Igor Bernoski's layup is rejected by David Evans | 28-42 |
| 16:26 | Pitt | Igor Bernoski snags the offensive board | 28-42 |
| 16:08 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-42 |
| 15:48 | Villanova | Salvador Saenz takes the ball from Robert Follansbee | 31-42 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jeffrey Whidden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fyodor Zollman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Glen Greeley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvador Saenz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Igor Bernoski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Follansbee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hilliker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Kiesel (fairly fresh) PF - David Evans (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Bradley Lenihan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz banks in the layup | 33-42 |
| 15:06 | Villanova | Justin Kiesel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bill Raymond (PG), Michael Wooldridge (SG), William Haskin (SF), Daniel Mills (PF), Bruce Williams (C) Jeffrey Whidden, Fyodor Zollman, Glen Greeley, Salvador Saenz, Igor Bernoski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Dixon (PG), Marc Spann (SG), Rick Hart (SF), Vernon Ray (PF), Loyd Williams (C) Robert Follansbee, John Hilliker, Justin Kiesel, David Evans, Bradley Lenihan | |
| 14:48 | Pitt | Daniel Mills loses the dribble to Rick Hart | 33-42 |
| 14:45 | Villanova | Marc Spann jams it set up by Rick Hart | 33-44 |
| 14:42 | Pitt | Daniel Mills is fouled in the backcourt by Marc Spann - foul #3 on Marc Spann, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Fox (C) Vernon Ray | |
| 14:25 | Pitt | Daniel Mills misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Carl Fox - foul #2 on Carl Fox, team foul #2 | 33-44 |
| 14:25 | Pitt | Daniel Mills misses the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 14:25 | Pitt | Daniel Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 14:00 | Villanova | Loyd Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 13:59 | Pitt | Daniel Mills pulls down the rebound | 34-44 |
| 13:55 | Pitt | Marc Spann is called for the reach on Bill Raymond in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marc Spann, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Ragland (SG) Marc Spann | |
| 13:36 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-44 |
| 13:34 | Pitt | William Haskin tips it home | 36-44 |
| 13:10 | Villanova | Loyd Williams is whistled for traveling | 36-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden (PG), Salvador Saenz (C) Bill Raymond, Bruce Williams | |
| Subs | Villanova | Vernon Ray (PF), Bradley Lenihan (C) Loyd Williams, Carl Fox | |
| 12:47 | Pitt | William Haskin is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-44 |
| 12:45 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 12:29 | Pitt | Anthony Ragland steals it from Michael Wooldridge | 36-44 |
| 12:26 | Villanova | Rick Hart misses the easy layup | 36-44 |
| 12:24 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 11:57 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Jeffrey Whidden and he's hacked by Rick Hart - foul #3 on Rick Hart, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Glen Greeley (SF), Bruce Williams (C) William Haskin, Daniel Mills | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Hilliker (SG), Justin Kiesel (SF), David Evans (PF) Anthony Ragland, Rick Hart, Vernon Ray | |
| 11:57 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge makes the free throw | 39-44 |
| 11:38 | Villanova | David Evans misses short on a shot from close range | 39-44 |
| 11:37 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz grabs the board | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jeffrey Whidden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Wooldridge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Glen Greeley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvador Saenz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Hilliker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Kiesel (fresh) PF - David Evans (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bradley Lenihan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Pitt | Charles Dixon is called for the reach on Glen Greeley - foul #3 on Charles Dixon, team foul #5 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bill Raymond (PG), Fyodor Zollman (SG), Igor Bernoski (PF) Jeffrey Whidden, Michael Wooldridge, Salvador Saenz | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Follansbee (PG), Carl Fox (C) Charles Dixon, Bradley Lenihan | |
| 11:01 | Pitt | Igor Bernoski misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Evans - foul #2 on David Evans, team foul #6 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Haskin (SF) Glen Greeley | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 11:01 | Pitt | Igor Bernoski makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 11:01 | Pitt | Igor Bernoski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 10:41 | Villanova | David Evans can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Fyodor Zollman - foul #1 on Fyodor Zollman, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Glen Greeley (PF) Bruce Williams | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 10:41 | Villanova | David Evans makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 10:41 | Villanova | David Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 10:23 | Pitt | Glen Greeley clanks a shot near the basket | 41-46 |
| 10:21 | Villanova | David Evans snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 10:07 | Villanova | Carl Fox connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Justin Kiesel | 41-48 |
| 10:05 | Pitt | Igor Bernoski's pass is intercepted by Justin Kiesel in the backcourt | 41-48 |
| 10:04 | Villanova | Robert Follansbee can't finish the layup | 41-48 |
| 10:03 | Villanova | Carl Fox grabs the offensive board | 41-48 |
| 09:53 | Villanova | Justin Kiesel makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Robert Follansbee | 41-50 |
| 09:40 | Pitt | Igor Bernoski is open and buries a floater in the lane | 43-50 |
| 09:13 | Villanova | Carl Fox makes the turnaround from the left block | 43-52 |
| 09:07 | Pitt | Glen Greeley double dribbles in the backcourt | 43-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden (PG), Michael Wooldridge (SG), Russell Coursey (SF), Daniel Mills (PF), Bruce Williams (C) Bill Raymond, Fyodor Zollman, William Haskin, Glen Greeley, Igor Bernoski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Dixon (PG), Anthony Ragland (SG), Rick Hart (SF), Vernon Ray (PF), Loyd Williams (C) Robert Follansbee, John Hilliker, Justin Kiesel, David Evans, Carl Fox | |
| 08:47 | Villanova | Charles Dixon comes up short on the floater from the right side | 43-52 |
| 08:45 | Pitt | Bruce Williams snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| 08:41 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 08:40 | Pitt | Bruce Williams tips it back up and in | 45-52 |
| 08:23 | Villanova | Rick Hart can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Bruce Williams - foul #3 on Bruce Williams, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| 08:23 | Villanova | Rick Hart misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:23 | Villanova | Rick Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 08:08 | Pitt | Loyd Williams is called for the reach on Bruce Williams - foul #1 on Loyd Williams, team foul #7 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Haskin (SF) Russell Coursey | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 08:08 | Pitt | Bruce Williams makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 08:08 | Pitt | Bruce Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 07:47 | Villanova | Rick Hart is hacked by Michael Wooldridge - foul #4 on Michael Wooldridge, team foul #6 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bill Raymond (SG) Michael Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marc Spann (SG), Bradley Lenihan (C) Rick Hart, Loyd Williams | |
| 07:19 | Villanova | Marc Spann hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-53 |
| 07:17 | Pitt | Daniel Mills snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jeffrey Whidden (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bill Raymond (fresh) 3 pf. SF - William Haskin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Mills (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marc Spann (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Anthony Ragland (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Vernon Ray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradley Lenihan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:57 | Pitt | The short jumper by Bill Raymond is denied by Bradley Lenihan | 47-53 |
| 06:55 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Raymond | 47-53 |
| 06:43 | Pitt | William Haskin misses long on a floater from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 06:42 | Pitt | Bruce Williams tips it home | 49-53 |
| 06:18 | Villanova | Charles Dixon buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 06:07 | Pitt | Daniel Mills comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Marc Spann - foul #5 on Marc Spann, team foul #8 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Bogart (PG), Michael Wooldridge (SG), Glen Greeley (SF), Salvador Saenz (C) Jeffrey Whidden, Bill Raymond, William Haskin, Bruce Williams | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Follansbee (PG), John Hilliker (SG), Justin Kiesel (SF), David Evans (PF), Carl Fox (C) Charles Dixon, Marc Spann, Anthony Ragland, Vernon Ray, Bradley Lenihan | |
| 06:07 | Pitt | Daniel Mills makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 06:07 | Pitt | Daniel Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 05:47 | Villanova | David Evans connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-58 |
| 05:30 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 05:29 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz tips it back up and in | 53-58 |
| 05:05 | Villanova | Robert Follansbee clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-58 |
| 05:03 | Villanova | David Evans tips it home | 53-60 |
| 04:50 | Pitt | Glen Greeley misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 04:49 | Villanova | John Hilliker gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| 04:34 | Villanova | Carl Fox hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 53-60 |
| 04:33 | Pitt | Daniel Mills snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 04:25 | Pitt | David Bogart misses the floater from the right side | 53-60 |
| 04:24 | Villanova | Carl Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 04:01 | Villanova | David Bogart is called for the reach on Robert Follansbee - foul #2 on David Bogart, team foul #7 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden (PG), Bill Raymond (SG), William Haskin (SF), Igor Bernoski (PF), Bruce Williams (C) David Bogart, Michael Wooldridge, Glen Greeley, Daniel Mills, Salvador Saenz | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rick Hart (SF), Loyd Williams (C) Justin Kiesel, Carl Fox | |
| 04:01 | Villanova | Robert Follansbee makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 04:01 | Villanova | Robert Follansbee makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 53-62 |
| 03:38 | Villanova | Rick Hart gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Villanova | Rick Hart connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-64 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jeffrey Whidden (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bill Raymond (fresh) 3 pf. SF - William Haskin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Igor Bernoski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bruce Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Follansbee (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Hilliker (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Hart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - David Evans (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Loyd Williams (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden is hacked by Robert Follansbee - foul #1 on Robert Follansbee, team foul #9 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge (SG) Bill Raymond | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Dixon (PG), Anthony Ragland (SG), Vernon Ray (PF) Robert Follansbee, John Hilliker, David Evans | |
| 02:56 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 02:56 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden misses the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Vernon Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 02:50 | Villanova | Loyd Williams misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-64 |
| 02:48 | Villanova | Anthony Ragland grabs the offensive board | 54-64 |
| 02:34 | Villanova | Anthony Ragland comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 54-64 |
| 02:32 | Villanova | Anthony Ragland hits the follow up shot | 54-66 |
| 02:20 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge banks in the layup on a great pass from William Haskin | 56-66 |
| 01:57 | Villanova | Loyd Williams clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Bruce Williams - foul #4 on Bruce Williams, team foul #8 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bill Raymond (PG), Fyodor Zollman (SG), Glen Greeley (SF), Salvador Saenz (PF) Jeffrey Whidden, Michael Wooldridge, William Haskin, Bruce Williams | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Follansbee (PG), Justin Kiesel (SF) Charles Dixon, Rick Hart | |
| 01:57 | Villanova | Loyd Williams makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 01:57 | Villanova | Loyd Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:35 | Pitt | Fyodor Zollman comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 56-68 |
| 01:34 | Villanova | Loyd Williams snags the defensive board | 56-68 |
| 01:12 | Villanova | Robert Follansbee connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Ragland | 56-70 |
| 00:56 | Pitt | Justin Kiesel steps in front of the Fyodor Zollman pass | 56-70 |
| 00:52 | Villanova | Justin Kiesel jams it | 56-72 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Salvador Saenz, team foul #9 | 56-72 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Robert Follansbee misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-72 |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Anthony Ragland grabs the offensive rebound | 56-72 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Robert Follansbee runs out the clock | 56-72 |