| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel White (fresh) SF - Gerry Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Rouse (fresh) 2 pts. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Don Garrett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zhu Tao (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Snowden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - William Theriot (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Manuel Snowden inbounds the ball | 23-30 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:39 | UConn | Geoffrey Jackson is called for the reach on William Theriot - foul #1 on Geoffrey Jackson, team foul #1 | 23-30 |
| 19:22 | UConn | William Theriot makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Zhu Tao | 23-32 |
| 18:56 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Zachary Brown | 25-32 |
| 18:37 | UConn | William Theriot comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 25-32 |
| 18:36 | UConn | William Theriot hits the follow up shot | 25-34 |
| 18:17 | Pitt | Zachary Brown buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 17:48 | UConn | William Theriot hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-34 |
| 17:47 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons pulls down the rebound | 28-34 |
| 17:25 | Pitt | Charles Rouse connects on the jumper from the left side | 30-34 |
| 17:02 | UConn | Zhu Tao comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Daniel White - foul #1 on Daniel White, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Angel Marino (PF) Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | UConn | Wendell Perdomo (SF), Shaun Beaird (PF) Manuel Snowden, Chris Gardner | |
| 17:02 | UConn | Zhu Tao makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 17:02 | UConn | Zhu Tao misses the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 17:02 | Pitt | Angel Marino snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 16:35 | Pitt | Zhu Tao steals the ball from Geoffrey Jackson | 30-35 |
| 16:16 | UConn | Shaun Beaird drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Wendell Perdomo | 30-37 |
| 15:54 | Pitt | Daniel White's pass is intercepted by Zhu Tao | 30-37 |
| 15:51 | UConn | Zhu Tao lays it up and in | 30-39 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel White (fairly fresh) SF - Gerry Parsons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Angel Marino (fresh) 4 reb. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Don Garrett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zhu Tao (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wendell Perdomo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Shaun Beaird (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - William Theriot (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Pitt | Angel Marino is hacked by William Theriot - foul #3 on William Theriot, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Roger Arce (PG), Clifford Lewis (SG), Ernest Mildenberger (SF), Charles Rouse (PF), Ronald McNeil (C) Zachary Brown, Daniel White, Gerry Parsons, Angel Marino, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (PG), Manuel Snowden (SF), Chris Gardner (PF), Douglas Morton (C) Don Garrett, Zhu Tao, Shaun Beaird, William Theriot | |
| 15:17 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-39 |
| 15:15 | UConn | The rebound goes to Manuel Snowden | 30-39 |
| 14:47 | UConn | Manuel Snowden buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Chris Gardner | 30-42 |
| 14:25 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 14:23 | UConn | Rene Costa snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 14:01 | UConn | Rene Costa is fouled on the floor by Roger Arce - foul #2 on Roger Arce, team foul #3 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerry Parsons (SF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Ernest Mildenberger, Ronald McNeil | |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (PG), William Theriot (C) Wendell Perdomo, Douglas Morton | |
| 13:45 | UConn | Don Garrett misses short on a jump hook from close range | 30-42 |
| 13:43 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 13:17 | Pitt | Clifford Lewis is fouled on the floor by Manuel Snowden - foul #3 on Manuel Snowden, team foul #2 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (PG), Daniel White (SG) Roger Arce, Clifford Lewis | |
| Subs | UConn | Zhu Tao (SG), Shaun Beaird (PF) Rene Costa, Chris Gardner | |
| 12:50 | Pitt | The jump hook by Geoffrey Jackson is blocked by William Theriot | 30-42 |
| 12:49 | UConn | William Theriot grabs the board | 30-42 |
| 12:29 | UConn | Zhu Tao misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-42 |
| 12:27 | UConn | Don Garrett misses the tip | 30-42 |
| 12:25 | Pitt | Zachary Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 12:03 | Pitt | Zachary Brown misses the jumpshot from the right side | 30-42 |
| 12:02 | UConn | Don Garrett pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 11:38 | UConn | Zhu Tao misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 11:37 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel White (fresh) SF - Gerry Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Rouse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Don Garrett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zhu Tao (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Manuel Snowden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shaun Beaird (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - William Theriot (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 11:27 | Pitt | Daniel White drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Geoffrey Jackson | 33-42 |
| 11:08 | UConn | Shaun Beaird misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-42 |
| 11:06 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Zachary Brown | 33-42 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 10:38 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger (SF), Angel Marino (PF), Ronald McNeil (C) Gerry Parsons, Charles Rouse, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (PG), Wendell Perdomo (SG), Chris Gardner (SF), Douglas Morton (C) Don Garrett, Zhu Tao, Manuel Snowden, William Theriot | |
| 10:22 | UConn | Douglas Morton can't finish the layup | 33-42 |
| 10:20 | UConn | Wendell Perdomo grabs the offensive board | 33-42 |
| 09:58 | UConn | Douglas Morton can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 09:57 | Pitt | Angel Marino pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 09:28 | Pitt | Zachary Brown is whistled for traveling | 33-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Roger Arce (PG), Clifford Lewis (SG), Gerry Parsons (SF) Zachary Brown, Daniel White, Ernest Mildenberger | |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (PG) Shaun Beaird | |
| 09:07 | UConn | Chris Gardner misses short on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Gerry Parsons - foul #2 on Gerry Parsons, team foul #4 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | UConn | Zhu Tao (SG), William Theriot (C) Rene Costa, Douglas Morton | |
| 09:07 | UConn | Chris Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 09:07 | UConn | Chris Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 08:53 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 08:51 | UConn | William Theriot pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 08:32 | UConn | Chris Gardner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-44 |
| 08:30 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 08:12 | Pitt | Don Garrett is called for the reach on Ronald McNeil - foul #2 on Don Garrett, team foul #3 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Rouse (PF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Angel Marino, Ronald McNeil | |
| Subs | UConn | Manuel Snowden (SF) Wendell Perdomo | |
| 08:00 | Pitt | Manuel Snowden steps in front of the Geoffrey Jackson pass | 33-44 |
| 07:56 | UConn | Manuel Snowden hits the finger roll | 33-46 |
| 07:52 | Pitt | Roger Arce is hacked by Don Garrett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Don Garrett, team foul #4 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (PG), Daniel White (SG) Roger Arce, Clifford Lewis | |
| Subs | UConn | Shaun Beaird (PF) Chris Gardner | |
| 07:32 | Pitt | Shaun Beaird takes the ball from Gerry Parsons | 33-46 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel White (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerry Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Rouse (fresh) 4 pts. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Don Garrett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Zhu Tao (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Manuel Snowden (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Shaun Beaird (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. C - William Theriot (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:13 | UConn | William Theriot loses the dribble to Zachary Brown | 33-46 |
| 07:04 | Pitt | Charles Rouse lays it up and in on a nice dish by Zachary Brown | 35-46 |
| 06:45 | UConn | Zhu Tao buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Shaun Beaird | 35-49 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 06:24 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson slams it home on a great pass from Zachary Brown | 37-49 |
| 06:10 | UConn | Don Garrett comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Geoffrey Jackson - foul #2 on Geoffrey Jackson, team foul #5 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger (SF), Angel Marino (PF) Gerry Parsons, Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (SG), Wendell Perdomo (SF), Chris Gardner (PF), Douglas Morton (C) Zhu Tao, Manuel Snowden, Shaun Beaird, William Theriot | |
| 06:10 | UConn | Don Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 06:10 | UConn | Don Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 05:44 | Pitt | Zachary Brown clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-51 |
| 05:43 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson can't tip it in | 37-51 |
| 05:42 | UConn | Wendell Perdomo snags the defensive board | 37-51 |
| 05:18 | UConn | Ernest Mildenberger is called for the reach on Wendell Perdomo - foul #1 on Ernest Mildenberger, team foul #6 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Roger Arce (PG), Clifford Lewis (SG) Zachary Brown, Daniel White | |
| Subs | UConn | Shaun Beaird (PF) Don Garrett | |
| 04:55 | UConn | Shaun Beaird is called for traveling | 37-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Rouse (PF), Ronald McNeil (C) Angel Marino, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | UConn | Manuel Snowden (SF), William Theriot (C) Shaun Beaird, Douglas Morton | |
| 04:41 | Pitt | Clifford Lewis travels with the ball | 37-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerry Parsons (SF) Ernest Mildenberger | |
| Subs | UConn | Zhu Tao (SG) Wendell Perdomo | |
| 04:20 | UConn | William Theriot hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 37-51 |
| 04:19 | UConn | Chris Gardner tips it in | 37-53 |
| 04:02 | Pitt | Charles Rouse comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-53 |
| 04:01 | Pitt | Roger Arce gets the offensive rebound | 37-53 |
| 03:54 | Pitt | Charles Rouse can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Chris Gardner - foul #1 on Chris Gardner, team foul #5 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger (SF) Gerry Parsons | |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (PG), Shaun Beaird (PF) Rene Costa, Chris Gardner | |
| 03:54 | Pitt | Charles Rouse makes the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 03:54 | Pitt | Charles Rouse makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 03:36 | UConn | Manuel Snowden double dribbles | 39-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Angel Marino (PF) Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:23 | Pitt | Angel Marino hits a jumper from the left block | 41-53 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Roger Arce (fresh) SG - Clifford Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Mildenberger (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Angel Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald McNeil (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Don Garrett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Zhu Tao (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Manuel Snowden (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Shaun Beaird (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. C - William Theriot (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:58 | UConn | William Theriot lays it in set up by Don Garrett and he's fouled by Roger Arce - foul #3 on Roger Arce, team foul #7 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (SG), Wendell Perdomo (SF) Zhu Tao, Manuel Snowden | |
| 02:58 | UConn | William Theriot misses the free throw | 41-55 |
| 02:58 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil grabs the defensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 02:44 | Pitt | Angel Marino comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 41-55 |
| 02:43 | UConn | William Theriot snags the defensive board | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 02:41 | UConn | Don Garrett loses the dribble to Clifford Lewis in the backcourt | 41-55 |
| 02:36 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-55 |
| 02:34 | UConn | William Theriot grabs the defensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 02:05 | UConn | Ronald McNeil is called for the reach on Rene Costa - foul #1 on Ronald McNeil, team foul #8 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | UConn | Chris Gardner (SF), Douglas Morton (C) Don Garrett, William Theriot | |
| 02:05 | UConn | Rene Costa misses the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 02:05 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Shaun Beaird | 41-55 |
| 01:42 | UConn | Chris Gardner is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Rene Costa | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:26 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Roger Arce | 43-58 |
| 01:03 | UConn | Rene Costa buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Wendell Perdomo | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:58 | Pitt | Roger Arce misses the fadeaway in the lane | 43-60 |
| 00:57 | UConn | Rene Costa gets the rebound | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:30 | UConn | Shaun Beaird banks in the layup on a great pass from Wendell Perdomo | 43-62 |
| 00:24 | Pitt | Rene Costa steps in front of the Angel Marino pass | 43-62 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Rene Costa runs out the clock | 43-62 |