| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Neal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dexter Avery (fresh) PF - David Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kurtis Finn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gregory Balch (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Tindall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jason Dewey (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Carlton Levay (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Bergara (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Jason Dewey inbounds the ball | 37-45 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:50 | UConn | Carlton Levay drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Gregory Balch | 37-47 |
| 19:48 | Pitt | James Bergara is called for the reach on Dexter Avery in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Bergara, team foul #1 | 37-47 |
| 19:41 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-47 |
| 19:24 | UConn | Carlton Levay misses short on a floater near the basket | 39-47 |
| 19:22 | Pitt | David Long snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 19:06 | Pitt | Randall Neal comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-47 |
| 19:04 | UConn | Carlton Levay snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 18:44 | UConn | Kurtis Finn is called for the reach on Gregory Balch - foul #2 on Kurtis Finn, team foul #1 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon (SG) Randall Neal | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 18:26 | UConn | James Bergara knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Gregory Balch | 39-49 |
| 18:10 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 18:08 | Pitt | David Long tips it but misses | 39-49 |
| 18:07 | UConn | Jason Dewey grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 17:45 | UConn | Gregory Balch hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 39-49 |
| 17:43 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn snags the defensive board | 39-49 |
| 17:31 | Pitt | Dexter Avery is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Dexter Avery, team foul #2 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Neal (SG), Joseph Nakashima (SF), Lester Spencer (PF), Garrett Dematteo (C) John Taylor, Dexter Avery, David Long, Kurtis Finn | |
| Subs | UConn | James Braxton (PG), Jeffery Parker (SG), Larry Floyd (SF), Michael Smith (PF), Terry Gordon (C) Gregory Balch, James Tindall, Jason Dewey, Carlton Levay, James Bergara | |
| 17:18 | UConn | Jeffery Parker's floater is knocked away by Randall Neal | 39-49 |
| 17:17 | UConn | Michael Smith gets the offensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 17:07 | UConn | Michael Smith loses the dribble to Garrett Dematteo | 39-49 |
| 16:51 | Pitt | Randall Neal double dribbles | 39-49 |
| 16:28 | UConn | Jeffery Parker misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Garrett Dematteo - foul #2 on Garrett Dematteo, team foul #3 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Anthony Meyer (SG) Randall Neal | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 16:28 | UConn | Jeffery Parker makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 16:28 | UConn | Jeffery Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 15:59 | Pitt | Lester Spencer clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 39-51 |
| 15:57 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Garrett Dematteo | 39-51 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jefferson Aragon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Anthony Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Nakashima (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Lester Spencer (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Garrett Dematteo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Braxton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jeffery Parker (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Larry Floyd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Gordon (fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:40 | Pitt | Joseph Nakashima connects on the floater from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 15:28 | UConn | Jeffery Parker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Garrett Dematteo - foul #3 on Garrett Dematteo, team foul #4 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Taylor (PG), Eric Collum (SF), Kurtis Finn (C) Anthony Meyer, Joseph Nakashima, Garrett Dematteo | |
| Subs | UConn | Gregory Balch (PG), Jason Dewey (SF), Carlton Levay (PF), James Bergara (C) James Braxton, Larry Floyd, Michael Smith, Terry Gordon | |
| 15:28 | UConn | Jeffery Parker makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 15:28 | UConn | Jeffery Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 15:28 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 15:09 | Pitt | John Taylor scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 15:00 | UConn | Kurtis Finn picks off the pass by Jeffery Parker | 44-52 |
| 14:43 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Kurtis Finn, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Neal (SG), Dexter Avery (SF), David Long (PF) Jefferson Aragon, Eric Collum, Kurtis Finn | |
| Subs | UConn | James Tindall (SG) Jeffery Parker | |
| 14:14 | UConn | Carlton Levay is denied on a dunk by David Long | 44-52 |
| 14:13 | Pitt | David Long grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 14:00 | Pitt | Randall Neal clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on James Bergara - foul #2 on James Bergara, team foul #2 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo (C) Lester Spencer | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Morris (PG), Terry Gordon (C) Gregory Balch, James Bergara | |
| 14:00 | Pitt | Randall Neal makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 14:00 | Pitt | Randall Neal misses the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 14:00 | UConn | Carlton Levay gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 13:40 | UConn | Carlton Levay lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Morris | 45-54 |
| 13:16 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo misses the easy layup | 45-54 |
| 13:14 | UConn | Jason Dewey snags the defensive board | 45-54 |
| 12:53 | UConn | Christopher Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon (PG), Anthony Meyer (SG), Lester Spencer (SF), Kurtis Finn (C) John Taylor, Randall Neal, Dexter Avery, David Long | |
| Subs | UConn | James Braxton (SG), Larry Floyd (SF), Michael Smith (PF) James Tindall, Jason Dewey, Carlton Levay | |
| 12:51 | Pitt | Anthony Meyer is hacked by James Braxton in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Braxton, team foul #3 | 45-54 |
| 12:37 | Pitt | Anthony Meyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Nakashima (SF) Garrett Dematteo | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Parker (SG), James Bergara (C) Christopher Morris, Terry Gordon | |
| 12:25 | UConn | James Bergara comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Kurtis Finn - foul #4 on Kurtis Finn, team foul #6 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | UConn | Gregory Balch (PG) Jeffery Parker | |
| 12:25 | UConn | James Bergara makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 12:25 | UConn | James Bergara makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 12:10 | Pitt | Lester Spencer scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-56 |
| 11:56 | UConn | Larry Floyd blows the layup | 48-56 |
| 11:54 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kurtis Finn | 48-56 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jefferson Aragon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Anthony Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Nakashima (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Lester Spencer (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurtis Finn (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gregory Balch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Braxton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Larry Floyd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Bergara (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Pitt | Lester Spencer comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 48-56 |
| 11:40 | Pitt | Joseph Nakashima tips it home | 50-56 |
| 11:23 | UConn | Michael Smith blows the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Nakashima - foul #1 on Joseph Nakashima, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Taylor (PG), David Long (PF), Garrett Dematteo (C) Anthony Meyer, Joseph Nakashima, Kurtis Finn | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Morris (PG), Jeffery Parker (SG), Jason Dewey (SF), Terry Gordon (C) Gregory Balch, James Braxton, Larry Floyd, James Bergara | |
| 11:23 | UConn | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 11:23 | UConn | Michael Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 11:08 | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-58 |
| 11:06 | UConn | Christopher Morris grabs the board | 50-58 |
| 10:46 | UConn | Terry Gordon is hacked by Lester Spencer - foul #1 on Lester Spencer, team foul #8 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | UConn | James Tindall (SG), Carlton Levay (PF) Jeffery Parker, Michael Smith | |
| 10:46 | UConn | Terry Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 10:46 | UConn | Terry Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 10:41 | Pitt | David Long is hacked by Christopher Morris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Morris, team foul #4 | 50-60 |
| 10:32 | Pitt | John Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-60 |
| 10:31 | UConn | Carlton Levay grabs the board | 50-60 |
| 10:25 | UConn | Carlton Levay drills a jumper near the basket and he's fouled by David Long - foul #1 on David Long, team foul #9 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dexter Avery (SF) David Long | |
| Subs | UConn | Gregory Balch (PG) Christopher Morris | |
| 10:25 | UConn | Carlton Levay makes the free throw | 50-63 |
| 10:04 | Pitt | Lester Spencer misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-63 |
| 10:03 | UConn | James Tindall grabs the defensive rebound | 50-63 |
| 09:59 | UConn | Terry Gordon makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Jason Dewey and the foul's on Jefferson Aragon - foul #2 on Jefferson Aragon, team foul #10 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Neal (SG), Kurtis Finn (C) John Taylor, Garrett Dematteo | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 09:59 | UConn | Terry Gordon misses the free throw | 50-65 |
| 09:59 | Pitt | Lester Spencer pulls down the rebound | 50-65 |
| 09:57 | Pitt | Carlton Levay picks off the pass by Kurtis Finn in the backcourt | 50-65 |
| 09:37 | UConn | Gregory Balch misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-65 |
| 09:35 | UConn | Jason Dewey can't tip it in | 50-65 |
| 09:34 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn grabs the defensive rebound | 50-65 |
| 09:05 | Pitt | Jason Dewey steals the ball from Lester Spencer | 50-65 |
| 08:47 | UConn | Randall Neal is called for the reach on Gregory Balch - foul #2 on Randall Neal, team foul #11 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Taylor (PG), Joseph Nakashima (SF), David Long (PF), Garrett Dematteo (C) Randall Neal, Dexter Avery, Lester Spencer, Kurtis Finn | |
| Subs | UConn | James Braxton (SG), Larry Floyd (SF), Michael Smith (PF), James Bergara (C) James Tindall, Jason Dewey, Carlton Levay, Terry Gordon | |
| 08:47 | UConn | Gregory Balch misses the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 08:47 | UConn | Gregory Balch makes the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| 08:32 | Pitt | John Taylor misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 50-66 |
| 08:30 | Pitt | Joseph Nakashima snags the offensive board | 50-66 |
| 08:23 | Pitt | John Taylor's fadeaway is rejected by James Bergara | 50-66 |
| 08:21 | Pitt | John Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 50-66 |
| 08:04 | Pitt | Joseph Nakashima is hacked by Michael Smith - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #5 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Pitt | Anthony Meyer (SG) Jefferson Aragon | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Parker (SG), Jason Dewey (SF) Gregory Balch, Larry Floyd | |
| 07:42 | Pitt | John Taylor hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 50-66 |
| 07:40 | UConn | Jeffery Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 50-66 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Nakashima (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Long (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Garrett Dematteo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Braxton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jeffery Parker (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jason Dewey (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Bergara (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 07:16 | UConn | Jeffery Parker scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-68 |
| 07:12 | Pitt | Jason Dewey steps in front of the Joseph Nakashima pass in the backcourt | 50-68 |
| 06:51 | UConn | Michael Smith is whistled for traveling | 50-68 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon (PG), Randall Neal (SG), Eric Collum (SF), Lester Spencer (PF), Kurtis Finn (C) John Taylor, Anthony Meyer, Joseph Nakashima, David Long, Garrett Dematteo | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Morris (PG), Larry Floyd (SF), Carlton Levay (PF) James Braxton, Jason Dewey, Michael Smith | |
| 06:42 | Pitt | James Bergara swats the short shot by Kurtis Finn | 50-68 |
| 06:41 | UConn | Carlton Levay grabs the defensive rebound | 50-68 |
| 06:12 | UConn | Larry Floyd misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-68 |
| 06:11 | UConn | Christopher Morris pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-68 |
| 05:55 | UConn | James Bergara clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-68 |
| 05:53 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn grabs the defensive rebound | 50-68 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:46 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn is whistled for traveling | 50-68 |
| Subs | Pitt | Anthony Meyer (SG), Dexter Avery (SF) Randall Neal, Eric Collum | |
| Subs | UConn | James Tindall (SG), Jason Dewey (SF), Terry Gordon (C) Jeffery Parker, Larry Floyd, James Bergara | |
| 05:21 | UConn | Terry Gordon buries a jumper in the paint set up by James Tindall | 50-70 |
| 05:04 | Pitt | Dexter Avery buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jefferson Aragon | 52-70 |
| 04:37 | UConn | James Tindall can't connect on a jumper from close range | 52-70 |
| 04:36 | UConn | Carlton Levay hits the follow up shot | 52-72 |
| 04:13 | Pitt | Christopher Morris takes the ball from Jefferson Aragon | 52-72 |
| 03:50 | UConn | Lester Spencer steps in front of the Carlton Levay pass | 52-72 |
| 03:43 | Pitt | Anthony Meyer connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jefferson Aragon | 54-72 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jefferson Aragon (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Anthony Meyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dexter Avery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lester Spencer (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Kurtis Finn (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Morris (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Tindall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jason Dewey (tiring) 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Carlton Levay (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Terry Gordon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:38 | UConn | James Tindall makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Terry Gordon | 54-74 |
| 03:35 | Pitt | Anthony Meyer's pass is intercepted by Terry Gordon in the backcourt | 54-74 |
| 03:16 | UConn | Christopher Morris is hacked by Dexter Avery - foul #4 on Dexter Avery, team foul #12 | 54-74 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Taylor (PG), Randall Neal (SG), Joseph Nakashima (SF), David Long (PF), Garrett Dematteo (C) Jefferson Aragon, Anthony Meyer, Dexter Avery, Lester Spencer, Kurtis Finn | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Parker (SG), James Braxton (SF), Michael Smith (PF), Larry Floyd (C) James Tindall, Jason Dewey, Carlton Levay, Terry Gordon | |
| 03:16 | UConn | Christopher Morris makes the 1st free throw | 54-75 |
| 03:16 | UConn | Christopher Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 54-76 |
| 03:12 | Pitt | Jeffery Parker steals it from Garrett Dematteo in the backcourt | 54-76 |
| 02:48 | UConn | Michael Smith knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 54-78 |
| 02:35 | Pitt | Randall Neal misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 54-78 |
| 02:33 | UConn | Larry Floyd pulls down the rebound | 54-78 |
| 02:19 | UConn | Michael Smith misses the easy layup | 54-78 |
| 02:17 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo pulls down the rebound | 54-78 |
| 02:15 | Pitt | Randall Neal is hacked by Jeffery Parker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffery Parker, team foul #6 | 54-78 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | UConn | Terry Gordon (C) Christopher Morris | |
| 01:59 | Pitt | David Long dunks the ball | 56-78 |
| 01:32 | UConn | Larry Floyd knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-81 |
| 01:29 | Pitt | James Braxton picks off the pass by Randall Neal in the backcourt | 56-81 |
| 01:06 | UConn | Terry Gordon's fadeaway is rejected by Garrett Dematteo | 56-81 |
| 01:05 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Garrett Dematteo | 56-81 |
| 00:49 | Pitt | Randall Neal clanks a jump hook in the lane | 56-81 |
| 00:47 | Pitt | David Long tips it in | 58-81 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:22 | UConn | Terry Gordon loses the ball out of bounds | 58-81 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dexter Avery (SF), Kurtis Finn (C) Joseph Nakashima, Garrett Dematteo | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:18 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn hits a jumper near the basket set up by John Taylor and he's hacked by Larry Floyd - foul #2 on Larry Floyd, team foul #7 | 60-81 |
| 00:18 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn makes the free throw | 61-81 |
| 00:00 | UConn | James Braxton runs out the clock | 61-81 |