| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Earl Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry McCalley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Belk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wesley Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Ealy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Troy Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ross (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Floyd (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Joseph Belk inbounds the ball | 24-21 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Villanova | Charles Phillips hits a wide open jump hook from the left block | 26-21 |
| 19:27 | Pitt | Robert Ross hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Kevin Williams | 26-23 |
| 19:07 | Villanova | Robert Ross picks off the pass by Earl Jones | 26-23 |
| 19:04 | Pitt | Troy Rowe hits the finger roll set up by Robert Ross | 26-25 |
| 18:44 | Villanova | Earl Jones can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 18:42 | Villanova | Earl Jones snags the offensive board | 26-25 |
| 18:22 | Villanova | Earl Jones is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but the foul's on James Ealy - foul #2 on James Ealy, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| 18:22 | Villanova | Earl Jones makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 18:22 | Villanova | Earl Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 18:22 | Villanova | Earl Jones makes the 3rd free throw | 29-25 |
| 17:53 | Pitt | Kevin Williams makes the shot from the left side set up by Paul Floyd | 29-27 |
| 17:27 | Villanova | Joseph Belk misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Ealy - foul #3 on James Ealy, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Samuel Federico (PG) James Ealy | |
| 17:27 | Villanova | Joseph Belk makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 17:27 | Villanova | Joseph Belk misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 17:27 | Pitt | Paul Floyd snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 17:03 | Pitt | Kevin Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 17:01 | Villanova | Joseph Belk pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 16:56 | Villanova | Troy Rowe is called for the reach on Charles Phillips - foul #1 on Troy Rowe, team foul #3 | 30-27 |
| 16:27 | Villanova | Earl Jones is hacked by Samuel Federico - foul #1 on Samuel Federico, team foul #4 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | Aaron Volker (PF) Wesley Arnold | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Wildman (C) Paul Floyd | |
| 16:11 | Villanova | Joseph Belk knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 32-27 |
| 15:49 | Pitt | Kevin Williams can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 15:47 | Villanova | Aaron Volker snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Earl Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry McCalley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Belk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Volker (fresh) C - Charles Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Samuel Federico (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Troy Rowe (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ross (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Wildman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Henry McCalley comes up short on the runner from the right block | 32-27 |
| 15:22 | Villanova | Henry McCalley tips it in | 34-27 |
| 15:08 | Pitt | Samuel Federico misses the floater from just outside the lane | 34-27 |
| 15:07 | Pitt | Kevin Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 14:47 | Pitt | Robert Ross hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Samuel Federico | 34-30 |
| 14:24 | Villanova | Joseph Belk is fouled on the floor by Michael Wildman - foul #1 on Michael Wildman, team foul #5 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rick Sutton (PG), Calvin Don (SG), Wesley Arnold (PF), Miguel Garcia (C) Earl Jones, Henry McCalley, Aaron Volker, Charles Phillips | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Ealy (PG), Paul Floyd (SF) Samuel Federico, Robert Ross | |
| 14:09 | Villanova | Calvin Don drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Wesley Arnold | 36-30 |
| 13:46 | Pitt | Joseph Belk is called for the reach on Michael Wildman - foul #3 on Joseph Belk, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 13:23 | Pitt | Michael Wildman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Ross (SF) Michael Wildman | |
| 12:54 | Villanova | Rick Sutton splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 12:28 | Pitt | Kevin Williams blows the layup | 39-30 |
| 12:27 | Villanova | Miguel Garcia grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 11:58 | Villanova | Joseph Belk misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 39-30 |
| 11:56 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Troy Rowe | 39-30 |
| 11:43 | Pitt | Robert Ross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Earl Jones (PG), Henry McCalley (SG), Charles Phillips (C) Rick Sutton, Calvin Don, Miguel Garcia | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Earl Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry McCalley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Belk (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wesley Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Ealy (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Troy Rowe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ross (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Floyd (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Villanova | Joseph Belk hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 39-30 |
| 11:19 | Pitt | Kevin Williams grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 10:59 | Pitt | Robert Ross misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 10:58 | Villanova | Wesley Arnold snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 10:52 | Villanova | Joseph Belk drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Henry McCalley | 41-30 |
| 10:25 | Pitt | Kevin Williams misses long on a jumper from close range | 41-30 |
| 10:23 | Pitt | Paul Floyd tips it but misses | 41-30 |
| 10:22 | Villanova | Henry McCalley snags the defensive board | 41-30 |
| 09:53 | Villanova | Charles Phillips misses short on a jumper from the right block | 41-30 |
| 09:51 | Villanova | Wesley Arnold gets the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 09:36 | Villanova | Joseph Belk misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on James Ealy - foul #4 on James Ealy, team foul #6 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Aaron Volker (PF) Wesley Arnold | |
| Subs | Pitt | Samuel Federico (PG), Michael Wildman (C) James Ealy, Paul Floyd | |
| 09:36 | Villanova | Joseph Belk misses the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 09:36 | Villanova | Joseph Belk misses the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 09:36 | Pitt | Michael Wildman gets the rebound | 41-30 |
| 09:10 | Pitt | Kevin Williams clanks a floater from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 09:09 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Joseph Belk | 41-30 |
| 09:03 | Villanova | Charles Phillips hits the finger roll | 43-30 |
| 08:42 | Pitt | Robert Ross makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Michael Wildman and he's fouled by Joseph Belk - foul #4 on Joseph Belk, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Hentges (SG) Troy Rowe | |
| 08:42 | Pitt | Robert Ross makes the free throw | 43-33 |
| 08:24 | Villanova | Kevin Williams steals it from Joseph Belk | 43-33 |
| 07:58 | Pitt | David Hentges is hacked by Henry McCalley - foul #1 on Henry McCalley, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Calvin Don (SG) Henry McCalley | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Ealy (PG), Paul Floyd (SF) Samuel Federico, Robert Ross | |
| 07:33 | Pitt | Aaron Volker steals it from Kevin Williams | 43-33 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Earl Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Don (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Belk (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Aaron Volker (fresh) C - Charles Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Ealy (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Hentges (fresh) SF - Paul Floyd (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Kevin Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Wildman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Villanova | Earl Jones is fouled on the floor by James Ealy - foul #5 on James Ealy, team foul #7 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wesley Arnold (PF), Miguel Garcia (C) Aaron Volker, Charles Phillips | |
| Subs | Pitt | Samuel Federico (PG), Troy Rowe (SG) James Ealy, David Hentges | |
| 07:11 | Villanova | Earl Jones makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 07:11 | Villanova | Earl Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 07:00 | Pitt | Paul Floyd knocks in the driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Joseph Belk - foul #5 on Joseph Belk, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rick Sutton (PG), Robert Pelaez (SF) Earl Jones, Joseph Belk | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 07:00 | Pitt | Paul Floyd misses the free throw | 45-35 |
| 07:00 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Wesley Arnold | 45-35 |
| 06:32 | Villanova | Michael Wildman is called for the reach on Wesley Arnold - foul #2 on Michael Wildman, team foul #8 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Henry McCalley (SG) Calvin Don | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Ross (SF) Kevin Williams | |
| 06:32 | Villanova | Wesley Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 06:32 | Villanova | Wesley Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 06:32 | Pitt | Paul Floyd grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 06:11 | Pitt | Michael Wildman makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-37 |
| 05:51 | Villanova | Miguel Garcia drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Rick Sutton out of a doubleteam | 48-37 |
| 05:22 | Pitt | Robert Ross misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 48-37 |
| 05:20 | Villanova | Rick Sutton pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:04 | Villanova | Miguel Garcia hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Rick Sutton and he's hacked by Troy Rowe - foul #2 on Troy Rowe, team foul #9 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Earl Jones (PG) Rick Sutton | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Williams (PF), William Hornyak (C) Paul Floyd, Michael Wildman | |
| 05:04 | Villanova | Miguel Garcia makes the free throw | 51-37 |
| 04:42 | Pitt | Kevin Williams connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 51-39 |
| 04:42 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Phillips (C) Miguel Garcia | |
| Subs | Pitt | Paul Floyd (C) William Hornyak | |
| 04:28 | Villanova | Charles Phillips misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Floyd - foul #1 on Paul Floyd, team foul #10 | 51-39 |
| 04:28 | Villanova | Charles Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 04:28 | Villanova | Charles Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 04:05 | Pitt | Kevin Williams slams it home and he's fouled by Wesley Arnold - foul #1 on Wesley Arnold, team foul #5 | 53-41 |
| 04:05 | Pitt | Kevin Williams makes the free throw | 53-42 |
| 03:47 | Villanova | Earl Jones works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-42 |
| 03:46 | Villanova | Wesley Arnold tips it back up and in | 55-42 |
| 03:17 | Pitt | Robert Pelaez is called for the reach on Paul Floyd - foul #2 on Robert Pelaez, team foul #6 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Hentges (SG), Peter Eger (SF), Michael Wildman (C) Troy Rowe, Robert Ross, Paul Floyd | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Earl Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry McCalley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Pelaez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Wesley Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Samuel Federico (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hentges (fresh) SF - Peter Eger (fresh) PF - Kevin Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Wildman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Pitt | Michael Wildman connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by David Hentges | 55-44 |
| 02:40 | Villanova | The jump hook by Charles Phillips is blocked by Michael Wildman | 55-44 |
| 02:38 | Villanova | Charles Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 02:20 | Villanova | Earl Jones loses the dribble to Peter Eger | 55-44 |
| 02:06 | Pitt | Michael Wildman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-44 |
| 02:04 | Villanova | Henry McCalley snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 01:48 | Villanova | Wesley Arnold hits the finger roll | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:37 | Pitt | Wesley Arnold picks off the pass by Samuel Federico | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:35 | Villanova | Robert Pelaez is hacked by David Hentges in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Hentges, team foul #11 | 57-44 |
| 01:35 | Villanova | Robert Pelaez makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 01:35 | Villanova | Robert Pelaez makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 01:23 | Pitt | Kevin Williams buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Eger | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:57 | Villanova | Charles Phillips misses the easy layup but the foul's on Samuel Federico - foul #2 on Samuel Federico, team foul #12 | 59-46 |
| 00:57 | Villanova | Charles Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 00:57 | Villanova | Charles Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 00:57 | Pitt | David Hentges snags the defensive board | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:51 | Pitt | Peter Eger misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Pelaez - foul #3 on Robert Pelaez, team foul #7 | 59-46 |
| 00:51 | Pitt | Peter Eger makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 00:51 | Pitt | Peter Eger makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:28 | Villanova | Earl Jones evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-48 |
| 00:26 | Villanova | Wesley Arnold can't tip it in | 59-48 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Robert Pelaez grabs the offensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Earl Jones runs out the clock | 59-48 |