| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Hardy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Gale (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Vincent Domanski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Sarver (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Heath Doby (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell inbounds the ball | 22-30 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 22-30 |
| 19:46 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 19:32 | Pitt | John Sarver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-30 |
| 19:31 | Villanova | Samuel Conner pulls down the rebound | 22-30 |
| 19:11 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl can't finish the uncontested layup | 22-30 |
| 19:10 | Pitt | John Sarver gets the rebound | 22-30 |
| 18:55 | Pitt | Donald Hardy steals the ball from John Stanley | 22-30 |
| 18:44 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl is fouled on the floor by John Sarver - foul #1 on John Sarver, team foul #1 | 22-30 |
| 18:33 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses the lay-in | 22-30 |
| 18:31 | Pitt | John Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 18:14 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Mitchell | 22-32 |
| 17:50 | Villanova | Donald Hardy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 22-32 |
| 17:49 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-32 |
| 17:34 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 22-32 |
| 17:33 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 22-32 |
| 17:17 | Pitt | Donald Hardy steals it from Steven Mitchell | 22-32 |
| 17:03 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Jason Gale | 24-32 |
| 16:49 | Pitt | Vincent Domanski denies the turnaround by Heath Doby | 24-32 |
| 16:48 | Villanova | Donald Hardy snags the defensive board | 24-32 |
| 16:29 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dewey Platt (PF) Vincent Domanski | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), Andrew Washington (SF), Jim Bell (C) John Stanley, Steven Mitchell, Kenneth Drozd | |
| 16:11 | Pitt | John Sarver misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-32 |
| 16:09 | Pitt | William Macdonald can't tip it in | 24-32 |
| 16:08 | Pitt | Heath Doby pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 15:47 | Pitt | Heath Doby connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 24-34 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Hardy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Gale (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Dewey Platt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Conner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Sarver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrew Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Heath Doby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 24-34 |
| 15:41 | Villanova | Donald Hardy tips it in | 26-34 |
| 15:13 | Pitt | John Sarver can't connect on a floater from the right side | 26-34 |
| 15:12 | Villanova | Jason Gale grabs the board | 26-34 |
| 14:54 | Villanova | Samuel Conner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Hardy | 28-34 |
| 14:32 | Pitt | Dewey Platt swats the short shot by Jim Bell | 28-34 |
| 14:30 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Dewey Platt | 28-34 |
| 14:18 | Villanova | Dewey Platt is hacked by Jim Bell - foul #1 on Jim Bell, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincent Domanski (PF) Dewey Platt | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (PG), Steven Mitchell (SF), Kenneth Drozd (C) John Sarver, Heath Doby, Jim Bell | |
| 14:00 | Villanova | Donald Hardy misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 13:58 | Villanova | Jason Gale snags the offensive board | 28-34 |
| 13:50 | Villanova | Donald Hardy shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Samuel Conner | 31-34 |
| 13:35 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by William Macdonald | 31-37 |
| 13:17 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski scores on a shot in the lane and he's hacked by Kenneth Drozd - foul #3 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Garvin (SF) Jason Gale | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jim Bell (C) Andrew Washington | |
| 13:17 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski makes the free throw | 34-37 |
| 13:01 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd blows the layup | 34-37 |
| 13:00 | Villanova | Samuel Conner gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 12:56 | Villanova | Donald Hardy misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-37 |
| 12:55 | Pitt | Jim Bell snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 12:50 | Pitt | John Stanley connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kenneth Drozd | 34-40 |
| 12:27 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski's pass is intercepted by John Stanley | 34-40 |
| 12:07 | Pitt | William Macdonald connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Stanley | 34-43 |
| 11:49 | Villanova | Donald Hardy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 11:47 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Hardy (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jamie Rayl (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Garvin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Vincent Domanski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Conner (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Macdonald (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Pitt | Samuel Conner steps in front of the Kenneth Drozd pass | 34-43 |
| 11:08 | Villanova | Samuel Conner hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by John Stanley - foul #1 on John Stanley, team foul #4 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Gale (SF), Dewey Platt (PF) Donald Hardy, Vincent Domanski | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (SG), Andrew Washington (SF), Heath Doby (PF), Robert Betts (C) William Macdonald, Steven Mitchell, Kenneth Drozd, Jim Bell | |
| 11:08 | Villanova | Samuel Conner makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 11:08 | Villanova | Samuel Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 10:51 | Pitt | John Stanley is called for traveling | 36-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Kevin Hinkson (C) Samuel Conner | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 10:34 | Villanova | Jason Gale loses the dribble to John Stanley | 36-43 |
| 10:28 | Pitt | Robert Betts is fouled on the floor by Jamie Rayl - foul #1 on Jamie Rayl, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Hardy (PG) Jamie Rayl | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 10:10 | Pitt | John Sarver scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Stanley | 36-46 |
| 09:51 | Villanova | Donald Hardy is called for a charge - foul #2 on Donald Hardy, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincent Domanski (PF) Kevin Hinkson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd (C) Robert Betts | |
| 09:33 | Pitt | Heath Doby clanks a shot from the right side | 36-46 |
| 09:31 | Villanova | Joseph Garvin pulls down the rebound | 36-46 |
| 09:13 | Villanova | Dewey Platt clanks a jumper near the basket | 36-46 |
| 09:11 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Andrew Washington | 36-46 |
| 09:07 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (SG) Donald Hardy | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), Steven Mitchell (SF) John Stanley, Andrew Washington | |
| 09:04 | Villanova | John Sarver is called for the reach on Joseph Garvin in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Sarver, team foul #5 | 36-46 |
| 08:46 | Villanova | Jason Gale misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Kenneth Drozd - foul #4 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #6 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Conner (C) Dewey Platt | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jim Bell (C) Kenneth Drozd | |
| 08:46 | Villanova | Jason Gale makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 08:46 | Villanova | Jason Gale makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 08:27 | Pitt | Heath Doby drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by John Sarver and he's fouled by Vincent Domanski - foul #1 on Vincent Domanski, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF) Jason Gale | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 08:27 | Pitt | Heath Doby makes the free throw | 38-49 |
| 08:13 | Villanova | Samuel Conner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-49 |
| 08:12 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski gets the offensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 07:53 | Villanova | Steven Mitchell steps in front of the Edward Sullivan pass | 38-49 |
| 07:33 | Pitt | William Macdonald is whistled for traveling | 38-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Hardy (PG), Dewey Platt (PF) Jamie Rayl, Vincent Domanski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Washington (PF), Kenneth Drozd (C) Heath Doby, Jim Bell | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Hardy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Garvin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Sullivan (fresh) PF - Dewey Platt (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Conner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Sarver (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Villanova | Donald Hardy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 07:18 | Pitt | Andrew Washington pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| 07:03 | Pitt | John Sarver is hacked by Edward Sullivan - foul #1 on Edward Sullivan, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Gale (SF), Kevin Hinkson (C) Edward Sullivan, Samuel Conner | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (PG) John Sarver | |
| 06:45 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses short on a shot from the baseline | 38-49 |
| 06:44 | Villanova | Dewey Platt gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| 06:15 | Villanova | Joseph Garvin is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Joseph Garvin, team foul #5 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (SG), Vincent Domanski (PF) Donald Hardy, Kevin Hinkson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (SG), Heath Doby (PF) William Macdonald, Steven Mitchell | |
| 05:54 | Pitt | Andrew Washington misses long on a floater near the basket | 38-49 |
| 05:53 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Vincent Domanski | 38-49 |
| 05:37 | Villanova | Dewey Platt can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 38-49 |
| 05:36 | Pitt | Andrew Washington snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| 05:21 | Pitt | John Stanley scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Andrew Washington | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:05 | Villanova | Heath Doby swats the short shot by Dewey Platt | 38-52 |
| 05:04 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Andrew Washington | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:00 | Pitt | Andrew Washington is fouled on the floor by Jason Gale - foul #1 on Jason Gale, team foul #6 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Hardy (PG), Edward Sullivan (SF), Samuel Conner (C) Joseph Garvin, Jason Gale, Dewey Platt | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (PG), William Macdonald (SG) John Stanley, Miguel Ayala | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:40 | Pitt | John Sarver clanks a 3 from the right wing | 38-52 |
| 04:39 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Samuel Conner | 38-52 |
| 04:35 | Villanova | Donald Hardy misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away but he's fouled by John Sarver - foul #3 on John Sarver, team foul #7 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Mitchell (SF), Jim Bell (C) Andrew Washington, Kenneth Drozd | |
| 04:35 | Villanova | Donald Hardy misses the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 04:35 | Villanova | Donald Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 04:35 | Villanova | Donald Hardy makes the 3rd free throw | 40-52 |
| 04:17 | Pitt | William Macdonald can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-52 |
| 04:16 | Pitt | Jim Bell grabs the offensive board | 40-52 |
| 03:55 | Pitt | Heath Doby misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 40-52 |
| 03:53 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 03:46 | Villanova | Donald Hardy is fouled on the floor by John Sarver - foul #4 on John Sarver, team foul #8 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Garvin (SG), Jason Gale (SF), Dewey Platt (PF) Jamie Rayl, Edward Sullivan, Vincent Domanski | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 03:46 | Villanova | Donald Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 03:46 | Villanova | Donald Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:26 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-52 |
| 03:25 | Pitt | Heath Doby misses the tip | 42-52 |
| 03:24 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jason Gale | 42-52 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Hardy (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Garvin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Gale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Dewey Platt (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Conner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Sarver (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Heath Doby (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Villanova | Dewey Platt clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 03:07 | Pitt | William Macdonald gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:51 | Pitt | Heath Doby drills a floater from close range set up by Steven Mitchell | 42-54 |
| 02:36 | Villanova | Samuel Conner scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Hardy | 44-54 |
| 02:28 | Pitt | Jim Bell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 02:27 | Pitt | Heath Doby hits the follow up shot | 44-56 |
| 02:16 | Villanova | Dewey Platt hits a jump hook from the right block | 46-56 |
| 01:56 | Pitt | Heath Doby comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Jason Gale - foul #2 on Jason Gale, team foul #7 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (SG), Edward Sullivan (SF), Kevin Hinkson (C) Donald Hardy, Jason Gale, Samuel Conner | |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (SG), Andrew Washington (SF) John Sarver, Steven Mitchell | |
| 01:56 | Pitt | Heath Doby misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 01:56 | Pitt | Heath Doby makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:35 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-57 |
| 01:33 | Pitt | Andrew Washington gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 01:13 | Pitt | Jim Bell is whistled for traveling | 46-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Betts (C) Heath Doby | |
| 00:51 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Garvin and he's fouled by Miguel Ayala - foul #2 on Miguel Ayala, team foul #9 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Hardy (PG), Jason Gale (SF), Vincent Domanski (PF), Samuel Conner (C) Joseph Garvin, Edward Sullivan, Dewey Platt, Kevin Hinkson | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (PG), John Sarver (SG), Steven Mitchell (SF), Heath Doby (PF), Kenneth Drozd (C) William Macdonald, Miguel Ayala, Andrew Washington, Jim Bell, Robert Betts | |
| 00:51 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses the free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:51 | Pitt | Heath Doby pulls down the rebound | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Pitt | Donald Hardy is called for the reach on Heath Doby in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Hardy, team foul #8 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (SG), Robert Betts (C) John Sarver, Kenneth Drozd | |
| 00:50 | Pitt | Heath Doby makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:50 | Pitt | Heath Doby makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Villanova | John Stanley picks off the pass by Donald Hardy in the backcourt | 48-59 |
| 00:45 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala banks in the layup set up by John Stanley | 48-61 |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Jason Gale knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Vincent Domanski | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Pitt | The pull-up jumper by Miguel Ayala is blocked by Samuel Conner | 50-61 |
| 00:10 | Pitt | John Stanley grabs the offensive board | 50-61 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | John Stanley runs out the clock | 50-61 |