| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Robinson (fresh) SG - Denver Volz (fresh) SF - Robert Lowery (fresh) PF - David Bolin (fresh) C - Neville Thome (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fresh) SG - John Sarver (fresh) SF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) C - Heath Doby (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Neville Thome wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | UConn | Denver Volz drills a 3 from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:17 | Pitt | John Stanley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 18:52 | UConn | David Bolin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-3 |
| 18:24 | Pitt | Heath Doby hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Sarver | 3-5 |
| 18:06 | UConn | Jason Robinson is whistled for traveling | 3-5 |
| 17:47 | Pitt | Heath Doby drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Steven Mitchell | 3-7 |
| 17:28 | UConn | Robert Lowery misses short on a runner from the baseline | 3-7 |
| 17:26 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell snags the defensive board | 3-7 |
| 17:10 | Pitt | John Sarver scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Stanley | 3-10 |
| 16:46 | UConn | David Bolin comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 3-10 |
| 16:45 | Pitt | Heath Doby pulls down the rebound | 3-10 |
| 16:41 | Pitt | John Stanley buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Mitchell | 3-12 |
| 16:34 | UConn | David Bolin misses the jumper from the left side | 3-12 |
| 16:32 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd gets the rebound | 3-12 |
| 16:30 | Pitt | Jason Robinson is called for the reach on John Stanley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Robinson, team foul #1 | 3-12 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Grantham (PG), Bobby Miles (SG), John Langer (SF), Donald Cowger (PF), Marshall Bellamy (C) Jason Robinson, Denver Volz, Robert Lowery, David Bolin, Neville Thome | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), Andrew Washington (SF), Jim Bell (C) John Stanley, Steven Mitchell, Kenneth Drozd | |
| 16:23 | Pitt | John Sarver knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-15 |
| 16:02 | UConn | Mark Grantham buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-15 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Grantham (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bobby Miles (fresh) SF - John Langer (fresh) PF - Donald Cowger (fresh) C - Marshall Bellamy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Sarver (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) SF - Andrew Washington (fresh) PF - Heath Doby (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jim Bell (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Pitt | Heath Doby misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on John Langer - foul #1 on John Langer, team foul #2 | 5-15 |
| Subs | UConn | Jimmie Hazelwood (SF) John Langer | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (PG) John Sarver | |
| 15:37 | Pitt | Heath Doby makes the 1st free throw | 5-16 |
| 15:37 | Pitt | Heath Doby makes the 2nd free throw | 5-17 |
| 15:12 | UConn | Donald Cowger's floater is tipped away by Heath Doby | 5-17 |
| 15:10 | UConn | Bobby Miles tips it in | 7-17 |
| 15:07 | Pitt | Bobby Miles takes the ball from William Macdonald in the backcourt | 7-17 |
| 14:49 | UConn | Mark Grantham makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Marshall Bellamy | 9-17 |
| 14:45 | Pitt | Bobby Miles steals it from William Macdonald in the backcourt | 9-17 |
| 14:43 | UConn | Bobby Miles banks in the layup | 11-17 |
| 14:40 | Pitt | William Macdonald is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmie Hazelwood - foul #1 on Jimmie Hazelwood, team foul #3 | 11-17 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Lowery (SF), David Bolin (PF), Neville Thome (C) Jimmie Hazelwood, Donald Cowger, Marshall Bellamy | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (PG), Steven Mitchell (SF), Kenneth Drozd (PF), Robert Betts (C) John Stanley, Andrew Washington, Heath Doby, Jim Bell | |
| 14:23 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-17 |
| 14:21 | UConn | The rebound goes to David Bolin | 11-17 |
| 13:58 | UConn | Robert Lowery misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-17 |
| 13:57 | UConn | David Bolin hits the follow up shot | 13-17 |
| 13:43 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-17 |
| 13:42 | UConn | Mark Grantham grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 13:15 | UConn | The jumper by Robert Lowery is denied by Robert Betts | 13-17 |
| 13:14 | UConn | Neville Thome grabs the offensive board | 13-17 |
| 12:55 | UConn | Bobby Miles is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Drozd - foul #1 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #1 | 13-17 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Denver Volz (SG), John Langer (SF), Donald Cowger (PF), Marshall Bellamy (C) Mark Grantham, Bobby Miles, Robert Lowery, David Bolin, Neville Thome | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (PG), Miguel Ayala (SG), Andrew Washington (SF), Heath Doby (PF), Jim Bell (C) John Sarver, William Macdonald, Steven Mitchell, Kenneth Drozd, Robert Betts | |
| 12:38 | UConn | Jason Robinson travels with the ball | 13-17 |
| 12:29 | Pitt | Heath Doby clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-17 |
| 12:27 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 12:04 | UConn | Denver Volz knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-17 |
| 11:39 | Pitt | Marshall Bellamy is called for the reach on Miguel Ayala - foul #1 on Marshall Bellamy, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Grantham (PG), Bobby Miles (SG), Robert Lowery (SF), David Bolin (PF), Neville Thome (C) Jason Robinson, Denver Volz, John Langer, Donald Cowger, Marshall Bellamy | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (SG), Steven Mitchell (SF), Kenneth Drozd (PF) Miguel Ayala, Andrew Washington, Jim Bell | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Grantham (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bobby Miles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Lowery (fairly fresh) PF - David Bolin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Neville Thome (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Sarver (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) C - Heath Doby (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:17 | Pitt | John Sarver misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 11:16 | UConn | Robert Lowery grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 11:01 | UConn | Neville Thome drills a driving attempt from the right block | 18-17 |
| 10:57 | Pitt | John Sarver is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Grantham - foul #1 on Mark Grantham, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Denver Volz (SG) Mark Grantham, Bobby Miles | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), Jim Bell (C) John Stanley, Heath Doby | |
| 10:47 | Pitt | William Macdonald clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 10:46 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 10:33 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Sarver | 18-20 |
| 10:14 | UConn | David Bolin clanks a 3 from the left corner | 18-20 |
| 10:13 | Pitt | Jim Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 10:01 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Denver Volz | 18-20 |
| 09:57 | UConn | Robert Lowery banks in the layup on a nice dish by Denver Volz | 20-20 |
| 09:33 | Pitt | William Macdonald's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-20 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Grantham (PG), Bobby Miles (SG), Jimmie Hazelwood (SF), Donald Cowger (PF), Marshall Bellamy (C) Jason Robinson, Denver Volz, Robert Lowery, David Bolin, Neville Thome | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (PG), Andrew Washington (SF), Heath Doby (C) John Sarver, Steven Mitchell, Jim Bell | |
| 09:08 | UConn | Kenneth Drozd steps in front of the Donald Cowger pass | 20-20 |
| 08:58 | Pitt | Heath Doby drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Stanley | 20-22 |
| 08:34 | UConn | Mark Grantham is called for a charge - foul #2 on Mark Grantham, team foul #6 | 20-22 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Denver Volz (SG), Robert Lowery (SF), David Bolin (PF), Neville Thome (C) Mark Grantham, Bobby Miles, Jimmie Hazelwood, Donald Cowger, Marshall Bellamy | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (SG), Steven Mitchell (SF) William Macdonald, Kenneth Drozd | |
| 08:11 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 08:09 | Pitt | John Stanley snags the offensive board | 20-22 |
| 07:51 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 20-22 |
| 07:50 | UConn | Neville Thome gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 07:31 | UConn | Neville Thome misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 20-22 |
| 07:29 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell grabs the board | 20-22 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Robinson (fairly fresh) SG - Denver Volz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lowery (tiring) 2 pts. PF - David Bolin (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Neville Thome (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Sarver (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Mitchell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Washington (fairly fresh) C - Heath Doby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Pitt | Heath Doby misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 20-22 |
| 07:20 | Pitt | Heath Doby hits the follow up shot | 20-24 |
| 06:52 | UConn | Jason Robinson misses badly on a shot from the right side | 20-24 |
| 06:51 | Pitt | Andrew Washington snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 06:26 | Pitt | John Sarver knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Steven Mitchell and he's fouled by Denver Volz - foul #1 on Denver Volz, team foul #7 | 20-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Jimmie Hazelwood (PG), Bobby Miles (SG), John Langer (SF), Donald Cowger (PF), Marshall Bellamy (C) Jason Robinson, Denver Volz, Robert Lowery, David Bolin, Neville Thome | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), Kenneth Drozd (PF), Jim Bell (C) John Stanley, Andrew Washington, Heath Doby | |
| 06:26 | Pitt | John Sarver misses the free throw | 20-26 |
| 06:26 | UConn | The rebound goes to John Langer | 20-26 |
| 06:03 | UConn | Bobby Miles misses badly on a floater from the right side | 20-26 |
| 06:01 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell snags the defensive board | 20-26 |
| 05:41 | Pitt | Donald Cowger blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Drozd | 20-26 |
| 05:39 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd tips it but misses | 20-26 |
| 05:37 | Pitt | Jim Bell tips it home | 20-28 |
| 05:17 | UConn | William Macdonald steps in front of the John Langer pass | 20-28 |
| 05:06 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by John Langer - foul #2 on John Langer, team foul #8 | 20-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Denver Volz (SG), Robert Lowery (SF), David Bolin (PF), Neville Thome (C) Jimmie Hazelwood, Bobby Miles, John Langer, Donald Cowger, Marshall Bellamy | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (PG) John Sarver | |
| 05:06 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 05:06 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 05:06 | UConn | Neville Thome gets the rebound | 20-28 |
| 04:46 | UConn | Jason Robinson misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 20-28 |
| 04:45 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd grabs the board | 20-28 |
| 04:43 | Pitt | William Macdonald is fouled in the backcourt by Neville Thome - foul #1 on Neville Thome, team foul #9 | 20-28 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Washington (SF), Heath Doby (PF) Steven Mitchell, Kenneth Drozd | |
| 04:43 | Pitt | William Macdonald misses the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 04:43 | UConn | Neville Thome grabs the defensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 04:38 | UConn | Jason Robinson misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jim Bell - foul #1 on Jim Bell, team foul #2 | 20-28 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd (PF) Jim Bell | |
| 04:38 | UConn | Jason Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 04:38 | UConn | Jason Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:09 | Pitt | William Macdonald misses the 3 from straight away | 21-28 |
| 04:08 | UConn | Neville Thome pulls down the rebound | 21-28 |
| 03:46 | UConn | Heath Doby steals the ball from Robert Lowery | 21-28 |
| 03:38 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Grantham (PG), Bobby Miles (SG), Marshall Bellamy (C) Jason Robinson, Denver Volz, Neville Thome | |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (SG), Jim Bell (C) William Macdonald, Kenneth Drozd | |
| 03:15 | UConn | David Bolin's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Washington | 21-28 |
| 03:14 | UConn | Robert Lowery grabs the offensive rebound | 21-28 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Grantham (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bobby Miles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Lowery (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Bolin (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marshall Bellamy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Miguel Ayala (fresh) SF - Andrew Washington (fairly fresh) PF - Heath Doby (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:49 | UConn | Mark Grantham misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Andrew Washington - foul #1 on Andrew Washington, team foul #3 | 21-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Denver Volz (SG), Neville Thome (C) Bobby Miles, David Bolin | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (PG), Steven Mitchell (SF), Kenneth Drozd (PF) John Stanley, Andrew Washington, Heath Doby | |
| 02:49 | UConn | Mark Grantham makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 02:49 | UConn | Mark Grantham misses the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 02:49 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy snags the offensive board | 22-28 |
| 02:34 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy misses long on a jumper from the left block | 22-28 |
| 02:33 | UConn | Denver Volz tips it in | 24-28 |
| 02:16 | Pitt | John Sarver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Bobby Miles (SG), David Bolin (PF) Denver Volz, Marshall Bellamy | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), Robert Betts (C) Miguel Ayala, Jim Bell | |
| 01:51 | UConn | Mark Grantham misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-28 |
| 01:50 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Betts | 24-28 |
| 01:44 | Pitt | Robert Lowery takes the ball from William Macdonald | 24-28 |
| 01:41 | UConn | Mark Grantham lays it in on a great pass from Robert Lowery | 26-28 |
| 01:29 | Pitt | William Macdonald misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-28 |
| 01:28 | Pitt | Robert Betts tips it in | 26-30 |
| 01:01 | UConn | Bobby Miles drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Mark Grantham | 28-30 |
| 00:56 | Pitt | Mark Grantham takes the ball from Robert Betts in the backcourt | 28-30 |
| 00:55 | UConn | Mark Grantham lays it up and in | 30-30 |
| 00:48 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 00:46 | Pitt | John Sarver snags the offensive board | 30-30 |
| 00:29 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Kenneth Drozd | 30-32 |
| 00:29 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 30-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Denver Volz (SG), John Langer (SF), Donald Cowger (PF), Marshall Bellamy (C) Mark Grantham, Bobby Miles, Robert Lowery, David Bolin, Neville Thome | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (PG), Andrew Washington (SF), Heath Doby (PF), Jim Bell (C) William Macdonald, Steven Mitchell, Kenneth Drozd, Robert Betts | |
| 00:05 | UConn | Donald Cowger is hacked by Jim Bell - foul #2 on Jim Bell, team foul #4 | 30-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Jimmie Hazelwood (SF), David Bolin (PF) John Langer, Donald Cowger | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:03 | UConn | Jason Robinson is hacked by John Stanley - foul #1 on John Stanley, team foul #5 | 30-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Neville Thome (C) Marshall Bellamy | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:01 | UConn | The short jumper by Neville Thome is denied by Jim Bell | 30-32 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Andrew Washington | 30-32 |