| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Brooks Headley (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Randall Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dexter Avery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Long (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Garrett Dematteo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Braxton (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Larry Floyd (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Blackmon (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Larry Floyd inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:32 | UConn | Christopher Morris hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-33 |
| 19:27 | Pitt | David Long is called for traveling in the backcourt | 29-33 |
| 19:15 | UConn | James Braxton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Randall Neal - foul #1 on Randall Neal, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 19:15 | UConn | James Braxton misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 19:15 | UConn | James Braxton misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 19:15 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 18:55 | Pitt | Randall Neal misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 18:53 | Pitt | David Long snags the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 18:38 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 29-33 |
| 18:36 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo misses the tip | 29-33 |
| 18:34 | Pitt | Dexter Avery tips it back up and in | 31-33 |
| 18:20 | UConn | Christopher Morris clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 18:18 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 18:13 | Pitt | Brooks Headley's pass is intercepted by Christopher Morris | 31-33 |
| 18:10 | UConn | James Braxton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Morris | 31-35 |
| 18:02 | Pitt | Dexter Avery misses short on a shot from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 18:01 | UConn | Christopher Morris snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 17:40 | UConn | Larry Floyd misses short on a shot from the baseline | 31-35 |
| 17:38 | Pitt | Dexter Avery grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 17:21 | Pitt | Randall Neal is by himself and knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Dexter Avery | 33-35 |
| 17:14 | UConn | David Long steals it from Larry Floyd | 33-35 |
| 16:52 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo hits a jumper from the free throw line | 35-35 |
| 16:31 | UConn | Terry Gordon is whistled for traveling | 35-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (PG), Eric Collum (SG), George Boyd (SF), Patrick Stephens (PF), Ernest Banks (C) Brooks Headley, Randall Neal, Dexter Avery, David Long, Garrett Dematteo | |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Scribner (PG), Dwayne Robert (SG), William Patton (SF), Darin Trombly (PF), Scott Wyrick (C) Christopher Morris, James Braxton, Larry Floyd, Terry Gordon, Daniel Blackmon | |
| 16:19 | Pitt | Ernest Banks misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Dwayne Robert - foul #1 on Dwayne Robert, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 16:19 | Pitt | Ernest Banks makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:19 | Pitt | Ernest Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 16:00 | UConn | William Patton misses the easy layup | 37-35 |
| 15:59 | UConn | Dwayne Robert pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Page (fresh) SG - Eric Collum (fresh) SF - George Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Stephens (fresh) 3 pf. C - Ernest Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Woodrow Scribner (fresh) SG - Dwayne Robert (fresh) SF - William Patton (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Darin Trombly (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Wyrick (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | UConn | Scott Wyrick's floater is tipped away by Ernest Banks | 37-35 |
| 15:34 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 15:22 | UConn | Darin Trombly lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dwayne Robert and the foul's on George Boyd - foul #1 on George Boyd, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| 15:22 | UConn | Darin Trombly makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| 15:17 | Pitt | Ernest Banks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-38 |
| 15:03 | UConn | George Boyd picks off the pass by Darin Trombly | 37-38 |
| 15:00 | Pitt | Eric Collum can't finish the layup | 37-38 |
| 14:58 | UConn | Darin Trombly snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 14:40 | UConn | Ernest Banks is called for the reach on Scott Wyrick - foul #3 on Ernest Banks, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brooks Headley (PG), Randall Neal (SG), John Schrecengost (SF), David Long (PF), Garrett Dematteo (C) Richard Page, Eric Collum, George Boyd, Patrick Stephens, Ernest Banks | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Morris (PG), James Braxton (SG), Larry Floyd (SF), Terry Gordon (PF), Daniel Blackmon (C) Woodrow Scribner, Dwayne Robert, William Patton, Darin Trombly, Scott Wyrick | |
| 14:18 | UConn | James Braxton buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Christopher Morris | 37-41 |
| 14:08 | Pitt | David Long connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Schrecengost | 40-41 |
| 13:44 | UConn | Larry Floyd can't connect on a shot in the paint | 40-41 |
| 13:42 | Pitt | John Schrecengost snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 13:23 | Pitt | Randall Neal misses the easy dunk attempt | 40-41 |
| 13:22 | Pitt | John Schrecengost gets the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:14 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo loses the ball out of bounds | 40-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (PG), Eric Collum (SG), Dexter Avery (SF), Ernest Banks (C) Brooks Headley, Randall Neal, John Schrecengost, Garrett Dematteo | |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Scribner (PG), Dwayne Robert (SG), William Patton (SF), Scott Wyrick (C) Christopher Morris, James Braxton, Larry Floyd, Daniel Blackmon | |
| 12:55 | UConn | A charge is called on Terry Gordon - foul #1 on Terry Gordon, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Boyd (C) David Long | |
| Subs | UConn | Darin Trombly (PF) Terry Gordon | |
| 12:45 | Pitt | Eric Collum hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Richard Page | 43-41 |
| 12:25 | UConn | Eric Collum steps in front of the Dwayne Robert pass | 43-41 |
| 12:20 | Pitt | Ernest Banks lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Collum | 45-41 |
| 11:58 | UConn | The jump hook by Darin Trombly is blocked by Ernest Banks | 45-41 |
| 11:57 | UConn | Scott Wyrick tips it back up and in | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Page (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Collum (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dexter Avery (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ernest Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - George Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Woodrow Scribner (fairly fresh) SG - Dwayne Robert (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Patton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Darin Trombly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Wyrick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Pitt | Dexter Avery buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Eric Collum | 47-43 |
| 11:20 | UConn | Scott Wyrick connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Dwayne Robert | 47-45 |
| 11:04 | Pitt | Ernest Banks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brooks Headley (PG), Randall Neal (SG), John Schrecengost (SF), David Long (PF), Garrett Dematteo (C) Richard Page, Eric Collum, Dexter Avery, Ernest Banks, George Boyd | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Morris (PG), James Braxton (SG), Larry Floyd (SF), Terry Gordon (PF), Daniel Blackmon (C) Woodrow Scribner, Dwayne Robert, William Patton, Darin Trombly, Scott Wyrick | |
| 10:43 | UConn | Larry Floyd hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Morris | 47-48 |
| 10:27 | Pitt | Brooks Headley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-48 |
| 10:08 | UConn | Terry Gordon blows the layup | 47-48 |
| 10:06 | Pitt | Brooks Headley grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 10:04 | Pitt | Randall Neal travels in the backcourt | 47-48 |
| 09:52 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon is hacked by Garrett Dematteo - foul #3 on Garrett Dematteo, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dexter Avery (SF) Randall Neal | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 09:37 | UConn | David Long is called for the reach on Terry Gordon - foul #2 on David Long, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Eric Collum (SG) John Schrecengost | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 09:25 | UConn | Larry Floyd comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 09:24 | Pitt | The rebound goes to David Long | 47-48 |
| 09:18 | Pitt | Terry Gordon is called for the reach on Brooks Headley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Gordon, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (SG) Eric Collum | |
| Subs | UConn | Scott Wyrick (SF) Larry Floyd | |
| 09:03 | Pitt | Brooks Headley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 09:01 | UConn | Terry Gordon grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 08:39 | UConn | Terry Gordon makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-50 |
| 08:37 | Pitt | David Long is hacked by Christopher Morris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Morris, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Neal (SG), George Boyd (SF), Patrick Stephens (PF), Ernest Banks (C) Brooks Headley, Dexter Avery, David Long, Garrett Dematteo | |
| Subs | UConn | Dwayne Robert (SG), William Patton (SF) James Braxton, Daniel Blackmon | |
| 08:19 | Pitt | Randall Neal loses the ball out of bounds | 47-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Scribner (PG), Darin Trombly (PF) Christopher Morris, Terry Gordon | |
| 08:00 | UConn | Richard Page steals it from William Patton | 47-50 |
| 07:57 | Pitt | Richard Page jams it | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Page (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Neal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Stephens (fresh) 3 pf. C - Ernest Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Woodrow Scribner (fresh) SG - Dwayne Robert (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Patton (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Darin Trombly (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Wyrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:50 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-50 |
| 07:48 | UConn | Darin Trombly hits the follow up shot | 49-52 |
| 07:25 | Pitt | Randall Neal clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Scott Wyrick - foul #1 on Scott Wyrick, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Eric Collum (PG), Dexter Avery (SF), David Long (PF) Richard Page, George Boyd, Patrick Stephens | |
| Subs | UConn | Larry Floyd (SF), Terry Gordon (PF), Daniel Blackmon (C) Dwayne Robert, Darin Trombly, Scott Wyrick | |
| 07:25 | Pitt | Randall Neal makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 07:25 | Pitt | Randall Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 07:11 | UConn | Terry Gordon banks in the layup | 51-54 |
| 07:07 | Pitt | David Long comes up short on the floater from the left side | 51-54 |
| 07:05 | UConn | Larry Floyd pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 06:39 | UConn | Larry Floyd misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 06:38 | Pitt | Dexter Avery pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 06:35 | Pitt | Randall Neal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brooks Headley (PG), Garrett Dematteo (C) Randall Neal, Ernest Banks | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Morris (PG), James Braxton (SG) Woodrow Scribner, William Patton | |
| 06:13 | UConn | James Braxton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-54 |
| 06:12 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Garrett Dematteo | 51-54 |
| 05:57 | Pitt | David Long can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 51-54 |
| 05:56 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Dexter Avery | 51-54 |
| 05:40 | Pitt | David Long hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 05:38 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 05:32 | UConn | James Braxton is denied on a dunk by Garrett Dematteo | 51-54 |
| 05:30 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 05:14 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Long | 53-54 |
| 05:05 | UConn | Christopher Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (SG), George Boyd (SF), Ernest Banks (PF) Eric Collum, Dexter Avery, David Long | |
| Subs | UConn | Dwayne Robert (SG), Scott Wyrick (SF), Darin Trombly (C) James Braxton, Larry Floyd, Daniel Blackmon | |
| 04:47 | Pitt | Brooks Headley hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Page | 56-54 |
| 04:26 | UConn | Dwayne Robert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Neal (SG), Patrick Stephens (PF) Brooks Headley, Garrett Dematteo | |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Scribner (PG), William Patton (SF) Christopher Morris, Terry Gordon | |
| 04:23 | Pitt | Richard Page throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-54 |
| 04:15 | UConn | Dwayne Robert scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 03:48 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens hits a floater from the right wing set up by Richard Page | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Page (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randall Neal (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Ernest Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Woodrow Scribner (fresh) SG - Dwayne Robert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Patton (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Darin Trombly (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Wyrick (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:27 | UConn | William Patton scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Dwayne Robert | 58-58 |
| 03:25 | Pitt | Woodrow Scribner is called for the reach on Richard Page in the backcourt - foul #2 on Woodrow Scribner, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Schrecengost (SF), David Long (PF) Patrick Stephens, Ernest Banks | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Morris (PG), Terry Gordon (PF) Woodrow Scribner, Scott Wyrick | |
| 03:09 | Pitt | David Long misses long on a shot from the baseline | 58-58 |
| 03:07 | UConn | William Patton pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 02:59 | UConn | Christopher Morris scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by William Patton | 58-60 |
| 02:59 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brooks Headley (PG), Dexter Avery (SF), Garrett Dematteo (C) Richard Page, John Schrecengost, George Boyd | |
| Subs | UConn | Larry Floyd (SF) Terry Gordon | |
| 02:57 | Pitt | Randall Neal loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | UConn | Scott Wyrick (C) Darin Trombly | |
| 02:41 | UConn | Christopher Morris comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-60 |
| 02:40 | Pitt | Dexter Avery snags the defensive board | 58-60 |
| 02:26 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo slams it home on a great pass from Randall Neal and the foul's on Larry Floyd - foul #1 on Larry Floyd, team foul #7 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Scribner (SG) Dwayne Robert | |
| 02:26 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo misses the free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:26 | UConn | Scott Wyrick grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 02:26 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| 02:09 | UConn | Christopher Morris misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Dexter Avery - foul #1 on Dexter Avery, team foul #6 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | UConn | James Braxton (SG), Terry Gordon (PF), Darin Trombly (C) Woodrow Scribner, William Patton, Scott Wyrick | |
| 02:09 | UConn | Christopher Morris misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:09 | UConn | Christopher Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 01:55 | Pitt | David Long hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-61 |
| 01:53 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo tips it back up and in | 62-61 |
| 01:43 | UConn | Christopher Morris misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 01:42 | UConn | James Braxton tips it home | 62-63 |
| 01:32 | Pitt | Terry Gordon swats the short shot by Randall Neal | 62-63 |
| 01:31 | Pitt | Randall Neal can't tip it in | 62-63 |
| 01:29 | Pitt | Dexter Avery snags the offensive board | 62-63 |
| 01:24 | Pitt | Brooks Headley is open and scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by David Long | 64-63 |
| 01:04 | UConn | Terry Gordon drills a floater from the right wing set up by Christopher Morris | 64-65 |
| 00:52 | Pitt | Brooks Headley drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dexter Avery | 66-65 |
| 00:44 | UConn | Larry Floyd double dribbles | 66-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Blackmon (C) Darin Trombly | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Randall Neal hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Terry Gordon - foul #3 on Terry Gordon, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Randall Neal misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Randall Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:12 | UConn | Terry Gordon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Morris and he's hacked by Garrett Dematteo - foul #4 on Garrett Dematteo, team foul #7 | 67-67 |
| 00:12 | UConn | Terry Gordon makes the free throw | 67-68 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Pitt | Daniel Blackmon swats the layup by Dexter Avery | 67-68 |
| 00:06 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon pulls down the rebound | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:03 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon is fouled in the backcourt by Randall Neal - foul #2 on Randall Neal, team foul #8 | 67-68 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon misses the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:03 | Pitt | David Long snags the defensive board | 67-68 |
| 00:03 | Pitt | Pitt calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Dexter Avery misses the halfcourt shot | 67-68 |