| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fresh) SG - Robert Norwood (fresh) SF - Peter Witt (fresh) PF - Michael Colucci (fresh) C - Ronnie Butler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Vincent Saulsberry (fresh) SG - Ronald Perry (fresh) SF - Robert Underwood (fresh) PF - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) C - Marvin Hoffman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Villanova | Robert Norwood is called for the reach on Vincent Saulsberry - foul #1 on Robert Norwood, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman makes the floater from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Pitt | Robert Norwood misses long on a shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Villanova | Robert Underwood misses the dunk but he's fouled by Peter Witt - foul #1 on Peter Witt, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Villanova | Robert Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:51 | Villanova | Robert Underwood misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:51 | Pitt | Michael Colucci grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:47 | Pitt | Cary Marshall's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Crimmins | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | Pitt | Cary Marshall pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:28 | Pitt | Robert Norwood misses short on a 3 from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:26 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:06 | Villanova | Robert Underwood hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Marvin Hoffman | 0-5 |
| 17:51 | Pitt | Peter Witt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-5 |
| 17:31 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Colucci - foul #1 on Michael Colucci, team foul #3 | 0-5 |
| 17:31 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins misses the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:31 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins makes the 2nd free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:16 | Pitt | Robert Norwood connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Cary Marshall | 3-6 |
| 16:47 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Underwood | 3-8 |
| 16:29 | Pitt | Michael Colucci can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Christopher Crimmins - foul #1 on Christopher Crimmins, team foul #1 | 3-8 |
| 16:29 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:29 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:29 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman gets the rebound | 3-8 |
| 16:21 | Villanova | Ronnie Butler steals the ball from Ronald Perry | 3-8 |
| 16:13 | Pitt | Peter Witt can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Underwood - foul #1 on Robert Underwood, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| 16:13 | Pitt | Peter Witt makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:13 | Pitt | Peter Witt makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:54 | Villanova | Ronald Perry drills a jumper from the free throw line | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Norwood (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Colucci (fresh) C - Ronnie Butler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Vincent Saulsberry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Perry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Underwood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) 1 pts. C - Marvin Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses the floater from the free throw line | 5-10 |
| 15:43 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Christopher Crimmins | 5-10 |
| 15:31 | Villanova | Robert Underwood misses the driving attempt from the left block | 5-10 |
| 15:30 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Michael Colucci | 5-10 |
| 15:24 | Pitt | Peter Witt's dunk attempt is rejected by Marvin Hoffman | 5-10 |
| 15:23 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler tips it in | 7-10 |
| 15:17 | Villanova | Ronald Perry is hacked by Robert Norwood - foul #2 on Robert Norwood, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Pitt | Manuel Barker (SG), Kong Ming (SF), Ronald Delk (PF), Richard Holland (C) Robert Norwood, Peter Witt, Michael Colucci, Ronnie Butler | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG), Jeffrey Pagan (SG), Daniel Hughes (SF), Ryan Mueller (PF), Ryan Wilson (C) Vincent Saulsberry, Ronald Perry, Robert Underwood, Christopher Crimmins, Marvin Hoffman | |
| 14:55 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Manuel Barker - foul #1 on Manuel Barker, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG) Cary Marshall | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 14:55 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:55 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:33 | Pitt | Ronald Delk lays it up and in | 9-12 |
| 14:12 | Villanova | Ryan Mueller can't connect on a shot in the lane | 9-12 |
| 14:10 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kong Ming | 9-12 |
| 13:49 | Pitt | Richard Holland misses the dunk | 9-12 |
| 13:47 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Ryan Mueller | 9-12 |
| 13:42 | Villanova | Daniel Hughes makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 13:30 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski misses short on a jumper from the right side | 9-15 |
| 13:28 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Radomil Polakowski | 9-15 |
| 13:20 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 9-15 |
| 13:19 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Ryan Mueller | 9-15 |
| 12:56 | Villanova | Ryan Mueller misses short on a floater from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 12:55 | Pitt | Richard Holland snags the defensive board | 9-15 |
| 12:35 | Pitt | Kong Ming is whistled for a carry | 9-15 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cary Marshall (PG), Peter Witt (SF), Michael Colucci (PF), Ronnie Butler (C) Radomil Polakowski, Kong Ming, Ronald Delk, Richard Holland | |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry (PG), Ronald Perry (SG), Robert Underwood (SF), Christopher Crimmins (PF), Marvin Hoffman (C) Rodolfo Mercado, Jeffrey Pagan, Daniel Hughes, Ryan Mueller, Ryan Wilson | |
| 12:17 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Underwood | 9-17 |
| 11:55 | Pitt | Michael Colucci hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Marvin Hoffman - foul #1 on Marvin Hoffman, team foul #3 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG) Manuel Barker | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 11:55 | Pitt | Michael Colucci makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 11:55 | Pitt | Michael Colucci makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Radomil Polakowski (fresh) SG - Cary Marshall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Colucci (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Butler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Vincent Saulsberry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Perry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Underwood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Christopher Crimmins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Marvin Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman misses short on a runner from the baseline | 11-17 |
| 11:31 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler grabs the board | 11-17 |
| 11:13 | Pitt | Cary Marshall misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 11-17 |
| 11:12 | Pitt | Michael Colucci pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 10:56 | Pitt | The short jumper by Peter Witt is denied by Christopher Crimmins | 11-17 |
| 10:54 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| 10:30 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | Manuel Barker (SG) Radomil Polakowski | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 10:05 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-17 |
| 10:04 | Villanova | Ronald Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 09:40 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins misses the easy layup | 11-17 |
| 09:38 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry grabs the offensive board | 11-17 |
| 09:20 | Villanova | Robert Underwood lays it up and in set up by Ronald Perry | 11-19 |
| 09:03 | Pitt | Michael Colucci lays it in | 13-19 |
| 08:34 | Villanova | Cary Marshall is called for the reach on Robert Underwood - foul #1 on Cary Marshall, team foul #6 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG), Kong Ming (SF), Ronald Delk (PF), Richard Holland (C) Cary Marshall, Peter Witt, Michael Colucci, Ronnie Butler | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG), Jeffrey Pagan (SG), Daniel Hughes (SF), Ryan Mueller (PF), Ryan Wilson (C) Vincent Saulsberry, Ronald Perry, Robert Underwood, Christopher Crimmins, Marvin Hoffman | |
| 08:08 | Villanova | Ryan Mueller clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Ronald Delk - foul #1 on Ronald Delk, team foul #7 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Colucci (PF) Manuel Barker | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 08:08 | Villanova | Ryan Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 08:08 | Villanova | Ryan Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 07:51 | Pitt | Ryan Mueller denies the turnaround by Michael Colucci | 13-21 |
| 07:49 | Pitt | Ronald Delk hits the follow up shot | 15-21 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Radomil Polakowski (fresh) SG - Kong Ming (fresh) SF - Ronald Delk (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Colucci (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Holland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rodolfo Mercado (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Pagan (fresh) SF - Daniel Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ryan Mueller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Wilson (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson travels with the ball | 15-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry (PG) Jeffrey Pagan | |
| 07:06 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Ryan Mueller - foul #1 on Ryan Mueller, team foul #4 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cary Marshall (PG), Manuel Barker (SG), Ronnie Butler (C) Radomil Polakowski, Ronald Delk, Richard Holland | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ronald Perry (SG), Robert Underwood (SF) Rodolfo Mercado, Daniel Hughes | |
| 07:06 | Pitt | Michael Colucci makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 07:06 | Pitt | Michael Colucci makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 06:37 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson travels with the ball | 17-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Norwood (SG), Richard Holland (PF) Manuel Barker, Michael Colucci | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins (PF), Marvin Hoffman (C) Ryan Mueller, Ryan Wilson | |
| 06:10 | Pitt | Cary Marshall loses the ball out of bounds | 17-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF) Kong Ming | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 05:47 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman is whistled for a carry | 17-21 |
| 05:22 | Pitt | Richard Holland misses short on a floater from the left side | 17-21 |
| 05:21 | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry snags the defensive board | 17-21 |
| 04:58 | Villanova | Robert Underwood lays it up and in set up by Vincent Saulsberry | 17-23 |
| 04:51 | Pitt | Robert Norwood clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 04:50 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 04:45 | Villanova | Robert Underwood misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Peter Witt - foul #2 on Peter Witt, team foul #8 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Colucci (PF) Ronnie Butler | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado (PG), Jeffrey Pagan (SG) Vincent Saulsberry, Ronald Perry | |
| 04:45 | Villanova | Robert Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 04:45 | Villanova | Robert Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 04:24 | Pitt | Robert Norwood banks in the layup set up by Cary Marshall | 19-25 |
| 04:01 | Villanova | Rodolfo Mercado misses the floater from the free throw line | 19-25 |
| 04:00 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman tips it home | 19-27 |
| 03:42 | Pitt | Robert Norwood misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-27 |
| 03:41 | Pitt | Richard Holland can't tip it in | 19-27 |
| 03:40 | Villanova | Christopher Crimmins grabs the defensive rebound | 19-27 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Norwood (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Peter Witt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Colucci (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Holland (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Rodolfo Mercado (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Pagan (fresh) SF - Robert Underwood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Christopher Crimmins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Marvin Hoffman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Villanova | The short jumper by Jeffrey Pagan is denied by Michael Colucci | 19-27 |
| 03:17 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman grabs the offensive board | 19-27 |
| 03:05 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 19-27 |
| 03:03 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman can't tip it in | 19-27 |
| 03:01 | Pitt | Robert Norwood grabs the board | 19-27 |
| 02:47 | Pitt | Robert Norwood makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-27 |
| 02:24 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman lays it in set up by Rodolfo Mercado and the foul's on Richard Holland - foul #1 on Richard Holland, team foul #9 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG), Manuel Barker (SG), Kong Ming (SF), Ronald Delk (PF), Ronnie Butler (C) Cary Marshall, Robert Norwood, Peter Witt, Michael Colucci, Richard Holland | |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincent Saulsberry (PG), Ronald Perry (SG), Daniel Hughes (SF), Ryan Mueller (PF) Rodolfo Mercado, Jeffrey Pagan, Robert Underwood, Christopher Crimmins | |
| 02:24 | Villanova | Marvin Hoffman misses the free throw | 22-29 |
| 02:24 | Pitt | Ronald Delk grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 02:02 | Pitt | Manuel Barker is hacked by Daniel Hughes - foul #1 on Daniel Hughes, team foul #5 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ryan Wilson (C) Marvin Hoffman | |
| 01:49 | Pitt | Ryan Mueller swats the short shot by Ronnie Butler | 22-29 |
| 01:47 | Villanova | Ryan Mueller grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 01:42 | Villanova | Daniel Hughes comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 22-29 |
| 01:40 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson snags the offensive board | 22-29 |
| 01:19 | Villanova | Manuel Barker takes the ball from Ronald Perry | 22-29 |
| 00:57 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald Delk and he's hacked by Ryan Wilson - foul #1 on Ryan Wilson, team foul #6 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Colucci (PF) Ronald Delk | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:57 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski makes the free throw | 25-29 |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Ronnie Butler swats the layup by Ryan Mueller | 25-29 |
| 00:30 | Pitt | Michael Colucci grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 00:24 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 25-29 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Manuel Barker tips it back up and in | 27-29 |
| 00:02 | Villanova | Ryan Wilson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | Michael Colucci grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 27-29 |