| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Norwood (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Richard Holland (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Colucci (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Willie Birch (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Sontag (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Peter Witt inbounds the ball | 39-37 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Pitt | Michael Colucci hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 39-37 |
| 19:37 | Pitt | Peter Witt grabs the offensive board | 39-37 |
| 19:20 | Pitt | Cary Marshall clanks a 3 from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 19:19 | UConn | James Sontag grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 19:14 | UConn | Cary Marshall takes the ball from John Douglas in the backcourt | 39-37 |
| 19:12 | Pitt | Cary Marshall jams it | 41-37 |
| 19:05 | UConn | John Douglas misses the lay-in | 41-37 |
| 19:04 | UConn | Willie Birch grabs the offensive board | 41-37 |
| 18:57 | UConn | Gene Mackey's pass is intercepted by Richard Holland | 41-37 |
| 18:42 | Pitt | Cary Marshall makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-37 |
| 18:24 | UConn | James Sontag banks in the layup set up by John Douglas | 43-39 |
| 18:12 | Pitt | Richard Holland buries a shot near the basket | 45-39 |
| 17:46 | UConn | Michael Colucci picks off the pass by Willie Birch | 45-39 |
| 17:23 | Pitt | John Douglas steals the ball from Michael Colucci | 45-39 |
| 17:20 | UConn | John Douglas hits the finger roll | 45-41 |
| 17:02 | Pitt | Robert Norwood is denied on a layup by Willie Birch | 45-41 |
| 17:00 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses the tip | 45-41 |
| 16:58 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Colucci | 45-41 |
| 16:43 | Pitt | Richard Holland comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 16:42 | Pitt | Michael Colucci tips it back up and in | 47-41 |
| 16:26 | UConn | Willie Birch misses long on a floater near the basket | 47-41 |
| 16:25 | Pitt | Michael Colucci gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 16:18 | Pitt | Michael Colucci hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 16:17 | UConn | James Sontag gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 15:54 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 15:53 | Pitt | Michael Colucci grabs the board | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Norwood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Witt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Holland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Colucci (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Satsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Willie Birch (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gene Mackey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Sontag (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Pitt | Richard Holland misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gene Mackey - foul #3 on Gene Mackey, team foul #1 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Manuel Barker (PG), Radomil Polakowski (SG), Kong Ming (SF), Giuseppe Conti (C) Cary Marshall, Robert Norwood, Peter Witt, Michael Colucci | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG), Robert Charles (SG), Robert Hurley (SF), Loren Stinson (PF), Maurice Short (C) John Douglas, Paul Satsky, Willie Birch, Gene Mackey, James Sontag | |
| 15:30 | Pitt | Richard Holland makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 15:30 | Pitt | Richard Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 15:30 | UConn | The rebound goes to Maurice Short | 48-41 |
| 15:13 | UConn | Jamie Farrar connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Charles | 48-44 |
| 15:06 | Pitt | Kong Ming comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Hurley - foul #1 on Robert Hurley, team foul #2 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Colucci (C) Richard Holland | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 15:06 | Pitt | Kong Ming makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 15:06 | Pitt | Kong Ming misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 15:06 | UConn | Maurice Short snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 14:59 | UConn | Manuel Barker takes the ball from Jamie Farrar | 49-44 |
| 14:44 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Charles - foul #3 on Robert Charles, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| 14:44 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 14:44 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 14:26 | UConn | Michael Colucci is called for the reach on Robert Charles - foul #2 on Michael Colucci, team foul #1 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | UConn | Willie Birch (SG) Robert Charles | |
| 14:13 | UConn | Willie Birch can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 51-44 |
| 14:11 | UConn | Robert Hurley hits the follow up shot | 51-46 |
| 13:51 | Pitt | Manuel Barker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 13:50 | UConn | Willie Birch gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 13:32 | UConn | Jamie Farrar is fouled on the floor by Manuel Barker - foul #3 on Manuel Barker, team foul #2 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cary Marshall (PG), Robert Norwood (SG) Radomil Polakowski, Giuseppe Conti | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Satsky (SG) Robert Hurley | |
| 13:24 | UConn | Robert Norwood is called for the reach on Jamie Farrar - foul #3 on Robert Norwood, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Mackey (PF), James Sontag (C) Loren Stinson, Maurice Short | |
| 13:11 | UConn | James Sontag misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 51-46 |
| 13:10 | UConn | Willie Birch tips it but misses | 51-46 |
| 13:09 | UConn | James Sontag tips it back up and in | 51-48 |
| 12:56 | Pitt | Robert Norwood's pass is intercepted by Jamie Farrar | 51-48 |
| 12:29 | UConn | Gene Mackey can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Kong Ming - foul #1 on Kong Ming, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF), Richard Holland (PF) Manuel Barker, Kong Ming | |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (PG) Jamie Farrar | |
| 12:29 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 12:29 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 12:29 | Pitt | Michael Colucci gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 12:12 | Pitt | Cary Marshall is fouled on the floor by James Sontag - foul #1 on James Sontag, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hurley (SF) Willie Birch | |
| 11:55 | Pitt | Robert Norwood double dribbles | 51-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (SG), Giuseppe Conti (C) Robert Norwood, Michael Colucci | |
| Subs | UConn | Maurice Short (C) Gene Mackey | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Radomil Polakowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Holland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Hurley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Sontag (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Maurice Short (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | UConn | Radomil Polakowski steals the ball from John Douglas | 51-49 |
| 11:07 | Pitt | Peter Witt is hacked by Robert Hurley - foul #2 on Robert Hurley, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Manuel Barker (SF) Peter Witt | |
| Subs | UConn | Willie Birch (SF), Loren Stinson (PF) Robert Hurley, James Sontag | |
| 10:57 | Pitt | Cary Marshall knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 10:32 | UConn | Maurice Short clanks a floater from the right block | 53-49 |
| 10:30 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Giuseppe Conti | 53-49 |
| 10:23 | Pitt | Richard Holland hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Radomil Polakowski and he's hacked by Loren Stinson - foul #2 on Loren Stinson, team foul #6 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Norwood (SG), Michael Colucci (C) Radomil Polakowski, Giuseppe Conti | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG), Gene Mackey (PF) John Douglas, Loren Stinson | |
| 10:23 | Pitt | Richard Holland misses the free throw | 55-49 |
| 10:23 | UConn | Gene Mackey grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 09:58 | UConn | Jamie Farrar comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 09:57 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Michael Colucci | 55-49 |
| 09:44 | Pitt | The jump hook by Michael Colucci is blocked by Gene Mackey | 55-49 |
| 09:43 | UConn | Willie Birch grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 09:30 | UConn | Paul Satsky hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Norwood - foul #4 on Robert Norwood, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (SG), Peter Witt (SF), Kong Ming (PF) Cary Marshall, Robert Norwood, Richard Holland | |
| Subs | UConn | James Sontag (C) Maurice Short | |
| 09:30 | UConn | Paul Satsky makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 09:30 | UConn | Paul Satsky makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 09:13 | Pitt | Gene Mackey steals it from Peter Witt | 55-51 |
| 09:07 | UConn | Michael Colucci swats the short shot by Gene Mackey | 55-51 |
| 09:06 | UConn | Willie Birch tips it home | 55-53 |
| 08:43 | Pitt | Manuel Barker travels with the ball | 55-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Thomas (SG), Giuseppe Conti (C) Manuel Barker, Michael Colucci | |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (PG) Paul Satsky | |
| 08:24 | UConn | John Douglas knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jamie Farrar | 55-56 |
| 08:08 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jamie Farrar - foul #1 on Jamie Farrar, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cary Marshall (PG) Radomil Polakowski | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hurley (SF) Willie Birch | |
| 08:08 | Pitt | Craig Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 08:08 | Pitt | Craig Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 07:54 | UConn | Gene Mackey drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Jamie Farrar | 57-58 |
| 07:38 | Pitt | Robert Hurley is called for the reach on Cary Marshall - foul #3 on Robert Hurley, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Norwood (SG), Manuel Barker (SF), Michael Colucci (C) Craig Thomas, Peter Witt, Giuseppe Conti | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG), Maurice Short (C) Jamie Farrar, Gene Mackey | |
| 07:38 | Pitt | Cary Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 07:38 | Pitt | Cary Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Norwood (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Manuel Barker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kong Ming (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Colucci (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 14 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Charles (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Hurley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Sontag (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Maurice Short (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | UConn | Robert Charles is hacked by Robert Norwood - foul #5 on Robert Norwood, team foul #6 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (SG) Robert Norwood | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Satsky (SG), Willie Birch (SF), Loren Stinson (PF) Robert Charles, Robert Hurley, James Sontag | |
| 07:04 | UConn | Michael Colucci picks off the pass by Willie Birch | 59-58 |
| 06:41 | Pitt | Maurice Short is called for the reach on Manuel Barker - foul #1 on Maurice Short, team foul #9 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Holland (PF) Kong Ming | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hurley (SF) John Douglas | |
| 06:41 | Pitt | Manuel Barker makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 06:41 | Pitt | Manuel Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 06:33 | UConn | Willie Birch hits a shot from the left block set up by Maurice Short and he's fouled by Richard Holland - foul #3 on Richard Holland, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF) Radomil Polakowski | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG), Gene Mackey (PF) Robert Hurley, Loren Stinson | |
| 06:33 | UConn | Willie Birch makes the free throw | 61-61 |
| 06:10 | Pitt | Michael Colucci can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 06:09 | UConn | Paul Satsky grabs the board | 61-61 |
| 06:03 | UConn | Jamie Farrar misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-61 |
| 06:02 | UConn | Maurice Short hits the follow up shot | 61-63 |
| 05:43 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Maurice Short - foul #2 on Maurice Short, team foul #10 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (SG), Giuseppe Conti (PF) Manuel Barker, Richard Holland | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hurley (SF), James Sontag (C) Paul Satsky, Maurice Short | |
| 05:43 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 05:43 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 05:43 | UConn | Gene Mackey gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 05:36 | UConn | Willie Birch misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Peter Witt - foul #3 on Peter Witt, team foul #8 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Thomas (SG), Richard Holland (PF) Cary Marshall, Michael Colucci | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 05:36 | UConn | Willie Birch makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 05:36 | UConn | Willie Birch makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 05:11 | Pitt | Craig Thomas loses the dribble to Robert Hurley | 61-65 |
| 04:55 | UConn | James Sontag is fouled on the floor by Richard Holland - foul #4 on Richard Holland, team foul #9 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SF) Peter Witt | |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (PG), Paul Satsky (SG), Maurice Short (C) Willie Birch, Jamie Farrar, Gene Mackey | |
| 04:55 | UConn | James Sontag makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 04:55 | UConn | James Sontag misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 04:55 | Pitt | Kong Ming snags the defensive board | 61-66 |
| 04:26 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 04:25 | UConn | Maurice Short grabs the board | 61-66 |
| 04:05 | UConn | Paul Satsky connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Sontag | 61-69 |
| 03:47 | Pitt | James Sontag takes the ball from Craig Thomas | 61-69 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | UConn | Paul Satsky loses the dribble to Richard Holland | 61-69 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Radomil Polakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kong Ming (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Holland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Giuseppe Conti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Hurley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Sontag (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Maurice Short (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Pitt | Kong Ming is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Kong Ming, team foul #10 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cary Marshall (PG), Manuel Barker (SG), Peter Witt (SF), Michael Colucci (C) Radomil Polakowski, Craig Thomas, Kong Ming, Giuseppe Conti | |
| Subs | UConn | Willie Birch (SF), Gene Mackey (PF) Robert Hurley, Maurice Short | |
| 02:47 | UConn | Paul Satsky is fouled on the floor by Manuel Barker - foul #4 on Manuel Barker, team foul #11 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG) John Douglas | |
| 02:47 | UConn | Paul Satsky misses the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 02:47 | UConn | Paul Satsky makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 02:35 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 61-70 |
| 02:33 | Pitt | Michael Colucci grabs the offensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 02:25 | Pitt | The 3pt attempt by Richard Holland is denied by Gene Mackey | 61-70 |
| 02:23 | Pitt | Manuel Barker grabs the offensive board | 61-70 |
| 02:13 | Pitt | Manuel Barker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-70 |
| 02:12 | UConn | Paul Satsky grabs the defensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 01:50 | UConn | Jamie Farrar misses the lay-in | 61-70 |
| 01:48 | Pitt | Cary Marshall gets the rebound | 61-70 |
| 01:35 | Pitt | Peter Witt connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Manuel Barker | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:18 | UConn | James Sontag hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Manuel Barker - foul #5 on Manuel Barker, team foul #12 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (SG) Manuel Barker | |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (PG) Jamie Farrar | |
| 01:18 | UConn | James Sontag makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 01:18 | UConn | James Sontag makes the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 01:05 | Pitt | Cary Marshall knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Michael Colucci | 66-72 |
| 00:43 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Satsky | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:36 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-75 |
| 00:35 | UConn | Willie Birch grabs the defensive rebound | 66-75 |
| 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 man to man (+4) | |
| 00:34 | UConn | Cary Marshall is called for the reach on Willie Birch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cary Marshall, team foul #13 | 66-75 |
| 00:34 | UConn | Willie Birch misses the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:34 | UConn | Willie Birch misses the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:34 | Pitt | Richard Holland pulls down the rebound | 66-75 |
| 00:27 | Pitt | Gene Mackey is called for the reach on Richard Holland - foul #4 on Gene Mackey, team foul #11 | 66-75 |
| 00:27 | Pitt | Richard Holland misses the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:27 | Pitt | Richard Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:25 | UConn | Radomil Polakowski is called for the reach on Paul Satsky in the backcourt - foul #2 on Radomil Polakowski, team foul #14 | 67-75 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hurley (SF) Willie Birch | |
| 00:25 | UConn | Paul Satsky makes the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:25 | UConn | Paul Satsky makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:17 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-77 |
| 00:15 | UConn | Robert Hurley snags the defensive board | 67-77 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | John Douglas runs out the clock | 67-77 |