| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Cota (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arnold Bolte (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Sanders (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Yeager (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerard Booth (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Page (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Smith (fresh) SF - William Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - George Boyd (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Fusco (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte is hacked by Donald Fusco - foul #2 on Donald Fusco, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| 19:31 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte's pass is intercepted by Donald Fusco | 34-36 |
| 19:07 | Pitt | Richard Page is fouled on the floor by Charles Cota - foul #1 on Charles Cota, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| 18:59 | Pitt | Bradley Smith hits a wide open 3 from the right corner set up by Richard Page | 34-39 |
| 18:32 | Villanova | The short jumper by Arnold Bolte is denied by George Boyd | 34-39 |
| 18:30 | Pitt | William Baldwin grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 18:28 | Pitt | Richard Page is fouled in the backcourt by Gerard Booth - foul #1 on Gerard Booth, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Barry Gran (SG), Marshall Wilcox (SF), Victor Crawford (PF), Eric Allen (C) Charles Cota, Arnold Bolte, Jerry Sanders, Richard Yeager, Gerard Booth | |
| Subs | Pitt | Patrick Stephens (SG), Michael Powers (C) Bradley Smith, Donald Fusco | |
| 18:23 | Pitt | Richard Page connects on the open fadeaway from close range set up by Patrick Stephens | 34-41 |
| 18:07 | Villanova | Eric Allen clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 18:05 | Pitt | Richard Page grabs the defensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 18:01 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens is fouled in the backcourt by Barry Gran - foul #3 on Barry Gran, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Yeager (PF) Barry Gran | |
| Subs | Pitt | Nathan Chico (SF), Alvin Twitchell (PF) William Baldwin, George Boyd | |
| 17:42 | Pitt | Richard Page loses the dribble to Gregory Simmers | 34-41 |
| 17:32 | Villanova | Richard Yeager misses short on a shot from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 17:31 | Pitt | Michael Powers grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 17:25 | Pitt | Eric Allen steals the ball from Nathan Chico in the backcourt | 34-41 |
| 17:20 | Villanova | Richard Yeager misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 17:19 | Villanova | Victor Crawford grabs the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 16:58 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 16:56 | Pitt | Richard Page gets the rebound | 34-41 |
| 16:47 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens clanks a shot from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 16:45 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 16:32 | Pitt | Michael Powers loses the ball out of bounds | 34-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (PG), Arnold Bolte (SG), Jerry Sanders (SF), Gerard Booth (C) Gregory Simmers, Marshall Wilcox, Victor Crawford, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Smith (SG), William Baldwin (SF), George Boyd (PF), Donald Fusco (C) Patrick Stephens, Nathan Chico, Alvin Twitchell, Michael Powers | |
| 16:18 | Villanova | Charles Cota scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-41 |
| 16:04 | Pitt | George Boyd hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook in the lane | 36-41 |
| 16:02 | Pitt | George Boyd pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 15:39 | Pitt | Bradley Smith clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 15:37 | Villanova | Gerard Booth gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Cota (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arnold Bolte (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Yeager (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerard Booth (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Page (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - George Boyd (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Fusco (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte misses badly on a floater from the left side | 36-41 |
| 15:23 | Pitt | Donald Fusco snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 15:17 | Pitt | Richard Yeager blocks the short jumper by George Boyd | 36-41 |
| 15:16 | Pitt | Donald Fusco snags the offensive board | 36-41 |
| 14:59 | Pitt | Bradley Smith is hacked by Richard Yeager - foul #2 on Richard Yeager, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Barry Gran (SG), Eric Allen (PF), William Anderson (C) Charles Cota, Arnold Bolte, Richard Yeager, Gerard Booth | |
| Subs | Pitt | Patrick Stephens (SG), Nathan Chico (SF), Alvin Twitchell (PF), Michael Powers (C) Richard Page, William Baldwin, George Boyd, Donald Fusco | |
| 14:46 | Pitt | Bradley Smith blows the layup | 36-41 |
| 14:45 | Pitt | Bradley Smith tips it back up and in | 36-43 |
| 14:25 | Villanova | Barry Gran clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 14:24 | Villanova | Eric Allen can't tip it in | 36-43 |
| 14:22 | Pitt | Nathan Chico gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 14:20 | Pitt | Gregory Simmers steals the ball from Nathan Chico in the backcourt | 36-43 |
| 14:19 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers misses the easy layup | 36-43 |
| 14:17 | Villanova | William Anderson misses the tip | 36-43 |
| 14:15 | Villanova | Barry Gran gets the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 14:08 | Villanova | Barry Gran connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 13:47 | Pitt | Bradley Smith knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Alvin Twitchell and he's hacked by Eric Allen - foul #2 on Eric Allen, team foul #5 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (PG), Arnold Bolte (SG), Victor Crawford (PF), Gerard Booth (C) Gregory Simmers, Jerry Sanders, Eric Allen, William Anderson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (PG), William Baldwin (SF), Robert Mohr (PF), Donald Fusco (C) Patrick Stephens, Nathan Chico, Alvin Twitchell, Michael Powers | |
| 13:47 | Pitt | Bradley Smith misses the free throw | 39-45 |
| 13:47 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Victor Crawford | 39-45 |
| 13:43 | Villanova | Barry Gran misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 13:42 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Richard Page | 39-45 |
| 13:37 | Pitt | Richard Page hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bradley Smith | 39-48 |
| 13:20 | Villanova | Barry Gran misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 13:19 | Pitt | Bradley Smith grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 12:59 | Pitt | Donald Fusco makes the floater from the left block set up by Bradley Smith | 39-50 |
| 12:41 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte misses long on a jumper from close range | 39-50 |
| 12:39 | Pitt | Robert Mohr gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| 12:32 | Pitt | Donald Fusco knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Page | 39-52 |
| 12:08 | Villanova | Charles Cota misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-52 |
| 12:07 | Villanova | Victor Crawford pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 11:51 | Villanova | Charles Cota buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Barry Gran | 41-52 |
| 11:35 | Pitt | Richard Page misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 41-52 |
| 11:33 | Villanova | Gerard Booth snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Cota (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arnold Bolte (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Gran (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Victor Crawford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Gerard Booth (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Page (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bradley Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Baldwin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Robert Mohr (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Fusco (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Villanova | Robert Mohr swats the shot by Barry Gran | 41-52 |
| 11:12 | Pitt | Robert Mohr snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| 11:07 | Pitt | Richard Page is hacked by Barry Gran in the backcourt - foul #4 on Barry Gran, team foul #6 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG), Joseph Rose (SG), Marshall Wilcox (SF), Richard Yeager (PF), Eric Allen (C) Charles Cota, Arnold Bolte, Barry Gran, Victor Crawford, Gerard Booth | |
| Subs | Pitt | Patrick Stephens (SG), Nathan Chico (SF), George Boyd (PF), Michael Powers (C) Bradley Smith, William Baldwin, Robert Mohr, Donald Fusco | |
| 10:59 | Pitt | Michael Powers misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-52 |
| 10:57 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| 10:34 | Villanova | Joseph Rose is hacked by Patrick Stephens - foul #2 on Patrick Stephens, team foul #2 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Sanders (SF) Joseph Rose | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 10:20 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders travels with the ball | 41-52 |
| 10:16 | Pitt | Nathan Chico is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nathan Chico, team foul #3 | 41-52 |
| 10:04 | Villanova | Richard Yeager clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 41-52 |
| 10:02 | Villanova | Eric Allen tips it but misses | 41-52 |
| 10:01 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Richard Page | 41-52 |
| 09:36 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens loses the ball out of bounds | 41-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Rose (SG), William Anderson (C) Marshall Wilcox, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell (PF) Nathan Chico | |
| 09:18 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers's pass is intercepted by George Boyd | 41-52 |
| 09:13 | Pitt | Richard Page comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 41-52 |
| 09:11 | Villanova | William Anderson grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 08:49 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-52 |
| 08:47 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 08:34 | Pitt | Richard Page misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-52 |
| 08:32 | Villanova | William Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 08:26 | Villanova | Richard Yeager makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by William Anderson | 43-52 |
| 08:02 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-54 |
| 07:52 | Villanova | Richard Yeager clanks a jumper in the lane | 43-54 |
| 07:50 | Pitt | Michael Powers grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 07:35 | Pitt | William Anderson blocks the short jumper by George Boyd | 43-54 |
| 07:33 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell tips it home | 43-56 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Simmers (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Rose (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Sanders (tired) 2 reb. PF - Richard Yeager (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Page (tired) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Stephens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Michael Powers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alvin Twitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - George Boyd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers misses the floater from the left wing | 43-56 |
| 07:27 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Alvin Twitchell | 43-56 |
| 07:05 | Pitt | Richard Yeager is called for the reach on Patrick Stephens - foul #3 on Richard Yeager, team foul #7 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (PG), Arnold Bolte (SG), Barry Gran (SF), Victor Crawford (PF), Eric Allen (C) Gregory Simmers, Joseph Rose, Jerry Sanders, Richard Yeager, William Anderson | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Baldwin (PG), Nathan Chico (SF), Robert Mohr (PF), Donald Fusco (C) Richard Page, Michael Powers, Alvin Twitchell, George Boyd | |
| 07:05 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 07:05 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 07:05 | Villanova | Eric Allen snags the defensive board | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:00 | Villanova | Barry Gran makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Charles Cota | 45-57 |
| 06:58 | Pitt | Arnold Bolte steals the ball from William Baldwin in the backcourt | 45-57 |
| 06:56 | Villanova | Barry Gran misses the lay-in | 45-57 |
| 06:54 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Mohr | 45-57 |
| 06:35 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Baldwin | 45-59 |
| 06:19 | Villanova | Barry Gran scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Arnold Bolte | 48-59 |
| 06:05 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens misses the easy layup | 48-59 |
| 06:03 | Villanova | Eric Allen gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:58 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-59 |
| 05:56 | Pitt | Donald Fusco snags the defensive board | 48-59 |
| 05:44 | Pitt | Donald Fusco misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-59 |
| 05:43 | Villanova | Eric Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 05:24 | Villanova | Nathan Chico is called for the reach on Charles Cota - foul #2 on Nathan Chico, team foul #4 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox (SF), Richard Yeager (PF), Gerard Booth (C) Charles Cota, Victor Crawford, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (PG), Bradley Smith (SG), George Boyd (PF) Patrick Stephens, Nathan Chico, Robert Mohr | |
| 05:14 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 48-59 |
| 05:13 | Pitt | Donald Fusco grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 04:53 | Pitt | George Boyd can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 48-59 |
| 04:52 | Villanova | Barry Gran grabs the board | 48-59 |
| 04:32 | Villanova | Barry Gran misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-59 |
| 04:30 | Pitt | Donald Fusco snags the defensive board | 48-59 |
| 04:28 | Pitt | William Baldwin is hacked by Barry Gran in the backcourt - foul #5 on Barry Gran, team foul #8 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (PG), Victor Crawford (PF) Barry Gran, Richard Yeager | |
| Subs | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell (PF) George Boyd | |
| 04:28 | Pitt | William Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 04:28 | Pitt | William Baldwin misses the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 04:28 | Villanova | Gerard Booth grabs the board | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:24 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte is hacked by Bradley Smith - foul #2 on Bradley Smith, team foul #5 | 48-60 |
| 04:11 | Villanova | Marshall Wilcox scores on a 3 from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 04:08 | Pitt | Gerard Booth is called for the reach on Bradley Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerard Booth, team foul #9 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | Eric Allen (PF) Marshall Wilcox | |
| Subs | Pitt | Nathan Chico (SF) William Baldwin | |
| 04:08 | Pitt | Bradley Smith makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 04:08 | Pitt | Bradley Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte misses long on a shot from the left wing | 51-62 |
| 03:47 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Donald Fusco | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Pitt | Donald Fusco is hacked by Charles Cota in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Cota, team foul #10 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Simmers (PG) Charles Cota | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Boyd (PF) Alvin Twitchell | |
| 03:46 | Pitt | Donald Fusco misses the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 03:46 | Pitt | Donald Fusco makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers loses the ball out of bounds | 51-63 |
| 03:36 | Pitt | Richard Page is hacked by Gregory Simmers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Simmers, team foul #11 | 51-63 |
| 03:36 | Pitt | Richard Page makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 03:36 | Pitt | Richard Page makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 03:21 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Gregory Simmers | 53-65 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Simmers (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Arnold Bolte (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Crawford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eric Allen (fresh) 8 reb. C - Gerard Booth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Page (tired) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bradley Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Nathan Chico (fresh) PF - George Boyd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Fusco (tiring) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Pitt | George Boyd is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Simmers - foul #4 on Gregory Simmers, team foul #12 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Powers (C) Donald Fusco | |
| 03:20 | Pitt | George Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 03:20 | Pitt | George Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 03:09 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-67 |
| 03:07 | Pitt | Nathan Chico is hacked by Gregory Simmers in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gregory Simmers, team foul #13 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Cota (PG), William Anderson (C) Gregory Simmers, Gerard Booth | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 03:07 | Pitt | Nathan Chico misses the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 03:07 | Pitt | Nathan Chico makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 02:48 | Villanova | Charles Cota is fouled on the floor by George Boyd - foul #1 on George Boyd, team foul #6 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Rose (SG), Marshall Wilcox (SF), Richard Yeager (PF) Arnold Bolte, Victor Crawford, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Baldwin (SF), Alvin Twitchell (PF) Nathan Chico, George Boyd | |
| 02:29 | Villanova | Alvin Twitchell denies the turnaround by Richard Yeager | 56-68 |
| 02:28 | Pitt | William Baldwin gets the rebound | 56-68 |
| 02:26 | Pitt | William Baldwin is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Cota - foul #3 on Charles Cota, team foul #14 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Nathan Chico (SG), George Boyd (PF) Bradley Smith, Alvin Twitchell | |
| 02:26 | Pitt | William Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 02:26 | Pitt | William Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| 02:09 | Villanova | Charles Cota misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-70 |
| 02:07 | Pitt | Nathan Chico pulls down the rebound | 56-70 |
| 02:05 | Pitt | Joseph Rose is called for the reach on Nathan Chico in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Rose, team foul #15 | 56-70 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gerard Booth (C) William Anderson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell (PF) William Baldwin | |
| 02:05 | Pitt | Nathan Chico misses the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 02:05 | Pitt | Nathan Chico makes the 2nd free throw | 56-71 |
| 01:47 | Villanova | Richard Yeager throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-71 |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Bolte (SG), Jerry Sanders (SF) Joseph Rose, Marshall Wilcox | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Smith (SG), Donald Fusco (C) Michael Powers, Alvin Twitchell | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:24 | Pitt | Donald Fusco hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left side | 56-71 |
| 01:23 | Villanova | Gerard Booth gets the rebound | 56-71 |
| 00:59 | Villanova | Charles Cota knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Arnold Bolte and he's hacked by Richard Page - foul #3 on Richard Page, team foul #7 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Baldwin (SF) Nathan Chico | |
| 00:59 | Villanova | Charles Cota misses the free throw | 58-71 |
| 00:59 | Pitt | Bradley Smith gets the rebound | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Pitt | William Baldwin is hacked by Charles Cota in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Cota, team foul #16 | 58-71 |
| 00:54 | Pitt | William Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 00:54 | Pitt | William Baldwin misses the 2nd free throw | 58-72 |
| 00:54 | Villanova | Gerard Booth grabs the defensive rebound | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-72 |
| 00:47 | Pitt | William Baldwin snags the defensive board | 58-72 |
| 00:19 | Pitt | Richard Page's fadeaway is rejected by Gerard Booth | 58-72 |
| 00:18 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jerry Sanders | 58-72 |
| 00:13 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Yeager and he's fouled by Bradley Smith - foul #3 on Bradley Smith, team foul #8 | 60-72 |
| 00:13 | Villanova | Arnold Bolte makes the free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Richard Page runs out the clock | 61-72 |