| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joe Winebrenner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Silver (fresh) 7 pts. C - Jan Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kang Chin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Noto (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Carter (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Elvin Dalton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leonard Stuck (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | James Carter inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:33 | Pitt | Kang Chin makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from James Carter | 34-30 |
| 19:28 | Villanova | John Williams drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joe Winebrenner | 37-30 |
| 18:59 | Pitt | Timothy Noto is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-30 |
| 18:57 | Villanova | John Williams snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 18:51 | Villanova | John Williams drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Silver | 40-30 |
| 18:33 | Pitt | James Carter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Alexander - foul #2 on James Alexander, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), William Gay (PF), Robert Franz (C) Kang Chin, Timothy Noto, Elvin Dalton, Leonard Stuck | |
| 18:33 | Pitt | James Carter makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 18:33 | Pitt | James Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 18:20 | Villanova | Gary Silver misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Gay - foul #1 on William Gay, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Panella (SF), Paul Molloy (PF) James Carter, William Gay | |
| 18:20 | Villanova | Gary Silver makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 18:20 | Villanova | Gary Silver makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 18:18 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-32 |
| 18:11 | Villanova | James Alexander is hacked by Paul Molloy - foul #3 on Paul Molloy, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), William Gay (PF) Jeremy Richardson, Paul Molloy | |
| 18:02 | Villanova | John Williams is whistled for traveling | 42-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson (SG), Leonard Stuck (C) Marko Kuklenski, Robert Franz | |
| 17:42 | Pitt | William Gay's pass is intercepted by John Williams | 42-32 |
| 17:19 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner lays it up and in on a great pass from John Williams | 44-32 |
| 17:02 | Pitt | William Gay comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Gary Silver - foul #2 on Gary Silver, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin (PG), Michael Woodside (SF), Donald Parker (PF), Fred Decker (C) John Williams, James Alexander, Gary Silver, Jan Faulkner | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), James Carter (SF), Robert Franz (C) Jeremy Richardson, Joseph Panella, Leonard Stuck | |
| 17:02 | Pitt | William Gay misses the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 17:02 | Pitt | William Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 16:51 | Villanova | Joe Winebrenner connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Griffin | 46-33 |
| 16:22 | Pitt | Joe Winebrenner is called for the reach on Marko Kuklenski - foul #3 on Joe Winebrenner, team foul #3 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Emery Crosier (SF) Joe Winebrenner | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Joseph Panella (SF), Elvin Dalton (PF) Marko Kuklenski, James Carter, William Gay | |
| 16:06 | Pitt | Robert Franz is fouled on the floor by Donald Parker - foul #1 on Donald Parker, team foul #4 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Lacombe (PG), Gary Silver (PF) Jeffrey Griffin, Donald Parker | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), Leonard Stuck (C) Kang Chin, Cheng-Gong Xie, Robert Franz | |
| 15:50 | Pitt | Leonard Stuck loses the dribble to Fred Decker | 46-33 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Lacombe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Woodside (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Emery Crosier (fresh) PF - Gary Silver (tiring) 9 pts. C - Fred Decker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marko Kuklenski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Noto (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Panella (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Elvin Dalton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leonard Stuck (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Villanova | Michael Woodside comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-33 |
| 15:45 | Pitt | Joseph Panella grabs the defensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 15:25 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Emery Crosier - foul #2 on Emery Crosier, team foul #5 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joe Winebrenner (SG) Emery Crosier | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Paul Molloy (SF), Robert Franz (C) Marko Kuklenski, Timothy Noto, Joseph Panella, Leonard Stuck | |
| 15:25 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 15:25 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 15:10 | Villanova | Michael Woodside misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Paul Molloy - foul #4 on Paul Molloy, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Williams (PG) David Lacombe | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Carter (SF) Paul Molloy | |
| 15:10 | Villanova | Michael Woodside misses the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 15:10 | Villanova | Michael Woodside makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 15:08 | Pitt | Joe Winebrenner is called for the reach on Kang Chin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joe Winebrenner, team foul #6 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | James Alexander (SG) Joe Winebrenner | |
| Subs | Pitt | Leonard Stuck (C) Robert Franz | |
| 14:46 | Pitt | Gary Silver takes the ball from Kang Chin | 47-35 |
| 14:28 | Villanova | John Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin (SG), Donald Parker (PF), Jan Faulkner (C) Michael Woodside, Gary Silver, Fred Decker | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), Robert Franz (C) Kang Chin, Cheng-Gong Xie, Leonard Stuck | |
| 13:59 | Pitt | James Carter misses long on a jumper from the right side | 47-35 |
| 13:57 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Franz | 47-35 |
| 13:42 | Pitt | Robert Franz scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Marko Kuklenski | 47-37 |
| 13:29 | Villanova | James Alexander comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 47-37 |
| 13:28 | Villanova | John Williams tips it but misses | 47-37 |
| 13:26 | Villanova | Donald Parker hits the follow up shot | 49-37 |
| 13:08 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-37 |
| 13:07 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton gets the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 12:52 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson misses long on a runner from the baseline | 49-37 |
| 12:51 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 12:29 | Villanova | James Alexander misses badly on the uncontested turnaround in the lane | 49-37 |
| 12:27 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson grabs the board | 49-37 |
| 12:01 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 49-37 |
| 12:00 | Villanova | James Alexander pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| 12:00 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 49-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Lacombe (PG), Michael Woodside (SG), Emery Crosier (SF), Gary Silver (PF), Fred Decker (C) John Williams, Jeffrey Griffin, James Alexander, Donald Parker, Jan Faulkner | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), Joseph Panella (SF), William Gay (PF), Leonard Stuck (C) Marko Kuklenski, Jeremy Richardson, James Carter, Elvin Dalton, Robert Franz | |
| 11:45 | Villanova | David Lacombe misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right block | 49-37 |
| 11:44 | Villanova | Gary Silver gets the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Lacombe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Woodside (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Emery Crosier (fresh) PF - Gary Silver (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Fred Decker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kang Chin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Noto (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Panella (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Gay (fresh) 1 pts. C - Leonard Stuck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Villanova | Emery Crosier misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 49-37 |
| 11:26 | Villanova | Gary Silver grabs the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 11:19 | Villanova | Gary Silver's floater is tipped away by William Gay | 49-37 |
| 11:18 | Pitt | Joseph Panella snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:09 | Pitt | Kang Chin comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-37 |
| 11:08 | Pitt | Timothy Noto grabs the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 10:56 | Pitt | William Gay misses the shot from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 10:55 | Villanova | Gary Silver pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| 10:35 | Villanova | Gary Silver connects on the open shot in the paint | 51-37 |
| 10:32 | Pitt | Kang Chin is fouled in the backcourt by David Lacombe - foul #1 on David Lacombe, team foul #7 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Williams (PG), Jeffrey Griffin (SG) David Lacombe, Emery Crosier | |
| Subs | Pitt | Elvin Dalton (PF) William Gay | |
| 10:32 | Pitt | Kang Chin misses the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 10:32 | Villanova | Fred Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 51-37 |
| 10:28 | Villanova | Timothy Noto picks off the pass by Michael Woodside in the backcourt | 51-37 |
| 10:26 | Pitt | Kang Chin banks in the layup on a great pass from Timothy Noto | 51-39 |
| 10:22 | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin loses the dribble to Joseph Panella in the backcourt | 51-39 |
| 10:06 | Pitt | Leonard Stuck misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-39 |
| 10:05 | Pitt | Leonard Stuck pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 09:58 | Pitt | Timothy Noto clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Gary Silver - foul #3 on Gary Silver, team foul #8 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | James Alexander (SF) Michael Woodside | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (PG), James Carter (SF) Kang Chin, Joseph Panella | |
| 09:58 | Pitt | Timothy Noto misses the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 09:58 | Pitt | Timothy Noto makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 09:34 | Villanova | Fred Decker drills a runner in the paint set up by Jeffrey Griffin | 53-40 |
| 09:27 | Pitt | James Alexander is called for the reach on Elvin Dalton - foul #3 on James Alexander, team foul #9 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Woodside (SF), Donald Parker (PF), Jan Faulkner (C) Jeffrey Griffin, Gary Silver, Fred Decker | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Joseph Panella (SF) Timothy Noto, James Carter | |
| 09:27 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 09:27 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 09:23 | Villanova | Michael Woodside is hacked by Cheng-Gong Xie in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cheng-Gong Xie, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Franz (C) Elvin Dalton | |
| 09:07 | Villanova | Michael Woodside connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Leonard Stuck - foul #1 on Leonard Stuck, team foul #5 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), James Carter (SF), Elvin Dalton (PF) Kang Chin, Joseph Panella, Robert Franz | |
| 09:07 | Villanova | Michael Woodside makes the free throw | 56-42 |
| 09:05 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Woodside - foul #2 on Michael Woodside, team foul #10 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Timothy Noto (SG) Marko Kuklenski | |
| 09:05 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 09:05 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie misses the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 09:05 | Villanova | Donald Parker grabs the board | 56-43 |
| 08:45 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner is called for traveling | 56-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Emery Crosier (SF) Michael Woodside | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Joseph Panella (SF), Robert Franz (C) Timothy Noto, James Carter, Elvin Dalton | |
| 08:31 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski misses short on an open shot in the paint | 56-43 |
| 08:29 | Villanova | Donald Parker pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| 08:24 | Villanova | John Williams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 08:22 | Pitt | Joseph Panella snags the defensive board | 56-43 |
| 07:53 | Pitt | Leonard Stuck's fadeaway is rejected by Jan Faulkner | 56-43 |
| 07:51 | Villanova | Emery Crosier pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| 07:37 | Villanova | Donald Parker can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 56-43 |
| 07:36 | Pitt | Robert Franz grabs the board | 56-43 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Williams (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Alexander (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Emery Crosier (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Parker (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jan Faulkner (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marko Kuklenski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cheng-Gong Xie (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Panella (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leonard Stuck (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Franz (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie is alone and drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Marko Kuklenski | 56-45 |
| 07:10 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner misses long on a shot from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 07:08 | Pitt | Joseph Panella gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 06:53 | Pitt | Robert Franz is open and lays it up and in set up by Marko Kuklenski | 56-47 |
| 06:32 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner is fouled on the floor by Joseph Panella - foul #2 on Joseph Panella, team foul #6 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Lacombe (PG), Joe Winebrenner (SG), Michael Woodside (SF), Gary Silver (PF), Fred Decker (C) John Williams, James Alexander, Emery Crosier, Donald Parker, Jan Faulkner | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), James Carter (SF), Paul Molloy (PF) Marko Kuklenski, Cheng-Gong Xie, Joseph Panella, Robert Franz | |
| 06:25 | Villanova | Gary Silver comes up short on the shot from the right side | 56-47 |
| 06:24 | Pitt | Paul Molloy pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:55 | Pitt | Leonard Stuck misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-47 |
| 05:54 | Villanova | Gary Silver grabs the board | 56-47 |
| 05:45 | Villanova | Michael Woodside can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 56-47 |
| 05:43 | Pitt | Paul Molloy gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 05:14 | Pitt | James Carter clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Gary Silver - foul #4 on Gary Silver, team foul #11 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin (PG) David Lacombe | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson (SG), Robert Franz (C) Timothy Noto, Leonard Stuck | |
| 05:14 | Pitt | James Carter makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 05:14 | Pitt | James Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 05:14 | Villanova | Gary Silver snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 05:12 | Villanova | Gary Silver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Elvin Dalton (PF) James Carter | |
| 05:00 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson is open and lays it up and in set up by Elvin Dalton | 56-50 |
| 04:42 | Villanova | Fred Decker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (PG), Timothy Noto (SG) Kang Chin, Jeremy Richardson | |
| 04:26 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton connects on the floater from the left block set up by Paul Molloy | 56-52 |
| 04:04 | Villanova | Michael Woodside connects on the open floater near the basket on a great pass from Gary Silver | 58-52 |
| 03:42 | Pitt | Paul Molloy hits a jump hook in the lane | 58-54 |
| 03:40 | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin is fouled in the backcourt by Cheng-Gong Xie - foul #4 on Cheng-Gong Xie, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Emery Crosier (SF), Jan Faulkner (C) Michael Woodside, Fred Decker | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), James Carter (SF), Leonard Stuck (C) Cheng-Gong Xie, Timothy Noto, Elvin Dalton, Robert Franz | |
| 03:40 | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 03:40 | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 03:40 | Pitt | James Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 03:22 | Pitt | Kang Chin misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-54 |
| 03:21 | Pitt | Paul Molloy pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jeffrey Griffin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Winebrenner (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Emery Crosier (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Silver (tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Jan Faulkner (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kang Chin (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Carter (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Paul Molloy (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Leonard Stuck (very tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Pitt | Paul Molloy misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Jan Faulkner - foul #1 on Jan Faulkner, team foul #12 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | James Alexander (SF), Donald Parker (PF) Emery Crosier, Gary Silver | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Elvin Dalton (PF), William Gay (C) Kang Chin, James Carter, Leonard Stuck | |
| 03:05 | Pitt | Paul Molloy makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 03:05 | Pitt | Paul Molloy makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 02:46 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner is hacked by William Gay - foul #2 on William Gay, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Lacombe (PG) Jeffrey Griffin | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), Leonard Stuck (C) Marko Kuklenski, Jeremy Richardson, William Gay | |
| 02:46 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 02:46 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:30 | Pitt | Paul Molloy misses long on an open runner from the baseline | 61-56 |
| 02:29 | Villanova | Donald Parker pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:06 | Villanova | Joe Winebrenner clanks a shot from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 02:04 | Pitt | Leonard Stuck gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 01:47 | Pitt | James Alexander is called for the reach on Paul Molloy - foul #4 on James Alexander, team foul #13 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Williams (PG), Gary Silver (PF) David Lacombe, Donald Parker | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Carter (SF) Elvin Dalton | |
| 01:47 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 61-56 |
| 01:47 | Pitt | Paul Molloy makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 01:47 | Pitt | Paul Molloy misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 01:47 | Pitt | James Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:26 | Pitt | Kang Chin makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Paul Molloy | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:10 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner misses short on a jumper from close range | 61-60 |
| 01:08 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Paul Molloy | 61-60 |
| 01:06 | Pitt | Timothy Noto is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Winebrenner - foul #5 on Joe Winebrenner, team foul #14 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Woodside (SF) Joe Winebrenner | |
| Subs | Pitt | Elvin Dalton (PF) Paul Molloy | |
| 01:06 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 61-60 |
| 01:06 | Pitt | Timothy Noto makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 01:06 | Pitt | Timothy Noto makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:46 | Villanova | John Williams clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Elvin Dalton - foul #3 on Elvin Dalton, team foul #9 | 61-62 |
| 00:46 | Villanova | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 00:46 | Villanova | John Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:23 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Kang Chin | 63-64 |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 63-64 |
| 00:12 | Villanova | Michael Woodside lays it in | 65-64 |
| 00:10 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| 00:08 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton misses the easy layup | 65-64 |
| 00:07 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jan Faulkner | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Kang Chin is called for the reach on Jan Faulkner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kang Chin, team foul #10 | 65-64 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner misses the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:05 | Pitt | James Carter gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Timothy Noto misses the wide open floater from the right side | 66-64 |