| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) SG - David Doucet (fresh) SF - Jerome Devita (fresh) PF - Johnny Willis (fresh) C - Clarence Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Dock (fresh) SG - Robert Dickinson (fresh) SF - Thad Lynn (fresh) PF - Robert Fleming (fresh) C - Scott Desantis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Clarence Harris wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | UConn | Jerome Devita is hacked by Thad Lynn - foul #1 on Thad Lynn, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | UConn | David Doucet lays it up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Pitt | Scott Desantis misses the lay-in | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jerome Devita | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | UConn | David Doucet comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | UConn | David Doucet is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on David Doucet, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:54 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:38 | UConn | David Doucet comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 2-2 |
| 17:36 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Fleming | 2-2 |
| 17:12 | Pitt | Jerome Devita is called for the reach on Robert Dickinson - foul #1 on Jerome Devita, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 16:47 | Pitt | Robert Fleming connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 16:18 | UConn | Johnny Willis can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 2-4 |
| 16:16 | Pitt | Scott Desantis grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 15:58 | Pitt | Robert Fleming jams it set up by Robert Dickinson | 2-6 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) SG - David Doucet (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerome Devita (fresh) PF - Johnny Willis (fresh) C - Clarence Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Dock (fresh) SG - Robert Dickinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thad Lynn (fresh) PF - Robert Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. C - Scott Desantis (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | UConn | Steven Dock takes the ball from Johnny Hagedorn in the backcourt | 2-6 |
| 15:54 | Pitt | Steven Dock jams it | 2-8 |
| 15:39 | UConn | David Doucet's floater is knocked away by Scott Desantis | 2-8 |
| 15:37 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Thad Lynn | 2-8 |
| 15:16 | Pitt | Thad Lynn comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 2-8 |
| 15:15 | UConn | Clarence Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 14:55 | UConn | Clarence Harris misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 14:53 | UConn | Clarence Harris tips it in | 4-8 |
| 14:34 | Pitt | Scott Desantis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thad Lynn | 4-10 |
| 14:10 | UConn | Jerome Devita drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-10 |
| 13:49 | Pitt | Robert Fleming misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 13:48 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn grabs the board | 6-10 |
| 13:43 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-10 |
| 13:41 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Dickinson | 6-10 |
| 13:22 | Pitt | Scott Desantis misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on David Doucet - foul #2 on David Doucet, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (PG), Thomas Beres (SG), Paul Williams (SF), Kenneth Gaskins (C) Johnny Hagedorn, David Doucet, Jerome Devita, Clarence Harris | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Orner (SG), Arthur Banks (SF), John Bailey (PF) Robert Dickinson, Thad Lynn, Robert Fleming | |
| 13:22 | Pitt | Scott Desantis misses the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 13:22 | Pitt | Scott Desantis misses the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 13:22 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins pulls down the rebound | 6-10 |
| 13:20 | UConn | Troy Peters is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Dock - foul #1 on Steven Dock, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Whitmer (C) Scott Desantis | |
| 12:59 | UConn | Thomas Beres scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-10 |
| 12:40 | Pitt | Matthew Orner scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 12:22 | UConn | Johnny Willis drills a floater in the paint | 10-13 |
| 12:03 | Pitt | Troy Peters is called for the reach on Steven Dock - foul #1 on Troy Peters, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn (PG), Clarence Harris (C) Troy Peters, Johnny Willis | |
| Subs | Pitt | Thad Lynn (PG), Robert Dickinson (SG) Steven Dock, Matthew Orner | |
| 11:42 | Pitt | Kenneth Gaskins is called for the reach on Robert Dickinson - foul #1 on Kenneth Gaskins, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) SG - Thomas Beres (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Williams (fresh) PF - Kenneth Gaskins (fresh) C - Clarence Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Thad Lynn (fresh) SG - Robert Dickinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Banks (fresh) PF - John Bailey (fresh) C - Charles Whitmer (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Pitt | Clarence Harris steals it from Robert Dickinson | 10-13 |
| 11:00 | UConn | Paul Williams loses the dribble to Robert Dickinson | 10-13 |
| 10:57 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson misses the easy layup | 10-13 |
| 10:56 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson grabs the offensive board | 10-13 |
| 10:49 | Pitt | John Bailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (SG), Jerome Devita (SF) Thomas Beres, Paul Williams | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Fleming (PF), Scott Desantis (C) John Bailey, Charles Whitmer | |
| 10:27 | UConn | Troy Peters drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-13 |
| 09:58 | Pitt | Scott Desantis connects on the floater from close range | 13-15 |
| 09:29 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Beres (SG), Johnny Willis (PF) Johnny Hagedorn, Kenneth Gaskins | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Dock (PG) Thad Lynn | |
| 09:07 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson is hacked by Thomas Beres - foul #1 on Thomas Beres, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Bailey (PF) Robert Fleming | |
| 08:48 | Pitt | Scott Desantis misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 13-15 |
| 08:46 | Pitt | John Bailey hits the follow up shot | 13-17 |
| 08:32 | UConn | Clarence Harris is fouled on the floor by Scott Desantis - foul #1 on Scott Desantis, team foul #3 | 13-17 |
| Subs | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn (PG) Troy Peters | |
| Subs | Pitt | Thad Lynn (SF), Charles Whitmer (C) Robert Dickinson, Scott Desantis | |
| 08:23 | UConn | Johnny Willis comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by John Bailey - foul #1 on John Bailey, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| 08:23 | UConn | Johnny Willis misses the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 08:23 | UConn | Johnny Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 08:23 | Pitt | John Bailey pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 08:01 | Pitt | Thad Lynn misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-17 |
| 07:59 | Pitt | John Bailey tips it back up and in | 13-19 |
| 07:38 | UConn | Johnny Willis misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Charles Whitmer - foul #1 on Charles Whitmer, team foul #5 | 13-19 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (SG), Paul Williams (SF), Kenneth Gaskins (C) Thomas Beres, Jerome Devita, Clarence Harris | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Dickinson (SG), Robert Fleming (PF) Arthur Banks, Charles Whitmer | |
| 07:38 | UConn | Johnny Willis makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 07:38 | UConn | Johnny Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) SG - Troy Peters (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Williams (fresh) PF - Johnny Willis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Gaskins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Dock (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Dickinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thad Lynn (fresh) PF - Robert Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Pitt | The pull-up jumper by Thad Lynn is blocked by Johnny Willis | 15-19 |
| 07:17 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins gets the rebound | 15-19 |
| 06:54 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Johnny Willis | 18-19 |
| 06:25 | Pitt | Steven Dock is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Steven Dock, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | UConn | David Doucet (SG), Jerome Devita (SF) Troy Peters, Paul Williams | |
| Subs | Pitt | Arthur Banks (SF), Scott Desantis (C) Steven Dock, John Bailey | |
| 06:02 | UConn | Robert Fleming takes the ball from Kenneth Gaskins | 18-19 |
| 05:47 | Pitt | Johnny Willis picks off the pass by Robert Fleming | 18-19 |
| 05:19 | UConn | David Doucet misses the lay-in but the foul's on Thad Lynn - foul #2 on Thad Lynn, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (PG), Clarence Harris (C) Johnny Hagedorn, Kenneth Gaskins | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Dock (PG), Matthew Orner (SG), John Bailey (PF) Thad Lynn, Robert Dickinson, Robert Fleming | |
| 05:19 | UConn | David Doucet makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 05:19 | UConn | David Doucet makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 04:57 | Pitt | Steven Dock travels with the ball | 20-19 |
| 04:37 | UConn | Clarence Harris can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 04:35 | Pitt | Scott Desantis pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 04:10 | Pitt | Steven Dock comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 20-19 |
| 04:08 | UConn | Clarence Harris pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 03:45 | UConn | David Doucet connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Troy Peters and the foul's on John Bailey - foul #2 on John Bailey, team foul #8 | 22-19 |
| Subs | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn (PG), Thomas Beres (SF), Kenneth Gaskins (C) Troy Peters, Jerome Devita, Clarence Harris | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Dickinson (SG), Thad Lynn (SF), Robert Fleming (PF) Matthew Orner, Arthur Banks, John Bailey | |
| 03:45 | UConn | David Doucet makes the free throw | 23-19 |
| 03:30 | Pitt | Scott Desantis misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Johnny Willis - foul #1 on Johnny Willis, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| 03:30 | Pitt | Scott Desantis makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 03:30 | Pitt | Scott Desantis makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Doucet (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Beres (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Willis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Gaskins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Dock (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Dickinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thad Lynn (fresh) PF - Robert Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. C - Scott Desantis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | UConn | Scott Desantis blocks the jumper by David Doucet | 23-21 |
| 03:02 | Pitt | Thad Lynn pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 02:44 | Pitt | Steven Dock misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Doucet - foul #3 on David Doucet, team foul #8 | 23-21 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Williams (SF), Clarence Harris (C) David Doucet, Johnny Willis | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Bailey (C) Scott Desantis | |
| 02:44 | Pitt | Steven Dock makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 02:44 | Pitt | Steven Dock misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 02:44 | UConn | Clarence Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 02:22 | UConn | Steven Dock steals the ball from Johnny Hagedorn | 23-22 |
| 02:18 | Pitt | Steven Dock can't finish the layup | 23-22 |
| 02:17 | Pitt | John Bailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 02:01 | Pitt | Robert Fleming can't finish the layup | 23-22 |
| 01:59 | UConn | Thomas Beres grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 01:31 | UConn | Clarence Harris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Fleming - foul #1 on Robert Fleming, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | UConn | Jerome Devita (SF), Johnny Willis (PF) Paul Williams, Kenneth Gaskins | |
| Subs | Pitt | Arthur Banks (SF), Charles Whitmer (C) Steven Dock, Robert Fleming | |
| 01:31 | UConn | Clarence Harris makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 01:31 | UConn | Clarence Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 01:03 | Pitt | Thad Lynn misses the shot in the lane | 25-22 |
| 01:01 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer tips it in | 25-24 |
| 00:36 | UConn | Clarence Harris misses short on a floater in the lane | 25-24 |
| 00:35 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Harris | 25-24 |
| 00:15 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 00:14 | UConn | Clarence Harris tips it back up and in | 27-24 |
| 00:03 | Pitt | John Bailey's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Willis | 27-24 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Clarence Harris grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Clarence Harris misses short on a fullcourt shot | 27-24 |