| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Woodard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rodolfo Flores (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bryan Adams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edwin Ritchie (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel White (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerry Parsons (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Rouse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons inbounds the ball | 28-18 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Rouse | 28-20 |
| 19:27 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-20 |
| 19:26 | Pitt | Zachary Brown grabs the board | 28-20 |
| 19:00 | Pitt | Zachary Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-20 |
| 18:59 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie grabs the board | 28-20 |
| 18:39 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-20 |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG), Luis Estrada (SF), Drazen Zechman (C) David Woodard, Rodolfo Flores, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 18:19 | Pitt | Charles Rouse is fouled on the floor by Bryan Adams - foul #3 on Bryan Adams, team foul #1 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Paul Elliott (PF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Bryan Adams | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 17:51 | Pitt | David Woodard steps in front of the Geoffrey Jackson pass | 28-20 |
| 17:28 | Villanova | David Woodard comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by Gerry Parsons - foul #3 on Gerry Parsons, team foul #1 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Rodolfo Flores (SF) Boris Skarzynski, Luis Estrada | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger (SF) Gerry Parsons | |
| 17:28 | Villanova | David Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 17:28 | Villanova | David Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 17:28 | Villanova | David Woodard makes the 3rd free throw | 31-20 |
| 16:59 | Pitt | Daniel White misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-20 |
| 16:57 | Villanova | David Woodard snags the defensive board | 31-20 |
| 16:34 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-20 |
| 16:33 | Villanova | Paul Elliott tips it home | 33-20 |
| 16:14 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson drills a shot from the right side | 33-22 |
| 15:53 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Rodolfo Flores | 36-22 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Woodard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rodolfo Flores (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Drazen Zechman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel White (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Mildenberger (fresh) PF - Charles Rouse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:35 | Pitt | Zachary Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-22 |
| 15:34 | Villanova | Rodolfo Flores pulls down the rebound | 36-22 |
| 15:28 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG), Luis Estrada (SF), Bryan Adams (PF) David Woodard, Rodolfo Flores, Paul Elliott | |
| Subs | Pitt | Roger Arce (PG), Clifford Lewis (SG), Gerry Parsons (SF), Angel Marino (PF), Ronald McNeil (C) Zachary Brown, Daniel White, Ernest Mildenberger, Charles Rouse, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| 15:10 | Pitt | Angel Marino loses the dribble to Boris Skarzynski | 36-22 |
| 15:07 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski banks in the layup | 38-22 |
| 14:42 | Pitt | Drazen Zechman blocks the jumper by Gerry Parsons | 38-22 |
| 14:41 | Villanova | Bryan Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 38-22 |
| 14:25 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Ronald McNeil - foul #1 on Ronald McNeil, team foul #2 | 38-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG) Sudi Abdulkarim | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:25 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman makes the 1st free throw | 39-22 |
| 14:25 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-22 |
| 14:03 | Pitt | Angel Marino can't finish the layup but the foul's on Bryan Adams - foul #4 on Bryan Adams, team foul #2 | 40-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Rodolfo Flores (SF), Paul Elliott (PF), Edwin Ritchie (C) David Woodard, Luis Estrada, Bryan Adams, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:03 | Pitt | Angel Marino misses the 1st free throw | 40-22 |
| 14:03 | Pitt | Angel Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 40-23 |
| 13:51 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-23 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:25 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-25 |
| 13:12 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie misses the fadeaway in the lane | 43-25 |
| 13:10 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie snags the offensive board | 43-25 |
| 13:01 | Villanova | Paul Elliott connects on the turnaround in the lane | 45-25 |
| 12:53 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons makes the shot from the right wing set up by Roger Arce | 45-27 |
| 12:39 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 45-27 |
| 12:38 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil grabs the board | 45-27 |
| 12:31 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons misses short on a floater from the left wing | 45-27 |
| 12:29 | Pitt | Angel Marino can't tip it in | 45-27 |
| 12:27 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie gets the rebound | 45-27 |
| 12:23 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski clanks a 3 from the right corner | 45-27 |
| 12:21 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil snags the defensive board | 45-27 |
| 12:03 | Pitt | Sudi Abdulkarim steals the ball from Gerry Parsons | 45-27 |
| 11:46 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski is whistled for traveling | 45-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Pablo Jimenez (SG), Luis Estrada (SF), Drazen Zechman (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Boris Skarzynski, Rodolfo Flores, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (PG), Daniel White (SG), Ernest Mildenberger (SF), Charles Rouse (PF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Roger Arce, Clifford Lewis, Gerry Parsons, Angel Marino, Ronald McNeil | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Pablo Jimenez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Luis Estrada (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Paul Elliott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Drazen Zechman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel White (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Mildenberger (fresh) PF - Charles Rouse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-27 |
| 11:29 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson tips it but misses | 45-27 |
| 11:28 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger tips it but misses | 45-27 |
| 11:26 | Villanova | The rebound goes to David Woodard | 45-27 |
| 11:21 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez misses the driving attempt from the right block | 45-27 |
| 11:20 | Pitt | Zachary Brown snags the defensive board | 45-27 |
| 11:04 | Pitt | Zachary Brown works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel White | 45-30 |
| 10:59 | Villanova | David Woodard makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Pablo Jimenez | 47-30 |
| 10:49 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-30 |
| 10:47 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Drazen Zechman | 47-30 |
| 10:40 | Villanova | Paul Elliott hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Pablo Jimenez | 49-30 |
| 10:28 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger banks in the layup on a nice dish by Zachary Brown and he's fouled by David Woodard - foul #1 on David Woodard, team foul #3 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (SG) Pablo Jimenez | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 10:28 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger makes the free throw | 49-33 |
| 09:59 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Geoffrey Jackson - foul #2 on Geoffrey Jackson, team foul #3 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerry Parsons (SF) Ernest Mildenberger | |
| 09:59 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman makes the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 09:59 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman misses the 2nd free throw | 50-33 |
| 09:59 | Pitt | Daniel White grabs the defensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 09:46 | Pitt | Luis Estrada is called for the reach on Daniel White - foul #2 on Luis Estrada, team foul #4 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Flores (SF), Edwin Ritchie (C) Luis Estrada, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 09:28 | Pitt | Daniel White misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-33 |
| 09:27 | Villanova | Rodolfo Flores gets the rebound | 50-33 |
| 09:08 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 50-33 |
| 09:06 | Pitt | Charles Rouse grabs the board | 50-33 |
| 08:53 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons is hacked by Edwin Ritchie - foul #2 on Edwin Ritchie, team foul #5 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Luis Estrada (SF), Drazen Zechman (C) David Woodard, Rodolfo Flores, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | Pitt | Roger Arce (PG), Clifford Lewis (SG), Angel Marino (PF), Ronald McNeil (C) Zachary Brown, Daniel White, Charles Rouse, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| 08:43 | Pitt | Roger Arce can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 50-33 |
| 08:41 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons grabs the offensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 08:27 | Pitt | Angel Marino hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Clifford Lewis | 50-35 |
| 08:13 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim steps out of bounds on the sideline | 50-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Flores (SF), Edwin Ritchie (C) Paul Elliott, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 07:55 | Pitt | Angel Marino scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-37 |
| 07:35 | Villanova | Rodolfo Flores misses short on a floater from the left wing | 50-37 |
| 07:34 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil grabs the board | 50-37 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Boris Skarzynski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Rodolfo Flores (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Luis Estrada (fresh) 10 pts. C - Edwin Ritchie (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Roger Arce (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gerry Parsons (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Angel Marino (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ronald McNeil (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:18 | Pitt | Rodolfo Flores steals the ball from Roger Arce | 50-37 |
| 07:09 | Villanova | Luis Estrada hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Angel Marino - foul #1 on Angel Marino, team foul #4 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Pablo Jimenez (SG), Bryan Adams (PF), Drazen Zechman (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Boris Skarzynski, Rodolfo Flores, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (PG), Daniel White (SG), Charles Rouse (PF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Roger Arce, Clifford Lewis, Angel Marino, Ronald McNeil | |
| 07:09 | Villanova | Luis Estrada makes the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 07:09 | Villanova | Luis Estrada makes the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:02 | Pitt | Bryan Adams is called for the reach on Zachary Brown - foul #5 on Bryan Adams, team foul #6 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Elliott (PF) Bryan Adams | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 06:46 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel White | 52-39 |
| 06:33 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Luis Estrada | 54-39 |
| 06:09 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 54-39 |
| 06:08 | Villanova | David Woodard snags the defensive board | 54-39 |
| 06:04 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-39 |
| 06:02 | Pitt | Charles Rouse grabs the board | 54-39 |
| 05:45 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson is fouled on the floor by Paul Elliott - foul #1 on Paul Elliott, team foul #7 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Boris Skarzynski (SG), Rodolfo Flores (SF), Edwin Ritchie (C) David Woodard, Pablo Jimenez, Luis Estrada, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger (SF) Gerry Parsons | |
| 05:45 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 05:45 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 05:20 | Villanova | Paul Elliott scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Sudi Abdulkarim | 56-41 |
| 05:02 | Pitt | Zachary Brown works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 56-41 |
| 05:01 | Villanova | Paul Elliott gets the rebound | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:38 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie hits a jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Geoffrey Jackson - foul #3 on Geoffrey Jackson, team foul #5 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Luis Estrada (PF) Sudi Abdulkarim, Paul Elliott | |
| Subs | Pitt | Roger Arce (PG), Clifford Lewis (SG), Angel Marino (PF), Ronald McNeil (C) Zachary Brown, Daniel White, Charles Rouse, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| 04:38 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie makes the free throw | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:23 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-41 |
| 04:21 | Villanova | Luis Estrada pulls down the rebound | 59-41 |
| 04:06 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner but the foul's on Clifford Lewis - foul #1 on Clifford Lewis, team foul #6 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Drazen Zechman (C) Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 04:06 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski makes the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 04:06 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| 04:06 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski misses the 3rd free throw | 61-41 |
| 04:06 | Pitt | Angel Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 61-41 |
| 03:50 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil blows the layup but he's hacked by Drazen Zechman - foul #2 on Drazen Zechman, team foul #8 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Pablo Jimenez (SG), Paul Elliott (PF) David Woodard, Boris Skarzynski, Luis Estrada | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 03:50 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil makes the 1st free throw | 61-42 |
| 03:50 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil misses the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| 03:50 | Villanova | Paul Elliott pulls down the rebound | 61-42 |
| 03:23 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Drazen Zechman | 64-42 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sudi Abdulkarim (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Pablo Jimenez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodolfo Flores (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Paul Elliott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Drazen Zechman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Roger Arce (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ernest Mildenberger (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Angel Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald McNeil (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-44 |
| 02:52 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 64-44 |
| 02:50 | Villanova | Rodolfo Flores gets the offensive rebound | 64-44 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 02:31 | Villanova | Clifford Lewis is called for the reach on Pablo Jimenez - foul #2 on Clifford Lewis, team foul #7 | 64-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Boris Skarzynski (SG), Luis Estrada (PF), Edwin Ritchie (C) Sudi Abdulkarim, Rodolfo Flores, Paul Elliott, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:31 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez makes the 1st free throw | 65-44 |
| 02:31 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez misses the 2nd free throw | 65-44 |
| 02:31 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil pulls down the rebound | 65-44 |
| 02:24 | Pitt | The short jumper by Angel Marino is denied by Edwin Ritchie | 65-44 |
| 02:22 | Villanova | Luis Estrada snags the defensive board | 65-44 |
| 02:00 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Woodard and he's fouled by Ronald McNeil - foul #2 on Ronald McNeil, team foul #8 | 67-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim (PG), Rodolfo Flores (SF), Paul Elliott (PF) Boris Skarzynski, Pablo Jimenez, Luis Estrada | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:00 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie misses the free throw | 67-44 |
| 02:00 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Angel Marino | 67-44 |
| 01:44 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-47 |
| 01:19 | Villanova | Paul Elliott connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Rodolfo Flores | 69-47 |
| 01:07 | Pitt | Angel Marino is denied on a dunk by Edwin Ritchie | 69-47 |
| 01:06 | Pitt | Angel Marino pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-47 |
| 00:53 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil misses the floater from just outside the lane | 69-47 |
| 00:52 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie pulls down the rebound | 69-47 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim buries a shot from the left wing set up by Rodolfo Flores and he's hacked by Roger Arce - foul #2 on Roger Arce, team foul #9 | 71-47 |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim makes the free throw | 72-47 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil loses the ball out of bounds | 72-47 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Sudi Abdulkarim runs out the clock | 72-47 |