| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marko Kuklenski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Noto (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joseph Panella (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Molloy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Gay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Woodside (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Malcolm Weisser (fresh) PF - Donald Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jan Faulkner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser inbounds the ball | 42-41 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser's layup is rejected by Joseph Panella | 42-41 |
| 19:46 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Woodside | 42-41 |
| 19:36 | Villanova | Michael Woodside misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right block | 42-41 |
| 19:35 | Villanova | Michael Woodside tips it back up and in | 42-43 |
| 19:12 | Pitt | William Gay can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Jan Faulkner - foul #3 on Jan Faulkner, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Tommy Kettler (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG) Marko Kuklenski, Timothy Noto | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin (PG), Emery Crosier (SF) Michael Woodside, Malcolm Weisser | |
| 19:12 | Pitt | William Gay makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 19:12 | Pitt | William Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 19:08 | Villanova | James Alexander is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Richardson - foul #1 on Jeremy Richardson, team foul #1 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brandon Conklin (C) William Gay | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Peters (C) Jan Faulkner | |
| 18:48 | Villanova | Michael Peters hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Griffin | 44-46 |
| 18:43 | Pitt | Jeffrey Griffin is called for the reach on Joseph Panella in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Griffin, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ricky Beaubien (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), Larry Sweat (C) Tommy Kettler, Jeremy Richardson, Brandon Conklin | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Lacombe (SG) James Alexander | |
| 18:28 | Pitt | Jeffrey Griffin is called for the reach on Ricky Beaubien - foul #2 on Jeffrey Griffin, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), William Gay (C) Ricky Beaubien, Timothy Noto, Larry Sweat | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 18:09 | Pitt | William Gay buries a floater from close range | 46-46 |
| 17:53 | Villanova | David Lacombe hits a 3 from straight away | 46-49 |
| 17:34 | Pitt | Joseph Panella clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 46-49 |
| 17:32 | Villanova | Michael Peters snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 17:27 | Villanova | David Lacombe's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Richardson | 46-49 |
| 17:24 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson banks in the layup | 48-49 |
| 17:21 | Villanova | David Lacombe is fouled in the backcourt by William Gay - foul #1 on William Gay, team foul #2 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Tommy Kettler (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), James Carter (SF), Larry Sweat (PF), Brandon Conklin (C) Marko Kuklenski, Jeremy Richardson, Joseph Panella, Paul Molloy, William Gay | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Woodside (PG), James Alexander (SG), Malcolm Weisser (SF), Jan Faulkner (C) Jeffrey Griffin, David Lacombe, Emery Crosier, Michael Peters | |
| 17:02 | Villanova | James Alexander hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Michael Woodside | 48-52 |
| 16:52 | Pitt | Larry Sweat misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Donald Parker - foul #1 on Donald Parker, team foul #4 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ricky Beaubien (PG) Tommy Kettler | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:52 | Pitt | Larry Sweat makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 16:52 | Pitt | Larry Sweat makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 16:37 | Villanova | Larry Sweat steals it from Michael Woodside | 50-52 |
| 16:20 | Pitt | Donald Parker takes the ball from Ricky Beaubien | 50-52 |
| 16:16 | Villanova | Michael Woodside is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky Beaubien - foul #1 on Ricky Beaubien, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Joseph Panella (SF), Paul Molloy (PF), William Gay (C) Timothy Noto, James Carter, Larry Sweat, Brandon Conklin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Freeman (SF), Michael Peters (C) Malcolm Weisser, Donald Parker | |
| 16:01 | Villanova | James Alexander comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 15:59 | Pitt | Paul Molloy grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marko Kuklenski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Beaubien (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Panella (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Paul Molloy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Gay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Woodside (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Alexander (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jan Faulkner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Peters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Pitt | Paul Molloy lays it up and in on a great pass from Marko Kuklenski | 52-52 |
| 15:27 | Villanova | Michael Woodside comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Marko Kuklenski - foul #2 on Marko Kuklenski, team foul #4 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Tommy Kettler (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), James Carter (SF), Brandon Conklin (C) Marko Kuklenski, Ricky Beaubien, Joseph Panella, William Gay | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 15:27 | Villanova | Michael Woodside misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 15:27 | Villanova | Michael Woodside makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 15:12 | Pitt | James Carter is alone and drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Noto and he's fouled by Michael Peters - foul #1 on Michael Peters, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson (SG), Larry Sweat (C) Timothy Noto, Brandon Conklin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin (PG), Malcolm Weisser (SF), Donald Parker (PF) Michael Woodside, Jason Freeman, Michael Peters | |
| 15:12 | Pitt | James Carter misses the free throw | 54-53 |
| 15:12 | Villanova | James Alexander snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 14:49 | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin hits a wide open 3 from straight away set up by James Alexander | 54-56 |
| 14:26 | Pitt | Larry Sweat misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 54-56 |
| 14:24 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 14:04 | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 14:03 | Pitt | James Carter grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 13:58 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 54-56 |
| 13:56 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 13:35 | Villanova | The jump hook by Jan Faulkner is blocked by Paul Molloy | 54-56 |
| 13:34 | Villanova | James Alexander tips it home | 54-58 |
| 13:26 | Pitt | Larry Sweat double dribbles | 54-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), Joseph Panella (SF), Brandon Conklin (C) Tommy Kettler, Jeremy Richardson, James Carter, Larry Sweat | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Lacombe (PG), Michael Woodside (SG), Jason Freeman (SF), Emery Crosier (PF), Michael Peters (C) Jeffrey Griffin, James Alexander, Malcolm Weisser, Donald Parker, Jan Faulkner | |
| 13:24 | Villanova | Michael Woodside's pass is intercepted by Timothy Noto in the backcourt | 54-58 |
| 13:23 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski can't finish the layup | 54-58 |
| 13:21 | Villanova | Michael Woodside grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 13:16 | Villanova | Jason Freeman misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 13:14 | Pitt | Paul Molloy pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 13:09 | Pitt | Joseph Panella is hacked by Michael Woodside in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Woodside, team foul #6 | 54-58 |
| 12:42 | Pitt | Joseph Panella hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Noto | 56-58 |
| 12:27 | Villanova | David Lacombe misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 56-58 |
| 12:25 | Pitt | Timothy Noto gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 12:21 | Pitt | Timothy Noto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | Larry Sweat (PF), William Gay (C) Paul Molloy, Brandon Conklin | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Alexander (SG), Malcolm Weisser (SF) David Lacombe, Jason Freeman | |
| 12:06 | Villanova | Michael Woodside is hacked by Marko Kuklenski - foul #3 on Marko Kuklenski, team foul #5 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ricky Beaubien (SG), Paul Molloy (PF) Timothy Noto, Larry Sweat | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jan Faulkner (C) Emery Crosier | |
| 11:57 | Villanova | Michael Peters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | Timothy Noto (SG), James Carter (SF) Ricky Beaubien, Joseph Panella | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin (PG) Michael Woodside | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marko Kuklenski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Noto (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Molloy (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Gay (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jeffrey Griffin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Alexander (tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Malcolm Weisser (tiring) PF - Michael Peters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jan Faulkner (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:55 | Pitt | Malcolm Weisser steps in front of the James Carter pass in the backcourt | 56-58 |
| 11:33 | Villanova | James Alexander hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 11:32 | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser gets the offensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 11:22 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner knocks in the floater from the left side | 56-60 |
| 11:02 | Pitt | William Gay blows the wide open layup | 56-60 |
| 11:01 | Pitt | William Gay pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 10:55 | Pitt | William Gay double dribbles | 56-60 |
| 10:55 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ricky Beaubien (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), Joseph Panella (SF), Larry Sweat (PF), Brandon Conklin (C) Marko Kuklenski, Timothy Noto, James Carter, Paul Molloy, William Gay | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Lacombe (PG), Michael Woodside (SG), Jason Freeman (SF), Emery Crosier (PF) Jeffrey Griffin, James Alexander, Malcolm Weisser, Jan Faulkner | |
| 10:39 | Villanova | Jason Freeman hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 10:35 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson is hacked by David Lacombe in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Lacombe, team foul #7 | 56-62 |
| 10:35 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 10:35 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 10:35 | Villanova | Michael Peters snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 10:12 | Villanova | Michael Woodside misses the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Jeremy Richardson - foul #2 on Jeremy Richardson, team foul #6 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Paul Molloy (PF) Jeremy Richardson, Larry Sweat | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Alexander (SG), Donald Parker (PF) David Lacombe, Emery Crosier | |
| 10:12 | Villanova | Michael Woodside makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 10:12 | Villanova | Michael Woodside makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 10:10 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski is hacked by Michael Woodside in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Woodside, team foul #8 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson (SG), William Gay (C) Ricky Beaubien, Brandon Conklin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin (PG) Michael Woodside | |
| 10:10 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski misses the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 10:10 | Villanova | Michael Peters grabs the board | 57-64 |
| 09:47 | Villanova | Michael Peters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | Timothy Noto (SG), James Carter (SF), Larry Sweat (PF), Brandon Conklin (C) Jeremy Richardson, Joseph Panella, Paul Molloy, William Gay | |
| Subs | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser (SF), Jan Faulkner (C) Jason Freeman, Michael Peters | |
| 09:44 | Pitt | Larry Sweat is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Parker - foul #2 on Donald Parker, team foul #9 | 57-64 |
| 09:44 | Pitt | Larry Sweat misses the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 09:44 | Villanova | Donald Parker snags the defensive board | 57-64 |
| 09:29 | Villanova | James Alexander clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 57-64 |
| 09:27 | Pitt | Brandon Conklin snags the defensive board | 57-64 |
| 09:22 | Pitt | Timothy Noto is wide open and dunks the ball on a great pass from Marko Kuklenski | 59-64 |
| 09:12 | Villanova | James Alexander misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 59-64 |
| 09:10 | Pitt | Timothy Noto gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| 09:07 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski is hacked by Jeffrey Griffin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Griffin, team foul #10 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ricky Beaubien (SG), Joseph Panella (SF), Paul Molloy (PF), William Gay (C) Timothy Noto, James Carter, Larry Sweat, Brandon Conklin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Woodside (PG), David Lacombe (SG), Emery Crosier (SF) Jeffrey Griffin, James Alexander, Malcolm Weisser | |
| 09:07 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 09:07 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 08:47 | Villanova | Michael Woodside makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Jan Faulkner | 61-66 |
| 08:29 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski scores on a jumper from the baseline | 63-66 |
| 08:13 | Villanova | Donald Parker can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Panella - foul #3 on Joseph Panella, team foul #7 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Pitt | Tommy Kettler (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), James Carter (SF), Brandon Conklin (C) Marko Kuklenski, Ricky Beaubien, Joseph Panella, William Gay | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin (PG), James Alexander (SG), Jason Freeman (SF), Michael Peters (C) Michael Woodside, David Lacombe, Emery Crosier, Jan Faulkner | |
| 08:13 | Villanova | Donald Parker makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 08:13 | Villanova | Donald Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 07:52 | Pitt | Tommy Kettler is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Carter | 65-68 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Tommy Kettler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Carter (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Molloy (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Brandon Conklin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jeffrey Griffin (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Alexander (tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Parker (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Peters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-68 |
| 07:37 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jeremy Richardson | 65-68 |
| 07:31 | Pitt | Tommy Kettler can't throw it down | 65-68 |
| 07:29 | Pitt | James Carter tips it back up and in | 67-68 |
| 07:07 | Villanova | James Alexander can't throw it down but he's hacked by Tommy Kettler - foul #2 on Tommy Kettler, team foul #8 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), Joseph Panella (SF), Larry Sweat (PF), William Gay (C) Tommy Kettler, Jeremy Richardson, James Carter, Paul Molloy, Brandon Conklin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Woodside (PG), Malcolm Weisser (SF), Emery Crosier (PF) Jeffrey Griffin, Jason Freeman, Donald Parker | |
| 07:07 | Villanova | James Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 07:07 | Villanova | James Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 06:48 | Pitt | William Gay hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Emery Crosier - foul #3 on Emery Crosier, team foul #11 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ricky Beaubien (PG) Marko Kuklenski | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Lacombe (SG) James Alexander | |
| 06:48 | Pitt | William Gay makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 06:48 | Pitt | William Gay misses the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 06:48 | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser pulls down the rebound | 68-70 |
| 06:37 | Villanova | Michael Woodside makes the runner from the baseline | 68-72 |
| 06:15 | Pitt | William Gay's pass is intercepted by David Lacombe | 68-72 |
| 05:53 | Villanova | Michael Woodside hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-72 |
| 05:52 | Pitt | William Gay snags the defensive board | 68-72 |
| 05:36 | Pitt | Larry Sweat is open but comes up short on the shot near the basket | 68-72 |
| 05:34 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Emery Crosier | 68-72 |
| 05:29 | Villanova | Michael Woodside knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by David Lacombe | 68-74 |
| 05:11 | Pitt | Ricky Beaubien's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-74 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), James Carter (SF), Paul Molloy (PF), Brandon Conklin (C) Ricky Beaubien, Timothy Noto, Joseph Panella, Larry Sweat, William Gay | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin (PG), James Alexander (SG), Jason Freeman (SF), Donald Parker (PF), Jan Faulkner (C) Michael Woodside, David Lacombe, Malcolm Weisser, Emery Crosier, Michael Peters | |
| 05:02 | Villanova | Jeremy Richardson steals the ball from Jan Faulkner | 68-74 |
| 04:59 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson can't finish the layup | 68-74 |
| 04:57 | Pitt | Paul Molloy tips it but misses | 68-74 |
| 04:55 | Villanova | James Alexander gets the rebound | 68-74 |
| 04:53 | Villanova | Donald Parker is called for traveling in the backcourt | 68-74 |
| 04:32 | Pitt | Paul Molloy hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from James Carter | 70-74 |
| 04:04 | Villanova | James Alexander makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-77 |
| 03:39 | Pitt | Brandon Conklin knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Molloy | 72-77 |
| 03:39 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-77 |
| Subs | Pitt | Tommy Kettler (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), Joseph Panella (SF), William Gay (C) Marko Kuklenski, Jeremy Richardson, James Carter, Brandon Conklin | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Lacombe (SG), Michael Peters (C) James Alexander, Donald Parker | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Tommy Kettler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Noto (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Panella (tired) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Molloy (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - William Gay (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jeffrey Griffin (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Lacombe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Freeman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jan Faulkner (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Peters (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Villanova | David Lacombe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-77 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Emery Crosier (SF) Jason Freeman | |
| 03:23 | Pitt | Joseph Panella clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Peters - foul #2 on Michael Peters, team foul #12 | 72-77 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brandon Conklin (C) William Gay | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 03:23 | Pitt | Joseph Panella makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 03:23 | Pitt | Joseph Panella makes the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 03:01 | Villanova | Michael Peters misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-77 |
| 03:00 | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin tips it in | 74-79 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:39 | Pitt | Joseph Panella hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 74-79 |
| 02:37 | Pitt | Joseph Panella misses the tip | 74-79 |
| 02:36 | Villanova | Michael Peters grabs the board | 74-79 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:33 | Villanova | Joseph Panella is called for the reach on Emery Crosier in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Panella, team foul #9 | 74-79 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), James Carter (SF), Larry Sweat (PF), William Gay (C) Tommy Kettler, Timothy Noto, Joseph Panella, Paul Molloy, Brandon Conklin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Woodside (PG), James Alexander (SG), Malcolm Weisser (SF) David Lacombe, Jeffrey Griffin, Jan Faulkner | |
| 02:33 | Villanova | Emery Crosier misses the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 02:33 | Pitt | Larry Sweat gets the rebound | 74-79 |
| 02:21 | Pitt | Larry Sweat misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 74-79 |
| 02:20 | Villanova | Emery Crosier snags the defensive board | 74-79 |
| 02:20 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 74-79 |
| Subs | Pitt | Paul Molloy (PF) Larry Sweat | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Freeman (SF), Donald Parker (PF) Malcolm Weisser, Emery Crosier | |
| 02:18 | Villanova | William Gay is called for the reach on Michael Peters in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Gay, team foul #10 | 74-79 |
| 02:18 | Villanova | Michael Peters misses the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 02:18 | Villanova | Michael Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 02:14 | Pitt | James Alexander takes the ball from James Carter in the backcourt | 74-80 |
| 01:57 | Villanova | Michael Woodside misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 74-80 |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Michael Woodside tips it home | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:51 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Marko Kuklenski and the foul's on James Alexander - foul #3 on James Alexander, team foul #13 | 76-82 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Panella (SF) James Carter | |
| Subs | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser (SF), Jan Faulkner (C) Jason Freeman, Michael Peters | |
| 01:51 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson makes the free throw | 77-82 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:49 | Villanova | Jeremy Richardson is called for the reach on Jan Faulkner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeremy Richardson, team foul #11 | 77-82 |
| Subs | Pitt | Timothy Noto (SG) Jeremy Richardson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Emery Crosier (SF) Malcolm Weisser | |
| 01:49 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 77-82 |
| 01:49 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 77-83 |
| 01:49 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 77-84 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:31 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-84 |
| 01:30 | Villanova | Marko Kuklenski is called for the reach on Donald Parker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marko Kuklenski, team foul #12 | 77-84 |
| 01:30 | Villanova | Donald Parker misses the 1st free throw | 77-84 |
| 01:30 | Villanova | Donald Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 77-85 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:11 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski is hacked by Michael Woodside - foul #5 on Michael Woodside, team foul #14 | 77-85 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin (PG), Malcolm Weisser (SF) Michael Woodside, Emery Crosier | |
| 01:11 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 77-85 |
| 01:11 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski misses the 1st free throw | 77-85 |
| 01:11 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski makes the 2nd free throw | 78-85 |
| 01:09 | Villanova | Marko Kuklenski is called for the reach on Jan Faulkner in the backcourt - foul #5 on Marko Kuklenski, team foul #13 | 78-85 |
| Subs | Pitt | Tommy Kettler (PG) Marko Kuklenski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Emery Crosier (SF) Malcolm Weisser | |
| 01:09 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 78-86 |
| 01:09 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 78-87 |
| 00:52 | Pitt | Timothy Noto hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Tommy Kettler | 81-87 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Villanova | Tommy Kettler is called for the reach on Donald Parker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tommy Kettler, team foul #14 | 81-87 |
| 00:49 | Villanova | Donald Parker makes the 1st free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:49 | Villanova | Donald Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:49 | Pitt | William Gay grabs the board | 81-88 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Pitt | Jeffrey Griffin picks off the pass by Paul Molloy | 81-88 |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner is hacked by Tommy Kettler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tommy Kettler, team foul #15 | 81-88 |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner misses the 1st free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner misses the 2nd free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:43 | Pitt | William Gay pulls down the rebound | 81-88 |
| 00:37 | Pitt | Emery Crosier is called for the reach on Joseph Panella - foul #4 on Emery Crosier, team foul #15 | 81-88 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Malcolm Weisser (SF) Emery Crosier | |
| 00:37 | Pitt | Joseph Panella misses the 1st free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:37 | Pitt | Joseph Panella makes the 2nd free throw | 82-88 |
| 00:35 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner is hacked by Timothy Noto in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Noto, team foul #16 | 82-88 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Lacombe (SG), Emery Crosier (SF), Michael Peters (PF) James Alexander, Malcolm Weisser, Donald Parker | |
| 00:35 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 82-89 |
| 00:35 | Villanova | Jan Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 82-90 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:32 | Pitt | Jeffrey Griffin steps in front of the Tommy Kettler pass in the backcourt | 82-90 |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Emery Crosier is hacked by Timothy Noto - foul #4 on Timothy Noto, team foul #17 | 82-90 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Alexander (SG), Donald Parker (PF) David Lacombe, Michael Peters | |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Emery Crosier makes the 1st free throw | 82-91 |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Emery Crosier misses the 2nd free throw | 82-91 |
| 00:29 | Pitt | William Gay grabs the board | 82-91 |
| 00:27 | Pitt | Jan Faulkner steals the ball from Timothy Noto in the backcourt | 82-91 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Joseph Panella is called for the reach on Emery Crosier - foul #5 on Joseph Panella, team foul #18 | 82-91 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Carter (SF) Joseph Panella | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Emery Crosier makes the 1st free throw | 82-92 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Emery Crosier makes the 2nd free throw | 82-93 |
| 00:18 | Pitt | James Carter misses long on an open shot from the left block | 82-93 |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin grabs the board | 82-93 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Jeffrey Griffin runs out the clock | 82-93 |