| Lineup | UConn | PG - Don Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wendell Perdomo (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Zhu Tao (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Manuel Snowden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Theriot (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel White (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gerry Parsons (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Rouse (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons inbounds the ball | 26-18 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:58 | Pitt | Zachary Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-18 |
| 19:29 | UConn | William Theriot scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-18 |
| 19:00 | Pitt | Daniel White scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-21 |
| 18:33 | UConn | Don Garrett's fadeaway is rejected by Geoffrey Jackson | 29-21 |
| 18:31 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Zachary Brown | 29-21 |
| 18:14 | Pitt | Zachary Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-21 |
| 18:13 | UConn | William Theriot grabs the defensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 18:07 | UConn | Zhu Tao drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Wendell Perdomo | 32-21 |
| 17:48 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson knocks in the shot from the baseline | 32-23 |
| 17:27 | UConn | Manuel Snowden misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 17:25 | UConn | Zhu Tao pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 16:56 | UConn | Zhu Tao makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-23 |
| 16:35 | Pitt | Zachary Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-23 |
| 16:34 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Geoffrey Jackson | 35-23 |
| 16:13 | Pitt | Zachary Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-23 |
| 16:12 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson tips it home | 35-25 |
| 15:44 | UConn | Zhu Tao is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Zhu Tao, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (PG), Chris Gardner (SF), Douglas Morton (PF), Shaun Beaird (C) Don Garrett, Zhu Tao, Manuel Snowden, William Theriot | |
| Subs | Pitt | Roger Arce (PG), Clifford Lewis (SG), Ernest Mildenberger (SF), Angel Marino (PF), Ronald McNeil (C) Zachary Brown, Daniel White, Gerry Parsons, Charles Rouse, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Rene Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wendell Perdomo (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Chris Gardner (fresh) PF - Douglas Morton (fresh) C - Shaun Beaird (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Roger Arce (fresh) SG - Clifford Lewis (fresh) SF - Ernest Mildenberger (fresh) PF - Angel Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald McNeil (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:20 | Pitt | Roger Arce misses the easy layup | 35-25 |
| 15:19 | UConn | Shaun Beaird pulls down the rebound | 35-25 |
| 15:02 | UConn | Shaun Beaird banks in the layup | 37-25 |
| 14:47 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-25 |
| 14:26 | UConn | Shaun Beaird misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Clifford Lewis - foul #1 on Clifford Lewis, team foul #1 | 37-25 |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (PG) Wendell Perdomo | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerry Parsons (SF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Ernest Mildenberger, Ronald McNeil | |
| 14:26 | UConn | Shaun Beaird makes the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 14:26 | UConn | Shaun Beaird makes the 2nd free throw | 39-25 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 14:03 | Pitt | Rene Costa steals it from Geoffrey Jackson | 39-25 |
| 14:00 | UConn | Rene Costa can't finish the layup | 39-25 |
| 13:58 | Pitt | Angel Marino pulls down the rebound | 39-25 |
| 13:41 | Pitt | Clifford Lewis is called for 3 seconds | 39-25 |
| Subs | UConn | Zhu Tao (SF), Manuel Snowden (PF), William Theriot (C) Chris Gardner, Douglas Morton, Shaun Beaird | |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (PG), Daniel White (SG), Charles Rouse (PF) Roger Arce, Clifford Lewis, Angel Marino | |
| 13:12 | UConn | Zhu Tao misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-25 |
| 13:11 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson grabs the board | 39-25 |
| 12:43 | Pitt | Don Garrett is called for the reach on Zachary Brown - foul #2 on Don Garrett, team foul #2 | 39-25 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ronald McNeil (C) Geoffrey Jackson | |
| 12:37 | Pitt | Daniel White misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-25 |
| 12:35 | Pitt | Charles Rouse misses the tip | 39-25 |
| 12:34 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald McNeil | 39-25 |
| 12:11 | Pitt | Don Garrett steps in front of the Daniel White pass | 39-25 |
| 11:49 | UConn | William Theriot drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Don Garrett | 41-25 |
| 11:32 | Pitt | Rene Costa is called for the reach on Daniel White - foul #1 on Rene Costa, team foul #3 | 41-25 |
| Subs | UConn | Wendell Perdomo (SG), Chris Gardner (SF), Douglas Morton (PF) Rene Costa, Zhu Tao, Manuel Snowden | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger (SF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Gerry Parsons, Ronald McNeil | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Don Garrett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wendell Perdomo (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Chris Gardner (fresh) PF - Douglas Morton (fresh) C - William Theriot (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Mildenberger (fresh) PF - Charles Rouse (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger is fouled on the floor by Chris Gardner - foul #2 on Chris Gardner, team foul #4 | 41-25 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Angel Marino (PF) Charles Rouse | |
| 11:16 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson's floater is tipped away by William Theriot | 41-25 |
| 11:14 | UConn | William Theriot pulls down the rebound | 41-25 |
| 10:59 | UConn | William Theriot hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-25 |
| 10:57 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Ernest Mildenberger | 41-25 |
| 10:39 | Pitt | Zachary Brown scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernest Mildenberger | 41-28 |
| 10:19 | UConn | Don Garrett drills a jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Ernest Mildenberger - foul #1 on Ernest Mildenberger, team foul #2 | 43-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Zhu Tao (SF), Manuel Snowden (PF), Shaun Beaird (C) Chris Gardner, Douglas Morton, William Theriot | |
| Subs | Pitt | Roger Arce (PG), Clifford Lewis (SG), Gerry Parsons (SF), Charles Rouse (PF) Zachary Brown, Daniel White, Ernest Mildenberger, Angel Marino | |
| 10:19 | UConn | Don Garrett misses the free throw | 43-28 |
| 10:19 | Pitt | Charles Rouse grabs the board | 43-28 |
| 10:04 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Shaun Beaird - foul #2 on Shaun Beaird, team foul #5 | 43-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (PG) Don Garrett | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 10:04 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 10:04 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 10:04 | UConn | Shaun Beaird grabs the defensive rebound | 43-28 |
| 09:35 | UConn | Shaun Beaird hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Zhu Tao | 46-28 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 09:23 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Clifford Lewis | 46-30 |
| 08:59 | UConn | Shaun Beaird travels with the ball | 46-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Chris Gardner (SG), William Theriot (C) Wendell Perdomo, Shaun Beaird | |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (PG), Daniel White (SG), Ronald McNeil (C) Roger Arce, Clifford Lewis, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| 08:52 | Pitt | Daniel White misses the shot from just outside the lane | 46-30 |
| 08:50 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Zachary Brown | 46-30 |
| 08:41 | Pitt | The short jumper by Zachary Brown is denied by William Theriot | 46-30 |
| 08:40 | UConn | Manuel Snowden snags the defensive board | 46-30 |
| 08:26 | UConn | William Theriot is denied on a layup by Ronald McNeil | 46-30 |
| 08:24 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons grabs the board | 46-30 |
| 08:20 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil double dribbles | 46-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (PG), Douglas Morton (PF) Zhu Tao, Manuel Snowden | |
| Subs | Pitt | Angel Marino (PF) Charles Rouse | |
| 07:55 | UConn | Chris Gardner misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Angel Marino - foul #1 on Angel Marino, team foul #3 | 46-30 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger (SF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Gerry Parsons, Ronald McNeil | |
| 07:55 | UConn | Chris Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 47-30 |
| 07:55 | UConn | Chris Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 48-30 |
| 07:45 | Pitt | William Theriot steps in front of the Ernest Mildenberger pass | 48-30 |
| 07:24 | UConn | William Theriot misses the fadeaway from the right side | 48-30 |
| 07:22 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to William Theriot | 48-30 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Don Garrett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rene Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Morton (fresh) C - William Theriot (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Daniel White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Mildenberger (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Angel Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:54 | UConn | Ernest Mildenberger is called for the reach on Chris Gardner - foul #2 on Ernest Mildenberger, team foul #4 | 48-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Wendell Perdomo (SG), Zhu Tao (SF), Manuel Snowden (PF) Rene Costa, Chris Gardner, Douglas Morton | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerry Parsons (SF), Charles Rouse (PF) Ernest Mildenberger, Angel Marino | |
| 06:29 | UConn | Wendell Perdomo clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-30 |
| 06:27 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson gets the rebound | 48-30 |
| 06:06 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson is whistled for traveling | 48-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Morton (PF), Shaun Beaird (C) Don Garrett, William Theriot | |
| Subs | Pitt | Roger Arce (PG), Clifford Lewis (SG), Ernest Mildenberger (SF), Angel Marino (PF), Ronald McNeil (C) Zachary Brown, Daniel White, Gerry Parsons, Charles Rouse, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| 05:41 | UConn | Manuel Snowden lays it up and in set up by Wendell Perdomo | 50-30 |
| 05:33 | Pitt | Manuel Snowden picks off the pass by Ronald McNeil | 50-30 |
| 05:28 | UConn | Manuel Snowden misses the lay-in | 50-30 |
| 05:27 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger snags the defensive board | 50-30 |
| 05:22 | Pitt | Roger Arce knocks in the shot from the right wing | 50-32 |
| 04:55 | UConn | Shaun Beaird knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-32 |
| 04:42 | Pitt | Roger Arce clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Zhu Tao - foul #2 on Zhu Tao, team foul #6 | 53-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (PG), Chris Gardner (SF), William Theriot (C) Manuel Snowden, Zhu Tao, Shaun Beaird | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 04:42 | Pitt | Roger Arce makes the 1st free throw | 53-33 |
| 04:42 | Pitt | Roger Arce makes the 2nd free throw | 53-34 |
| 04:13 | UConn | William Theriot clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Ronald McNeil - foul #3 on Ronald McNeil, team foul #5 | 53-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Shaun Beaird (PF) Douglas Morton | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 04:13 | UConn | William Theriot makes the 1st free throw | 54-34 |
| 04:13 | UConn | William Theriot misses the 2nd free throw | 54-34 |
| 04:13 | Pitt | Angel Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 54-34 |
| 04:02 | Pitt | Clifford Lewis loses the ball out of bounds | 54-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (SG) Wendell Perdomo | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 03:47 | UConn | Roger Arce is called for the reach on Don Garrett - foul #2 on Roger Arce, team foul #6 | 54-34 |
| 03:21 | UConn | Shaun Beaird misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 54-34 |
| 03:19 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil gets the rebound | 54-34 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Don Garrett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rene Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shaun Beaird (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - William Theriot (fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Roger Arce (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Clifford Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Mildenberger (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Angel Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald McNeil (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Shaun Beaird - foul #3 on Shaun Beaird, team foul #7 | 54-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Wendell Perdomo (SG), Zhu Tao (SF), Manuel Snowden (PF) Rene Costa, Chris Gardner, Shaun Beaird | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 03:02 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger makes the 1st free throw | 54-35 |
| 03:02 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 02:36 | UConn | Zhu Tao misses the 3 from the right corner | 54-36 |
| 02:35 | UConn | William Theriot can't tip it in | 54-36 |
| 02:33 | Pitt | Angel Marino pulls down the rebound | 54-36 |
| 02:28 | Pitt | Clifford Lewis hits a wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 54-38 |
| 02:22 | UConn | William Theriot hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Don Garrett | 56-38 |
| 02:02 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger is fouled on the floor by Zhu Tao - foul #3 on Zhu Tao, team foul #8 | 56-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Shaun Beaird (C) William Theriot | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:02 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger makes the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 02:02 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 01:41 | UConn | Zhu Tao hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-40 |
| 01:40 | Pitt | Angel Marino pulls down the rebound | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 01:34 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-40 |
| 01:32 | UConn | Wendell Perdomo pulls down the rebound | 56-40 |
| 01:09 | UConn | Manuel Snowden is hacked by Roger Arce - foul #3 on Roger Arce, team foul #7 | 56-40 |
| Subs | UConn | William Theriot (C) Shaun Beaird | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 01:09 | UConn | Manuel Snowden makes the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 01:09 | UConn | Manuel Snowden misses the 2nd free throw | 57-40 |
| 01:09 | Pitt | Angel Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 57-40 |
| 00:50 | Pitt | Roger Arce is hacked by Zhu Tao - foul #4 on Zhu Tao, team foul #9 | 57-40 |
| 00:50 | Pitt | Roger Arce makes the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 00:50 | Pitt | Roger Arce makes the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | UConn | Manuel Snowden connects on the shot from the right wing | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Zhu Tao is called for the reach on Ronald McNeil - foul #5 on Zhu Tao, team foul #10 | 59-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Chris Gardner (SF) Zhu Tao | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil misses the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil misses the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| 00:21 | UConn | William Theriot pulls down the rebound | 59-42 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Don Garrett runs out the clock | 59-42 |