| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Buford Friday (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jonathan Shields (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Dykstra (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Desmond Callahan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Pierre Dreiling (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Foshee (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darin Hairston (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Hinnenkamp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Delmer O'Keefe (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Cory Boyette (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Steven Hinnenkamp inbounds the ball | 19-28 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | UConn | Delmer O'Keefe lays it in on a great pass from Robert Foshee | 19-30 |
| 19:19 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan scores on a jumper from the right side | 21-30 |
| 19:02 | UConn | Delmer O'Keefe misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 21-30 |
| 19:01 | Pitt | John Dykstra pulls down the rebound | 21-30 |
| 18:55 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-30 |
| 18:54 | UConn | The rebound goes to Steven Hinnenkamp | 21-30 |
| 18:38 | UConn | Darin Hairston shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Foshee | 21-33 |
| 18:09 | Pitt | Delmer O'Keefe steps in front of the Pierre Dreiling pass | 21-33 |
| 17:51 | UConn | Robert Foshee is fouled on the floor by Buford Friday - foul #1 on Buford Friday, team foul #1 | 21-33 |
| 17:42 | UConn | Steven Hinnenkamp misses badly on a shot from the right block | 21-33 |
| 17:41 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan grabs the defensive rebound | 21-33 |
| 17:25 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan blows the layup | 21-33 |
| 17:23 | Pitt | John Dykstra pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-33 |
| 16:58 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-33 |
| 16:48 | UConn | Robert Foshee shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-33 |
| 16:47 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields pulls down the rebound | 24-33 |
| 16:27 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ryan Engels (PG), Michael Schoolcraft (SG), Brian Hanks (SF), George Murakami (PF), Michael Ott (C) Buford Friday, Jonathan Shields, John Dykstra, Desmond Callahan, Pierre Dreiling | |
| Subs | UConn | James Parker (SG), Eric Sheppard (SF), Patrick Kaul (C) Darin Hairston, Steven Hinnenkamp, Cory Boyette | |
| 16:14 | UConn | Patrick Kaul connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Foshee | 24-35 |
| 15:54 | Pitt | George Murakami hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 24-35 |
| 15:52 | Pitt | George Murakami hits the follow up shot | 26-35 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Ryan Engels (fresh) SG - Michael Schoolcraft (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Hanks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Murakami (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Ott (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Foshee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Parker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Sheppard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Delmer O'Keefe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Kaul (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:36 | UConn | Robert Foshee evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Parker | 26-38 |
| 15:10 | Pitt | Brian Hanks banks in the layup and the foul's on Eric Sheppard - foul #1 on Eric Sheppard, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Buford Friday (PG), Jonathan Shields (SG), Desmond Callahan (PF) Ryan Engels, Michael Schoolcraft, George Murakami | |
| Subs | UConn | Patrick Jelinski (PG), Steven Hinnenkamp (SF) Robert Foshee, Delmer O'Keefe | |
| 15:10 | Pitt | Brian Hanks makes the free throw | 29-38 |
| 14:59 | UConn | Steven Hinnenkamp hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 29-38 |
| 14:57 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| 14:51 | Pitt | Brian Hanks is whistled for traveling | 29-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Dykstra (SF), Pierre Dreiling (C) Brian Hanks, Michael Ott | |
| Subs | UConn | Darin Hairston (SG), Cory Boyette (C) James Parker, Eric Sheppard | |
| 14:44 | UConn | Patrick Kaul can't finish the uncontested layup | 29-38 |
| 14:42 | Pitt | Pierre Dreiling pulls down the rebound | 29-38 |
| 14:26 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan drills a turnaround from close range set up by Jonathan Shields | 31-38 |
| 14:05 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-38 |
| 14:03 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 13:38 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Dykstra | 33-38 |
| 13:26 | UConn | Steven Hinnenkamp misses the floater from just outside the lane | 33-38 |
| 13:25 | Pitt | John Dykstra pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 12:57 | Pitt | Buford Friday comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 33-38 |
| 12:55 | Pitt | John Dykstra tips it home | 35-38 |
| 12:44 | UConn | Steven Hinnenkamp connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Patrick Kaul | 35-40 |
| 12:21 | Pitt | Buford Friday is whistled for a carry | 35-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ryan Engels (PG), Michael Schoolcraft (SG), George Murakami (PF), Michael Ott (C) Buford Friday, Jonathan Shields, Desmond Callahan, Pierre Dreiling | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Foshee (PG), James Parker (SG), Eric Sheppard (SF), Delmer O'Keefe (PF), Ray Majors (C) Patrick Jelinski, Darin Hairston, Steven Hinnenkamp, Patrick Kaul, Cory Boyette | |
| 11:56 | UConn | Robert Foshee works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 11:33 | Pitt | George Murakami misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-42 |
| 11:32 | UConn | Delmer O'Keefe pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Ryan Engels (fresh) SG - Michael Schoolcraft (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Dykstra (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - George Murakami (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Ott (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Foshee (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Sheppard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Delmer O'Keefe (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Ray Majors (fresh) | |
| 11:12 | UConn | Ray Majors connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Parker and he's fouled by George Murakami - foul #2 on George Murakami, team foul #2 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Buford Friday (PG), Brian Hanks (SF) Ryan Engels, John Dykstra | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 11:12 | UConn | Ray Majors makes the free throw | 35-45 |
| 10:51 | Pitt | Michael Ott drills a shot from the right block and the foul's on Eric Sheppard - foul #2 on Eric Sheppard, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jonathan Shields (SG) Michael Schoolcraft | |
| Subs | UConn | Darin Hairston (SG), Patrick Kaul (C) Eric Sheppard, Ray Majors | |
| 10:51 | Pitt | Michael Ott misses the free throw | 37-45 |
| 10:51 | UConn | Patrick Kaul grabs the board | 37-45 |
| 10:30 | UConn | Patrick Kaul knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Darin Hairston | 37-47 |
| 10:09 | Pitt | George Murakami makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Jonathan Shields and he's fouled by Delmer O'Keefe - foul #1 on Delmer O'Keefe, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Dykstra (SF), Pierre Dreiling (C) Brian Hanks, Michael Ott | |
| Subs | UConn | Steven Hinnenkamp (SF), Cory Boyette (C) James Parker, Patrick Kaul | |
| 10:09 | Pitt | George Murakami makes the free throw | 40-47 |
| 09:56 | UConn | Darin Hairston loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 40-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Desmond Callahan (PF) George Murakami | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 09:37 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan scores on a runner in the lane set up by Buford Friday | 42-47 |
| 09:24 | UConn | Darin Hairston comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 09:22 | UConn | Cory Boyette grabs the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 09:02 | UConn | Delmer O'Keefe hits a wide open floater in the paint set up by Robert Foshee | 42-49 |
| 08:43 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan knocks in the jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Delmer O'Keefe - foul #2 on Delmer O'Keefe, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ryan Engels (PG) Buford Friday | |
| Subs | UConn | Patrick Jelinski (PG), James Parker (SG), Patrick Kaul (PF) Robert Foshee, Darin Hairston, Delmer O'Keefe | |
| 08:43 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan misses the free throw | 44-49 |
| 08:43 | UConn | Cory Boyette grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 08:24 | UConn | Steven Hinnenkamp blows the dunk but he's fouled by Jonathan Shields - foul #1 on Jonathan Shields, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft (SG) Jonathan Shields | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:24 | UConn | Steven Hinnenkamp misses the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 08:24 | UConn | Steven Hinnenkamp makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 08:03 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Ryan Engels | 47-50 |
| 07:37 | UConn | Cory Boyette misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Pierre Dreiling - foul #4 on Pierre Dreiling, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Hanks (SF) John Dykstra | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Foshee (PG), Delmer O'Keefe (PF) Patrick Jelinski, Patrick Kaul | |
| 07:37 | UConn | Cory Boyette makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 07:37 | UConn | Cory Boyette makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 07:30 | Pitt | Ryan Engels is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ryan Engels, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Buford Friday (PG), Michael Ott (C) Ryan Engels, Pierre Dreiling | |
| Subs | UConn | Patrick Kaul (C) Cory Boyette | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Buford Friday (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Schoolcraft (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Hanks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Desmond Callahan (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Ott (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Foshee (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Hinnenkamp (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Delmer O'Keefe (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Kaul (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | UConn | Robert Foshee misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-52 |
| 07:10 | UConn | Delmer O'Keefe tips it home | 47-54 |
| 06:52 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 06:51 | UConn | Robert Foshee gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 06:46 | UConn | Robert Foshee misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-54 |
| 06:45 | UConn | Robert Foshee snags the offensive board | 47-54 |
| 06:40 | UConn | James Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jonathan Shields (SG), George Murakami (PF) Michael Schoolcraft, Desmond Callahan | |
| Subs | UConn | Darin Hairston (SG) Steven Hinnenkamp | |
| 06:15 | Pitt | George Murakami can't finish the layup | 47-54 |
| 06:13 | UConn | Delmer O'Keefe grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 05:45 | UConn | Patrick Kaul hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 47-54 |
| 05:43 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jonathan Shields | 47-54 |
| 05:23 | Pitt | George Murakami loses the dribble to Delmer O'Keefe | 47-54 |
| 05:02 | UConn | Delmer O'Keefe buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Foshee | 47-56 |
| 05:02 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Dykstra (SF), Desmond Callahan (PF), Pierre Dreiling (C) Brian Hanks, George Murakami, Michael Ott | |
| Subs | UConn | Steven Hinnenkamp (SF), Cory Boyette (C) James Parker, Patrick Kaul | |
| 04:49 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Dykstra | 50-56 |
| 04:20 | UConn | Robert Foshee is hacked by Pierre Dreiling - foul #5 on Pierre Dreiling, team foul #6 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Ott (C) Pierre Dreiling | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 04:08 | UConn | Steven Hinnenkamp misses the floater from the left block | 50-56 |
| 04:06 | UConn | Delmer O'Keefe tips it but misses | 50-56 |
| 04:04 | Pitt | Michael Ott gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:49 | Pitt | Darin Hairston takes the ball from Michael Ott | 50-56 |
| 03:33 | UConn | Delmer O'Keefe misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 50-56 |
| 03:31 | UConn | Cory Boyette pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 03:26 | UConn | Desmond Callahan picks off the pass by Steven Hinnenkamp | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Buford Friday (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Shields (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Dykstra (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Desmond Callahan (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Ott (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Foshee (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. SG - Darin Hairston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Steven Hinnenkamp (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Delmer O'Keefe (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Cory Boyette (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Pitt | Buford Friday hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 50-56 |
| 03:19 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan tips it home | 52-56 |
| 02:59 | UConn | Robert Foshee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ryan Engels (PG) Buford Friday | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 02:55 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Buford Friday (PG) Ryan Engels | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 02:41 | Pitt | Cory Boyette denies the turnaround by Desmond Callahan | 52-56 |
| 02:39 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan can't tip it in | 52-56 |
| 02:37 | Pitt | John Dykstra snags the offensive board | 52-56 |
| 02:21 | Pitt | Michael Ott drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Jonathan Shields | 54-56 |
| 01:58 | UConn | Delmer O'Keefe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-56 |
| 01:47 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan's fadeaway is rejected by Cory Boyette | 54-56 |
| 01:46 | UConn | Cory Boyette grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 01:40 | UConn | Robert Foshee is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-56 |
| 01:38 | UConn | Darin Hairston tips it in | 54-58 |
| 01:25 | Pitt | Steven Hinnenkamp takes the ball from John Dykstra | 54-58 |
| 01:09 | UConn | Desmond Callahan steals it from Darin Hairston | 54-58 |
| 00:55 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-58 |
| 00:53 | UConn | The rebound goes to Cory Boyette | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | UConn | Cory Boyette is hacked by Jonathan Shields in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jonathan Shields, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| 00:50 | UConn | Cory Boyette makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:50 | UConn | Cory Boyette misses the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:50 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan is open and buries a driving attempt in the lane | 56-59 |
| 00:38 | UConn | Steven Hinnenkamp is hacked by Buford Friday in the backcourt - foul #2 on Buford Friday, team foul #8 | 56-59 |
| 00:38 | UConn | Steven Hinnenkamp misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:38 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Cory Boyette | 56-59 |
| 00:36 | UConn | Cory Boyette is hacked by Michael Ott - foul #3 on Michael Ott, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| 00:36 | UConn | Cory Boyette misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:36 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-59 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Cory Boyette pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 00:17 | UConn | Cory Boyette is hacked by Buford Friday in the backcourt - foul #3 on Buford Friday, team foul #10 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | UConn | James Parker (SF) Steven Hinnenkamp | |
| 00:17 | UConn | Cory Boyette misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:17 | UConn | Cory Boyette makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 00:11 | UConn | The rebound goes to Cory Boyette | 56-60 |
| 00:09 | UConn | Buford Friday is called for the reach on Cory Boyette in the backcourt - foul #4 on Buford Friday, team foul #11 | 56-60 |
| 00:09 | UConn | Cory Boyette misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:09 | UConn | Cory Boyette makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Delmer O'Keefe grabs the board | 56-61 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Delmer O'Keefe is hacked by Buford Friday in the backcourt - foul #5 on Buford Friday, team foul #12 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ryan Engels (PG) Buford Friday | |
| Subs | UConn | Steven Hinnenkamp (C) Cory Boyette | |
| 00:02 | UConn | Delmer O'Keefe makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Delmer O'Keefe makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields misses short on a fullcourt shot | 56-63 |