| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gary Ham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Larson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Day (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Stanley Gaines (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Schindler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Johnny William (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benny Adams (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Monty Shaw (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Alton Goss (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Serna (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Carl Day inbounds the ball | 33-20 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Villanova | Donald Larson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Gary Schindler | 35-20 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:25 | Pitt | Monty Shaw double dribbles | 35-20 |
| 19:02 | Villanova | Johnny William takes the ball from Carl Day | 35-20 |
| 18:59 | Pitt | Johnny William lays it up and in | 35-22 |
| 18:35 | Villanova | Donald Larson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-22 |
| 18:33 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines tips it home | 37-22 |
| 18:23 | Pitt | Monty Shaw misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-22 |
| 18:22 | Villanova | Gary Ham grabs the board | 37-22 |
| 17:56 | Villanova | Donald Larson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-22 |
| 17:55 | Pitt | John Serna pulls down the rebound | 37-22 |
| 17:40 | Pitt | Monty Shaw can't finish the layup | 37-22 |
| 17:39 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines snags the defensive board | 37-22 |
| 17:35 | Villanova | Donald Larson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-22 |
| 17:34 | Pitt | Johnny William grabs the board | 37-22 |
| 17:19 | Pitt | John Serna misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 37-22 |
| 17:18 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines grabs the board | 37-22 |
| 16:53 | Villanova | Donald Larson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-22 |
| 16:52 | Villanova | Carl Day grabs the offensive board | 37-22 |
| 16:34 | Villanova | Donald Larson is called for traveling | 37-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Ray (PF), Galen Sheffield (C) Stanley Gaines, Gary Schindler | |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter West (PG), Leonard Park (SF), Everett Tolbert (C) Johnny William, Monty Shaw, John Serna | |
| 16:14 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Galen Sheffield - foul #1 on Galen Sheffield, team foul #1 | 37-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | Isaac Sharp (PG) Gary Ham | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 16:14 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert makes the 1st free throw | 37-23 |
| 16:14 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert makes the 2nd free throw | 37-24 |
| 15:45 | Villanova | Timothy Ray is fouled on the floor by Alton Goss - foul #2 on Alton Goss, team foul #1 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joe Coons (SF) Carl Day | |
| Subs | Pitt | Monty Shaw (SF) Alton Goss | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Isaac Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Larson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Coons (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Galen Sheffield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Peter West (fresh) SG - Benny Adams (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Monty Shaw (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Leonard Park (fresh) C - Everett Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Villanova | Isaac Sharp is hacked by Leonard Park - foul #3 on Leonard Park, team foul #2 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brock Golden (SG), Stanley Gaines (PF) Donald Larson, Timothy Ray | |
| Subs | Pitt | Johnny William (PG) Peter West | |
| 15:07 | Villanova | Galen Sheffield buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Isaac Sharp | 39-24 |
| 14:47 | Pitt | Benny Adams is fouled on the floor by Brock Golden - foul #1 on Brock Golden, team foul #2 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Ham (PG), Gary Schindler (C) Isaac Sharp, Galen Sheffield | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Serna (C) Everett Tolbert | |
| 14:25 | Pitt | Benny Adams misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-24 |
| 14:23 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to John Serna | 39-24 |
| 14:10 | Pitt | Benny Adams makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-27 |
| 13:54 | Villanova | Brock Golden blows the layup | 39-27 |
| 13:52 | Villanova | Gary Schindler tips it in | 41-27 |
| 13:41 | Pitt | Johnny William throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Larson (SG), Carl Day (SF), Timothy Ray (PF) Brock Golden, Joe Coons, Stanley Gaines | |
| Subs | Pitt | Alton Goss (PF) Monty Shaw | |
| 13:18 | Villanova | Donald Larson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Schindler | 44-27 |
| 13:11 | Pitt | Benny Adams clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-27 |
| 13:09 | Pitt | John Serna tips it home | 44-29 |
| 12:49 | Villanova | Donald Larson is hacked by John Serna - foul #2 on John Serna, team foul #3 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter West (PG), Monty Shaw (SF) Johnny William, Leonard Park | |
| 12:34 | Villanova | Donald Larson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | Stanley Gaines (PF) Timothy Ray | |
| Subs | Pitt | Everett Tolbert (C) John Serna | |
| 12:16 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 44-29 |
| 12:15 | Pitt | Alton Goss tips it but misses | 44-29 |
| 12:13 | Villanova | Donald Larson gets the rebound | 44-29 |
| 11:45 | Villanova | Donald Larson misses badly on a floater near the basket | 44-29 |
| 11:43 | Villanova | Gary Schindler misses the tip | 44-29 |
| 11:41 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Gaines | 44-29 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gary Ham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Larson (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Day (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Stanley Gaines (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Gary Schindler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Peter West (fresh) SG - Benny Adams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Monty Shaw (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Alton Goss (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Everett Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Villanova | Gary Schindler's pass is intercepted by Benny Adams | 44-29 |
| 11:05 | Pitt | Benny Adams clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-29 |
| 11:04 | Pitt | Peter West snags the offensive board | 44-29 |
| 10:48 | Pitt | Monty Shaw misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Carl Day - foul #1 on Carl Day, team foul #3 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | Isaac Sharp (PG), Galen Sheffield (C) Gary Ham, Gary Schindler | |
| Subs | Pitt | Johnny William (PG), Leonard Park (SG), John Serna (C) Peter West, Benny Adams, Everett Tolbert | |
| 10:48 | Pitt | Monty Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 10:48 | Pitt | Monty Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 10:48 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Galen Sheffield | 44-30 |
| 10:27 | Villanova | Carl Day double dribbles | 44-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Ray (PF) Stanley Gaines | |
| Subs | Pitt | Benny Adams (SG), Everett Tolbert (PF) Monty Shaw, Alton Goss | |
| 10:13 | Pitt | Leonard Park hits a 3 from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 09:53 | Villanova | Timothy Ray buries a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Everett Tolbert - foul #3 on Everett Tolbert, team foul #4 | 46-33 |
| 09:53 | Villanova | Timothy Ray misses the free throw | 46-33 |
| 09:53 | Pitt | John Serna gets the rebound | 46-33 |
| 09:34 | Pitt | Benny Adams hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-36 |
| 09:12 | Villanova | Galen Sheffield blows the dunk but the foul's on John Serna - foul #3 on John Serna, team foul #5 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Ham (PG), Joe Coons (SF), Stanley Gaines (PF) Isaac Sharp, Carl Day, Timothy Ray | |
| Subs | Pitt | Alton Goss (PF) Everett Tolbert | |
| 09:12 | Villanova | Galen Sheffield makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 09:12 | Villanova | Galen Sheffield makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 09:01 | Pitt | Benny Adams scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Johnny William | 48-39 |
| 08:40 | Villanova | Johnny William steps in front of the Galen Sheffield pass | 48-39 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 08:21 | Pitt | Johnny William hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 48-39 |
| 08:19 | Villanova | Galen Sheffield grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 07:51 | Villanova | Galen Sheffield misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 07:50 | Pitt | Johnny William grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 07:29 | Pitt | Alton Goss misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 48-39 |
| 07:28 | Villanova | Joe Coons snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gary Ham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Larson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Coons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Gaines (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Galen Sheffield (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Johnny William (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benny Adams (tiring) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Leonard Park (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Alton Goss (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Serna (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:01 | Villanova | Donald Larson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Ham | 51-39 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 06:32 | Pitt | Alton Goss comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 51-39 |
| 06:30 | Pitt | Johnny William tips it back up and in | 51-41 |
| 06:13 | Villanova | Benny Adams steps in front of the Donald Larson pass | 51-41 |
| 06:05 | Pitt | Johnny William scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Benny Adams | 51-43 |
| 06:00 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Day (SF), Gary Schindler (C) Joe Coons, Galen Sheffield | |
| Subs | Pitt | Monty Shaw (SF), Everett Tolbert (C) Benny Adams, John Serna | |
| 05:47 | Villanova | Gary Schindler misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Monty Shaw - foul #1 on Monty Shaw, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| 05:47 | Villanova | Gary Schindler makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 05:47 | Villanova | Gary Schindler misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 05:47 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert grabs the board | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:18 | Pitt | Johnny William hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-43 |
| 05:16 | Villanova | Gary Schindler snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 04:50 | Villanova | Donald Larson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-43 |
| 04:49 | Pitt | Leonard Park grabs the board | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:23 | Pitt | Leonard Park hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 52-43 |
| 04:21 | Pitt | Leonard Park tips it home | 52-45 |
| 04:01 | Villanova | Donald Larson buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:50 | Pitt | Leonard Park misses short on a 3 from straight away | 55-45 |
| 03:48 | Villanova | Gary Schindler grabs the board | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Villanova | Gary Schindler's dunk attempt is rejected by Everett Tolbert | 55-45 |
| 03:29 | Pitt | Leonard Park snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gary Ham (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Larson (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Day (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Stanley Gaines (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Gary Schindler (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Johnny William (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leonard Park (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Monty Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alton Goss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Everett Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Pitt | Leonard Park misses the 3 from straight away | 55-45 |
| 03:11 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 02:47 | Villanova | Donald Larson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 02:46 | Villanova | Gary Schindler hits the follow up shot | 57-45 |
| 02:36 | Pitt | Johnny William misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-45 |
| 02:35 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert gets the offensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 02:23 | Pitt | Monty Shaw is hacked by Gary Ham - foul #3 on Gary Ham, team foul #4 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Isaac Sharp (PG), Brock Golden (SG), Timothy Ray (PF), Galen Sheffield (C) Gary Ham, Donald Larson, Stanley Gaines, Gary Schindler | |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter West (PG), Benny Adams (SG), George Kern (SF) Johnny William, Monty Shaw, Alton Goss | |
| 02:12 | Pitt | Peter West throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joe Coons (SF) Carl Day | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 01:43 | Villanova | Brock Golden knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-45 |
| 01:19 | Pitt | Timothy Ray is called for the reach on Leonard Park - foul #1 on Timothy Ray, team foul #5 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Ham (PG), Donald Larson (SG), Carl Day (SF), Stanley Gaines (PF), Gary Schindler (C) Isaac Sharp, Brock Golden, Joe Coons, Timothy Ray, Galen Sheffield | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 01:07 | Pitt | Gary Schindler steals it from Peter West | 60-45 |
| 00:41 | Villanova | Gary Ham is hacked by Peter West - foul #1 on Peter West, team foul #7 | 60-45 |
| 00:41 | Villanova | Gary Ham makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 00:41 | Villanova | Gary Ham makes the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Pitt | Peter West clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-45 |
| 00:35 | Villanova | Gary Schindler pulls down the rebound | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 62-45 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Peter West grabs the defensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | George Kern can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-45 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Gary Schindler | 62-45 |