| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herman Etherton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eljasz Ulanski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Albert Bannerman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Acklin (fresh) SF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Osentowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerardo Torres (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski can't connect on a runner from close range but the foul's on Thomas Acklin - foul #3 on Thomas Acklin, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | James McKemie (SG) Thomas Acklin | |
| 19:36 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 19:36 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski misses the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 19:36 | Pittsburgh | Michael Osentowski snags the defensive board | 35-25 |
| 19:21 | Pittsburgh | James McKemie is whistled for traveling | 35-25 |
| 19:04 | UConn | Herman Etherton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-25 |
| 19:02 | Pittsburgh | Michael Osentowski pulls down the rebound | 35-25 |
| 18:40 | Pittsburgh | James McKemie is hacked by Herman Etherton - foul #1 on Herman Etherton, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| 18:13 | Pittsburgh | Gerardo Torres knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Albert Bannerman | 35-27 |
| 18:02 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Herman Etherton | 38-27 |
| 17:53 | Pittsburgh | Christopher Wilson is whistled for traveling | 38-27 |
| 17:29 | UConn | Richard Sanders banks in the layup on a nice dish by Herman Etherton | 40-27 |
| 17:09 | Pittsburgh | James McKemie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-27 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG), Donald Knight (SG), Gordon Davis (SF), Michael Wilson (C) James Higgins, Herman Etherton, Eljasz Ulanski, Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jim Hancock (SF), David Johnson (PF) Christopher Wilson, Michael Osentowski | |
| 16:47 | UConn | Gordon Davis scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Wilson | 42-27 |
| 16:34 | Pittsburgh | David Johnson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Albert Bannerman and he's fouled by Richard Sanders - foul #3 on Richard Sanders, team foul #2 | 42-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Rogelio Russo (SG) Richard Sanders | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Samuel Phillips (SF), Keith Adams (C) James McKemie, Gerardo Torres | |
| 16:34 | Pittsburgh | David Johnson misses the free throw | 42-29 |
| 16:34 | Pittsburgh | The offensive rebound goes to David Johnson | 42-29 |
| 16:28 | Pittsburgh | Jim Hancock misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-29 |
| 16:27 | Pittsburgh | Samuel Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 16:11 | Pittsburgh | David Johnson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-29 |
| 16:10 | UConn | Donald Knight pulls down the rebound | 42-29 |
| 15:57 | UConn | Rogelio Russo buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Wilson | 44-29 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Land (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rogelio Russo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gordon Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Albert Bannerman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jim Hancock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Phillips (fresh) PF - David Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Keith Adams (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Pittsburgh | Albert Bannerman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Matthew Land - foul #2 on Matthew Land, team foul #3 | 44-29 |
| Subs | UConn | James Higgins (PG), Herman Etherton (SG), Eljasz Ulanski (SF), Dennis Murray (C) Matthew Land, Rogelio Russo, Donald Knight, Gordon Davis | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Thomas Acklin (SG), Christopher Wilson (SF), Michael Osentowski (PF), Gerardo Torres (C) Jim Hancock, Samuel Phillips, David Johnson, Keith Adams | |
| 15:42 | Pittsburgh | Albert Bannerman makes the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 15:42 | Pittsburgh | Albert Bannerman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 15:26 | UConn | James Higgins comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 44-31 |
| 15:25 | Pittsburgh | Michael Osentowski snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 15:09 | Pittsburgh | Albert Bannerman is hacked by James Higgins - foul #3 on James Higgins, team foul #4 | 44-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Sanders (PF) Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | James McKemie (PG) Albert Bannerman | |
| 14:55 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Acklin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-31 |
| 14:43 | UConn | Richard Sanders dunks the ball set up by Herman Etherton | 46-31 |
| 14:23 | Pittsburgh | Eljasz Ulanski is called for the reach on Michael Osentowski - foul #2 on Eljasz Ulanski, team foul #5 | 46-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG) James Higgins | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 14:15 | Pittsburgh | James McKemie knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Wilson | 46-34 |
| 13:52 | UConn | Herman Etherton buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Dennis Murray | 49-34 |
| 13:39 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Acklin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-34 |
| 13:37 | Pittsburgh | Gerardo Torres pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 13:18 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Murray swats the layup by Michael Osentowski | 49-34 |
| 13:16 | Pittsburgh | Michael Osentowski tips it in | 49-36 |
| 12:57 | UConn | Herman Etherton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-36 |
| 12:56 | UConn | Dennis Murray tips it back up and in | 51-36 |
| 12:28 | Pittsburgh | Christopher Wilson misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 51-36 |
| 12:26 | Pittsburgh | Gerardo Torres hits the follow up shot | 51-38 |
| 12:03 | UConn | Dennis Murray hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 51-38 |
| 12:02 | Pittsburgh | Michael Osentowski gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| 11:57 | Pittsburgh | James McKemie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Richard Sanders - foul #4 on Richard Sanders, team foul #6 | 51-38 |
| Subs | UConn | James Higgins (PG), Rogelio Russo (SG), Donald Knight (SF), Michael Wilson (PF), Gordon Davis (C) Matthew Land, Herman Etherton, Eljasz Ulanski, Richard Sanders, Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Albert Bannerman (PG), Jim Hancock (SF), David Johnson (PF), Keith Adams (C) Thomas Acklin, Christopher Wilson, Michael Osentowski, Gerardo Torres | |
| 11:57 | Pittsburgh | James McKemie makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 11:57 | Pittsburgh | James McKemie makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rogelio Russo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gordon Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Albert Bannerman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James McKemie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Hancock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Keith Adams (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | UConn | Michael Wilson's layup is rejected by David Johnson | 51-40 |
| 11:37 | UConn | Michael Wilson tips it home | 53-40 |
| 11:20 | Pittsburgh | David Johnson scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Albert Bannerman | 53-42 |
| 11:08 | UConn | Keith Adams blocks the short jumper by Gordon Davis | 53-42 |
| 11:06 | Pittsburgh | David Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 11:01 | Pittsburgh | Rogelio Russo steals it from David Johnson | 53-42 |
| 10:48 | UConn | Gordon Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 53-42 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Samuel Phillips (SF) James McKemie | |
| 10:31 | Pittsburgh | Samuel Phillips's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Wilson | 53-42 |
| 10:30 | Pittsburgh | Keith Adams tips it back up and in | 53-44 |
| 10:02 | UConn | Donald Knight misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-44 |
| 10:00 | UConn | Michael Wilson hits the follow up shot | 55-44 |
| 09:39 | Pittsburgh | Jim Hancock knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Albert Bannerman | 55-47 |
| 09:22 | UConn | Donald Knight is fouled on the floor by David Johnson - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #2 | 55-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG), Herman Etherton (SG), Eljasz Ulanski (SF), Dennis Murray (C) James Higgins, Rogelio Russo, Donald Knight, Gordon Davis | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Thomas Acklin (SG), Christopher Wilson (SF), Michael Osentowski (PF), Gerardo Torres (C) Jim Hancock, Samuel Phillips, David Johnson, Keith Adams | |
| 09:01 | UConn | Dennis Murray misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 55-47 |
| 09:00 | UConn | Dennis Murray tips it back up and in | 57-47 |
| 08:53 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Acklin loses the ball out of bounds | 57-47 |
| Subs | UConn | John McCoil (PF) Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 08:46 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-47 |
| 08:31 | Pittsburgh | John McCoil picks off the pass by Michael Osentowski | 60-47 |
| 08:14 | UConn | John McCoil knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Herman Etherton | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:52 | Pittsburgh | Christopher Wilson is hacked by Eljasz Ulanski - foul #3 on Eljasz Ulanski, team foul #7 | 62-47 |
| Subs | UConn | James Higgins (PG), Donald Knight (SF), Richard Sanders (PF) Matthew Land, Eljasz Ulanski, John McCoil | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | James McKemie (PG) Albert Bannerman | |
| 07:52 | Pittsburgh | Christopher Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 07:52 | Pittsburgh | Christopher Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 07:52 | UConn | Herman Etherton grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herman Etherton (fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. SF - Donald Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Sanders (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - James McKemie (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Acklin (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Osentowski (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Gerardo Torres (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:34 | UConn | Richard Sanders loses the dribble to Gerardo Torres | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:12 | Pittsburgh | Michael Osentowski connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Acklin | 62-50 |
| 07:00 | UConn | Dennis Murray clanks a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by James McKemie - foul #2 on James McKemie, team foul #3 | 62-50 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jim Hancock (SG), Samuel Phillips (SF), David Johnson (PF) Thomas Acklin, Christopher Wilson, Michael Osentowski | |
| 07:00 | UConn | Dennis Murray makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 07:00 | UConn | Dennis Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:45 | Pittsburgh | James McKemie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 64-50 |
| 06:43 | Pittsburgh | Gerardo Torres grabs the offensive rebound | 64-50 |
| 06:38 | Pittsburgh | James McKemie misses long on a shot from the right side | 64-50 |
| 06:36 | UConn | Herman Etherton snags the defensive board | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:17 | UConn | Herman Etherton is hacked by Jim Hancock - foul #1 on Jim Hancock, team foul #4 | 64-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski (SF), Michael Wilson (C) Herman Etherton, Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Albert Bannerman (PG) Samuel Phillips | |
| 06:01 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG) James Higgins | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Samuel Phillips (SF), Keith Adams (C) James McKemie, Gerardo Torres | |
| 05:48 | Pittsburgh | David Johnson lays it up and in on a great pass from Albert Bannerman | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:28 | UConn | Richard Sanders misses long on a floater from close range | 64-52 |
| 05:27 | UConn | Richard Sanders can't tip it in | 64-52 |
| 05:25 | UConn | Michael Wilson can't tip it in | 64-52 |
| 05:23 | Pittsburgh | Samuel Phillips snags the defensive board | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:09 | Pittsburgh | The jump hook by Jim Hancock is blocked by Michael Wilson | 64-52 |
| 05:07 | Pittsburgh | Keith Adams gets the offensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 04:53 | Pittsburgh | David Johnson's layup is rejected by Richard Sanders | 64-52 |
| 04:52 | UConn | Michael Wilson snags the defensive board | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:31 | UConn | Michael Wilson buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Matthew Land | 66-52 |
| 04:31 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-52 |
| Subs | UConn | James Higgins (PG), Herman Etherton (SG), Dennis Murray (C) Matthew Land, Donald Knight, Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Thomas Acklin (SG), Christopher Wilson (SF), Michael Osentowski (PF), Gerardo Torres (C) Jim Hancock, Samuel Phillips, David Johnson, Keith Adams | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:17 | Pittsburgh | Christopher Wilson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:58 | UConn | James Higgins is fouled on the floor by Albert Bannerman - foul #2 on Albert Bannerman, team foul #5 | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | UConn | Gerardo Torres is called for the reach on James Higgins - foul #2 on Gerardo Torres, team foul #6 | 66-55 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herman Etherton (fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. SF - Eljasz Ulanski (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Sanders (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Albert Bannerman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Acklin (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Osentowski (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Gerardo Torres (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:15 | UConn | James Higgins misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-55 |
| 03:13 | Pittsburgh | Christopher Wilson pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:58 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Acklin makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-58 |
| 02:35 | UConn | Michael Osentowski denies the turnaround by Richard Sanders | 66-58 |
| 02:34 | Pittsburgh | Christopher Wilson grabs the board | 66-58 |
| 02:10 | Pittsburgh | Herman Etherton steals the ball from Gerardo Torres | 66-58 |
| 01:49 | UConn | Herman Etherton buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Higgins | 69-58 |
| 01:32 | Pittsburgh | Michael Osentowski dunks the ball | 69-60 |
| 01:03 | UConn | Dennis Murray misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 69-60 |
| 01:01 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Acklin pulls down the rebound | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Pittsburgh | Michael Osentowski buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Wilson | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:55 | UConn | Thomas Acklin is called for the reach on Herman Etherton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Acklin, team foul #7 | 69-63 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG) James Higgins | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 00:55 | UConn | Herman Etherton makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:55 | UConn | Herman Etherton makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:50 | Pittsburgh | Michael Osentowski misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 71-63 |
| 00:49 | UConn | Dennis Murray snags the defensive board | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | UConn | Dennis Murray is hacked by Thomas Acklin in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Acklin, team foul #8 | 71-63 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | James McKemie (SG) Thomas Acklin | |
| 00:46 | UConn | Dennis Murray misses the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:46 | Pittsburgh | Gerardo Torres pulls down the rebound | 71-63 |
| 00:38 | Pittsburgh | Michael Osentowski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-63 |
| 00:36 | Pittsburgh | Christopher Wilson grabs the offensive board | 71-63 |
| 00:32 | Pittsburgh | Michael Osentowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-63 |
| 00:30 | UConn | Albert Bannerman is called for the reach on Matthew Land in the backcourt - foul #3 on Albert Bannerman, team foul #9 | 71-63 |
| 00:30 | UConn | Matthew Land makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:30 | UConn | Matthew Land makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:24 | Pittsburgh | Michael Osentowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-63 |
| 00:23 | UConn | Dennis Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Matthew Land runs out the clock | 73-63 |