| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McInturff (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shon Feeney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 11 pts. SG - George Bradford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Pasko (fresh) C - Barry Vester (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Brian Scott inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Pitt | Donald Pasko knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by George Bradford | 25-28 |
| 19:17 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-28 |
| 19:04 | Pitt | Donald Pasko is denied on a dunk by Arnulfo Rossi | 25-28 |
| 19:02 | UConn | Shon Feeney grabs the board | 25-28 |
| 18:37 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan can't finish the layup | 25-28 |
| 18:35 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi tips it back up and in | 27-28 |
| 18:16 | Pitt | Marc Hanson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-28 |
| 18:14 | UConn | Joe Eggers snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 17:51 | UConn | James McInturff buries a floater in the paint | 29-28 |
| 17:28 | Pitt | George Bradford connects on the runner from the left block set up by Marc Hanson | 29-30 |
| 17:12 | UConn | James McInturff misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-30 |
| 17:11 | Pitt | Barry Vester grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 16:48 | Pitt | Marc Hanson is hacked by Joe Eggers - foul #1 on Joe Eggers, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Eddie Collins (PG), Victor White (SF), Paul Mouzon (C) Joe Eggers, Shon Feeney, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Boomer (PG), Troy Osborne (SF), Matthew Cusick (PF), Oktawian Wadzinski (C) Marc Hanson, Brian Scott, Donald Pasko, Barry Vester | |
| 16:31 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski misses the 3 from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 16:29 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick grabs the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 16:13 | Pitt | John Boomer connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-33 |
| 15:55 | UConn | Victor White drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James McInturff | 32-33 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eddie Collins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James McInturff (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Victor White (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arnulfo Rossi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Mouzon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Boomer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Bradford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Troy Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Cusick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Oktawian Wadzinski (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Pitt | George Bradford misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-33 |
| 15:35 | UConn | The rebound goes to Arnulfo Rossi | 32-33 |
| 15:19 | UConn | Paul Mouzon can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Troy Osborne - foul #1 on Troy Osborne, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Shon Feeney (SG), Paul Gebhard (SF) James McInturff, Victor White, Arnulfo Rossi | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), Brian Scott (SF), Bruce Gates (PF), Donald Pasko (C) George Bradford, Troy Osborne, Matthew Cusick, Oktawian Wadzinski | |
| 15:19 | UConn | Paul Mouzon makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 15:19 | UConn | Paul Mouzon makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 14:51 | Pitt | Donald Pasko banks in the layup on a great pass from Brian Scott | 34-35 |
| 14:37 | UConn | Eddie Collins loses the dribble to Donald Pasko | 34-35 |
| 14:25 | Pitt | Donald Pasko banks in the layup | 34-37 |
| 14:18 | UConn | Eddie Collins scores on a floater from the left side | 36-37 |
| 13:59 | Pitt | Marc Hanson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 13:57 | UConn | The rebound goes to Eddie Collins | 36-37 |
| 13:52 | UConn | The short jumper by Shon Feeney is denied by Bruce Gates | 36-37 |
| 13:50 | UConn | Shon Feeney misses the tip | 36-37 |
| 13:49 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Bruce Gates | 36-37 |
| 13:30 | Pitt | Eddie Collins steals it from Donald Pasko | 36-37 |
| 13:19 | UConn | Paul Mouzon hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Paul Gebhard | 38-37 |
| 13:15 | Pitt | Donald Pasko connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Marc Hanson | 38-39 |
| 12:59 | UConn | Eddie Collins misses the shot from just outside the lane | 38-39 |
| 12:57 | Pitt | Donald Pasko pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 12:39 | Pitt | John Boomer clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 12:38 | UConn | Paul Mouzon gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 12:18 | UConn | Paul Gebhard hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 12:05 | Pitt | Marc Hanson is fouled on the floor by Paul Mouzon - foul #1 on Paul Mouzon, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | UConn | James McInturff (SG), Victor White (SF), Arnulfo Rossi (PF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Shon Feeney, Paul Gebhard, Paul Mouzon, Eddie Collins | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (PG), George Bradford (SG), Troy Osborne (SF), Matthew Cusick (PF), Barry Vester (C) Marc Hanson, John Boomer, Brian Scott, Bruce Gates, Donald Pasko | |
| 11:50 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 41-39 |
| 11:49 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan grabs the board | 41-39 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McInturff (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Victor White (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Lantz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Bradford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Troy Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Cusick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Barry Vester (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | UConn | James McInturff hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 11:21 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Victor White | 41-39 |
| 10:59 | UConn | Joe Eggers misses the fadeaway from the right side | 41-39 |
| 10:58 | Pitt | Barry Vester snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 10:53 | Pitt | John Lantz misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Victor White - foul #2 on Victor White, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Gebhard (SF) Victor White | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 10:53 | Pitt | John Lantz makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 10:53 | Pitt | John Lantz makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 10:37 | UConn | Joe Eggers misses long on a shot from the left side | 41-41 |
| 10:35 | UConn | James McInturff grabs the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 10:22 | UConn | James McInturff clanks a floater from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 10:20 | UConn | James McInturff tips it home | 43-41 |
| 10:00 | Pitt | Troy Osborne is whistled for a carry | 43-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Shon Feeney (PG) Joe Eggers | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), Brian Scott (SF), Bruce Gates (PF) John Lantz, Troy Osborne, Matthew Cusick | |
| 09:41 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan comes up short on the shot in the paint | 43-41 |
| 09:39 | UConn | James McInturff tips it home | 45-41 |
| 09:26 | Pitt | James McInturff is called for the reach on George Bradford - foul #1 on James McInturff, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Mouzon (C) Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Donald Pasko (C) Barry Vester | |
| 09:14 | Pitt | Marc Hanson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 09:12 | Pitt | Bruce Gates misses the tip | 45-41 |
| 09:11 | UConn | The rebound goes to James McInturff | 45-41 |
| 09:03 | UConn | Paul Gebhard misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 45-41 |
| 09:01 | Pitt | Donald Pasko snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 08:54 | Pitt | Paul Gebhard steals the ball from Brian Scott | 45-41 |
| 08:50 | UConn | Shon Feeney hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Gebhard | 47-41 |
| 08:36 | Pitt | Bruce Gates's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Eddie Collins (SG), Victor White (SF), Thomas Bohl (C) James McInturff, Paul Gebhard, Arnulfo Rossi | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 08:19 | UConn | Bruce Gates picks off the pass by Eddie Collins | 47-41 |
| 08:01 | Pitt | George Bradford clanks a jump hook from the left block | 47-41 |
| 08:00 | UConn | Eddie Collins snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 07:39 | UConn | Victor White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | UConn | James McInturff (SG), Arnulfo Rossi (PF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Shon Feeney, Paul Mouzon, Thomas Bohl | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Boomer (SG), Matthew Cusick (PF), Barry Vester (C) George Bradford, Brian Scott, Bruce Gates | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eddie Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - James McInturff (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Victor White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Boomer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Pasko (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Cusick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Barry Vester (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Arnulfo Rossi - foul #1 on Arnulfo Rossi, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| 07:24 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick misses the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 07:24 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 07:08 | UConn | Victor White is fouled on the floor by Matthew Cusick - foul #2 on Matthew Cusick, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Paul Gebhard (SF) Eddie Collins, Victor White | |
| Subs | Pitt | Troy Osborne (SF) Donald Pasko | |
| 06:53 | UConn | Joe Eggers is fouled on the floor by Marc Hanson - foul #2 on Marc Hanson, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (SG) Marc Hanson | |
| 06:48 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 06:47 | Pitt | Troy Osborne snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 06:43 | Pitt | John Boomer is fouled on the floor by Lorenzo Brennan - foul #3 on Lorenzo Brennan, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| 06:27 | Pitt | Arnulfo Rossi steals it from John Lantz | 47-42 |
| 06:03 | UConn | John Lantz steals it from Arnulfo Rossi | 47-42 |
| 05:59 | Pitt | John Lantz lays it up and in | 47-44 |
| 05:42 | UConn | James McInturff is fouled on the floor by Matthew Cusick - foul #3 on Matthew Cusick, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Shon Feeney (SG) James McInturff | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), George Bradford (SG), Brian Scott (SF), Bruce Gates (PF), Donald Pasko (C) John Boomer, John Lantz, Troy Osborne, Matthew Cusick, Barry Vester | |
| 05:29 | UConn | Shon Feeney is called for 3 seconds | 47-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Mouzon (PF), Eddie Collins (C) Arnulfo Rossi, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 05:11 | Pitt | Donald Pasko can't finish the layup | 47-44 |
| 05:09 | UConn | Paul Mouzon snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 05:01 | UConn | Bruce Gates blocks the short jumper by Shon Feeney | 47-44 |
| 04:59 | UConn | Paul Mouzon snags the offensive board | 47-44 |
| 04:38 | UConn | Eddie Collins comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brian Scott - foul #2 on Brian Scott, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | UConn | James McInturff (SG), Arnulfo Rossi (PF) Joe Eggers, Paul Gebhard | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 04:38 | UConn | Eddie Collins makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 04:38 | UConn | Eddie Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 04:38 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Bruce Gates | 48-44 |
| 04:13 | Pitt | Bruce Gates misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-44 |
| 04:12 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 04:01 | UConn | James McInturff drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Shon Feeney | 50-44 |
| 03:52 | Pitt | George Bradford connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Pasko | 50-47 |
| 03:23 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from James McInturff and he's fouled by Bruce Gates - foul #4 on Bruce Gates, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan (C) Paul Mouzon | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Boomer (PG), Troy Osborne (SF), Barry Vester (C) Marc Hanson, Brian Scott, Donald Pasko | |
| 03:23 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi misses the free throw | 52-47 |
| 03:23 | Pitt | Bruce Gates gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eddie Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - James McInturff (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shon Feeney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Boomer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Bradford (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Troy Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Gates (fresh) 8 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Barry Vester (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Pitt | Bruce Gates dunks the ball | 52-49 |
| 02:53 | UConn | Eddie Collins is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Eddie Collins, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Paul Gebhard (SF), Paul Mouzon (PF) James McInturff, Shon Feeney, Arnulfo Rossi | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Cusick (PF) Bruce Gates | |
| 02:51 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-49 |
| Subs | UConn | James McInturff (SG), Shon Feeney (SF), Arnulfo Rossi (PF) Eddie Collins, Paul Gebhard, Paul Mouzon | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), Brian Scott (SF), Bruce Gates (PF) John Boomer, Troy Osborne, Matthew Cusick | |
| 02:46 | Pitt | Marc Hanson scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by George Bradford | 52-51 |
| 02:25 | UConn | James McInturff misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 02:24 | Pitt | Barry Vester gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 01:55 | Pitt | George Bradford hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 52-51 |
| 01:53 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 01:44 | UConn | James McInturff drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Lorenzo Brennan | 54-51 |
| 01:20 | Pitt | Marc Hanson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 01:18 | UConn | Shon Feeney snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 01:16 | UConn | Joe Eggers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-51 |
| 01:01 | Pitt | The jump hook by Bruce Gates is blocked by Arnulfo Rossi | 54-51 |
| 00:59 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Gates | 54-51 |
| 00:52 | Pitt | James McInturff takes the ball from George Bradford | 54-51 |
| 00:49 | UConn | Shon Feeney can't finish the layup | 54-51 |
| 00:47 | Pitt | Brian Scott pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 00:42 | Pitt | Marc Hanson is fouled on the floor by Joe Eggers - foul #2 on Joe Eggers, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| 00:42 | Pitt | Marc Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:42 | Pitt | Marc Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:15 | UConn | James McInturff misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 00:14 | Pitt | Barry Vester pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Barry Vester misses the easy layup | 54-53 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi runs out the clock | 54-53 |