| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Bryson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Helt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dominick Bills (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Nickolas Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Starr (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oktawian Wadzinski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Ashley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Bernard Helt inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Villanova | Robert Felan scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Bernard Helt | 37-31 |
| 19:28 | Pitt | Robert Felan steals the ball from Jerry Ashley | 37-31 |
| 19:24 | Villanova | Robert Felan dunks the ball | 39-31 |
| 19:00 | Pitt | Brian Scott misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 18:58 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley hits the follow up shot | 39-33 |
| 18:37 | Villanova | Robert Bryson makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Dominick Bills | 41-33 |
| 18:17 | Pitt | William Morgan is called for the reach on Michael Starr - foul #1 on William Morgan, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| 18:01 | Pitt | Michael Starr comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 18:00 | Villanova | Dominick Bills grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 17:53 | Villanova | Bernard Helt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 17:51 | Villanova | William Morgan grabs the offensive board | 41-33 |
| 17:34 | Villanova | William Morgan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 41-33 |
| 17:32 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Oktawian Wadzinski | 41-33 |
| 17:12 | Pitt | Brian Scott comes up short on the shot from the left side | 41-33 |
| 17:10 | Villanova | Robert Felan grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 16:54 | Villanova | Dominick Bills makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Robert Bryson and he's hacked by Jerry Ashley - foul #3 on Jerry Ashley, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG), Harold Orsini (SG), Floyd Ramberg (SF), Sipho Awai (C) Robert Felan, Robert Bryson, Bernard Helt, William Morgan | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (PG), Dustin Helfrich (SG), Matthew Cusick (SF), Zackary Rowell (PF), Troy Osborne (C) Nickolas Stanley, Michael Starr, Brian Scott, Oktawian Wadzinski, Jerry Ashley | |
| 16:54 | Villanova | Dominick Bills misses the free throw | 43-33 |
| 16:54 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 16:30 | Pitt | Troy Osborne can't finish the layup | 43-33 |
| 16:29 | Villanova | Phillip Powell gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 16:15 | Villanova | Sipho Awai clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 16:14 | Pitt | John Lantz snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 15:51 | Pitt | John Lantz misses the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Phillip Powell - foul #1 on Phillip Powell, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Sobieslaw Zocklein (C) Phillip Powell, Dominick Bills | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Starr (SG) Dustin Helfrich | |
| 15:51 | Pitt | John Lantz misses the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 15:51 | Pitt | John Lantz makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Orsini (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Floyd Ramberg (fresh) PF - Sipho Awai (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Sobieslaw Zocklein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Lantz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Starr (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Cusick (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Zackary Rowell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Troy Osborne (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Villanova | Robert Felan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-34 |
| 15:12 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick misses the 3 from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 15:11 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Floyd Ramberg | 43-34 |
| 15:06 | Villanova | Harold Orsini drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Floyd Ramberg | 46-34 |
| 14:48 | Pitt | John Lantz misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-34 |
| 14:46 | Villanova | Robert Felan grabs the defensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 14:22 | Villanova | Robert Felan is fouled on the floor by John Lantz - foul #3 on John Lantz, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Bryson (SG), Bernard Helt (SF), William Morgan (C) Harold Orsini, Floyd Ramberg, Sipho Awai | |
| Subs | Pitt | Nickolas Stanley (PG), Brian Scott (SF), Oktawian Wadzinski (PF), Jerry Ashley (C) John Lantz, Matthew Cusick, Zackary Rowell, Troy Osborne | |
| 14:10 | Villanova | Robert Felan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-34 |
| 14:08 | Pitt | Michael Starr gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 13:54 | Pitt | Brian Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG) Robert Felan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich (SG) Michael Starr | |
| 13:42 | Villanova | Robert Bryson is fouled on the floor by Dustin Helfrich - foul #2 on Dustin Helfrich, team foul #3 | 46-34 |
| 13:25 | Villanova | Robert Bryson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 13:23 | Pitt | Brian Scott gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 13:10 | Pitt | Brian Scott buries a 3 from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 12:58 | Villanova | Robert Bryson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-37 |
| 12:57 | Pitt | Brian Scott snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 12:44 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Phillip Powell - foul #2 on Phillip Powell, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Dominick Bills (PF) Phillip Powell, Sobieslaw Zocklein | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (PG), Michael Starr (SG) Nickolas Stanley, Dustin Helfrich | |
| 12:44 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 12:44 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley misses the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 12:44 | Villanova | William Morgan gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 12:28 | Villanova | Robert Bryson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Michael Starr - foul #2 on Michael Starr, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| 12:28 | Villanova | Robert Bryson makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 12:28 | Villanova | Robert Bryson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 11:59 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski clanks a floater near the basket | 48-38 |
| 11:57 | Villanova | Bernard Helt snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| 11:47 | Villanova | The short jumper by Dominick Bills is denied by Brian Scott | 48-38 |
| 11:45 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley grabs the board | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Bryson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Helt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dominick Bills (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Lantz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Starr (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Oktawian Wadzinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Ashley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Michael Starr | 48-40 |
| 11:00 | Villanova | Robert Bryson lays it up and in set up by Robert Felan | 50-40 |
| 10:55 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Orsini (SG), Floyd Ramberg (SF), Sipho Awai (PF), Sobieslaw Zocklein (C) Robert Bryson, Bernard Helt, Dominick Bills, William Morgan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Nickolas Stanley (PG), Matthew Cusick (SF), Zackary Rowell (PF), Troy Osborne (C) Michael Starr, Brian Scott, Oktawian Wadzinski, Jerry Ashley | |
| 10:37 | Villanova | Nickolas Stanley takes the ball from Floyd Ramberg | 50-40 |
| 10:32 | Pitt | John Lantz hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nickolas Stanley | 50-42 |
| 10:23 | Villanova | Sipho Awai clanks a floater near the basket | 50-42 |
| 10:21 | Villanova | Robert Felan tips it home | 52-42 |
| 10:02 | Pitt | John Lantz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Harold Orsini - foul #2 on Harold Orsini, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG) Robert Felan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Starr (SG) Nickolas Stanley | |
| 10:02 | Pitt | John Lantz misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 10:02 | Pitt | John Lantz makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 09:42 | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 52-43 |
| 09:40 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 09:35 | Pitt | John Lantz loses the dribble to Harold Orsini in the backcourt | 52-43 |
| 09:18 | Villanova | Harold Orsini hits the finger roll | 54-43 |
| 08:53 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell is whistled for a carry | 54-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Bernard Helt (SF), Dominick Bills (PF), William Morgan (C) Phillip Powell, Floyd Ramberg, Sipho Awai, Sobieslaw Zocklein | |
| Subs | Pitt | Nickolas Stanley (PG), Brian Scott (SF), Oktawian Wadzinski (PF), Jerry Ashley (C) John Lantz, Matthew Cusick, Zackary Rowell, Troy Osborne | |
| 08:31 | Villanova | Bernard Helt can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 54-43 |
| 08:30 | Villanova | Robert Felan grabs the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 08:12 | Villanova | Harold Orsini makes the jumpshot from the right side | 56-43 |
| 08:00 | Pitt | Nickolas Stanley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Starr | 56-45 |
| 07:58 | Villanova | Robert Felan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Bryson (SG) Harold Orsini | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich (SG) Michael Starr | |
| 07:39 | Pitt | Robert Felan is called for the reach on Nickolas Stanley - foul #2 on Robert Felan, team foul #5 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sipho Awai (PF) Dominick Bills | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Bryson (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Helt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sipho Awai (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Nickolas Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Helfrich (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Oktawian Wadzinski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Ashley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Pitt | Brian Scott knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 56-47 |
| 07:20 | Villanova | Nickolas Stanley steals the ball from Robert Felan in the backcourt | 56-47 |
| 07:08 | Pitt | Brian Scott misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 07:07 | Villanova | Robert Bryson grabs the board | 56-47 |
| 06:53 | Villanova | Nickolas Stanley steps in front of the Robert Bryson pass | 56-47 |
| 06:43 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski misses the floater from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 06:42 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski tips it back up and in | 56-49 |
| 06:26 | Villanova | Robert Bryson is hacked by Dustin Helfrich - foul #3 on Dustin Helfrich, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG), Floyd Ramberg (SF), Dominick Bills (PF), Sobieslaw Zocklein (C) Robert Felan, Bernard Helt, Sipho Awai, William Morgan | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (PG), Michael Starr (SG), Matthew Cusick (SF), Zackary Rowell (PF), Troy Osborne (C) Nickolas Stanley, Dustin Helfrich, Brian Scott, Oktawian Wadzinski, Jerry Ashley | |
| 06:07 | Villanova | Robert Bryson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-49 |
| 06:06 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg grabs the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 05:50 | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Orsini (SG) Robert Bryson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 05:31 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Matthew Cusick, team foul #6 | 56-49 |
| 05:12 | Villanova | Dominick Bills misses the 3 from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 05:11 | Pitt | Troy Osborne snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 04:56 | Pitt | John Lantz misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 04:55 | Pitt | Troy Osborne pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 04:35 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick comes up short on the floater in the paint | 56-49 |
| 04:33 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Sobieslaw Zocklein | 56-49 |
| 04:10 | Villanova | Phillip Powell travels with the ball | 56-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Robert Bryson (SG), Bernard Helt (SF), Sipho Awai (PF), William Morgan (C) Phillip Powell, Harold Orsini, Floyd Ramberg, Dominick Bills, Sobieslaw Zocklein | |
| Subs | Pitt | Nickolas Stanley (PG), Brian Scott (SF), Oktawian Wadzinski (PF), Jerry Ashley (C) Michael Starr, Matthew Cusick, Zackary Rowell, Troy Osborne | |
| 04:01 | Pitt | Brian Scott clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-49 |
| 03:59 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 03:52 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski is called for a charge - foul #2 on Oktawian Wadzinski, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| 03:29 | Villanova | William Morgan travels with the ball | 56-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich (SG) John Lantz | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Bryson (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Helt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sipho Awai (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Nickolas Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dustin Helfrich (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Oktawian Wadzinski (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Jerry Ashley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Pitt | Brian Scott knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dustin Helfrich | 56-52 |
| 02:42 | Villanova | Robert Bryson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 02:40 | Pitt | Brian Scott gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 02:25 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Bernard Helt - foul #2 on Bernard Helt, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Starr (SG) Dustin Helfrich | |
| 02:25 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 02:25 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 02:02 | Villanova | Michael Starr picks off the pass by Sipho Awai | 56-53 |
| 01:58 | Pitt | Michael Starr lays it in | 56-55 |
| 01:38 | Villanova | Sipho Awai makes the jump hook from close range | 58-55 |
| 01:17 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 58-55 |
| 01:16 | Pitt | Brian Scott snags the offensive board | 58-55 |
| 00:58 | Pitt | Nickolas Stanley scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Brian Scott and he's hacked by Robert Felan - foul #3 on Robert Felan, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dominick Bills (PF) Sipho Awai | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:58 | Pitt | Nickolas Stanley misses the free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:58 | Villanova | William Morgan grabs the board | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Villanova | Dominick Bills scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Robert Felan | 60-57 |
| 00:17 | Pitt | Michael Starr is hacked by Robert Felan - foul #4 on Robert Felan, team foul #8 | 60-57 |
| 00:17 | Pitt | Michael Starr misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:17 | Villanova | William Morgan snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Villanova | William Morgan is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Starr - foul #3 on Michael Starr, team foul #8 | 60-57 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | William Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Bernard Helt gets the offensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 00:13 | Villanova | Brian Scott is called for the reach on Bernard Helt - foul #2 on Brian Scott, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| 00:13 | Villanova | Bernard Helt makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:13 | Villanova | Bernard Helt makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Pitt | Michael Starr connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Ashley | 62-60 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Nickolas Stanley is called for the reach on Robert Felan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nickolas Stanley, team foul #10 | 62-60 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Robert Felan makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Robert Felan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Michael Starr misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 64-60 |