| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Short (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Lansberry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Baxter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Irving Mandell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Charles Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Danny Hildebrand (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Walker (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Ramsey (fresh) 7 pts. C - Leon Blaser (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Michael Walker inbounds the ball | 34-40 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | UConn | Jeffrey Williams steals the ball from Michael Walker | 34-40 |
| 19:28 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 19:26 | UConn | The rebound goes to John Ramsey | 34-40 |
| 19:09 | UConn | Irving Mandell picks off the pass by Michael Walker | 34-40 |
| 18:54 | Pitt | Irving Mandell buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jeffrey Williams | 37-40 |
| 18:30 | UConn | Charles Bryant clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 18:29 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 18:17 | Pitt | A charge is called on Donald Lansberry - foul #2 on Donald Lansberry, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| 18:03 | UConn | Danny Hildebrand misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 18:01 | Pitt | Robert Baxter gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 17:48 | Pitt | John Ramsey steps in front of the Donald Lansberry pass | 37-40 |
| 17:26 | UConn | Charles Bryant can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 17:25 | UConn | Michael Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 17:07 | UConn | Michael Walker misses short on a turnaround from close range | 37-40 |
| 17:06 | Pitt | Robert Baxter grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 17:00 | Pitt | Charles Short is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Charles Short, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Parker (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (PF), Kevin Emerson (C) Robert Baxter, Irving Mandell, Jeffrey Williams | |
| Subs | UConn | Theo Battle (SF), Travis Lyman (C) Michael Walker, Leon Blaser | |
| 16:42 | UConn | Charles Bryant connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Danny Hildebrand | 37-43 |
| 16:36 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Parker | 39-43 |
| 16:15 | UConn | Travis Lyman hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Danny Hildebrand | 39-45 |
| 16:04 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry is hacked by Danny Hildebrand - foul #1 on Danny Hildebrand, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Leo (SG), Irving Mandell (PF) Charles Short, Donald Lansberry | |
| Subs | UConn | Vincente Rossi (PG), Brunon Urbanski (SG), Leon Blaser (C) Charles Bryant, Danny Hildebrand, John Ramsey | |
| 15:54 | Pitt | William Parker misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 39-45 |
| 15:53 | UConn | Leon Blaser gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Leo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Irving Mandell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Emerson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Vincente Rossi (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brunon Urbanski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theo Battle (fresh) PF - Travis Lyman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leon Blaser (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | UConn | Travis Lyman clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Kevin Emerson - foul #3 on Kevin Emerson, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams (C) Kevin Emerson | |
| Subs | UConn | Harry Cannon (SF) Theo Battle | |
| 15:35 | UConn | Travis Lyman makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 15:35 | UConn | Travis Lyman makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 15:22 | Pitt | Harry Cannon is called for the reach on Jeffrey Thompson - foul #4 on Harry Cannon, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Short (PG), Robert Baxter (SF) William Parker, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Walker (SF) Harry Cannon | |
| 15:12 | Pitt | Irving Mandell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 15:11 | UConn | Leon Blaser pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 14:54 | UConn | Brunon Urbanski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 14:53 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 14:46 | Pitt | Irving Mandell scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Williams | 42-47 |
| 14:28 | UConn | Michael Walker is called for 3 seconds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Donald Lansberry (SG), Jeffrey Thompson (PF) Howard Leo, Irving Mandell | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Bryant (PG), Danny Hildebrand (SG), John Ramsey (PF) Vincente Rossi, Brunon Urbanski, Travis Lyman | |
| 14:15 | Pitt | Charles Short makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 14:07 | UConn | Danny Hildebrand is hacked by Donald Lansberry - foul #3 on Donald Lansberry, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Emerson (C) Jeffrey Williams | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Lewis (C) Leon Blaser | |
| 13:53 | UConn | John Ramsey dunks the ball | 45-49 |
| 13:32 | Pitt | Charles Short knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 13:13 | UConn | Charles Bryant misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 13:12 | Pitt | Charles Short grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 12:48 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 12:47 | Pitt | Charles Short tips it but misses | 48-49 |
| 12:46 | Pitt | Robert Baxter tips it home | 50-49 |
| 12:28 | UConn | Michael Walker misses the turnaround in the paint | 50-49 |
| 12:26 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kevin Emerson | 50-49 |
| 12:02 | Pitt | Robert Baxter drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 11:33 | UConn | Jeffrey Thompson swats the short shot by Robert Lewis | 53-49 |
| 11:32 | Pitt | Kevin Emerson pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Short (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Lansberry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Baxter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Emerson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Charles Bryant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Danny Hildebrand (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Ramsey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Pitt | Charles Short misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 11:26 | UConn | Robert Lewis snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 11:07 | UConn | Charles Bryant knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Danny Hildebrand | 53-52 |
| 10:53 | Pitt | Kevin Emerson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 53-52 |
| 10:52 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson tips it but misses | 53-52 |
| 10:51 | UConn | Robert Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 10:38 | UConn | Donald Lansberry steals the ball from Charles Bryant | 53-52 |
| 10:36 | Pitt | Charles Short loses the dribble to Charles Bryant in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| 10:35 | UConn | Danny Hildebrand lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Bryant | 53-54 |
| 10:25 | Pitt | Kevin Emerson knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Charles Short and the foul's on Robert Lewis - foul #1 on Robert Lewis, team foul #3 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Parker (PG), Howard Leo (SG), Randall Pino (SF), Jeffrey Williams (C) Charles Short, Donald Lansberry, Robert Baxter, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | UConn | Vincente Rossi (PG), Brunon Urbanski (SG), Theo Battle (SF), Travis Lyman (PF), Leon Blaser (C) Charles Bryant, Danny Hildebrand, Michael Walker, John Ramsey, Robert Lewis | |
| 10:25 | Pitt | Kevin Emerson makes the free throw | 56-54 |
| 10:16 | UConn | Vincente Rossi misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 10:15 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 09:56 | Pitt | Theo Battle takes the ball from William Parker | 56-54 |
| 09:37 | UConn | Theo Battle's layup is rejected by Kevin Emerson | 56-54 |
| 09:36 | Pitt | Kevin Emerson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 09:12 | Pitt | Kevin Emerson comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 56-54 |
| 09:10 | Pitt | Howard Leo snags the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 09:03 | Pitt | William Parker banks in the layup set up by Howard Leo and he's fouled by Vincente Rossi - foul #1 on Vincente Rossi, team foul #4 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Irving Mandell (PF) Kevin Emerson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 09:03 | Pitt | William Parker makes the free throw | 59-54 |
| 08:41 | UConn | Leon Blaser misses short on a floater from the right side | 59-54 |
| 08:40 | UConn | Leon Blaser tips it back up and in | 59-56 |
| 08:25 | Pitt | Randall Pino misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-56 |
| 08:24 | UConn | Vincente Rossi grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 08:08 | UConn | Leon Blaser hits a floater from the left side | 59-58 |
| 07:53 | Pitt | Leon Blaser swats the short shot by Jeffrey Williams | 59-58 |
| 07:52 | UConn | Travis Lyman snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 07:47 | UConn | Vincente Rossi hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-61 |
| 07:28 | Pitt | Irving Mandell connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Jeffrey Williams | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Leo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Pino (fairly fresh) PF - Irving Mandell (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Vincente Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brunon Urbanski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theo Battle (fresh) PF - Travis Lyman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Blaser (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:13 | UConn | Brunon Urbanski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 07:12 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Irving Mandell | 61-61 |
| 06:53 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-61 |
| 06:51 | Pitt | Howard Leo grabs the offensive board | 61-61 |
| 06:40 | Pitt | Howard Leo misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 06:38 | UConn | Travis Lyman gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| 06:24 | UConn | Leon Blaser misses the driving attempt in the lane | 61-61 |
| 06:22 | Pitt | William Parker snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 06:02 | Pitt | Irving Mandell misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 06:01 | UConn | Leon Blaser gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| 05:59 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Short (PG), Donald Lansberry (SG), Robert Baxter (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) William Parker, Howard Leo, Randall Pino, Jeffrey Williams | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Bryant (PG), Danny Hildebrand (SG), Harry Cannon (SF), John Ramsey (PF) Vincente Rossi, Brunon Urbanski, Theo Battle, Travis Lyman | |
| 05:44 | UConn | Danny Hildebrand hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 05:43 | Pitt | Irving Mandell gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| 05:18 | Pitt | Charles Short misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 05:16 | UConn | The rebound goes to Harry Cannon | 61-61 |
| 04:51 | UConn | Harry Cannon misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Baxter - foul #3 on Robert Baxter, team foul #5 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | UConn | Travis Lyman (C) Leon Blaser | |
| 04:51 | UConn | Harry Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 04:51 | UConn | Harry Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 04:31 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Travis Lyman - foul #2 on Travis Lyman, team foul #5 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams (C) Irving Mandell | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 04:31 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 04:31 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 04:09 | UConn | Jeffrey Williams blocks the short jumper by Travis Lyman | 62-63 |
| 04:08 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Lyman | 62-63 |
| 03:54 | UConn | Danny Hildebrand is called for a charge - foul #2 on Danny Hildebrand, team foul #6 | 62-63 |
| 03:44 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams is whistled for traveling | 62-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | Irving Mandell (PF) Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:23 | UConn | John Ramsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Parker (SF) Robert Baxter | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Walker (SF), Leon Blaser (C) Harry Cannon, Travis Lyman | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Short (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Lansberry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Parker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Irving Mandell (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Charles Bryant (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Hildebrand (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Walker (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Ramsey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Leon Blaser (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Pitt | Irving Mandell can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 62-63 |
| 03:08 | Pitt | Charles Short misses the tip | 62-63 |
| 03:07 | UConn | John Ramsey grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 02:46 | UConn | Michael Walker scores on a jumper from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 02:26 | Pitt | William Parker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 02:24 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Irving Mandell | 62-65 |
| 02:08 | Pitt | Charles Short buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-65 |
| 01:54 | UConn | Leon Blaser misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 01:53 | UConn | John Ramsey pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 01:33 | UConn | Charles Bryant hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Danny Hildebrand | 64-67 |
| 01:15 | Pitt | Charles Short misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 64-67 |
| 01:14 | Pitt | Charles Short tips it back up and in | 66-67 |
| 00:57 | UConn | Danny Hildebrand buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Walker | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Pitt | William Parker connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Short and he's hacked by Michael Walker - foul #1 on Michael Walker, team foul #7 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Baxter (SF) Charles Short | |
| Subs | UConn | Harry Cannon (SF) Michael Walker | |
| 00:39 | Pitt | William Parker makes the free throw | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | UConn | Irving Mandell is called for the reach on Danny Hildebrand - foul #2 on Irving Mandell, team foul #6 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Short (PG) William Parker | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 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 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | UConn | John Ramsey is hacked by Robert Baxter - foul #4 on Robert Baxter, team foul #7 | 69-70 |
| 00:18 | UConn | John Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:18 | UConn | John Ramsey misses the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:18 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Baxter | 69-71 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Pitt | Irving Mandell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-71 |
| 00:11 | UConn | Leon Blaser is hacked by Charles Short in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Short, team foul #8 | 69-71 |
| 00:11 | UConn | Leon Blaser makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:11 | UConn | Leon Blaser misses the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Irving Mandell pulls down the rebound | 69-72 |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Irving Mandell can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 69-72 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Leon Blaser gets the rebound | 69-72 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Charles Short is called for the reach on Leon Blaser in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Short, team foul #9 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Walker (SF) Harry Cannon | |
| 00:02 | UConn | Leon Blaser misses the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:02 | Pitt | Irving Mandell pulls down the rebound | 69-72 |
| 00:02 | Pitt | Pitt calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-72 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Charles Short can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 69-72 |