| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Richard Holmes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Girton (fresh) SF - Sherwood Max (fresh) PF - Robert Urso (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Eddie Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Short (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Lansberry (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Baxter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Irving Mandell (fresh) C - Jeffrey Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Robert Baxter inbounds the ball | 32-45 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Pitt | Charles Short's pass is intercepted by Sherwood Max | 32-45 |
| 19:43 | Villanova | Sherwood Max banks in the layup | 34-45 |
| 19:19 | Pitt | Irving Mandell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-45 |
| 19:18 | Pitt | Charles Short pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 18:56 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Charles Short | 34-47 |
| 18:51 | Villanova | Steve Girton loses the dribble to Irving Mandell | 34-47 |
| 18:45 | Pitt | Robert Baxter misses the 3 from the right corner | 34-47 |
| 18:43 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams grabs the offensive board | 34-47 |
| 18:29 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-47 |
| 18:11 | Villanova | Richard Holmes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-47 |
| 18:09 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams gets the rebound | 34-47 |
| 17:46 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Short | 34-49 |
| 17:27 | Villanova | Sherwood Max can't finish the layup | 34-49 |
| 17:26 | Pitt | Irving Mandell gets the rebound | 34-49 |
| 17:06 | Pitt | Sherwood Max steps in front of the Robert Baxter pass | 34-49 |
| 16:48 | Villanova | Richard Holmes knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-49 |
| 16:30 | Pitt | Irving Mandell misses the jumper in the lane | 37-49 |
| 16:29 | Villanova | Robert Urso gets the rebound | 37-49 |
| 16:05 | Villanova | Robert Urso hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Irving Mandell - foul #3 on Irving Mandell, team foul #1 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Avallone (PG), Jerome Brumbaugh (SF), Donald Duckworth (C) Richard Holmes, Sherwood Max, Eddie Dunn | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Parker (PG), Howard Leo (SG), Randall Pino (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (PF), Kevin Emerson (C) Charles Short, Donald Lansberry, Robert Baxter, Irving Mandell, Jeffrey Williams | |
| 16:05 | Villanova | Robert Urso misses the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 16:05 | Villanova | Robert Urso makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 15:58 | Pitt | Howard Leo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-49 |
| 15:56 | Villanova | Jerome Brumbaugh pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Avallone (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steve Girton (fairly fresh) SF - Jerome Brumbaugh (fresh) PF - Robert Urso (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Duckworth (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Leo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Pino (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Emerson (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Villanova | Jeffrey Thompson blocks the short jumper by Robert Avallone | 38-49 |
| 15:43 | Pitt | Kevin Emerson snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| 15:37 | Pitt | Donald Duckworth is called for the reach on Randall Pino - foul #2 on Donald Duckworth, team foul #1 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ronald Maziarz (C) Robert Urso | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 15:30 | Pitt | The jump hook by Kevin Emerson is blocked by Donald Duckworth | 38-49 |
| 15:29 | Villanova | Robert Avallone grabs the defensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 15:10 | Villanova | William Parker steps in front of the Ronald Maziarz pass | 38-49 |
| 15:07 | Pitt | Howard Leo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Parker | 38-51 |
| 14:44 | Villanova | Jerome Brumbaugh misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-51 |
| 14:43 | Pitt | Randall Pino grabs the board | 38-51 |
| 14:24 | Pitt | William Parker misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Avallone - foul #3 on Robert Avallone, team foul #2 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Holmes (PG) Steve Girton | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Short (PG), Donald Lansberry (SG) Howard Leo, Randall Pino | |
| 14:24 | Pitt | William Parker makes the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 14:24 | Pitt | William Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 14:24 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Donald Duckworth | 38-52 |
| 14:08 | Villanova | Donald Duckworth is fouled on the floor by Charles Short - foul #1 on Charles Short, team foul #2 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Eddie Dunn (C) Ronald Maziarz | |
| Subs | Pitt | Irving Mandell (PF) Kevin Emerson | |
| 13:53 | Villanova | Richard Holmes jams it on a great pass from Robert Avallone | 40-52 |
| 13:37 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jeffrey Thompson, team foul #3 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sherwood Max (SF) Jerome Brumbaugh | |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Pino (SF), William Wilber (C) William Parker, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 13:16 | Villanova | Eddie Dunn blows the layup but he's fouled by William Wilber - foul #1 on William Wilber, team foul #4 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Girton (SG), Stephen Guimond (PF) Robert Avallone, Donald Duckworth | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams (C) William Wilber | |
| 13:16 | Villanova | Eddie Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 13:16 | Villanova | Eddie Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 13:16 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 13:09 | Pitt | Steve Girton steps in front of the Charles Short pass in the backcourt | 40-52 |
| 12:53 | Villanova | Richard Holmes clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Donald Lansberry - foul #1 on Donald Lansberry, team foul #5 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Urso (PF) Stephen Guimond | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Baxter (SF) Randall Pino | |
| 12:53 | Villanova | Richard Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 12:53 | Villanova | Richard Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 12:53 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Irving Mandell | 41-52 |
| 12:38 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams's pass is intercepted by Eddie Dunn | 41-52 |
| 12:25 | Villanova | Sherwood Max comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 12:23 | Pitt | Robert Baxter pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| 12:06 | Pitt | Irving Mandell misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-52 |
| 12:05 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 11:43 | Pitt | Charles Short misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-52 |
| 11:42 | Villanova | Robert Urso snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Richard Holmes (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Girton (fairly fresh) SF - Sherwood Max (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Robert Urso (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. C - Eddie Dunn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Short (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Lansberry (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Baxter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Irving Mandell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Villanova | Richard Holmes misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 11:18 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Donald Lansberry | 41-52 |
| 11:13 | Pitt | Robert Urso picks off the pass by Donald Lansberry | 41-52 |
| 11:01 | Villanova | Steve Girton misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-52 |
| 11:00 | Pitt | Irving Mandell grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 10:39 | Pitt | Irving Mandell's pass is intercepted by Richard Holmes | 41-52 |
| 10:20 | Villanova | Steve Girton hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Richard Holmes | 44-52 |
| 10:06 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Sherwood Max - foul #1 on Sherwood Max, team foul #3 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Avallone (SG), Jerome Brumbaugh (SF), Donald Duckworth (PF), Ronald Maziarz (C) Steve Girton, Sherwood Max, Robert Urso, Eddie Dunn | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Parker (PG), Howard Leo (SG), Jeffrey Thompson (SF), Kevin Emerson (PF) Charles Short, Donald Lansberry, Robert Baxter, Irving Mandell | |
| 10:06 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 10:06 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 09:42 | Villanova | Jerome Brumbaugh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Stephen Guimond (PF) Richard Holmes | |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Pino (SF) Jeffrey Williams | |
| 09:23 | Pitt | Robert Avallone steals the ball from Kevin Emerson | 44-53 |
| 09:00 | Villanova | Robert Avallone is hacked by William Parker - foul #1 on William Parker, team foul #6 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Short (PG) Randall Pino | |
| 08:35 | Villanova | Jerome Brumbaugh is fouled on the floor by Charles Short - foul #2 on Charles Short, team foul #7 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Girton (SG) Stephen Guimond | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 08:35 | Villanova | Jerome Brumbaugh makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 08:35 | Villanova | Jerome Brumbaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 08:14 | Pitt | Donald Duckworth is called for the reach on Kevin Emerson - foul #3 on Donald Duckworth, team foul #4 | 46-53 |
| 08:06 | Pitt | Kevin Emerson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Howard Leo | 46-56 |
| 07:49 | Villanova | Steve Girton's floater is tipped away by Kevin Emerson | 46-56 |
| 07:48 | Pitt | Howard Leo grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 07:34 | Pitt | Kevin Emerson scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Charles Short | 46-59 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Avallone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Steve Girton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerome Brumbaugh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Duckworth (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Maziarz (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Short (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Howard Leo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Kevin Emerson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Villanova | Robert Avallone banks in the layup and the foul's on Howard Leo - foul #1 on Howard Leo, team foul #8 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Holmes (PG), Sherwood Max (SF), Robert Urso (PF), Eddie Dunn (C) Steve Girton, Jerome Brumbaugh, Donald Duckworth, Ronald Maziarz | |
| Subs | Pitt | Donald Lansberry (SG), Robert Baxter (SF), Irving Mandell (PF), William Wilber (C) Howard Leo, William Parker, Jeffrey Thompson, Kevin Emerson | |
| 07:22 | Villanova | Robert Avallone makes the free throw | 49-59 |
| 07:15 | Pitt | Irving Mandell misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 49-59 |
| 07:14 | Villanova | Sherwood Max snags the defensive board | 49-59 |
| 06:48 | Villanova | Richard Holmes misses the easy layup | 49-59 |
| 06:46 | Villanova | Eddie Dunn tips it home | 51-59 |
| 06:23 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 06:21 | Pitt | Robert Baxter grabs the offensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 06:08 | Pitt | A charge is called on William Wilber - foul #2 on William Wilber, team foul #9 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Duckworth (SG) Robert Avallone | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Parker (PG), Jeffrey Thompson (PF), Jeffrey Williams (C) Charles Short, Irving Mandell, William Wilber | |
| 05:41 | Villanova | Donald Duckworth comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-59 |
| 05:40 | Villanova | Sherwood Max snags the offensive board | 51-59 |
| 05:26 | Villanova | William Parker steals it from Richard Holmes | 51-59 |
| 05:23 | Pitt | Robert Baxter lays it in set up by William Parker | 51-61 |
| 05:02 | Villanova | Robert Urso is hacked by Jeffrey Thompson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Thompson, team foul #10 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Girton (SG), Jerome Brumbaugh (SF) Sherwood Max, Eddie Dunn | |
| Subs | Pitt | Irving Mandell (PF) Robert Baxter | |
| 05:02 | Villanova | Robert Urso misses the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 05:02 | Villanova | Robert Urso makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 04:45 | Pitt | Irving Mandell misses the 3 from straight away | 52-61 |
| 04:43 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson snags the offensive board | 52-61 |
| 04:28 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Avallone (PG), Ronald Maziarz (C) Richard Holmes, Robert Urso | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Short (PG), Howard Leo (SG), Randall Pino (SF), Kevin Emerson (C) William Parker, Donald Lansberry, Jeffrey Thompson, Jeffrey Williams | |
| 04:04 | Villanova | Robert Avallone is denied on a layup by Randall Pino | 52-61 |
| 04:03 | Villanova | Donald Duckworth grabs the offensive board | 52-61 |
| 03:55 | Villanova | Donald Duckworth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-61 |
| 03:54 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Irving Mandell | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:33 | Pitt | Howard Leo's pass is intercepted by Steve Girton | 52-61 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Avallone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Steve Girton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jerome Brumbaugh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Duckworth (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Maziarz (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Short (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Howard Leo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randall Pino (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Irving Mandell (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kevin Emerson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Villanova | Donald Duckworth hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Irving Mandell - foul #4 on Irving Mandell, team foul #11 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Eddie Dunn (C) Ronald Maziarz | |
| Subs | Pitt | Donald Lansberry (SG), William Wilber (C) Howard Leo, Irving Mandell | |
| 03:26 | Villanova | Donald Duckworth makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 03:26 | Villanova | Donald Duckworth makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 03:26 | Villanova | Donald Duckworth makes the 3rd free throw | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry is fouled on the floor by Jerome Brumbaugh - foul #3 on Jerome Brumbaugh, team foul #5 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Stephen Guimond (PF) Donald Duckworth | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Parker (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (PF), Jeffrey Williams (C) Randall Pino, Kevin Emerson, William Wilber | |
| 03:03 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry double dribbles | 55-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sherwood Max (SF) Jerome Brumbaugh | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:59 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Urso (PF) Stephen Guimond | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Baxter (SF), Irving Mandell (PF) William Parker, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 02:51 | Villanova | Steve Girton clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-61 |
| 02:50 | Villanova | Eddie Dunn pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 02:39 | Villanova | Sherwood Max connects on the shot from the free throw line | 57-61 |
| 02:23 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Short | 57-63 |
| 02:02 | Villanova | Steve Girton comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 57-63 |
| 02:00 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Donald Lansberry | 57-63 |
| 01:36 | Pitt | Sherwood Max is called for the reach on Donald Lansberry - foul #2 on Sherwood Max, team foul #6 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Holmes (PG) Robert Avallone | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 01:20 | Pitt | Robert Baxter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-63 |
| 01:02 | Villanova | Steve Girton scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Richard Holmes | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | Pitt | Robert Baxter travels with the ball | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Villanova | Robert Urso is fouled on the floor by Donald Lansberry - foul #2 on Donald Lansberry, team foul #12 | 59-63 |
| 00:36 | Villanova | Robert Urso makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:36 | Villanova | Robert Urso makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Steve Girton is called for the reach on Irving Mandell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steve Girton, team foul #7 | 61-63 |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Irving Mandell makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Irving Mandell misses the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:33 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Eddie Dunn | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Richard Holmes scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Urso | 63-64 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Robert Baxter is hacked by Steve Girton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steve Girton, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Robert Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Robert Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Robert Urso misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-66 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Dunn | 63-66 |
| 00:01 | Villanova | Richard Holmes can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 63-66 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Robert Urso pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-66 |