| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Kern (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Kessler (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. SF - Stephen Petrovich (fresh) PF - Mario Wilkens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Heitz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Marvin Dubois (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Marvin Toupin (fresh) SF - James Stewart (fresh) 14 pts. PF - David Rice (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jake Yates (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Stephen Petrovich inbounds the ball | 28-18 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Virginia | Dennis Heitz throws it down despite the doubleteam | 30-18 |
| 19:20 | Pittsburgh | James Stewart buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Marvin Dubois | 30-21 |
| 19:03 | Virginia | Stephen Petrovich is whistled for a carry | 30-21 |
| 18:35 | Pittsburgh | James Stewart buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-24 |
| 18:10 | Virginia | James Kessler buries a fadeaway from the right side | 32-24 |
| 17:41 | Pittsburgh | Stephen Petrovich picks off the pass by David Rice | 32-24 |
| 17:16 | Virginia | Mario Wilkens drills a jumper from the left block set up by Ronald Kern | 34-24 |
| 16:54 | Pittsburgh | James Stewart travels with the ball | 34-24 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis (PF), Andrew Washington (C) David Rice, Jake Yates | |
| 16:36 | Virginia | Ronald Kern hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-24 |
| 16:35 | Virginia | Mario Wilkens hits the follow up shot | 36-24 |
| 16:06 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin is hacked by James Kessler - foul #1 on James Kessler, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Terrell (SG), Andrew Horne (SF) James Kessler, Stephen Petrovich | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs (PG), Clifford Burns (SG) Marvin Dubois, Marvin Toupin | |
| 15:48 | Pittsburgh | Andrew Washington is hacked by Dennis Heitz - foul #1 on Dennis Heitz, team foul #2 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Ferrara (PF), Julian Hoffman (C) Mario Wilkens, Dennis Heitz | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | David Rice (PF), Jake Yates (C) Mark McCurtis, Andrew Washington | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Kern (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Fred Terrell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Horne (fresh) PF - Richard Ferrara (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Julian Hoffman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dan Scruggs (fresh) SG - Clifford Burns (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Stewart (fresh) 20 pts. PF - David Rice (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jake Yates (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:24 | Pittsburgh | James Stewart misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-24 |
| 15:22 | Virginia | Fred Terrell snags the defensive board | 36-24 |
| 15:01 | Virginia | Julian Hoffman lays it in set up by Andrew Horne | 38-24 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:39 | Pittsburgh | James Stewart makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-27 |
| 14:16 | Virginia | Andrew Horne makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-27 |
| 14:05 | Pittsburgh | James Stewart buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dan Scruggs | 40-30 |
| 13:49 | Virginia | Ronald Kern clanks a 3 from the left corner | 40-30 |
| 13:47 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to James Stewart | 40-30 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:27 | Pittsburgh | James Stewart clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 13:25 | Virginia | Julian Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 13:06 | Virginia | Julian Hoffman clanks a 3 from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 13:05 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to David Rice | 40-30 |
| 12:40 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by James Stewart | 40-32 |
| 12:13 | Virginia | Ronald Kern loses the ball out of bounds | 40-32 |
| Subs | Virginia | Earl Cannon (PG), James Kessler (SG), Stephen Petrovich (SF), Mario Wilkens (PF), Dennis Heitz (C) Ronald Kern, Fred Terrell, Andrew Horne, Richard Ferrara, Julian Hoffman | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Marvin Dubois (PG), Marvin Toupin (SG), Mark McCurtis (PF), Andrew Washington (C) Dan Scruggs, James Stewart, David Rice, Jake Yates | |
| 11:55 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis's floater is tipped away by Dennis Heitz | 40-32 |
| 11:54 | Virginia | James Kessler grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 11:25 | Virginia | Mario Wilkens's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Marvin Toupin | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Earl Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Kessler (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. SF - Stephen Petrovich (fresh) PF - Mario Wilkens (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Heitz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Marvin Dubois (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Marvin Toupin (fresh) SF - Clifford Burns (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mark McCurtis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Andrew Washington (fresh) | |
| 11:02 | Pittsburgh | James Kessler steals the ball from Andrew Washington | 40-32 |
| 10:37 | Virginia | James Kessler knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-32 |
| 10:15 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Dubois hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-32 |
| 10:14 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Mario Wilkens | 43-32 |
| 09:52 | Virginia | Earl Cannon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-32 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ronald Kern (PG) Earl Cannon | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | James Stewart (SF), David Rice (PF), Jake Yates (C) Clifford Burns, Mark McCurtis, Andrew Washington | |
| 09:37 | Pittsburgh | James Stewart clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-32 |
| 09:35 | Virginia | Stephen Petrovich gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 09:28 | Virginia | James Kessler is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on James Kessler, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| 09:04 | Pittsburgh | James Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-32 |
| 09:02 | Virginia | James Kessler grabs the board | 43-32 |
| 08:55 | Virginia | The short jumper by Stephen Petrovich is denied by David Rice | 43-32 |
| 08:54 | Virginia | Dennis Heitz tips it back up and in | 45-32 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:34 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Marvin Dubois | 45-34 |
| 08:21 | Virginia | James Kessler misses the fadeaway from close range | 45-34 |
| 08:19 | Virginia | Mario Wilkens gets the offensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 07:55 | Virginia | Dennis Heitz misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Jake Yates - foul #1 on Jake Yates, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Terrell (SG), Andrew Horne (SF), Richard Ferrara (PF) James Kessler, Stephen Petrovich, Mario Wilkens | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs (PG), Clifford Burns (SG), Mark McCurtis (PF), Andrew Washington (C) Marvin Dubois, Marvin Toupin, David Rice, Jake Yates | |
| 07:55 | Virginia | Dennis Heitz makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 07:55 | Virginia | Dennis Heitz misses the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 07:55 | Pittsburgh | Andrew Washington gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 07:37 | Pittsburgh | James Stewart clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Andrew Horne - foul #2 on Andrew Horne, team foul #4 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Virginia | Julian Hoffman (C) Dennis Heitz | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 07:37 | Pittsburgh | James Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 07:37 | Pittsburgh | James Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 07:37 | Virginia | Julian Hoffman grabs the board | 46-34 |
| 07:09 | Virginia | Julian Hoffman connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Kern | 49-34 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Kern (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Fred Terrell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Horne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Ferrara (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Julian Hoffman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dan Scruggs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clifford Burns (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Stewart (fresh) 26 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark McCurtis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Andrew Washington (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:58 | Pittsburgh | James Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 49-34 |
| 06:57 | Virginia | Richard Ferrara gets the rebound | 49-34 |
| 06:40 | Virginia | Julian Hoffman is fouled on the floor by Dan Scruggs - foul #1 on Dan Scruggs, team foul #2 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Virginia | Mario Wilkens (PF) Richard Ferrara | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Marvin Dubois (PG) Dan Scruggs | |
| 06:26 | Virginia | Ronald Kern misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-34 |
| 06:24 | Virginia | Andrew Horne can't tip it in | 49-34 |
| 06:22 | Pittsburgh | James Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 06:17 | Pittsburgh | James Stewart misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-34 |
| 06:16 | Pittsburgh | Andrew Washington gets the offensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 06:11 | Pittsburgh | Mario Wilkens swats the short shot by Mark McCurtis | 49-34 |
| 06:10 | Virginia | Julian Hoffman snags the defensive board | 49-34 |
| 05:41 | Virginia | Mario Wilkens makes the contested jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Ronald Kern and the foul's on Mark McCurtis - foul #3 on Mark McCurtis, team foul #3 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Virginia | James Kessler (SG), Stephen Petrovich (SF), Dennis Heitz (C) Fred Terrell, Andrew Horne, Julian Hoffman | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin (SG), David Rice (PF), Jake Yates (C) James Stewart, Mark McCurtis, Andrew Washington | |
| 05:41 | Virginia | Mario Wilkens makes the free throw | 52-34 |
| 05:29 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-34 |
| 05:27 | Pittsburgh | David Rice grabs the offensive rebound | 52-34 |
| 05:17 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 52-36 |
| 04:59 | Virginia | Mario Wilkens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-36 |
| Subs | Virginia | Earl Cannon (PG) Ronald Kern | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 04:46 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns is hacked by James Kessler - foul #3 on James Kessler, team foul #5 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs (PG) Marvin Dubois | |
| 04:32 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates connects on the floater from the left block | 52-38 |
| 04:12 | Virginia | Earl Cannon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Ferrara (PF) Mario Wilkens | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | James Stewart (SF) Clifford Burns | |
| 03:49 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Dan Scruggs and he's fouled by Dennis Heitz - foul #2 on Dennis Heitz, team foul #6 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ronald Kern (PG) Earl Cannon | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Marvin Dubois (PG) Dan Scruggs | |
| 03:49 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates makes the free throw | 52-41 |
| 03:25 | Virginia | Marvin Dubois is called for the reach on Ronald Kern - foul #1 on Marvin Dubois, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Virginia | Andrew Horne (SF) Stephen Petrovich | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 03:08 | Virginia | Dennis Heitz evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Stewart - foul #2 on James Stewart, team foul #5 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Virginia | Mario Wilkens (PF) Richard Ferrara | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns (SG) Marvin Toupin | |
| 03:08 | Virginia | Dennis Heitz makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 03:08 | Virginia | Dennis Heitz misses the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 03:08 | Pittsburgh | David Rice pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Kern (fresh) 4 ast. SG - James Kessler (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Horne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mario Wilkens (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Heitz (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Marvin Dubois (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Clifford Burns (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Stewart (fresh) 26 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Rice (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jake Yates (fresh) 12 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 02:59 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates clanks a shot from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 02:57 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates tips it home | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:34 | Virginia | James Kessler clanks a 3 from the right corner | 53-43 |
| 02:33 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 02:19 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Dubois is fouled on the floor by Dennis Heitz - foul #3 on Dennis Heitz, team foul #7 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Terrell (SG) James Kessler | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis (PF), Andrew Washington (C) David Rice, Jake Yates | |
| 02:19 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Dubois makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 02:19 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Dubois makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:17 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-45 |
| Subs | Virginia | James Kessler (SG), Stephen Petrovich (SF) Fred Terrell, Andrew Horne | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin (SG) Clifford Burns | |
| 01:51 | Virginia | Andrew Washington steals the ball from Dennis Heitz | 53-45 |
| 01:51 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-45 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | David Rice (PF), Jake Yates (C) Mark McCurtis, Andrew Washington | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:29 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates misses long on a runner from the baseline | 53-45 |
| 01:28 | Virginia | Mario Wilkens gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 01:14 | Virginia | Ronald Kern scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:57 | Pittsburgh | James Stewart misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-45 |
| 00:56 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin tips it but misses | 56-45 |
| 00:54 | Virginia | Mario Wilkens grabs the board | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Virginia | David Rice is called for the reach on James Kessler - foul #2 on David Rice, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Ronald Kern runs out the clock | 56-45 |