| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brett Gaffney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 15 pts. SF - John Hendrickson (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Frank Dysart (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Matt Renner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Ako (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Brown (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pittsburgh | George Brown inbounds the ball | 30-10 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar is hacked by Matt Renner - foul #1 on Matt Renner, team foul #1 | 30-10 |
| 19:23 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar is fouled on the floor by Matt Renner - foul #2 on Matt Renner, team foul #2 | 30-10 |
| 19:11 | Pittsburgh | The jumper by Brandon Claar is denied by Frank Dysart | 30-10 |
| 19:10 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Matt Renner | 30-10 |
| 18:42 | Villanova | Charles Williams buries a 3 from straight away | 33-10 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:25 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 33-10 |
| 18:24 | Villanova | John Hendrickson gets the rebound | 33-10 |
| 18:06 | Villanova | George Brown steps in front of the Charles Williams pass | 33-10 |
| 18:03 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako lays it up and in set up by George Brown | 33-12 |
| 17:36 | Villanova | Frank Dysart's layup is rejected by Brandon Claar | 33-12 |
| 17:34 | Villanova | John Hendrickson grabs the offensive rebound | 33-12 |
| 17:15 | Villanova | Dikembe Ako steps in front of the Frank Dysart pass | 33-12 |
| 16:56 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako connects on the jumper from the right side | 33-14 |
| 16:34 | Villanova | Frank Dysart buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Brett Gaffney | 35-14 |
| 16:24 | Pittsburgh | Frank Dysart swats the layup by Larry Jones | 35-14 |
| 16:22 | Villanova | Frank Dysart pulls down the rebound | 35-14 |
| 16:04 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-14 |
| 16:02 | Villanova | Frank Dysart hits the follow up shot | 37-14 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brett Gaffney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 18 pts. SF - John Hendrickson (fairly fresh) 7 reb. PF - Frank Dysart (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Matt Renner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Ako (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Brown (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Westerfield (fairly fresh) C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:49 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Brett Gaffney - foul #1 on Brett Gaffney, team foul #3 | 37-14 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven John (SG), Kevin Conway (SF), Jeffrey Frias (PF), Danny Leonard (C) Charles Williams, John Hendrickson, Frank Dysart, Matt Renner | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Cecil Lazar (SG), Willie Fink (SF), David Ford (PF), Edward Marlowe (C) Larry Jones, George Brown, Daniel Westerfield, Brandon Claar | |
| 15:49 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako makes the 1st free throw | 37-15 |
| 15:49 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako makes the 2nd free throw | 37-16 |
| 15:33 | Villanova | Steven John drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Brett Gaffney | 40-16 |
| 15:19 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Frias - foul #2 on Jeffrey Frias, team foul #4 | 40-16 |
| Subs | Villanova | Reginald Gray (PG) Brett Gaffney | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 15:19 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako makes the 1st free throw | 40-17 |
| 15:19 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako misses the 2nd free throw | 40-17 |
| 15:19 | Villanova | Danny Leonard snags the defensive board | 40-17 |
| 14:57 | Villanova | Steven John connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Reginald Gray | 43-17 |
| 14:39 | Pittsburgh | David Ford scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Cecil Lazar and the foul's on Kevin Conway - foul #1 on Kevin Conway, team foul #5 | 43-19 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Williams (SG), Frank Dysart (PF) Steven John, Jeffrey Frias | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Brandon Claar (C) Dikembe Ako, Edward Marlowe | |
| 14:39 | Pittsburgh | David Ford makes the free throw | 43-20 |
| 14:13 | Villanova | Kevin Conway's pass is intercepted by Brandon Claar | 43-20 |
| 13:58 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-20 |
| 13:57 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Danny Leonard | 43-20 |
| 13:36 | Villanova | Frank Dysart misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 43-20 |
| 13:35 | Villanova | Frank Dysart can't tip it in | 43-20 |
| 13:34 | Villanova | Danny Leonard grabs the offensive board | 43-20 |
| 13:14 | Villanova | Frank Dysart clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-20 |
| 13:13 | Pittsburgh | David Ford grabs the board | 43-20 |
| 13:09 | Pittsburgh | Reginald Gray steals the ball from Dikembe Abdulmateen | 43-20 |
| 12:47 | Villanova | Frank Dysart connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Reginald Gray | 45-20 |
| 12:30 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Danny Leonard - foul #2 on Danny Leonard, team foul #6 | 45-20 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Gaffney (PG), John Hendrickson (SF), Matt Renner (C) Reginald Gray, Kevin Conway, Danny Leonard | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako (PG), Larry Jones (SG), George Brown (SF), Daniel Westerfield (PF) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Cecil Lazar, Willie Fink, David Ford | |
| 12:30 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar misses the 1st free throw | 45-20 |
| 12:30 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar misses the 2nd free throw | 45-20 |
| 12:30 | Villanova | Matt Renner grabs the board | 45-20 |
| 12:06 | Villanova | Charles Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-20 |
| 12:05 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield snags the defensive board | 45-20 |
| 11:48 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield is fouled on the floor by John Hendrickson - foul #2 on John Hendrickson, team foul #7 | 45-20 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven John (SG), Jeffrey Frias (PF) Charles Williams, Frank Dysart | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 11:48 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield makes the 1st free throw | 45-21 |
| 11:48 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield misses the 2nd free throw | 45-21 |
| 11:48 | Villanova | Matt Renner grabs the board | 45-21 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Brett Gaffney (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven John (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Hendrickson (fresh) 7 reb. PF - Jeffrey Frias (fresh) C - Matt Renner (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Ako (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Brown (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) 1 pts. C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:45 | Villanova | Brett Gaffney's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Ako in the backcourt | 45-21 |
| 11:34 | Pittsburgh | Jeffrey Frias steals the ball from George Brown | 45-21 |
| 11:14 | Villanova | Steven John hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 45-21 |
| 11:13 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar pulls down the rebound | 45-21 |
| 11:01 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-21 |
| 11:00 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar gets the offensive rebound | 45-21 |
| 10:44 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar makes the turnaround from the baseline | 45-23 |
| 10:22 | Villanova | Brandon Claar is called for the reach on Matt Renner - foul #1 on Brandon Claar, team foul #1 | 45-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Williams (SG), Frank Dysart (PF) Steven John, Jeffrey Frias | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe (C) Brandon Claar | |
| 10:01 | Villanova | Matt Renner hits a floater from the right block set up by Brett Gaffney | 47-23 |
| 09:39 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 47-23 |
| 09:38 | Villanova | Frank Dysart gets the rebound | 47-23 |
| 09:10 | Villanova | Frank Dysart loses the dribble to Larry Jones | 47-23 |
| 09:01 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Brett Gaffney - foul #2 on Brett Gaffney, team foul #8 | 47-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Reginald Gray (PG), Steven John (SG), Kevin Conway (SF), Jeffrey Frias (PF), Danny Leonard (C) Brett Gaffney, Charles Williams, John Hendrickson, Frank Dysart, Matt Renner | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink (SF), David Ford (PF), Brandon Claar (C) George Brown, Daniel Westerfield, Edward Marlowe | |
| 09:01 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 47-24 |
| 09:01 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 47-24 |
| 09:01 | Villanova | Danny Leonard gets the rebound | 47-24 |
| 08:56 | Villanova | Steven John throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Cecil Lazar (SG) Larry Jones | |
| 08:32 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Cecil Lazar | 47-27 |
| 08:09 | Villanova | Steven John knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Reginald Gray | 50-27 |
| 07:54 | Pittsburgh | Kevin Conway is called for the reach on Willie Fink - foul #2 on Kevin Conway, team foul #9 | 50-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Larry Jones (SG), Daniel Westerfield (PF) Dikembe Ako, Cecil Lazar, David Ford | |
| 07:54 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink makes the 1st free throw | 50-28 |
| 07:54 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink makes the 2nd free throw | 50-29 |
| 07:25 | Villanova | Steven John misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-29 |
| 07:24 | Villanova | Steven John snags the offensive board | 50-29 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Reginald Gray (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Steven John (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Kevin Conway (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Frias (fresh) C - Danny Leonard (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Willie Fink (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) 1 pts. C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:11 | Villanova | Steven John misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-29 |
| 07:10 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdulmateen | 50-29 |
| 06:50 | Pittsburgh | 3 seconds is called on Willie Fink | 50-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako (PG), George Brown (SF), Edward Marlowe (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Willie Fink, Brandon Claar | |
| 06:21 | Villanova | Steven John misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-29 |
| 06:20 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Daniel Westerfield | 50-29 |
| 06:16 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 50-29 |
| 06:15 | Pittsburgh | George Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 50-29 |
| 06:09 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Edward Marlowe | 50-31 |
| 05:55 | Villanova | Steven John can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 50-31 |
| 05:54 | Villanova | Jeffrey Frias grabs the offensive board | 50-31 |
| 05:30 | Villanova | Danny Leonard buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Reginald Gray | 52-31 |
| 05:15 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Dikembe Ako and he's hacked by Reginald Gray - foul #1 on Reginald Gray, team foul #10 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Herbert Gove (SG) Steven John | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Cecil Lazar (SG), Willie Fink (SF), David Ford (PF) Larry Jones, George Brown, Daniel Westerfield | |
| 05:15 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe makes the free throw | 52-34 |
| 04:53 | Villanova | Herbert Gove scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-34 |
| 04:37 | Pittsburgh | Jeffrey Frias blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Cecil Lazar | 55-34 |
| 04:35 | Villanova | Danny Leonard pulls down the rebound | 55-34 |
| 04:13 | Villanova | Danny Leonard hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Reginald Gray | 57-34 |
| 03:47 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink travels with the ball | 57-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven John (SG) Kevin Conway | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones (SG), George Brown (SF), Daniel Westerfield (PF), Brandon Claar (C) Cecil Lazar, Willie Fink, David Ford, Edward Marlowe | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:27 | Villanova | Herbert Gove misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-34 |
| 03:25 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones gets the rebound | 57-34 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Reginald Gray (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Steven John (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Herbert Gove (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Frias (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Danny Leonard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Ako (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 9 pts. SF - George Brown (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones is hacked by Reginald Gray - foul #2 on Reginald Gray, team foul #11 | 57-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG) Dikembe Ako | |
| 03:09 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 57-35 |
| 03:09 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 57-36 |
| 02:50 | Villanova | Herbert Gove comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-36 |
| 02:48 | Pittsburgh | George Brown grabs the board | 57-36 |
| 02:43 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 57-36 |
| 02:26 | Villanova | Steven John misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-36 |
| 02:24 | Villanova | Danny Leonard grabs the offensive board | 57-36 |
| 02:19 | Villanova | Herbert Gove comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by George Brown - foul #2 on George Brown, team foul #2 | 57-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako (PG) Dikembe Abdulmateen | |
| 02:19 | Villanova | Herbert Gove makes the 1st free throw | 58-36 |
| 02:19 | Villanova | Herbert Gove misses the 2nd free throw | 58-36 |
| 02:19 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Daniel Westerfield | 58-36 |
| 02:10 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Frias | 58-36 |
| 02:09 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones grabs the offensive board | 58-36 |
| 01:54 | Pittsburgh | Herbert Gove steals the ball from George Brown | 58-36 |
| 01:26 | Villanova | Steven John connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Herbert Gove | 61-36 |
| 01:05 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar hits a shot from the left wing | 61-38 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova 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 (0) | |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Steven John comes up short on the runner in the lane | 61-38 |
| 00:41 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ako | 61-38 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Dikembe Ako | 61-40 |
| 00:07 | Villanova | Herbert Gove hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 61-40 |
| 00:05 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar pulls down the rebound | 61-40 |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | George Brown is hacked by Reginald Gray - foul #3 on Reginald Gray, team foul #12 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Kevin Conway (SF) Herbert Gove | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | George Brown makes the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | George Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |