| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ron Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Winfred Halbert (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. SF - Barney Townsend (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Steve Lowe (fresh) 6 pts. C - Clifford Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Aaron Conley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Marcus (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Tom Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Lamothe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Haynes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Barney Townsend inbounds the ball | 29-41 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:44 | UConn | Steve Lowe connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Winfred Halbert | 31-41 |
| 19:30 | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus misses badly on a floater from the right side | 31-41 |
| 19:29 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes snags the offensive board | 31-41 |
| 19:16 | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-41 |
| 18:53 | UConn | Barney Townsend misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-41 |
| 18:52 | UConn | Clifford Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 18:36 | UConn | Ron Jenkins's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Lamothe | 31-41 |
| 18:34 | Pittsburgh | Michael Lamothe snags the defensive board | 31-41 |
| 18:29 | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Marcus | 31-44 |
| 18:02 | UConn | Winfred Halbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-44 |
| 17:47 | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 31-44 |
| 17:46 | UConn | Clifford Taylor grabs the board | 31-44 |
| 17:24 | UConn | Clifford Taylor misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 17:22 | UConn | Barney Townsend hits the follow up shot | 33-44 |
| 17:07 | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-44 |
| 17:06 | UConn | Steve Lowe gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 16:43 | UConn | Steve Lowe comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Tom Adams - foul #1 on Tom Adams, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Weisgerber (PG), John Potvin (SG) Ron Jenkins, Barney Townsend | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Robert Jackson (PG), Jason Crespo (SG), Harvey Devine (SF), Dennis Williams (PF), James Flowers (C) Aaron Conley, Charles Marcus, Tom Adams, Michael Lamothe, Curtis Haynes | |
| 16:43 | UConn | Steve Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 16:43 | UConn | Steve Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 16:36 | Pittsburgh | Jason Crespo is hacked by Harold Weisgerber - foul #1 on Harold Weisgerber, team foul #1 | 35-44 |
| 16:18 | Pittsburgh | Jason Crespo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-44 |
| 16:16 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Williams tips it home | 35-46 |
| 15:57 | UConn | John Potvin is hacked by James Flowers - foul #2 on James Flowers, team foul #2 | 35-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Allan Foster (SF) John Potvin | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Weisgerber (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Winfred Halbert (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. SF - Allan Foster (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steve Lowe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifford Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Crespo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harvey Devine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | UConn | Winfred Halbert misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dennis Williams - foul #1 on Dennis Williams, team foul #3 | 35-46 |
| 15:45 | UConn | Winfred Halbert makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 15:45 | UConn | Winfred Halbert misses the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 15:45 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Winfred Halbert | 36-46 |
| 15:17 | UConn | Winfred Halbert connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Weisgerber | 39-46 |
| 15:13 | Pittsburgh | Winfred Halbert steps in front of the Jason Crespo pass | 39-46 |
| 14:52 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on James Flowers - foul #3 on James Flowers, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley (PG), Charles Marcus (SG), Tom Adams (SF), Michael Lamothe (PF), Curtis Haynes (C) Robert Jackson, Jason Crespo, Harvey Devine, Dennis Williams, James Flowers | |
| 14:52 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber misses the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 14:52 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 14:43 | Pittsburgh | Tom Adams misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-46 |
| 14:42 | UConn | The rebound goes to Clifford Taylor | 40-46 |
| 14:25 | UConn | Charles Marcus steals the ball from Winfred Halbert | 40-46 |
| 14:21 | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus lays it up and in | 40-48 |
| 13:52 | UConn | Winfred Halbert scores on a jumper near the basket | 42-48 |
| 13:32 | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley hits the finger roll set up by Charles Marcus and the foul's on Clifford Taylor - foul #3 on Clifford Taylor, team foul #2 | 42-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Ron Jenkins (PG) Harold Weisgerber | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dennis Williams (PF) Michael Lamothe | |
| 13:32 | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley makes the free throw | 42-51 |
| 13:15 | UConn | The 3pt attempt by Ron Jenkins is denied by Curtis Haynes | 42-51 |
| 13:14 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Williams snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 12:58 | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Tom Adams | 42-53 |
| 12:39 | UConn | Ron Jenkins clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 12:37 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Dennis Williams | 42-53 |
| 12:31 | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Charles Marcus | 42-55 |
| 12:18 | UConn | Ron Jenkins scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Steve Lowe | 45-55 |
| 12:08 | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Allan Foster - foul #4 on Allan Foster, team foul #3 | 45-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Barney Townsend (SF) Allan Foster | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Harvey Devine (SF), Michael Lamothe (PF) Tom Adams, Dennis Williams | |
| 12:08 | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 12:08 | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus misses the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 12:08 | UConn | Clifford Taylor pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| 11:43 | UConn | Curtis Haynes denies the turnaround by Clifford Taylor | 45-56 |
| 11:41 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ron Jenkins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Winfred Halbert (tiring) 23 pts. 5 reb. SF - Barney Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steve Lowe (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifford Taylor (tiring) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Aaron Conley (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Marcus (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Harvey Devine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Lamothe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Haynes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:28 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes is fouled on the floor by Clifford Taylor - foul #4 on Clifford Taylor, team foul #4 | 45-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Bonds (C) Clifford Taylor | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Robert Jackson (PG), Jason Crespo (SG), Dennis Williams (C) Aaron Conley, Charles Marcus, Curtis Haynes | |
| 11:20 | Pittsburgh | Jason Crespo is hacked by Winfred Halbert - foul #2 on Winfred Halbert, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| 11:06 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Williams banks in the layup | 45-58 |
| 11:02 | UConn | Robert Jackson takes the ball from Barney Townsend | 45-58 |
| 10:58 | Pittsburgh | Jason Crespo lays it in on a great pass from Robert Jackson | 45-60 |
| 10:35 | UConn | Steve Lowe misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-60 |
| 10:33 | Pittsburgh | Jason Crespo snags the defensive board | 45-60 |
| 10:26 | Pittsburgh | Timothy Bonds steals the ball from Robert Jackson | 45-60 |
| 10:10 | UConn | Michael Lamothe swats the dunk try by Steve Lowe | 45-60 |
| 10:09 | Pittsburgh | Harvey Devine grabs the defensive rebound | 45-60 |
| 10:04 | Pittsburgh | Robert Jackson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-60 |
| 10:03 | Pittsburgh | Michael Lamothe grabs the offensive board | 45-60 |
| 09:54 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Williams misses badly on a runner from the right block | 45-60 |
| 09:52 | UConn | Ron Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 45-60 |
| 09:48 | UConn | Winfred Halbert hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steve Lowe | 47-60 |
| 09:29 | Pittsburgh | Jason Crespo hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Jackson | 47-63 |
| 09:10 | UConn | Harvey Devine is called for the reach on Ron Jenkins - foul #2 on Harvey Devine, team foul #5 | 47-63 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Weisgerber (PG), John Potvin (SG) Ron Jenkins, Barney Townsend | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley (PG), Charles Marcus (SG), Tom Adams (SF), Billy Watson (PF), Curtis Haynes (C) Robert Jackson, Jason Crespo, Harvey Devine, Michael Lamothe, Dennis Williams | |
| 08:56 | UConn | Steve Lowe buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Winfred Halbert | 49-63 |
| 08:44 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Steve Lowe - foul #1 on Steve Lowe, team foul #6 | 49-63 |
| 08:44 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes misses the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 08:44 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 08:22 | UConn | Tom Adams swats the short shot by Steve Lowe | 49-64 |
| 08:21 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes gets the rebound | 49-64 |
| 08:16 | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus's floater is knocked away by Harold Weisgerber | 49-64 |
| 08:15 | UConn | Winfred Halbert snags the defensive board | 49-64 |
| 07:46 | UConn | Steve Lowe loses the dribble to Charles Marcus | 49-64 |
| 07:28 | Pittsburgh | Steve Lowe swats the short shot by Curtis Haynes | 49-64 |
| 07:26 | Pittsburgh | Tom Adams hits the follow up shot | 49-66 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Weisgerber (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Potvin (fresh) SF - Winfred Halbert (tiring) 25 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steve Lowe (tired) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Bonds (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Aaron Conley (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Marcus (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SF - Tom Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Watson (fresh) 2 blk. C - Curtis Haynes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:03 | UConn | Winfred Halbert misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-66 |
| 07:02 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Curtis Haynes | 49-66 |
| 06:44 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-68 |
| 06:17 | UConn | Steve Lowe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-68 |
| Subs | UConn | Ron Jenkins (PG), Allan Foster (SF), Clifford Taylor (C) Harold Weisgerber, John Potvin, Timothy Bonds | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Robert Jackson (PG), Jason Crespo (SG), Harvey Devine (SF), Michael Lamothe (PF), Dennis Williams (C) Aaron Conley, Charles Marcus, Tom Adams, Billy Watson, Curtis Haynes | |
| 06:08 | Pittsburgh | Jason Crespo comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-68 |
| 06:07 | UConn | Steve Lowe grabs the board | 49-68 |
| 05:44 | UConn | Steve Lowe can't connect on a floater from the right side | 49-68 |
| 05:43 | Pittsburgh | Michael Lamothe grabs the defensive rebound | 49-68 |
| 05:27 | Pittsburgh | Jason Crespo is hacked by Allan Foster - foul #5 on Allan Foster, team foul #7 | 49-68 |
| Subs | UConn | Barney Townsend (SF) Allan Foster | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley (PG) Robert Jackson | |
| 05:27 | Pittsburgh | Jason Crespo makes the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 05:27 | Pittsburgh | Jason Crespo misses the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| 05:27 | UConn | Steve Lowe snags the defensive board | 49-69 |
| 05:03 | UConn | Clifford Taylor travels with the ball | 49-69 |
| Subs | UConn | John Potvin (SG) Winfred Halbert | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus (SG), Curtis Haynes (C) Jason Crespo, Dennis Williams | |
| 04:50 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Aaron Conley | 49-71 |
| 04:30 | UConn | Ron Jenkins misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-71 |
| 04:28 | Pittsburgh | Harvey Devine gets the rebound | 49-71 |
| 04:05 | Pittsburgh | Harvey Devine connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Charles Marcus | 49-73 |
| 03:42 | UConn | Steve Lowe is whistled for traveling | 49-73 |
| Subs | UConn | Winfred Halbert (SG), Timothy Bonds (PF) John Potvin, Steve Lowe | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Robert Jackson (PG), Tom Adams (SF), Dennis Williams (PF) Aaron Conley, Harvey Devine, Michael Lamothe | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:39 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes is hacked by Barney Townsend in the backcourt - foul #2 on Barney Townsend, team foul #8 | 49-73 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Weisgerber (PG) Ron Jenkins | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 03:39 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 49-74 |
| 03:39 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes misses the 2nd free throw | 49-74 |
| 03:39 | UConn | Clifford Taylor snags the defensive board | 49-74 |
| 03:21 | UConn | Barney Townsend drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Weisgerber | 52-74 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Weisgerber (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Winfred Halbert (tiring) 25 pts. 6 reb. SF - Barney Townsend (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Bonds (fresh) C - Clifford Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Marcus (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SF - Tom Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Haynes (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:00 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes misses the wide open runner from close range | 52-74 |
| 02:58 | UConn | Timothy Bonds gets the rebound | 52-74 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:39 | UConn | Clifford Taylor can't finish the layup | 52-74 |
| 02:37 | UConn | Clifford Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-74 |
| 02:32 | UConn | Charles Marcus is called for the reach on Winfred Halbert - foul #2 on Charles Marcus, team foul #6 | 52-74 |
| Subs | UConn | Ron Jenkins (PG), John Potvin (SG) Harold Weisgerber, Barney Townsend | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley (PG), Jason Crespo (SG), James Flowers (C) Robert Jackson, Charles Marcus, Curtis Haynes | |
| 02:19 | UConn | Ron Jenkins misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-74 |
| 02:18 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Williams snags the defensive board | 52-74 |
| 02:04 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Williams blows the dunk | 52-74 |
| 02:02 | Pittsburgh | Tom Adams hits the follow up shot | 52-76 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:50 | UConn | Ron Jenkins lays it in on a great pass from John Potvin | 54-76 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:31 | Pittsburgh | Jason Crespo misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-76 |
| 01:30 | UConn | Ron Jenkins grabs the board | 54-76 |
| 01:13 | UConn | Timothy Bonds's pass is intercepted by Tom Adams | 54-76 |
| 00:57 | Pittsburgh | Jason Crespo misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 54-76 |
| 00:56 | Pittsburgh | James Flowers tips it home | 54-78 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:49 | UConn | Winfred Halbert misses short on a shot from close range | 54-78 |
| 00:47 | UConn | John Potvin pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-78 |
| 00:43 | UConn | Winfred Halbert clanks a 3 from the left corner | 54-78 |
| 00:41 | Pittsburgh | James Flowers snags the defensive board | 54-78 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:17 | Pittsburgh | Tom Adams can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-78 |
| 00:16 | UConn | Timothy Bonds grabs the defensive rebound | 54-78 |
| 00:09 | UConn | Winfred Halbert hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 54-78 |
| 00:07 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Williams gets the rebound | 54-78 |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley runs out the clock | 54-78 |