| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Luis Flick (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tory Chapman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Jenkins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Saddler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Royal Placencia (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Begaye (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Chang Xie (fresh) PF - Steve Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Ruffin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pittsburgh | Arthur Jenkins inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:46 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick loses the dribble to John Ruffin | 28-29 |
| 19:20 | Villanova | Royal Placencia is fouled on the floor by William Cox - foul #2 on William Cox, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryce Elders (SF) Chang Xie | |
| 19:06 | Villanova | Royal Placencia makes the shot from the left side | 28-31 |
| 18:58 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 18:57 | Villanova | The rebound goes to John Ruffin | 28-31 |
| 18:35 | Villanova | Daniel Begaye scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Steve Rogers and the foul's on Brian Saddler - foul #3 on Brian Saddler, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette (PF) Brian Saddler | |
| Subs | Villanova | Chang Xie (SF), Willis Foley (C) Bryce Elders, Steve Rogers | |
| 18:35 | Villanova | Daniel Begaye misses the free throw | 28-33 |
| 18:35 | Pittsburgh | William Cox pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 18:11 | Pittsburgh | A charge is called on Tory Chapman - foul #3 on Tory Chapman, team foul #3 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joel Graham (SG) Tory Chapman | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dan Dalegowski (SG), Steve Rogers (PF) Daniel Begaye, Willis Foley | |
| 17:57 | Villanova | Luis Flick is called for the reach on Chang Xie - foul #3 on Luis Flick, team foul #4 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass (PG) Luis Flick | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryce Elders (SF) Dan Dalegowski | |
| 17:44 | Villanova | Chang Xie misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 28-33 |
| 17:42 | Pittsburgh | Arthur Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 17:39 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-33 |
| 17:25 | Villanova | Chang Xie buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Royal Placencia | 28-36 |
| 16:57 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 16:45 | Villanova | John Ruffin scores on a shot from the right block set up by Royal Placencia and the foul's on William Cox - foul #3 on William Cox, team foul #5 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Samuel Fox (C) William Cox | |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Begaye (PG), Dan Dalegowski (SG), Willis Foley (C) Royal Placencia, Bryce Elders, Steve Rogers | |
| 16:45 | Villanova | John Ruffin makes the free throw | 31-39 |
| 16:24 | Pittsburgh | Arthur Jenkins comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 16:23 | Villanova | Willis Foley snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 16:04 | Villanova | Chang Xie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 16:03 | Pittsburgh | Samuel Fox gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 15:45 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-39 |
| 15:43 | Pittsburgh | Samuel Fox tips it home | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Joseph Glass (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Graham (fresh) SF - Arthur Jenkins (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Shannon Bissette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Daniel Begaye (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Dan Dalegowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chang Xie (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Ruffin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Willis Foley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Villanova | Willis Foley loses the ball out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick (PG), Tory Chapman (SG), Brian Saddler (PF), William Cox (C) Joseph Glass, Joel Graham, Shannon Bissette, Samuel Fox | |
| Subs | Villanova | Royal Placencia (PG), Bryce Elders (SF), Steve Rogers (PF) Dan Dalegowski, Chang Xie, Willis Foley | |
| 15:02 | Pittsburgh | William Cox double dribbles | 33-39 |
| 14:33 | Villanova | Steve Rogers misses long on a floater in the paint | 33-39 |
| 14:31 | Pittsburgh | William Cox snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 14:24 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-39 |
| 14:16 | Villanova | Daniel Begaye misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-39 |
| 14:14 | Villanova | Royal Placencia gets the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 13:58 | Villanova | William Cox takes the ball from Royal Placencia | 35-39 |
| 13:43 | Pittsburgh | Brian Saddler misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 35-39 |
| 13:42 | Villanova | John Ruffin gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 13:21 | Villanova | Daniel Begaye misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-39 |
| 13:19 | Pittsburgh | Arthur Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 13:09 | Pittsburgh | Arthur Jenkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Chang Xie (SG) Daniel Begaye | |
| 12:50 | Villanova | Steve Rogers misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 35-39 |
| 12:49 | Pittsburgh | Arthur Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 12:43 | Pittsburgh | Arthur Jenkins misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 12:41 | Villanova | Steve Rogers pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 12:25 | Villanova | Steve Rogers knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 35-41 |
| 12:03 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-41 |
| 12:01 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Steve Rogers | 35-41 |
| 11:48 | Villanova | Royal Placencia misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-41 |
| 11:46 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to William Cox | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Luis Flick (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tory Chapman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Arthur Jenkins (tiring) 5 reb. PF - Brian Saddler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Royal Placencia (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chang Xie (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bryce Elders (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Steve Rogers (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - John Ruffin (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-41 |
| 11:17 | Pittsburgh | Brian Saddler tips it in | 37-41 |
| 11:12 | Villanova | Chang Xie hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Royal Placencia | 37-44 |
| 10:50 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-44 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Begaye (SG), Willis Foley (C) Bryce Elders, John Ruffin | |
| 10:38 | Villanova | Daniel Begaye misses short on a runner in the lane | 37-44 |
| 10:36 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Begaye | 37-44 |
| 10:18 | Villanova | Arthur Jenkins is called for the reach on Daniel Begaye - foul #3 on Arthur Jenkins, team foul #6 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Ruffin (C) Willis Foley | |
| 10:09 | Villanova | Steve Rogers's pass is intercepted by William Cox | 37-44 |
| 09:44 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick makes the shot from the right side set up by Tory Chapman | 39-44 |
| 09:36 | Villanova | Daniel Begaye can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-44 |
| 09:35 | Pittsburgh | William Cox snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 09:18 | Pittsburgh | Arthur Jenkins is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Arthur Jenkins, team foul #7 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | William Whaley (SF), Samuel Fox (C) Arthur Jenkins, William Cox | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dan Dalegowski (SG), Willis Foley (C) Daniel Begaye, John Ruffin | |
| 08:53 | Villanova | Luis Flick is called for the reach on Royal Placencia - foul #4 on Luis Flick, team foul #8 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass (PG) Luis Flick | |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Begaye (SG), John Ruffin (PF) Dan Dalegowski, Steve Rogers | |
| 08:53 | Villanova | Royal Placencia makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 08:53 | Villanova | Royal Placencia makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 08:31 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 08:30 | Pittsburgh | Brian Saddler tips it back up and in | 41-46 |
| 08:12 | Villanova | Royal Placencia drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Begaye | 41-48 |
| 08:06 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 07:48 | Villanova | Royal Placencia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-48 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick (PG), Arthur Jenkins (SF), William Cox (C) Joseph Glass, William Whaley, Samuel Fox | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dan Dalegowski (SG), Bryce Elders (SF), Steve Rogers (PF) Daniel Begaye, Chang Xie, John Ruffin | |
| 07:33 | Pittsburgh | Arthur Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 07:32 | Pittsburgh | William Cox tips it home | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Luis Flick (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tory Chapman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Arthur Jenkins (tiring) 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Brian Saddler (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Cox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Royal Placencia (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dan Dalegowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryce Elders (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Steve Rogers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Willis Foley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Villanova | Willis Foley connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Royal Placencia | 46-50 |
| 06:58 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-50 |
| 06:40 | Villanova | Bryce Elders is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Bryce Elders, team foul #1 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Begaye (SG), Chang Xie (SF), John Ruffin (C) Dan Dalegowski, Bryce Elders, Willis Foley | |
| 06:21 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-50 |
| 06:01 | Villanova | Brian Saddler is called for the reach on Royal Placencia - foul #4 on Brian Saddler, team foul #9 | 51-50 |
| 06:01 | Villanova | Royal Placencia makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 06:01 | Villanova | Royal Placencia misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 06:01 | Pittsburgh | Arthur Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 05:39 | Pittsburgh | Arthur Jenkins knocks in the floater near the basket | 53-51 |
| 05:21 | Villanova | Steve Rogers misses the shot from the left block | 53-51 |
| 05:19 | Pittsburgh | Brian Saddler snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 05:01 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 04:59 | Villanova | John Ruffin snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 04:45 | Villanova | Daniel Begaye misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-51 |
| 04:43 | Villanova | Steve Rogers grabs the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 04:20 | Villanova | Steve Rogers can't throw it down but he's fouled by Brian Saddler - foul #5 on Brian Saddler, team foul #10 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joel Graham (SG), William Whaley (SF), Shannon Bissette (PF), Samuel Fox (C) Tory Chapman, Arthur Jenkins, Brian Saddler, William Cox | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryce Elders (SF), Willis Foley (C) Daniel Begaye, John Ruffin | |
| 04:20 | Villanova | Steve Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 04:20 | Villanova | Steve Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 04:05 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 04:03 | Villanova | Chang Xie pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 03:49 | Villanova | Royal Placencia is hacked by Luis Flick - foul #5 on Luis Flick, team foul #11 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass (PG) Luis Flick | |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Begaye (SG) Chang Xie | |
| 03:49 | Villanova | Royal Placencia misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 03:49 | Villanova | Royal Placencia makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 03:31 | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Joel Graham | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Joseph Glass (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Graham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Whaley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shannon Bissette (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Royal Placencia (tiring) 19 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Begaye (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryce Elders (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Steve Rogers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Willis Foley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Villanova | Steve Rogers hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bryce Elders | 55-55 |
| 03:08 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Shannon Bissette | 57-55 |
| 02:55 | Villanova | Willis Foley misses long on a shot from the left side | 57-55 |
| 02:54 | Villanova | Steve Rogers grabs the offensive board | 57-55 |
| 02:42 | Villanova | 3 seconds is called on Willis Foley | 57-55 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman (SG) Joel Graham | |
| Subs | Villanova | Chang Xie (SG), John Ruffin (PF) Daniel Begaye, Steve Rogers | |
| 02:40 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Arthur Jenkins (SF), William Cox (C) William Whaley, Samuel Fox | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:25 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman is fouled on the floor by Chang Xie - foul #1 on Chang Xie, team foul #2 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Rogers (PF) Willis Foley | |
| 02:10 | Pittsburgh | Arthur Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Bryce Elders - foul #2 on Bryce Elders, team foul #3 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Willis Foley (C) Steve Rogers | |
| 01:55 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass double dribbles | 57-55 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Begaye (SG), Steve Rogers (PF) Bryce Elders, Willis Foley | |
| 01:42 | Villanova | Chang Xie knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Daniel Begaye | 57-58 |
| 01:42 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| 01:29 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-58 |
| 01:27 | Pittsburgh | Arthur Jenkins tips it back up and in | 59-58 |
| 01:09 | Villanova | Royal Placencia misses badly on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Shannon Bissette - foul #1 on Shannon Bissette, team foul #12 | 59-58 |
| 01:09 | Villanova | Royal Placencia makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 01:09 | Villanova | Royal Placencia makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 01:05 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| 00:46 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-60 |
| 00:44 | Villanova | The rebound goes to John Ruffin | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:19 | Villanova | Chang Xie's fadeaway is rejected by William Cox | 59-60 |
| 00:17 | Pittsburgh | William Cox grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 00:17 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 59-60 |
| 00:12 | Pittsburgh | William Cox's pass is intercepted by Steve Rogers | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Chang Xie is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Glass - foul #1 on Joseph Glass, team foul #13 | 59-60 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Chang Xie makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Chang Xie makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:07 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 59-62 |
| 00:01 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass is called for traveling | 59-62 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Willis Foley (C) Steve Rogers | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Royal Placencia runs out the clock | 59-62 |