| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Lassiter (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Jimmy Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Cancel (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harvey Jones (fresh) 4 reb. C - Like Yin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Benjamin Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Rhem (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Willian Markle (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Philip Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Moronta (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Pittsburgh | Willian Markle inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:47 | Pittsburgh | Paul Lassiter steals it from Benjamin Ferguson | 29-26 |
| 19:43 | UConn | Harvey Jones lays it up and in set up by Paul Lassiter | 31-26 |
| 19:39 | Pittsburgh | Willian Markle makes the shot from the left block | 31-28 |
| 19:11 | UConn | Paul Lassiter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-28 |
| 19:10 | UConn | Like Yin tips it but misses | 31-28 |
| 19:09 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Benjamin Ferguson | 31-28 |
| 19:05 | Pittsburgh | Benjamin Ferguson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 19:03 | Pittsburgh | Philip Johnson snags the offensive board | 31-28 |
| 18:48 | Pittsburgh | Willian Markle hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 31-28 |
| 18:47 | UConn | The rebound goes to Like Yin | 31-28 |
| 18:32 | UConn | Jimmy Nelson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-28 |
| 18:13 | Pittsburgh | Benjamin Ferguson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Willian Markle | 34-31 |
| 17:50 | UConn | Paul Lassiter misses the 3 from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 17:48 | Pittsburgh | Willian Markle pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:21 | Pittsburgh | David Moronta is fouled on the floor by Like Yin - foul #1 on Like Yin, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dennis Thomas (C) David Moronta | |
| 17:13 | Pittsburgh | Benjamin Ferguson buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Willian Markle and the foul's on Paul Lassiter - foul #2 on Paul Lassiter, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Gerald Dunn (C) Like Yin | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Steven Grayson (SF) Philip Johnson | |
| 17:13 | Pittsburgh | Benjamin Ferguson makes the free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:53 | UConn | Jimmy Nelson is hacked by Dennis Thomas - foul #2 on Dennis Thomas, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Weisgerber (PG), Thomas Sam (PF) Paul Lassiter, Harvey Jones | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 16:25 | UConn | Gerald Dunn clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Dennis Thomas - foul #3 on Dennis Thomas, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Russell Fishburn (SG) Jimmy Nelson | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | James Reed (SG), Philip Johnson (PF), David Moronta (C) James Rhem, Willian Markle, Dennis Thomas | |
| 16:25 | UConn | Gerald Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:25 | UConn | Gerald Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 16:11 | Pittsburgh | Harold Weisgerber steals the ball from Benjamin Ferguson | 36-34 |
| 15:42 | UConn | Benjamin Ferguson steals the ball from Russell Fishburn | 36-34 |
| 15:38 | Pittsburgh | Benjamin Ferguson lays it in | 36-36 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Weisgerber (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Russell Fishburn (fresh) SF - Richard Cancel (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Sam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Benjamin Ferguson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Grayson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Philip Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Moronta (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:09 | UConn | Gerald Dunn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 36-36 |
| 15:08 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to David Moronta | 36-36 |
| 14:48 | Pittsburgh | James Reed loses the dribble to Richard Cancel | 36-36 |
| 14:29 | UConn | Thomas Sam comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 36-36 |
| 14:28 | Pittsburgh | Philip Johnson gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 14:07 | Pittsburgh | Philip Johnson hits a turnaround in the paint | 36-38 |
| 13:52 | UConn | Russell Fishburn loses the ball out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Lassiter (PG), Jimmy Nelson (SG), Harvey Jones (PF), Like Yin (C) Harold Weisgerber, Russell Fishburn, Richard Cancel, Gerald Dunn | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | James Rhem (SG), Willian Markle (SF), Dennis Thomas (C) Benjamin Ferguson, Steven Grayson, David Moronta | |
| 13:37 | Pittsburgh | James Rhem's pass is intercepted by Jimmy Nelson | 36-38 |
| 13:19 | UConn | Paul Lassiter hits a floater from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 13:00 | Pittsburgh | James Reed clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 12:58 | Pittsburgh | James Rhem snags the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 12:53 | Pittsburgh | James Reed is hacked by Thomas Sam - foul #1 on Thomas Sam, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Russell Fishburn (SF) Thomas Sam | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Benjamin Ferguson (PG), David Moronta (C) James Reed, Philip Johnson | |
| 12:38 | Pittsburgh | Benjamin Ferguson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Cancel (SF) Russell Fishburn | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Steven Grayson (SF) David Moronta | |
| 12:10 | UConn | Jimmy Nelson hits a 3 from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 11:47 | Pittsburgh | Richard Cancel is called for the reach on Steven Grayson - foul #2 on Richard Cancel, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | David Moronta (C) Benjamin Ferguson | |
| 11:31 | Pittsburgh | Willian Markle misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 11:30 | Pittsburgh | David Moronta misses the tip | 41-38 |
| 11:28 | Pittsburgh | The offensive rebound goes to Willian Markle | 41-38 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Lassiter (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jimmy Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Cancel (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harvey Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Like Yin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Steven Grayson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Rhem (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Willian Markle (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Dennis Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Moronta (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:18 | Pittsburgh | James Rhem comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Harvey Jones - foul #2 on Harvey Jones, team foul #5 | 41-38 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | James Reed (PG) Dennis Thomas | |
| 11:18 | Pittsburgh | James Rhem makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 11:18 | Pittsburgh | James Rhem makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 10:52 | UConn | Paul Lassiter travels with the ball | 41-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Gerald Dunn (C) Like Yin | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Benjamin Ferguson (PG) James Reed | |
| 10:41 | Pittsburgh | Willian Markle is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Willian Markle, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Weisgerber (PG), Thomas Sam (PF) Paul Lassiter, Harvey Jones | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Philip Johnson (PF) Steven Grayson | |
| 10:16 | UConn | Jimmy Nelson hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 09:59 | Pittsburgh | James Rhem can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 09:58 | UConn | Gerald Dunn snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 09:31 | UConn | Thomas Sam misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Philip Johnson - foul #2 on Philip Johnson, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Lassiter (PG), Russell Fishburn (SG), Harvey Jones (PF), Like Yin (C) Harold Weisgerber, Jimmy Nelson, Richard Cancel, Gerald Dunn | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | James Reed (SG), Steven Grayson (SF), Dennis Thomas (C) James Rhem, Willian Markle, David Moronta | |
| 09:31 | UConn | Thomas Sam misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 09:31 | UConn | Thomas Sam makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 09:17 | Pittsburgh | Paul Lassiter steals the ball from James Reed | 45-40 |
| 08:48 | UConn | Russell Fishburn travels with the ball | 45-40 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Lincoln Brooks (SF) Benjamin Ferguson | |
| 08:28 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Thomas dunks the ball | 45-42 |
| 08:01 | UConn | Paul Lassiter comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 07:59 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Steven Grayson | 45-42 |
| 07:55 | Pittsburgh | Philip Johnson blows the layup | 45-42 |
| 07:54 | UConn | The rebound goes to Like Yin | 45-42 |
| 07:39 | UConn | Paul Lassiter buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 07:25 | Pittsburgh | Steven Grayson clanks a 3 from straight away | 48-42 |
| 07:23 | UConn | Paul Lassiter grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Lassiter (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Russell Fishburn (fresh) SF - Thomas Sam (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harvey Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Like Yin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - James Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Grayson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lincoln Brooks (fresh) PF - Philip Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:03 | UConn | Paul Lassiter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 07:01 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Thomas gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 06:56 | Pittsburgh | Steven Grayson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 06:55 | Pittsburgh | Steven Grayson gets the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 06:47 | Pittsburgh | Steven Grayson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-42 |
| 06:46 | UConn | The rebound goes to Thomas Sam | 48-42 |
| 06:25 | UConn | The short jumper by Paul Lassiter is denied by Lincoln Brooks | 48-42 |
| 06:23 | Pittsburgh | James Reed grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 05:59 | Pittsburgh | Steven Grayson loses the ball out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Weisgerber (PG), Jimmy Nelson (SG), Richard Cancel (SF), Gerald Dunn (C) Paul Lassiter, Russell Fishburn, Thomas Sam, Like Yin | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Benjamin Ferguson (PG), James Rhem (SG), Willian Markle (SF), David Moronta (C) James Reed, Steven Grayson, Lincoln Brooks, Dennis Thomas | |
| 05:57 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 48-42 |
| 05:42 | Pittsburgh | Benjamin Ferguson misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Harold Weisgerber - foul #1 on Harold Weisgerber, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| 05:42 | Pittsburgh | Benjamin Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 05:42 | Pittsburgh | Benjamin Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 05:42 | UConn | Harvey Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 05:22 | UConn | Willian Markle is called for the reach on Richard Cancel - foul #4 on Willian Markle, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Lincoln Brooks (SF) Philip Johnson | |
| 05:07 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 05:05 | Pittsburgh | Willian Markle snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 04:46 | Pittsburgh | James Rhem scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Benjamin Ferguson | 48-45 |
| 04:26 | UConn | Lincoln Brooks is called for the reach on Richard Cancel - foul #1 on Lincoln Brooks, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Sam (PF) Harvey Jones | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Philip Johnson (PF) Lincoln Brooks | |
| 04:09 | UConn | Jimmy Nelson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 04:07 | Pittsburgh | David Moronta grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 03:52 | Pittsburgh | Benjamin Ferguson scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Philip Johnson | 48-47 |
| 03:30 | UConn | Jimmy Nelson scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Weisgerber | 51-47 |
| 03:07 | Pittsburgh | James Rhem misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-47 |
| 03:06 | UConn | Thomas Sam snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Weisgerber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jimmy Nelson (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Cancel (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Sam (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Dunn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Benjamin Ferguson (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Rhem (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Willian Markle (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. PF - Philip Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Moronta (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:41 | UConn | Jimmy Nelson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 02:40 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Sam | 51-47 |
| 02:40 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Lassiter (PG), Harvey Jones (PF), Like Yin (C) Harold Weisgerber, Thomas Sam, Gerald Dunn | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dennis Thomas (PF) Philip Johnson | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:23 | UConn | Dennis Thomas steals the ball from Paul Lassiter | 51-47 |
| 02:00 | Pittsburgh | Benjamin Ferguson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 01:58 | Pittsburgh | David Moronta snags the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 01:49 | Pittsburgh | Willian Markle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-47 |
| 01:47 | UConn | The rebound goes to Like Yin | 51-47 |
| 01:32 | UConn | Richard Cancel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 01:30 | Pittsburgh | Benjamin Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 01:06 | Pittsburgh | James Rhem loses the dribble to Like Yin | 51-47 |
| 01:01 | UConn | Paul Lassiter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 01:00 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Pittsburgh | David Moronta can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-47 |
| 00:50 | UConn | Like Yin snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | UConn | Paul Lassiter can't connect on a shot from the right side | 51-47 |
| 00:23 | Pittsburgh | Willian Markle pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn 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 (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Pittsburgh | Willian Markle makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-50 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn 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 intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:15 | UConn | Paul Lassiter is fouled in the backcourt by James Rhem - foul #3 on James Rhem, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Philip Johnson (PF) Dennis Thomas | |
| 00:15 | UConn | Paul Lassiter makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 00:15 | UConn | Paul Lassiter makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:11 | Pittsburgh | Benjamin Ferguson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:02 | UConn | Jimmy Nelson is hacked by Willian Markle - foul #5 on Willian Markle, team foul #8 | 53-53 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Steven Grayson (SF) Willian Markle | |
| 00:02 | UConn | Jimmy Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Jimmy Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:02 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn 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 (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | Steven Grayson misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 55-53 |