| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Lawrence Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gonzalo Ferrari (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raul Castro (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mile Kotowski (fresh) 6 reb. C - Filiberto Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Steven Helms (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Danny Slade (fresh) SF - Michael Brandt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Reese (fresh) C - Richard Fincher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pittsburgh | Michael Brandt inbounds the ball | 21-27 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-27 |
| 19:38 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno snags the defensive board | 21-27 |
| 19:23 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Mile Kotowski and he's hacked by Steven Helms - foul #3 on Steven Helms, team foul #1 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson (PG) Steven Helms | |
| 19:23 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno misses the free throw | 23-27 |
| 19:23 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 19:04 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese hits a fadeaway in the paint | 23-29 |
| 18:42 | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell buries a shot from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 18:23 | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Reese | 25-31 |
| 18:12 | Villanova | Michael Brandt takes the ball from Filiberto Bruno | 25-31 |
| 17:45 | Pittsburgh | Richard Fincher is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Richard Fincher, team foul #2 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown (C) Richard Fincher | |
| 17:26 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lawrence Campbell | 27-31 |
| 17:01 | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 16:59 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese hits the follow up shot | 27-33 |
| 16:34 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Brown | 27-33 |
| 16:33 | Pittsburgh | Michael Brandt snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 16:16 | Pittsburgh | Danny Slade knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Brown | 27-35 |
| 15:58 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Lawrence Campbell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gonzalo Ferrari (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raul Castro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mile Kotowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Filiberto Bruno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Charles Arneson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Danny Slade (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Brandt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Reese (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:46 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese is hacked by Filiberto Bruno - foul #1 on Filiberto Bruno, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Lee Tylor (PG), Jason Dudley (SG), Gabriel Showers (SF), Gregory Pruitt (PF), Mark Frechette (C) Lawrence Campbell, Gonzalo Ferrari, Raul Castro, Mile Kotowski, Filiberto Bruno | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Steven Helms (PG), Darren Rigby (SG), Richard Fincher (C) Charles Arneson, Danny Slade, Charles Reese | |
| 15:21 | Pittsburgh | Michael Brandt hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Darren Rigby and he's hacked by Mark Frechette - foul #4 on Mark Frechette, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno (C) Mark Frechette | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 15:21 | Pittsburgh | Michael Brandt makes the free throw | 30-38 |
| 15:19 | Villanova | Darren Rigby picks off the pass by Lee Tylor in the backcourt | 30-38 |
| 15:02 | Pittsburgh | Richard Fincher makes the contested driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Filiberto Bruno - foul #2 on Filiberto Bruno, team foul #3 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Danny Slade (SF) Michael Brandt | |
| 15:02 | Pittsburgh | Richard Fincher misses the free throw | 30-40 |
| 15:02 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 14:45 | Villanova | Joseph Brown steals it from Lee Tylor | 30-40 |
| 14:29 | Pittsburgh | Danny Slade comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jason Dudley - foul #1 on Jason Dudley, team foul #4 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson (SF), Charles Reese (PF) Darren Rigby, Joseph Brown | |
| 14:29 | Pittsburgh | Danny Slade makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 14:29 | Pittsburgh | Danny Slade makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 14:07 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt connects on the turnaround in the lane | 32-42 |
| 13:43 | Pittsburgh | Steven Helms hits a runner in the paint set up by Danny Slade and he's hacked by Lee Tylor - foul #2 on Lee Tylor, team foul #5 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell (PG), Gonzalo Ferrari (SG), Mile Kotowski (PF) Lee Tylor, Jason Dudley, Gregory Pruitt | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Michael Brandt (SF) Charles Arneson | |
| 13:43 | Pittsburgh | Steven Helms makes the free throw | 32-45 |
| 13:16 | Villanova | Gabriel Showers hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Steven Helms - foul #4 on Steven Helms, team foul #3 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson (PG) Steven Helms | |
| 13:16 | Villanova | Gabriel Showers makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 13:16 | Villanova | Gabriel Showers makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 12:59 | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson is fouled on the floor by Gonzalo Ferrari - foul #2 on Gonzalo Ferrari, team foul #6 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Raul Castro (SF) Gabriel Showers | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown (PF), Jim Phillips (C) Charles Reese, Richard Fincher | |
| 12:45 | Pittsburgh | Danny Slade clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 34-45 |
| 12:43 | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 12:30 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-45 |
| 12:29 | Pittsburgh | Michael Brandt gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| 12:14 | Pittsburgh | Filiberto Bruno swats the short shot by Jim Phillips | 34-45 |
| 12:13 | Pittsburgh | Jim Phillips snags the offensive board | 34-45 |
| 12:02 | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-45 |
| 12:00 | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell pulls down the rebound | 34-45 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Lawrence Campbell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gonzalo Ferrari (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raul Castro (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mile Kotowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Filiberto Bruno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Charles Arneson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Danny Slade (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Brandt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jim Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:55 | Villanova | Joseph Brown steals it from Gonzalo Ferrari | 34-45 |
| 11:30 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Joseph Brown, team foul #4 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Lee Tylor (PG), Gregory Pruitt (PF) Lawrence Campbell, Mile Kotowski | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Alvaro Russo (PG), Darren Rigby (SG), Charles Reese (PF), Richard Fincher (C) Danny Slade, Michael Brandt, Joseph Brown, Jim Phillips | |
| 11:10 | Villanova | Raul Castro blows the layup but he's hacked by Alvaro Russo - foul #1 on Alvaro Russo, team foul #5 | 34-45 |
| 11:10 | Villanova | Raul Castro makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 11:10 | Villanova | Raul Castro makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 10:59 | Pittsburgh | Richard Fincher splits the doubleteam and buries a driving attempt in the lane | 36-47 |
| 10:36 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno comes up short on the runner from the left block | 36-47 |
| 10:34 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari tips it back up and in | 38-47 |
| 10:23 | Pittsburgh | Alvaro Russo hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Charles Reese out of a doubleteam | 38-49 |
| 10:09 | Villanova | Raul Castro drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Gonzalo Ferrari | 40-49 |
| 09:56 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell (PG), Jason Dudley (SG), Gabriel Showers (SF), Mile Kotowski (PF) Lee Tylor, Gonzalo Ferrari, Raul Castro, Gregory Pruitt | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Danny Slade (SG), Michael Brandt (SF) Darren Rigby, Charles Arneson | |
| 09:34 | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 09:33 | Pittsburgh | Danny Slade pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 09:11 | Pittsburgh | Richard Fincher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown (C) Richard Fincher | |
| 08:47 | Villanova | Gabriel Showers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari (SG) Jason Dudley | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 08:36 | Pittsburgh | Danny Slade is hacked by Lawrence Campbell - foul #1 on Lawrence Campbell, team foul #7 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson (PG) Alvaro Russo | |
| 08:36 | Pittsburgh | Danny Slade misses the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 08:36 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese gets the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 08:17 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese hits the finger roll against a doubleteam | 40-51 |
| 08:09 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-51 |
| 08:07 | Pittsburgh | Danny Slade grabs the board | 40-51 |
| 07:47 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Mile Kotowski - foul #2 on Mile Kotowski, team foul #8 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Lee Tylor (PG), Raul Castro (SF), Gregory Pruitt (PF), Mark Frechette (C) Lawrence Campbell, Gabriel Showers, Mile Kotowski, Filiberto Bruno | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Steven Helms (PG), Richard Fincher (C) Charles Arneson, Charles Reese | |
| 07:47 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 07:47 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Lee Tylor (fresh) SG - Gonzalo Ferrari (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raul Castro (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Gregory Pruitt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Frechette (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Steven Helms (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. SG - Danny Slade (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Brandt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Richard Fincher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Villanova | Raul Castro can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 40-53 |
| 07:29 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Richard Fincher | 40-53 |
| 07:09 | Pittsburgh | Steven Helms hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-53 |
| 07:07 | Villanova | Raul Castro pulls down the rebound | 40-53 |
| 06:48 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt is hacked by Joseph Brown - foul #2 on Joseph Brown, team foul #6 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Dudley (SG) Gonzalo Ferrari | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 06:39 | Villanova | Mark Frechette misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 06:38 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Joseph Brown | 40-53 |
| 06:21 | Pittsburgh | Michael Brandt makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Danny Slade | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:01 | Villanova | Lee Tylor drills a 3 from straight away | 43-55 |
| 05:44 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Steven Helms | 43-57 |
| 05:39 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt is hacked by Richard Fincher - foul #4 on Richard Fincher, team foul #7 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell (PG), Gonzalo Ferrari (SG), Gabriel Showers (SF) Lee Tylor, Jason Dudley, Raul Castro | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Darren Rigby (SG), Charles Arneson (SF), Charles Reese (PF), Jim Phillips (C) Danny Slade, Michael Brandt, Joseph Brown, Richard Fincher | |
| 05:39 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt misses the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 05:39 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Jim Phillips | 43-57 |
| 05:24 | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 43-59 |
| 05:04 | Villanova | Charles Reese blocks the short jumper by Gregory Pruitt | 43-59 |
| 05:03 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari tips it back up and in | 45-59 |
| 04:47 | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson connects on the 3 from the left corner | 45-62 |
| 04:32 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt misses the lay-in | 45-62 |
| 04:31 | Pittsburgh | Darren Rigby grabs the board | 45-62 |
| 04:15 | Pittsburgh | Jim Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mile Kotowski (PF) Gregory Pruitt | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Alvaro Russo (PG), Joseph Brown (PF) Steven Helms, Charles Reese | |
| 04:00 | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-62 |
| 03:59 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari grabs the offensive board | 45-62 |
| 03:42 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-62 |
| 03:40 | Pittsburgh | Jim Phillips grabs the board | 45-62 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Lawrence Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gonzalo Ferrari (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gabriel Showers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mile Kotowski (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Frechette (fairly fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Alvaro Russo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Darren Rigby (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Arneson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jim Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-62 |
| 03:16 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Mark Frechette | 45-62 |
| 03:06 | Villanova | Gabriel Showers misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-62 |
| 03:04 | Villanova | Gabriel Showers snags the offensive board | 45-62 |
| 02:48 | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell misses long on a 3 from straight away | 45-62 |
| 02:46 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:34 | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Gonzalo Ferrari | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:20 | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Darren Rigby | 48-65 |
| 02:12 | Villanova | Gabriel Showers comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-65 |
| 02:10 | Pittsburgh | Darren Rigby snags the defensive board | 48-65 |
| 01:55 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown is hacked by Mile Kotowski - foul #3 on Mile Kotowski, team foul #9 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | Raul Castro (SF), Filiberto Bruno (C) Gabriel Showers, Mark Frechette | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 01:55 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown makes the 1st free throw | 48-66 |
| 01:55 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| 01:32 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-67 |
| 01:14 | Pittsburgh | Alvaro Russo is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Alvaro Russo, team foul #8 | 51-67 |
| 01:07 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-67 |
| 01:05 | Pittsburgh | Darren Rigby grabs the board | 51-67 |
| 00:37 | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson is hacked by Filiberto Bruno - foul #3 on Filiberto Bruno, team foul #10 | 51-67 |
| 00:37 | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson makes the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 00:37 | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Darren Rigby - foul #1 on Darren Rigby, team foul #9 | 51-69 |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | Alvaro Russo runs out the clock | 53-69 |