| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Kim (fresh) SG - Brian Delatorre (fresh) SF - Mauro Mancini (fresh) PF - Jeremy Mowry (fresh) C - David Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Marvin Dubois (fresh) SG - James Stewart (fresh) SF - David McDonald (fresh) PF - Randy Hubbell (fresh) C - Robert Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | David Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Rutgers | Mauro Mancini shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Rutgers | Mauro Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:43 | Rutgers | Mauro Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Pittsburgh | David McDonald hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Marvin Dubois | 2-3 |
| 19:13 | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 19:11 | Rutgers | David Jones tips it but misses | 2-3 |
| 19:10 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Dubois grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 19:05 | Pittsburgh | David McDonald connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Jones | 2-6 |
| 18:48 | Rutgers | David Jones drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Mauro Mancini | 4-6 |
| 18:31 | Pittsburgh | James Kim is called for the reach on David McDonald - foul #1 on James Kim, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| 18:21 | Pittsburgh | James Stewart loses the ball out of bounds | 4-6 |
| 18:03 | Rutgers | James Kim splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by James Stewart - foul #1 on James Stewart, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| 18:03 | Rutgers | James Kim makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 18:03 | Rutgers | James Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:46 | Pittsburgh | Randy Hubbell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-6 |
| 17:44 | Pittsburgh | Robert Jones tips it in | 6-8 |
| 17:25 | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 6-8 |
| 17:24 | Pittsburgh | James Stewart snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 16:59 | Pittsburgh | James Stewart clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 16:58 | Rutgers | Jeremy Mowry grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 16:51 | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on James Stewart - foul #2 on James Stewart, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Walker (PG), Richard Roberts (SF), Manuel Lew (PF), Matthew Goodman (C) James Kim, Mauro Mancini, Jeremy Mowry, David Jones | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | David Huggard (SG) James Stewart | |
| 16:51 | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:51 | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:51 | Pittsburgh | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 16:42 | Pittsburgh | David McDonald misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 16:41 | Rutgers | Manuel Lew grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:20 | Rutgers | Robert Jones swats the short shot by Matthew Goodman | 7-8 |
| 16:18 | Rutgers | Matthew Goodman can't tip it in | 7-8 |
| 16:17 | Pittsburgh | David Huggard grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:06 | Pittsburgh | Randy Hubbell can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 16:04 | Rutgers | Manuel Lew snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | James Walker misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Randy Hubbell - foul #1 on Randy Hubbell, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joey Williams (SG) Brian Delatorre | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Patrick Bennett (PG), William Morrow (PF), Timothy Richey (C) Marvin Dubois, Randy Hubbell, Robert Jones | |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | James Walker makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | James Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Walker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joey Williams (fresh) SF - Richard Roberts (fresh) PF - Manuel Lew (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Goodman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Patrick Bennett (fresh) SG - David Huggard (fresh) SF - David McDonald (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Morrow (fresh) C - Timothy Richey (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Pittsburgh | David McDonald misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-8 |
| 15:52 | Pittsburgh | Timothy Richey tips it in | 9-10 |
| 15:40 | Rutgers | Manuel Lew can't finish the layup | 9-10 |
| 15:38 | Pittsburgh | Timothy Richey pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 15:18 | Pittsburgh | Timothy Richey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Kim (PG), Mauro Mancini (SF), Jeremy Mowry (PF) James Walker, Joey Williams, Manuel Lew | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 15:00 | Rutgers | Mauro Mancini works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-10 |
| 14:58 | Rutgers | Richard Roberts grabs the offensive board | 9-10 |
| 14:42 | Rutgers | Matthew Goodman lays it in uncontested set up by James Kim out of the doubleteam | 11-10 |
| 14:33 | Pittsburgh | David Huggard makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Patrick Bennett | 11-13 |
| 14:23 | Rutgers | Mauro Mancini splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by David McDonald - foul #1 on David McDonald, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Jones (C) Matthew Goodman | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Marvin Dubois (PG), Edward Bielski (SF), Randy Hubbell (PF), Robert Jones (C) Patrick Bennett, David McDonald, William Morrow, Timothy Richey | |
| 14:23 | Rutgers | Mauro Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 14:23 | Rutgers | Mauro Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 14:12 | Pittsburgh | David Jones is called for the reach on David Huggard - foul #1 on David Jones, team foul #2 | 13-13 |
| 14:05 | Pittsburgh | Randy Hubbell scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edward Bielski and he's hacked by Jeremy Mowry - foul #1 on Jeremy Mowry, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre (SG) Richard Roberts | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 14:05 | Pittsburgh | Randy Hubbell makes the free throw | 13-16 |
| 13:43 | Rutgers | David Jones misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 13:41 | Rutgers | Jeremy Mowry can't tip it in | 13-16 |
| 13:39 | Pittsburgh | Randy Hubbell gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 13:27 | Pittsburgh | Randy Hubbell blows the layup | 13-16 |
| 13:26 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Jones | 13-16 |
| 13:13 | Rutgers | David Jones misses the shot near the basket | 13-16 |
| 13:12 | Pittsburgh | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 13-16 |
| 12:54 | Pittsburgh | Randy Hubbell connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by David Huggard | 13-18 |
| 12:46 | Rutgers | Jeremy Mowry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-18 |
| 12:44 | Rutgers | David Jones tips it home | 15-18 |
| 12:29 | Pittsburgh | Randy Hubbell misses the easy layup | 15-18 |
| 12:28 | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 12:23 | Rutgers | James Kim works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Randy Hubbell - foul #2 on Randy Hubbell, team foul #6 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Walker (SG), Richard Roberts (SF), Manuel Lew (PF), Matthew Goodman (C) Brian Delatorre, Mauro Mancini, Jeremy Mowry, David Jones | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Patrick Bennett (PG), David McDonald (SF), William Morrow (PF) Marvin Dubois, David Huggard, Randy Hubbell | |
| 12:23 | Rutgers | James Kim makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 12:23 | Rutgers | James Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 12:15 | Pittsburgh | William Morrow misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 17-18 |
| 12:14 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to James Walker | 17-18 |
| 11:57 | Rutgers | James Kim is hacked by Patrick Bennett - foul #1 on Patrick Bennett, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| 11:57 | Rutgers | James Kim misses the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 11:57 | Pittsburgh | Robert Jones grabs the board | 17-18 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Kim (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Walker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Roberts (fresh) PF - Manuel Lew (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Patrick Bennett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Bielski (fresh) SF - David McDonald (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Morrow (fresh) C - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Pittsburgh | David McDonald makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Patrick Bennett | 17-21 |
| 11:29 | Rutgers | James Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joey Williams (SG) James Kim | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | David Huggard (SG), Timothy Richey (C) Edward Bielski, Robert Jones | |
| 11:09 | Pittsburgh | James Walker is called for the reach on Patrick Bennett - foul #1 on James Walker, team foul #4 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre (SG) Joey Williams | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 10:58 | Pittsburgh | David Huggard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-21 |
| 10:56 | Pittsburgh | William Morrow tips it in | 17-23 |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | Patrick Bennett steals the ball from Matthew Goodman | 17-23 |
| 10:29 | Pittsburgh | William Morrow hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 17-23 |
| 10:28 | Pittsburgh | Timothy Richey hits the follow up shot | 17-25 |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | Richard Roberts can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David McDonald - foul #2 on David McDonald, team foul #8 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mauro Mancini (SF), Jeremy Mowry (PF), David Jones (C) Brian Delatorre, Manuel Lew, Matthew Goodman | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Marvin Dubois (PG), Edward Bielski (SF), Robert Jones (C) Patrick Bennett, David McDonald, Timothy Richey | |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | Richard Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | Richard Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 10:04 | Pittsburgh | Edward Bielski is hacked by Jeremy Mowry - foul #2 on Jeremy Mowry, team foul #5 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Goodman (PF) Jeremy Mowry | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 09:59 | Pittsburgh | William Morrow scores on a shot from close range and he's fouled by David Jones - foul #2 on David Jones, team foul #6 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vincent Hamm (PG), Joey Williams (SG) James Walker, David Jones | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 09:59 | Pittsburgh | William Morrow makes the free throw | 19-28 |
| 09:39 | Rutgers | Matthew Goodman misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 19-28 |
| 09:37 | Rutgers | Richard Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 09:29 | Rutgers | Mauro Mancini shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 19-28 |
| 09:28 | Rutgers | Richard Roberts snags the offensive board | 19-28 |
| 09:13 | Rutgers | Joey Williams travels with the ball | 19-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Kim (PG), Brian Delatorre (SG), Manuel Lew (PF) Vincent Hamm, Joey Williams, Richard Roberts | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | David Tepperberg (PF) William Morrow | |
| 09:03 | Pittsburgh | Robert Jones clanks a turnaround from the right block | 19-28 |
| 09:01 | Pittsburgh | Edward Bielski gets the offensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 08:48 | Pittsburgh | Brian Delatorre steals the ball from David Huggard | 19-28 |
| 08:30 | Rutgers | Matthew Goodman scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by James Kim | 21-28 |
| 08:22 | Pittsburgh | David Huggard misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Brian Delatorre - foul #1 on Brian Delatorre, team foul #7 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Patrick Bennett (PG), Timothy Richey (C) Marvin Dubois, Robert Jones | |
| 08:22 | Pittsburgh | David Huggard makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 08:22 | Pittsburgh | David Huggard makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 08:13 | Rutgers | Timothy Richey takes the ball from Brian Delatorre | 21-30 |
| 08:04 | Pittsburgh | Patrick Bennett makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from David Huggard | 21-32 |
| 07:45 | Rutgers | Matthew Goodman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 21-32 |
| 07:43 | Pittsburgh | Patrick Bennett snags the defensive board | 21-32 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Kim (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Delatorre (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Mauro Mancini (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Manuel Lew (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Goodman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Patrick Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Huggard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Bielski (fairly fresh) PF - David Tepperberg (fresh) C - Timothy Richey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Pittsburgh | David Huggard misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-32 |
| 07:26 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Manuel Lew | 21-32 |
| 07:06 | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre is fouled on the floor by David Tepperberg - foul #1 on David Tepperberg, team foul #9 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Walker (PG), Richard Roberts (PF) James Kim, Manuel Lew | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Marvin Dubois (PG), William Morrow (PF), Robert Jones (C) Patrick Bennett, David Tepperberg, Timothy Richey | |
| 07:06 | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 07:06 | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 06:50 | Pittsburgh | David Huggard drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-35 |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | Richard Roberts connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Matthew Goodman | 25-35 |
| 06:21 | Pittsburgh | William Morrow knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 25-37 |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | James Walker loses the dribble to Edward Bielski | 25-37 |
| 05:52 | Pittsburgh | William Morrow blows the layup | 25-37 |
| 05:51 | Rutgers | Matthew Goodman grabs the board | 25-37 |
| 05:34 | Rutgers | Mauro Mancini's fadeaway is rejected by William Morrow | 25-37 |
| 05:33 | Pittsburgh | Edward Bielski grabs the defensive rebound | 25-37 |
| 05:28 | Pittsburgh | David Huggard misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 25-37 |
| 05:26 | Pittsburgh | William Morrow grabs the offensive rebound | 25-37 |
| 05:15 | Pittsburgh | Robert Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 25-37 |
| 05:13 | Rutgers | Richard Roberts pulls down the rebound | 25-37 |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | Matthew Goodman misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by David Huggard - foul #1 on David Huggard, team foul #10 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Kim (PG), Manuel Lew (PF) Brian Delatorre, Mauro Mancini | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Patrick Bennett (PG), James Stewart (SG), David McDonald (SF), Randy Hubbell (PF) Marvin Dubois, David Huggard, Edward Bielski, William Morrow | |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | Matthew Goodman misses the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | Matthew Goodman misses the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 05:07 | Pittsburgh | Robert Jones grabs the board | 25-37 |
| 04:47 | Pittsburgh | Randy Hubbell hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from James Stewart and the foul's on James Kim - foul #2 on James Kim, team foul #8 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joey Williams (SG), Mauro Mancini (SF) James Kim, Matthew Goodman | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Timothy Richey (C) Robert Jones | |
| 04:47 | Pittsburgh | Randy Hubbell makes the free throw | 25-40 |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | Manuel Lew comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 25-40 |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | Richard Roberts tips it but misses | 25-40 |
| 04:23 | Pittsburgh | Randy Hubbell grabs the defensive rebound | 25-40 |
| 04:08 | Pittsburgh | Randy Hubbell drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-42 |
| 03:48 | Rutgers | Manuel Lew is called for 5 seconds | 25-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Kim (PG), Jeremy Mowry (PF), David Jones (C) James Walker, Mauro Mancini, Richard Roberts | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Robert Jones (C) Timothy Richey | |
| 03:24 | Pittsburgh | Robert Jones drills a jump hook near the basket | 25-44 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Kim (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joey Williams (fresh) SF - Manuel Lew (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Mowry (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Patrick Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Stewart (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David McDonald (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Randy Hubbell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | Manuel Lew misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-44 |
| 02:57 | Pittsburgh | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 25-44 |
| 02:41 | Pittsburgh | Jeremy Mowry steals it from Robert Jones | 25-44 |
| 02:21 | Rutgers | Manuel Lew lays it up and in and he's hacked by Randy Hubbell - foul #3 on Randy Hubbell, team foul #11 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre (SG) Joey Williams | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Marvin Dubois (PG), Edward Bielski (SG), William Morrow (PF), Timothy Richey (C) Patrick Bennett, James Stewart, Randy Hubbell, Robert Jones | |
| 02:21 | Rutgers | Manuel Lew makes the free throw | 28-44 |
| 02:09 | Pittsburgh | David McDonald hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Marvin Dubois | 28-47 |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | David Jones lays it in on a nice dish by Jeremy Mowry and he's fouled by Timothy Richey - foul #1 on Timothy Richey, team foul #12 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Roberts (SF) Manuel Lew | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | David Jones misses the free throw | 30-47 |
| 01:57 | Pittsburgh | William Morrow pulls down the rebound | 30-47 |
| 01:45 | Pittsburgh | David McDonald makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Marvin Dubois | 30-50 |
| 01:20 | Rutgers | Timothy Richey swats the short shot by David Jones | 30-50 |
| 01:18 | Pittsburgh | Edward Bielski gets the rebound | 30-50 |
| 01:11 | Pittsburgh | James Kim steps in front of the David McDonald pass | 30-50 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Jeremy Mowry buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from James Kim | 32-50 |
| 00:34 | Pittsburgh | David McDonald misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-50 |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | David Jones grabs the board | 32-50 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | David Jones is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on David Jones, team foul #9 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Walker (PG), Joey Williams (SG), Manuel Lew (PF), Matthew Goodman (C) James Kim, Brian Delatorre, Jeremy Mowry, David Jones | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | James Stewart (SG), Robert Jones (C) David McDonald, Timothy Richey | |
| 00:02 | Pittsburgh | William Morrow hits a floater from the right wing | 32-52 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Joey Williams misses the fullcourt shot | 32-52 |