| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Frank Norred (fresh) SG - Allan Jackson (fresh) SF - Ernest Phillips (fresh) PF - Scott Avant (fresh) C - James Delreal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Quintin Irving (fresh) SG - Ye Wang (fresh) SF - Tony Merritt (fresh) PF - Irving Cox (fresh) C - Cesar Rossi (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pittsburgh | James Delreal wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Pittsburgh | Ernest Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Pittsburgh | James Delreal tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Seton Hall | Irving Cox knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Tony Merritt | 2-3 |
| 18:47 | Pittsburgh | Ernest Phillips knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Allan Jackson | 5-3 |
| 18:41 | Seton Hall | Scott Avant is called for the reach on Quintin Irving - foul #1 on Scott Avant, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 18:31 | Seton Hall | Tony Merritt is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 18:15 | Pittsburgh | James Delreal blows the layup | 5-6 |
| 18:14 | Seton Hall | Ye Wang snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 18:10 | Seton Hall | Quintin Irving hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Frank Norred - foul #1 on Frank Norred, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 18:10 | Seton Hall | Quintin Irving makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 18:10 | Seton Hall | Quintin Irving makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:54 | Pittsburgh | Ernest Phillips is hacked by Ye Wang - foul #1 on Ye Wang, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Richard Berrian (C) James Delreal | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 17:33 | Pittsburgh | The short jumper by Scott Avant is denied by Irving Cox | 5-8 |
| 17:32 | Seton Hall | Ye Wang grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 17:27 | Seton Hall | Ye Wang hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Tony Merritt | 5-10 |
| 17:01 | Pittsburgh | Irving Cox steals the ball from Ernest Phillips | 5-10 |
| 16:57 | Seton Hall | Quintin Irving makes the wide open 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ye Wang | 5-13 |
| 16:40 | Pittsburgh | Frank Norred misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-13 |
| 16:38 | Seton Hall | Quintin Irving snags the defensive board | 5-13 |
| 16:35 | Seton Hall | Quintin Irving is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Norred - foul #2 on Frank Norred, team foul #3 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Richard Hood (PG), Steven Porcaro (SG), Cheslav Zeldin (SF), Curtis Ulibarri (C) Frank Norred, Allan Jackson, Ernest Phillips, Scott Avant | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Webb (SG), George Fox (SF), Guy Gajeski (C) Ye Wang, Tony Merritt, Cesar Rossi | |
| 16:13 | Seton Hall | George Fox misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Steven Porcaro - foul #1 on Steven Porcaro, team foul #4 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | James Delreal (C) Richard Berrian | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Stout (C) Irving Cox | |
| 16:13 | Seton Hall | George Fox misses the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 16:13 | Seton Hall | George Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 5-13 |
| 16:13 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Ulibarri grabs the defensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 15:54 | Pittsburgh | James Delreal scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 7-13 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Richard Hood (fresh) SG - Steven Porcaro (fresh) SF - Cheslav Zeldin (fresh) PF - Curtis Ulibarri (fresh) C - James Delreal (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Quintin Irving (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Webb (fresh) SF - George Fox (fresh) PF - Guy Gajeski (fresh) C - Robert Stout (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Seton Hall | Guy Gajeski travels in the backcourt | 7-13 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Gerardo Esparza (PG) Quintin Irving | |
| 15:30 | Pittsburgh | Cheslav Zeldin connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-13 |
| 15:24 | Seton Hall | Guy Gajeski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-13 |
| 15:23 | Pittsburgh | Cheslav Zeldin grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 15:00 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Ulibarri drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-13 |
| 14:58 | Seton Hall | William Webb is hacked by Cheslav Zeldin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cheslav Zeldin, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Allan Jackson (SG), Ernest Phillips (SF), Scott Avant (PF), Christopher Mitchell (C) Richard Hood, Steven Porcaro, Curtis Ulibarri, James Delreal | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Quintin Irving (PG), Ye Wang (SG), Tony Merritt (SF), Irving Cox (PF), Cesar Rossi (C) Gerardo Esparza, William Webb, George Fox, Guy Gajeski, Robert Stout | |
| 14:41 | Seton Hall | Quintin Irving misses the floater from the right side | 11-13 |
| 14:39 | Pittsburgh | Allan Jackson gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 14:20 | Pittsburgh | Cheslav Zeldin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 14:18 | Seton Hall | Quintin Irving gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 14:14 | Seton Hall | Quintin Irving scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Tony Merritt | 11-15 |
| 13:52 | Pittsburgh | Cesar Rossi swats the shot by Christopher Mitchell | 11-15 |
| 13:50 | Seton Hall | Irving Cox grabs the board | 11-15 |
| 13:48 | Seton Hall | Quintin Irving's pass is intercepted by Cheslav Zeldin in the backcourt | 11-15 |
| 13:32 | Pittsburgh | Ernest Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Richard Hood (PG), Steven Porcaro (SG), Richard Berrian (PF), James Delreal (C) Cheslav Zeldin, Allan Jackson, Scott Avant, Christopher Mitchell | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Webb (PG), William Webb (SG), Gerardo Esparza (SF), Guy Gajeski (C) Quintin Irving, Ye Wang, Tony Merritt, Cesar Rossi | |
| 13:17 | Seton Hall | Gerardo Esparza connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from William Webb | 11-17 |
| 12:59 | Pittsburgh | James Delreal clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by William Webb - foul #1 on William Webb, team foul #2 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Curtis Ulibarri (SF) Ernest Phillips | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | George Fox (SF), Robert Stout (C) William Webb, Irving Cox | |
| 12:59 | Pittsburgh | James Delreal misses the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 12:59 | Pittsburgh | James Delreal misses the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 12:59 | Pittsburgh | James Delreal pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 12:36 | Pittsburgh | William Webb steals it from James Delreal | 11-17 |
| 12:33 | Seton Hall | Gerardo Esparza can't finish the layup | 11-17 |
| 12:32 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to James Delreal | 11-17 |
| 12:03 | Pittsburgh | Richard Berrian connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Porcaro | 13-17 |
| 11:43 | Seton Hall | George Fox can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Richard Hood - foul #1 on Richard Hood, team foul #6 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Cheslav Zeldin (PG), Allan Jackson (SG), Ernest Phillips (SF), Scott Avant (PF), Christopher Mitchell (C) Richard Hood, Steven Porcaro, Curtis Ulibarri, Richard Berrian, James Delreal | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Quintin Irving (PG), Ye Wang (SG), Irving Cox (PF), Cesar Rossi (C) Gerardo Esparza, William Webb, Guy Gajeski, Robert Stout | |
| 11:43 | Seton Hall | George Fox makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:43 | Seton Hall | George Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Cheslav Zeldin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Allan Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Scott Avant (fresh) C - Christopher Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Quintin Irving (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ye Wang (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Fox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Irving Cox (fresh) 3 pts. C - Cesar Rossi (fresh) | |
| 11:15 | Pittsburgh | Cheslav Zeldin misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Quintin Irving - foul #1 on Quintin Irving, team foul #3 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Tony Merritt (SF) George Fox | |
| 11:15 | Pittsburgh | Cheslav Zeldin makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 11:15 | Pittsburgh | Cheslav Zeldin makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:48 | Seton Hall | Scott Avant is called for the reach on Quintin Irving - foul #2 on Scott Avant, team foul #7 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Richard Berrian (PF), James Delreal (C) Scott Avant, Christopher Mitchell | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Stout (C) Cesar Rossi | |
| 10:48 | Seton Hall | Quintin Irving makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 10:48 | Seton Hall | Quintin Irving makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 10:25 | Pittsburgh | Richard Berrian misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by Irving Cox - foul #1 on Irving Cox, team foul #4 | 15-21 |
| 10:25 | Pittsburgh | Richard Berrian makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 10:25 | Pittsburgh | Richard Berrian makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 10:07 | Seton Hall | Irving Cox can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-21 |
| 10:06 | Seton Hall | Ye Wang can't tip it in | 17-21 |
| 10:05 | Pittsburgh | Cheslav Zeldin snags the defensive board | 17-21 |
| 09:36 | Pittsburgh | Allan Jackson misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 17-21 |
| 09:35 | Pittsburgh | James Delreal grabs the offensive board | 17-21 |
| 09:11 | Pittsburgh | Ernest Phillips hits a jumper from the free throw line | 19-21 |
| 09:07 | Seton Hall | Quintin Irving is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Irving Cox | 19-23 |
| 09:03 | Pittsburgh | Quintin Irving is called for the reach on Cheslav Zeldin - foul #2 on Quintin Irving, team foul #5 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Richard Hood (PG), Steven Porcaro (SG), Curtis Ulibarri (PF), Christopher Mitchell (C) Cheslav Zeldin, Allan Jackson, Richard Berrian, James Delreal | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Webb (PG), William Webb (SG), Gerardo Esparza (SF), Guy Gajeski (PF), Cesar Rossi (C) Quintin Irving, Ye Wang, Tony Merritt, Irving Cox, Robert Stout | |
| 08:41 | Pittsburgh | Richard Hood can't finish the layup | 19-23 |
| 08:40 | Seton Hall | Gerardo Esparza snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 08:35 | Seton Hall | William Webb misses the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 19-23 |
| 08:33 | Seton Hall | Cesar Rossi hits the follow up shot | 19-25 |
| 08:07 | Pittsburgh | Christopher Mitchell can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Webb - foul #2 on William Webb, team foul #6 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Cheslav Zeldin (PG) Richard Hood | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | George Fox (SF) William Webb | |
| 08:07 | Pittsburgh | Christopher Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 08:07 | Pittsburgh | Christopher Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 08:05 | Seton Hall | Gerardo Esparza throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-25 |
| 07:40 | Pittsburgh | Christopher Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 21-25 |
| 07:39 | Seton Hall | George Fox snags the defensive board | 21-25 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Cheslav Zeldin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Steven Porcaro (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Phillips (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Curtis Ulibarri (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Gerardo Esparza (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Webb (fresh) SF - George Fox (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Guy Gajeski (fairly fresh) C - Cesar Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Seton Hall | Gerardo Esparza connects on the jumper from the left side set up by George Fox | 21-27 |
| 07:19 | Pittsburgh | Ernest Phillips hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 21-27 |
| 07:17 | Seton Hall | Gerardo Esparza grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 07:11 | Seton Hall | Gerardo Esparza misses long on an open floater from the right block | 21-27 |
| 07:09 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Christopher Mitchell | 21-27 |
| 06:52 | Pittsburgh | Cheslav Zeldin hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Steven Porcaro and he's hacked by Guy Gajeski - foul #1 on Guy Gajeski, team foul #7 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Richard Hood (PG), Allan Jackson (SG), Richard Berrian (PF), James Delreal (C) Steven Porcaro, Ernest Phillips, Curtis Ulibarri, Christopher Mitchell | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Ye Wang (SG), Tony Merritt (SF), Irving Cox (PF), Robert Stout (C) Gerardo Esparza, George Fox, Guy Gajeski, Cesar Rossi | |
| 06:52 | Pittsburgh | Cheslav Zeldin makes the free throw | 24-27 |
| 06:43 | Seton Hall | Irving Cox hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by William Webb | 24-29 |
| 06:20 | Pittsburgh | Richard Hood drills a floater from the free throw line | 26-29 |
| 06:14 | Seton Hall | Robert Stout misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Hood - foul #2 on Richard Hood, team foul #8 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Ernest Phillips (SF) Richard Hood | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 06:14 | Seton Hall | Robert Stout misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 06:14 | Seton Hall | Robert Stout makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 05:55 | Pittsburgh | Richard Berrian misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-30 |
| 05:54 | Pittsburgh | Richard Berrian misses the tip | 26-30 |
| 05:52 | Pittsburgh | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Berrian | 26-30 |
| 05:39 | Pittsburgh | Allan Jackson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-30 |
| 05:37 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Irving Cox | 26-30 |
| 05:24 | Seton Hall | Ye Wang hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 05:23 | Seton Hall | Robert Stout snags the offensive board | 26-30 |
| 05:17 | Seton Hall | William Webb misses the wide open jumper from the left side | 26-30 |
| 05:16 | Seton Hall | Tony Merritt misses the tip | 26-30 |
| 05:14 | Seton Hall | Irving Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 04:56 | Seton Hall | Ye Wang clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 04:55 | Pittsburgh | James Delreal gets the rebound | 26-30 |
| 04:32 | Pittsburgh | Ernest Phillips comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 04:30 | Pittsburgh | Richard Berrian gets the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 04:08 | Pittsburgh | James Delreal is whistled for traveling | 26-30 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Steven Porcaro (PG), Curtis Ulibarri (PF), Christopher Mitchell (C) Cheslav Zeldin, Richard Berrian, James Delreal | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Gerardo Esparza (PG), George Fox (SF), Guy Gajeski (PF), Cesar Rossi (C) William Webb, Tony Merritt, Irving Cox, Robert Stout | |
| 04:01 | Seton Hall | Gerardo Esparza misses the easy layup | 26-30 |
| 04:00 | Pittsburgh | Christopher Mitchell grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 03:31 | Pittsburgh | Ernest Phillips misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 03:30 | Pittsburgh | The offensive rebound goes to Allan Jackson | 26-30 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Steven Porcaro (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Allan Jackson (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Phillips (tired) 5 pts. PF - Curtis Ulibarri (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Gerardo Esparza (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ye Wang (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Fox (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Guy Gajeski (fresh) C - Cesar Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Pittsburgh | Christopher Mitchell is denied on a layup by Guy Gajeski | 26-30 |
| 03:19 | Seton Hall | Cesar Rossi pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 03:01 | Seton Hall | Curtis Ulibarri steals it from George Fox | 26-30 |
| 02:40 | Pittsburgh | Cesar Rossi is called for the reach on Curtis Ulibarri - foul #1 on Cesar Rossi, team foul #8 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Frank Norred (PG), Richard Hood (SG), Scott Avant (PF) Allan Jackson, Ernest Phillips, Christopher Mitchell | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Quintin Irving (PG), William Webb (SG), Irving Cox (PF), Kenneth Donaldson (C) Ye Wang, George Fox, Guy Gajeski, Cesar Rossi | |
| 02:40 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Ulibarri misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 02:40 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Kenneth Donaldson | 26-30 |
| 02:24 | Seton Hall | William Webb connects on the open fadeaway from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 02:04 | Pittsburgh | Scott Avant drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Hood | 28-32 |
| 02:02 | Seton Hall | Quintin Irving is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Porcaro - foul #2 on Steven Porcaro, team foul #9 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Richard Berrian (C) Steven Porcaro | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Tony Merritt (SF) Gerardo Esparza | |
| 02:02 | Seton Hall | Quintin Irving misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 02:02 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Ulibarri grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 01:39 | Pittsburgh | Richard Berrian's pass is intercepted by Tony Merritt | 28-32 |
| 01:36 | Seton Hall | William Webb misses the easy layup | 28-32 |
| 01:34 | Pittsburgh | Richard Berrian pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 01:18 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Ulibarri hits the finger roll | 30-32 |
| 01:13 | Seton Hall | Frank Norred steps in front of the Quintin Irving pass in the backcourt | 30-32 |
| 00:52 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Ulibarri is fouled on the floor by William Webb - foul #1 on William Webb, team foul #9 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Allan Jackson (SG), Cheslav Zeldin (SF) Richard Hood, Richard Berrian | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | George Fox (SG), Gerardo Esparza (SF), Guy Gajeski (PF), Cesar Rossi (C) William Webb, Tony Merritt, Irving Cox, Kenneth Donaldson | |
| 00:52 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Ulibarri makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:52 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Ulibarri makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 00:34 | Seton Hall | Gerardo Esparza hits a wide open fadeaway in the lane | 32-34 |
| 00:30 | Pittsburgh | Gerardo Esparza picks off the pass by Frank Norred | 32-34 |
| 00:04 | Seton Hall | Cesar Rossi makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Guy Gajeski | 32-36 |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | Allan Jackson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 32-36 |