| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Brooks Headley (fresh) SG - Dexter Avery (fresh) SF - Bradley Smith (fresh) PF - Michael Powers (fresh) C - Donald Fusco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Donald Rutledge (fresh) SG - Eric Sappington (fresh) SF - Andrew Longley (fresh) PF - Michael Frazier (fresh) C - Joseph Janssen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Donald Fusco wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Pitt | Dexter Avery misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eric Sappington - foul #1 on Eric Sappington, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Pitt | Dexter Avery makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:41 | Pitt | Dexter Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Pitt | Dexter Avery is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier comes up short on the runner from the left block | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Pitt | Donald Fusco snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Pitt | Michael Powers's floater is tipped away by Joseph Janssen | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Pitt | Bradley Smith tips it in | 4-0 |
| 18:38 | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge is hacked by Bradley Smith - foul #1 on Bradley Smith, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:21 | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge blows the layup | 4-0 |
| 18:20 | Pitt | Donald Fusco grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:16 | Pitt | Dexter Avery is called for traveling in the backcourt | 4-0 |
| 18:09 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen buries a shot from the right block | 4-2 |
| 17:53 | Pitt | Brooks Headley connects on the open shot from close range on a great pass from Dexter Avery | 6-2 |
| 17:51 | Texas Southern | Brooks Headley picks off the pass by Donald Rutledge in the backcourt | 6-2 |
| 17:50 | Pitt | Dexter Avery lays it in on a great pass from Brooks Headley | 8-2 |
| 17:35 | Texas Southern | Bradley Smith steals the ball from Eric Sappington | 8-2 |
| 17:11 | Pitt | Brooks Headley drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Powers | 11-2 |
| 17:07 | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-2 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (PG), Randall Neal (SG), John Schrecengost (SF), Patrick Stephens (PF), George Boyd (C) Brooks Headley, Dexter Avery, Bradley Smith, Michael Powers, Donald Fusco | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Micheal Day (PG), Louis Holt (SG), John Mason (SF), Joseph Ney (PF), David Lapan (C) Donald Rutledge, Eric Sappington, Andrew Longley, Michael Frazier, Joseph Janssen | |
| 16:55 | Pitt | Randall Neal drills a jumper from close range set up by Richard Page | 13-2 |
| 16:34 | Texas Southern | Micheal Day misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-2 |
| 16:32 | Pitt | George Boyd snags the defensive board | 13-2 |
| 16:28 | Pitt | George Boyd is fouled in the backcourt by David Lapan - foul #1 on David Lapan, team foul #2 | 13-2 |
| 16:05 | Pitt | George Boyd hits a wide open turnaround from the left block set up by Richard Page | 15-2 |
| 15:46 | Texas Southern | Micheal Day hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 15-2 |
| 15:45 | Pitt | John Schrecengost pulls down the rebound | 15-2 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Page (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Randall Neal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Schrecengost (fresh) PF - Patrick Stephens (fairly fresh) C - George Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Micheal Day (fresh) SG - Louis Holt (fairly fresh) SF - John Mason (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Ney (fairly fresh) C - David Lapan (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Pitt | Randall Neal drills a runner from the baseline | 17-2 |
| 15:14 | Texas Southern | Louis Holt hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-5 |
| 15:12 | Pitt | John Schrecengost is hacked by John Mason in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Mason, team foul #3 | 17-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brooks Headley (PG), Joseph Nakashima (SG), Bradley Smith (SF), Michael Powers (PF), Donald Fusco (C) Richard Page, Randall Neal, John Schrecengost, Patrick Stephens, George Boyd | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge (PG), Eric Sappington (SG), Andrew Longley (SF), Michael Frazier (PF), John Johnson (C) Micheal Day, Louis Holt, John Mason, Joseph Ney, David Lapan | |
| 14:53 | Pitt | Brooks Headley misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Frazier - foul #1 on Michael Frazier, team foul #4 | 17-5 |
| 14:53 | Pitt | Brooks Headley makes the 1st free throw | 18-5 |
| 14:53 | Pitt | Brooks Headley makes the 2nd free throw | 19-5 |
| 14:36 | Texas Southern | Andrew Longley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-5 |
| 14:35 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier misses the tip | 19-5 |
| 14:34 | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge tips it back up and in | 19-7 |
| 14:13 | Pitt | Joseph Nakashima comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 19-7 |
| 14:11 | Texas Southern | Andrew Longley pulls down the rebound | 19-7 |
| 13:47 | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge misses the floater from the left block | 19-7 |
| 13:45 | Pitt | Michael Powers grabs the board | 19-7 |
| 13:40 | Pitt | Donald Fusco is hacked by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #5 | 19-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dexter Avery (SG), John Schrecengost (SF), George Boyd (C) Joseph Nakashima, Bradley Smith, Donald Fusco | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Micheal Day (SG), John Mason (SF), Joseph Janssen (C) Eric Sappington, Andrew Longley, John Johnson | |
| 13:30 | Pitt | Dexter Avery misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 19-7 |
| 13:29 | Texas Southern | Micheal Day pulls down the rebound | 19-7 |
| 13:16 | Texas Southern | John Mason misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by John Schrecengost - foul #1 on John Schrecengost, team foul #2 | 19-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (PG), Randall Neal (SF), Patrick Stephens (PF) Brooks Headley, John Schrecengost, Michael Powers | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 13:16 | Texas Southern | John Mason misses the 1st free throw | 19-7 |
| 13:16 | Texas Southern | John Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 19-8 |
| 12:59 | Pitt | Randall Neal misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-8 |
| 12:58 | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge pulls down the rebound | 19-8 |
| 12:29 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 19-8 |
| 12:27 | Pitt | George Boyd snags the defensive board | 19-8 |
| 12:07 | Pitt | Dexter Avery drills a fadeaway in the lane | 21-8 |
| 11:41 | Texas Southern | Micheal Day is whistled for traveling | 21-8 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brooks Headley (PG), Joseph Nakashima (SG), John Schrecengost (SF), Michael Powers (PF), Donald Fusco (C) Richard Page, Dexter Avery, Randall Neal, Patrick Stephens, George Boyd | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington (SG), Andrew Longley (SF), Joseph Ney (PF), David Lapan (C) Micheal Day, John Mason, Michael Frazier, Joseph Janssen | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Brooks Headley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Nakashima (fresh) SF - John Schrecengost (fresh) PF - Michael Powers (fairly fresh) C - Donald Fusco (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Donald Rutledge (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Eric Sappington (fairly fresh) SF - Andrew Longley (fresh) PF - Joseph Ney (fresh) C - David Lapan (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Pitt | John Schrecengost's pass is intercepted by Joseph Ney | 21-8 |
| 11:16 | Texas Southern | Andrew Longley makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Rutledge and he's fouled by John Schrecengost - foul #2 on John Schrecengost, team foul #3 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Smith (SF) John Schrecengost | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Louis Holt (PG) Donald Rutledge | |
| 11:16 | Texas Southern | Andrew Longley misses the free throw | 21-11 |
| 11:16 | Pitt | Donald Fusco pulls down the rebound | 21-11 |
| 10:58 | Pitt | Joseph Nakashima misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 21-11 |
| 10:57 | Texas Southern | Andrew Longley grabs the defensive rebound | 21-11 |
| 10:39 | Texas Southern | Donald Fusco swats the shot by Eric Sappington | 21-11 |
| 10:37 | Texas Southern | Andrew Longley grabs the offensive rebound | 21-11 |
| 10:22 | Texas Southern | David Lapan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on David Lapan, team foul #6 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dexter Avery (SG), Patrick Stephens (PF), George Boyd (C) Joseph Nakashima, Michael Powers, Donald Fusco | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Micheal Day (PG), John Johnson (PF), Joseph Janssen (C) Louis Holt, Joseph Ney, David Lapan | |
| 10:20 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens's pass is intercepted by Eric Sappington in the backcourt | 21-11 |
| 10:15 | Texas Southern | John Johnson hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Andrew Longley | 21-13 |
| 09:50 | Pitt | Brooks Headley is hacked by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #7 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Neal (SF) Bradley Smith | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge (PG), Joseph Ney (PF) Eric Sappington, John Johnson | |
| 09:50 | Pitt | Brooks Headley misses the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 09:50 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen snags the defensive board | 21-13 |
| 09:32 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on George Boyd - foul #1 on George Boyd, team foul #4 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (PG), Michael Powers (PF) Brooks Headley, Patrick Stephens | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Mason (SF) Andrew Longley | |
| 09:32 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney misses the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 09:32 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 09:10 | Pitt | Dexter Avery misses the lay-in | 21-14 |
| 09:08 | Pitt | Michael Powers snags the offensive board | 21-14 |
| 08:53 | Pitt | Randall Neal misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Joseph Ney - foul #1 on Joseph Ney, team foul #8 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Nakashima (SG), Donald Fusco (C) Dexter Avery, George Boyd | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington (SG), Michael Frazier (PF) Micheal Day, Joseph Ney | |
| 08:53 | Pitt | Randall Neal makes the 1st free throw | 22-14 |
| 08:53 | Pitt | Randall Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 23-14 |
| 08:37 | Texas Southern | Randall Neal is called for the reach on John Mason - foul #1 on Randall Neal, team foul #5 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Smith (SF), Patrick Stephens (PF) Randall Neal, Michael Powers | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 08:13 | Texas Southern | Patrick Stephens is called for the reach on Donald Rutledge - foul #1 on Patrick Stephens, team foul #6 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Louis Holt (PG), Micheal Day (SG), Andrew Longley (SF) Donald Rutledge, Eric Sappington, John Mason | |
| 08:01 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-14 |
| 07:59 | Pitt | Donald Fusco pulls down the rebound | 23-14 |
| 07:39 | Pitt | Joseph Nakashima is fouled on the floor by Michael Frazier - foul #2 on Michael Frazier, team foul #9 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dexter Avery (SG), Randall Neal (SF), George Boyd (C) Richard Page, Bradley Smith, Donald Fusco | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney (PF) Michael Frazier | |
| 07:39 | Pitt | Joseph Nakashima makes the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 07:39 | Pitt | Joseph Nakashima misses the 2nd free throw | 24-14 |
| 07:39 | Pitt | George Boyd gets the offensive rebound | 24-14 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Joseph Nakashima (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Dexter Avery (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Neal (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Patrick Stephens (fresh) C - George Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Louis Holt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Micheal Day (fairly fresh) SF - Andrew Longley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Ney (fresh) 1 pts. C - Joseph Janssen (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-14 |
| 07:21 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Joseph Janssen | 24-14 |
| 07:09 | Texas Southern | Micheal Day clanks a 3 from the right wing | 24-14 |
| 07:07 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney snags the offensive board | 24-14 |
| 06:52 | Texas Southern | Micheal Day can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-14 |
| 06:51 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney hits the follow up shot | 24-16 |
| 06:32 | Pitt | Randall Neal can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Andrew Longley - foul #1 on Andrew Longley, team foul #10 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brooks Headley (PG), John Schrecengost (SF), Michael Powers (PF) Joseph Nakashima, Dexter Avery, Patrick Stephens | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge (PG), Eric Sappington (SG), John Mason (PF) Louis Holt, Micheal Day, Joseph Janssen | |
| 06:32 | Pitt | Randall Neal makes the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 06:32 | Pitt | Randall Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 26-16 |
| 06:14 | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington misses the 3 from the left corner | 26-16 |
| 06:13 | Pitt | John Schrecengost gets the rebound | 26-16 |
| 05:54 | Pitt | Brooks Headley is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Randall Neal | 29-16 |
| 05:46 | Texas Southern | John Mason hits the finger roll | 29-18 |
| 05:42 | Pitt | Brooks Headley is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Sappington - foul #2 on Eric Sappington, team foul #11 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dexter Avery (SG), Donald Fusco (C) Randall Neal, George Boyd | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Micheal Day (SG) Eric Sappington | |
| 05:42 | Pitt | Brooks Headley makes the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 05:42 | Pitt | Brooks Headley misses the 2nd free throw | 30-18 |
| 05:42 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney pulls down the rebound | 30-18 |
| 05:28 | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge is hacked by Michael Powers - foul #1 on Michael Powers, team foul #7 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen (C) Andrew Longley | |
| 05:28 | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge makes the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 05:28 | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 05:07 | Pitt | Dexter Avery hits the easy wide open finger roll | 32-20 |
| 04:52 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-22 |
| 04:40 | Pitt | Brooks Headley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 32-22 |
| 04:39 | Pitt | Donald Fusco tips it back up and in | 34-22 |
| 04:30 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney double dribbles | 34-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (PG), Bradley Smith (SF), Patrick Stephens (PF), George Boyd (C) Brooks Headley, John Schrecengost, Michael Powers, Donald Fusco | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andrew Longley (SF) Joseph Ney | |
| 04:22 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens loses the dribble to Donald Rutledge | 34-22 |
| 04:19 | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge misses the easy layup | 34-22 |
| 04:17 | Texas Southern | Andrew Longley hits the follow up shot | 34-24 |
| 04:14 | Pitt | Richard Page is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Janssen - foul #1 on Joseph Janssen, team foul #12 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Nakashima (SG) Dexter Avery | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 04:14 | Pitt | Richard Page makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 04:14 | Pitt | Richard Page makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 03:48 | Texas Southern | Richard Page takes the ball from John Mason | 36-24 |
| 03:29 | Pitt | Richard Page can't connect on an uncontested runner from the left block but he's hacked by Micheal Day - foul #1 on Micheal Day, team foul #13 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Schrecengost (SF), Donald Fusco (C) Bradley Smith, George Boyd | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Louis Holt (PG), Eric Sappington (SG), John Johnson (SF), Michael Frazier (PF), David Lapan (C) Donald Rutledge, Micheal Day, Andrew Longley, John Mason, Joseph Janssen | |
| 03:29 | Pitt | Richard Page makes the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 03:29 | Pitt | Richard Page makes the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Page (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Nakashima (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Schrecengost (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Patrick Stephens (fresh) C - Donald Fusco (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Louis Holt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Sappington (fairly fresh) SF - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Frazier (fresh) C - David Lapan (fresh) | |
| 03:15 | Texas Southern | John Johnson hits the finger roll | 38-26 |
| 02:59 | Pitt | John Schrecengost knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Page | 40-26 |
| 02:55 | Texas Southern | Louis Holt loses the dribble to Richard Page in the backcourt | 40-26 |
| 02:45 | Pitt | Richard Page comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 40-26 |
| 02:44 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens snags the offensive board | 40-26 |
| 02:35 | Pitt | Joseph Nakashima is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Patrick Stephens | 42-26 |
| 02:12 | Texas Southern | David Lapan clanks a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Nakashima - foul #1 on Joseph Nakashima, team foul #8 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brooks Headley (PG), Dexter Avery (SG), Randall Neal (SF), Michael Powers (PF), George Boyd (C) Richard Page, Joseph Nakashima, John Schrecengost, Patrick Stephens, Donald Fusco | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge (PG), Andrew Longley (SF) Louis Holt, John Johnson | |
| 02:12 | Texas Southern | David Lapan makes the 1st free throw | 42-27 |
| 02:12 | Texas Southern | David Lapan misses the 2nd free throw | 42-27 |
| 02:12 | Pitt | Michael Powers grabs the board | 42-27 |
| 02:01 | Pitt | Dexter Avery misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Eric Sappington - foul #3 on Eric Sappington, team foul #14 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Micheal Day (SG), Joseph Ney (C) Eric Sappington, David Lapan | |
| 02:01 | Pitt | Dexter Avery misses the 1st free throw | 42-27 |
| 02:01 | Pitt | Dexter Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 43-27 |
| 01:46 | Texas Southern | Micheal Day hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Andrew Longley | 43-30 |
| 01:21 | Pitt | Dexter Avery clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 01:19 | Pitt | George Boyd tips it home | 45-30 |
| 01:08 | Texas Southern | Andrew Longley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-30 |
| 01:06 | Pitt | George Boyd grabs the board | 45-30 |
| 00:49 | Pitt | Brooks Headley is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-30 |
| 00:47 | Texas Southern | Andrew Longley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 00:43 | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge misses badly on a floater from the right side | 45-30 |
| 00:42 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Brooks Headley | 45-30 |
| 00:26 | Pitt | George Boyd can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Rutledge - foul #1 on Donald Rutledge, team foul #15 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (PG), Bradley Smith (SF), John Schrecengost (PF) Brooks Headley, Randall Neal, Michael Powers | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Mason (SF), John Johnson (PF), David Lapan (C) Andrew Longley, Michael Frazier, Joseph Ney | |
| 00:26 | Pitt | George Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 46-30 |
| 00:26 | Pitt | George Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 47-30 |
| 00:02 | Texas Southern | Micheal Day loses the dribble to Dexter Avery | 47-30 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Dexter Avery misses short on a fullcourt shot | 47-30 |