| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Brooks Headley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dexter Avery (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bradley Smith (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Michael Powers (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Fusco (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Scott Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Timothy Lowe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Graybeal (fresh) PF - David Hickman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Seton Hall | James Graybeal inbounds the ball | 37-16 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Seton Hall | Scott Arnold hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-19 |
| 19:40 | Pitt | Dexter Avery misses the lay-in | 37-19 |
| 19:38 | Pitt | Michael Powers hits the follow up shot | 39-19 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:17 | Seton Hall | Scott Arnold buries a 3 from the right corner | 39-22 |
| 18:58 | Pitt | Brooks Headley misses short on a 3 from straight away | 39-22 |
| 18:56 | Seton Hall | Ronald Matthews gets the rebound | 39-22 |
| 18:50 | Seton Hall | David Hickman clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 39-22 |
| 18:48 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Bradley Smith | 39-22 |
| 18:26 | Pitt | The jump hook by Brooks Headley is blocked by Ronald Matthews | 39-22 |
| 18:25 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Fusco | 39-22 |
| 18:01 | Pitt | Brooks Headley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-22 |
| 17:59 | Pitt | Dexter Avery hits the follow up shot | 41-22 |
| 17:44 | Seton Hall | David Hickman misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 41-22 |
| 17:42 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Brooks Headley | 41-22 |
| 17:17 | Pitt | Brooks Headley knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bradley Smith | 43-22 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:07 | Seton Hall | Ronald Matthews buries a fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Dexter Avery - foul #1 on Dexter Avery, team foul #1 | 43-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Neal (SG) Dexter Avery | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Louie Hales (SG), Igor Zeigler (SF) Timothy Lowe, James Graybeal | |
| 17:07 | Seton Hall | Ronald Matthews makes the free throw | 43-25 |
| 16:55 | Pitt | Brooks Headley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-25 |
| 16:53 | Seton Hall | David Hickman gets the rebound | 43-25 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:48 | Seton Hall | Scott Arnold makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-27 |
| 16:23 | Pitt | Randall Neal is whistled for a carry | 43-27 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (PG) Brooks Headley | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jerrold Nash (SG) Scott Arnold | |
| 16:14 | Seton Hall | Ronald Matthews scores on a jump hook in the paint | 43-29 |
| 15:55 | Pitt | Donald Fusco can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 43-29 |
| 15:54 | Seton Hall | Igor Zeigler snags the defensive board | 43-29 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Page (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Neal (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bradley Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Powers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Fusco (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Louie Hales (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerrold Nash (fresh) SF - Igor Zeigler (fresh) 4 reb. PF - David Hickman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Matthews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Seton Hall | Jerrold Nash's pass is intercepted by Donald Fusco | 43-29 |
| 15:20 | Pitt | Randall Neal can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 43-29 |
| 15:19 | Seton Hall | David Hickman grabs the board | 43-29 |
| 15:04 | Seton Hall | Igor Zeigler misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Bradley Smith - foul #4 on Bradley Smith, team foul #2 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brooks Headley (PG), Dexter Avery (SG) Richard Page, Bradley Smith | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scott Arnold (PG), Brandon Kelly (SG), James Graybeal (SF), Timothy Lowe (C) Louie Hales, Jerrold Nash, David Hickman, Ronald Matthews | |
| 15:04 | Seton Hall | Igor Zeigler makes the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 15:04 | Seton Hall | Igor Zeigler makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 14:38 | Pitt | Randall Neal knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Dexter Avery and he's fouled by Igor Zeigler - foul #2 on Igor Zeigler, team foul #1 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Boyd (C) Donald Fusco | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Gary Board (PF) Igor Zeigler | |
| 14:38 | Pitt | Randall Neal makes the free throw | 46-31 |
| 14:20 | Seton Hall | James Graybeal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Schrecengost (SF) Randall Neal | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 13:59 | Pitt | John Schrecengost drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Dexter Avery | 48-31 |
| 13:55 | Seton Hall | Scott Arnold is fouled on the floor by Michael Powers - foul #1 on Michael Powers, team foul #3 | 48-31 |
| 13:39 | Seton Hall | James Graybeal misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-31 |
| 13:37 | Seton Hall | Gary Board tips it but misses | 48-31 |
| 13:35 | Seton Hall | Scott Arnold tips it home | 48-33 |
| 13:12 | Pitt | George Boyd is whistled for traveling | 48-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (PG), Bradley Smith (SF), Donald Fusco (C) Brooks Headley, John Schrecengost, Michael Powers | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Igor Zeigler (C) Timothy Lowe | |
| 12:56 | Seton Hall | Igor Zeigler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-33 |
| 12:54 | Pitt | George Boyd gets the rebound | 48-33 |
| 12:29 | Pitt | Richard Page misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-33 |
| 12:28 | Seton Hall | Scott Arnold grabs the board | 48-33 |
| 12:23 | Seton Hall | Scott Arnold comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 48-33 |
| 12:22 | Pitt | The rebound goes to George Boyd | 48-33 |
| 11:58 | Pitt | Scott Arnold is called for the reach on Dexter Avery - foul #1 on Scott Arnold, team foul #2 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brooks Headley (PG), Randall Neal (SG), Patrick Stephens (PF) Richard Page, Dexter Avery, George Boyd | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Louie Hales (SG), David Hickman (PF), Ronald Matthews (C) Brandon Kelly, Gary Board, Igor Zeigler | |
| 11:42 | Pitt | Randall Neal scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Brooks Headley | 50-33 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Brooks Headley (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randall Neal (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Bradley Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Patrick Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Fusco (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Scott Arnold (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Louie Hales (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Graybeal (fairly fresh) PF - David Hickman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:36 | Seton Hall | Scott Arnold buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by David Hickman | 50-35 |
| 11:08 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Randall Neal | 52-35 |
| 10:58 | Seton Hall | James Graybeal connects on the shot from the free throw line | 52-37 |
| 10:44 | Pitt | Brooks Headley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Randall Neal | 55-37 |
| 10:23 | Seton Hall | Ronald Matthews's pass is intercepted by Randall Neal | 55-37 |
| 10:20 | Pitt | Brooks Headley misses the lay-in | 55-37 |
| 10:19 | Seton Hall | Ronald Matthews pulls down the rebound | 55-37 |
| 10:15 | Seton Hall | Randall Neal takes the ball from Scott Arnold | 55-37 |
| 09:52 | Pitt | Bradley Smith is fouled on the floor by David Hickman - foul #1 on David Hickman, team foul #3 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dexter Avery (SG), Michael Powers (PF), George Boyd (C) Bradley Smith, Patrick Stephens, Donald Fusco | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Timothy Lowe (PG), Brandon Kelly (SG), Igor Zeigler (SF) Scott Arnold, Louie Hales, James Graybeal | |
| 09:31 | Pitt | Dexter Avery is hacked by Ronald Matthews - foul #1 on Ronald Matthews, team foul #4 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (PG) Brooks Headley | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 09:16 | Pitt | Richard Page travels with the ball | 55-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Schrecengost (SF) Randall Neal | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Gary Board (SF) Ronald Matthews | |
| 09:07 | Seton Hall | David Hickman is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on David Hickman, team foul #5 | 55-37 |
| 08:46 | Pitt | Dexter Avery drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by John Schrecengost | 57-37 |
| 08:40 | Seton Hall | Brandon Kelly is hacked by Dexter Avery - foul #2 on Dexter Avery, team foul #4 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brooks Headley (PG) Richard Page | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scott Arnold (PG) David Hickman | |
| 08:22 | Seton Hall | Gary Board hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brandon Kelly | 57-39 |
| 08:07 | Pitt | Dexter Avery connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by George Boyd | 59-39 |
| 07:51 | Seton Hall | Gary Board scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Scott Arnold | 59-41 |
| 07:33 | Pitt | Dexter Avery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Smith (SF) John Schrecengost | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | David Hickman (PF), Ronald Matthews (C) Timothy Lowe, Igor Zeigler | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Brooks Headley (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dexter Avery (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Bradley Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Michael Powers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Boyd (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Scott Arnold (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Kelly (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Board (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Hickman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Seton Hall | David Hickman travels with the ball | 59-41 |
| 06:55 | Pitt | Brooks Headley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-41 |
| 06:53 | Seton Hall | Gary Board pulls down the rebound | 59-41 |
| 06:46 | Seton Hall | David Hickman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (PG), Randall Neal (SG), Patrick Stephens (C) Brooks Headley, Dexter Avery, George Boyd | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Louie Hales (SG), James Graybeal (SF) Brandon Kelly, Gary Board | |
| 06:25 | Pitt | Randall Neal misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Louie Hales - foul #3 on Louie Hales, team foul #6 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Donald Fusco (C) Patrick Stephens | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jerrold Nash (SG) Scott Arnold | |
| 06:25 | Pitt | Randall Neal makes the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 06:25 | Pitt | Randall Neal misses the 2nd free throw | 60-41 |
| 06:25 | Seton Hall | David Hickman grabs the defensive rebound | 60-41 |
| 06:21 | Seton Hall | Louie Hales clanks a floater from the left wing | 60-41 |
| 06:20 | Seton Hall | David Hickman tips it home | 60-43 |
| 06:06 | Pitt | Randall Neal misses badly on a floater in the lane | 60-43 |
| 06:04 | Pitt | Bradley Smith snags the offensive board | 60-43 |
| 05:41 | Pitt | Randall Neal drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Michael Powers | 62-43 |
| 05:33 | Seton Hall | Ronald Matthews hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 62-43 |
| 05:31 | Seton Hall | Ronald Matthews tips it in | 62-45 |
| 05:08 | Pitt | Richard Page drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Bradley Smith | 64-45 |
| 05:04 | Seton Hall | Seton Hall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brooks Headley (PG), Dexter Avery (SG) Richard Page, Randall Neal | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scott Arnold (PG), Brandon Kelly (SG), Igor Zeigler (SF) Louie Hales, Jerrold Nash, James Graybeal | |
| 04:53 | Seton Hall | Brandon Kelly connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by David Hickman | 64-48 |
| 04:36 | Pitt | The short jumper by Dexter Avery is denied by Ronald Matthews | 64-48 |
| 04:34 | Seton Hall | Ronald Matthews gets the rebound | 64-48 |
| 04:28 | Seton Hall | Donald Fusco blocks the short jumper by Igor Zeigler | 64-48 |
| 04:26 | Seton Hall | Ronald Matthews misses the tip | 64-48 |
| 04:24 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Donald Fusco | 64-48 |
| 04:04 | Pitt | Brooks Headley is hacked by David Hickman - foul #3 on David Hickman, team foul #7 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Neal (SF), George Boyd (C) Bradley Smith, Donald Fusco | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Timothy Lowe (SF) David Hickman | |
| 04:04 | Pitt | Brooks Headley makes the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 04:04 | Pitt | Brooks Headley makes the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 03:57 | Seton Hall | Ronald Matthews blows the layup | 66-48 |
| 03:56 | Pitt | Dexter Avery snags the defensive board | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Pitt | Brooks Headley misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-48 |
| 03:32 | Seton Hall | Igor Zeigler gets the rebound | 66-48 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Brooks Headley (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dexter Avery (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Randall Neal (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Powers (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Boyd (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Scott Arnold (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Lowe (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Igor Zeigler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Matthews (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:27 | Seton Hall | Scott Arnold misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 66-48 |
| 03:25 | Seton Hall | Igor Zeigler tips it home | 66-50 |
| 03:09 | Pitt | Randall Neal misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 66-50 |
| 03:07 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Scott Arnold | 66-50 |
| 03:02 | Seton Hall | Scott Arnold clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-50 |
| 03:00 | Seton Hall | Brandon Kelly can't tip it in | 66-50 |
| 02:58 | Seton Hall | Ronald Matthews tips it back up and in | 66-52 |
| 02:38 | Pitt | Randall Neal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Smith (SF), Donald Fusco (C) Randall Neal, Michael Powers | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Louie Hales (PG), Jerrold Nash (SG), Gary Board (PF) Scott Arnold, Brandon Kelly, Ronald Matthews | |
| 02:29 | Seton Hall | Igor Zeigler misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-52 |
| 02:28 | Pitt | Bradley Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 66-52 |
| 02:01 | Pitt | Brooks Headley knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Dexter Avery | 68-52 |
| 01:41 | Seton Hall | Donald Fusco swats the layup by Igor Zeigler | 68-52 |
| 01:40 | Pitt | Brooks Headley grabs the board | 68-52 |
| 01:36 | Pitt | Brooks Headley misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 68-52 |
| 01:35 | Pitt | Bradley Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 01:13 | Pitt | Dexter Avery lays it up and in on a nice dish by George Boyd and he's fouled by Gary Board - foul #4 on Gary Board, team foul #8 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Powers (PF) George Boyd | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 01:13 | Pitt | Dexter Avery makes the free throw | 71-52 |
| 01:00 | Seton Hall | Bradley Smith takes the ball from Timothy Lowe | 71-52 |
| 00:56 | Pitt | Brooks Headley dunks the ball on a great pass from Bradley Smith | 73-52 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Seton Hall | Jerrold Nash throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-52 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Brooks Headley misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gary Board - foul #5 on Gary Board, team foul #9 | 73-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Ronald Matthews (C) Gary Board | |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Brooks Headley makes the 1st free throw | 74-52 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Brooks Headley makes the 2nd free throw | 75-52 |
| 00:14 | Seton Hall | Louie Hales loses the ball out of bounds | 75-52 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Brooks Headley runs out the clock | 75-52 |