| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Clifford Ponder (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Matteson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Armand Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Peter Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Calvin Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Doherty (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Cory Fouch (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers inbounds the ball | 27-40 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | William Doherty makes the shot from just outside the lane | 27-42 |
| 19:22 | Pitt | Peter Hunt is whistled for a carry | 27-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Hatcher (PG), Charles Belle (SF) Clifford Ponder, Armand Rossi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman is fouled on the floor by John Matteson - foul #2 on John Matteson, team foul #1 | 27-42 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | William Doherty loses the dribble to Charles Belle | 27-42 |
| 18:41 | Pitt | Calvin Cole drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Matteson | 29-42 |
| 18:22 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Belle | 29-42 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Cory Fouch | 29-42 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | William Doherty comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 29-42 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | William Doherty grabs the offensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Clifford Ponder (PG), Armand Rossi (SF), Charles Hittle (PF) William Hatcher, Charles Belle, Peter Hunt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), William Ford (SG), Carl Mars (SF), Stephen Watchman (PF), Brian Segura (C) Daniel Seger, Jessie Heintzelman, Anthony Sellers, William Doherty, Cory Fouch | |
| 17:19 | Pitt | Clifford Ponder misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-42 |
| 17:18 | Pitt | Charles Hittle hits the follow up shot | 31-42 |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman hits the easy wide open finger roll | 31-44 |
| 16:38 | Pitt | John Matteson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman grabs the defensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 16:14 | Syracuse | William Peterson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by William Ford | 31-47 |
| 16:00 | Pitt | Clifford Ponder misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-47 |
| 15:58 | Pitt | Calvin Cole tips it in | 33-47 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Clifford Ponder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Matteson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Armand Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Hittle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Calvin Cole (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Ford (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Stephen Watchman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Segura (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Syracuse | William Peterson is hacked by Clifford Ponder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clifford Ponder, team foul #2 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski (SG), Matthew Murphree (SF), Peter Hunt (PF) John Matteson, Armand Rossi, Charles Hittle | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Tony Thompson (SF), William Doherty (PF), Cory Fouch (C) William Peterson, William Ford, Carl Mars, Stephen Watchman, Brian Segura | |
| 15:34 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 33-47 |
| 15:32 | Pitt | Peter Hunt pulls down the rebound | 33-47 |
| 15:19 | Pitt | Tony Thompson steals the ball from Clifford Ponder | 33-47 |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-47 |
| 15:07 | Pitt | Calvin Cole pulls down the rebound | 33-47 |
| 14:54 | Pitt | Jessie Heintzelman picks off the pass by Calvin Cole | 33-47 |
| 14:50 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger blows the layup | 33-47 |
| 14:48 | Pitt | Matthew Murphree grabs the defensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 14:34 | Pitt | Calvin Cole scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Andrei Walentoski | 35-47 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Matthew Murphree is called for the reach on Jessie Heintzelman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Murphree, team foul #3 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Hatcher (PG), Armand Rossi (SF) Clifford Ponder, Matthew Murphree | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Ford (SG), Anthony Sellers (SF), Stephen Watchman (C) Jessie Heintzelman, William Doherty, Cory Fouch | |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman misses the easy layup | 35-47 |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | William Ford pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | William Ford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 35-47 |
| 13:55 | Pitt | Calvin Cole grabs the board | 35-47 |
| 13:51 | Pitt | Armand Rossi buries a jumpshot from the right wing and he's hacked by Anthony Sellers - foul #1 on Anthony Sellers, team foul #1 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Clifford Ponder (PG), Charles Hittle (PF) William Hatcher, Peter Hunt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Brian Segura (C) Daniel Seger, Tony Thompson | |
| 13:51 | Pitt | Armand Rossi misses the free throw | 37-47 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Brian Segura gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-49 |
| 13:02 | Pitt | Armand Rossi scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Andrei Walentoski | 39-49 |
| 12:45 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 39-49 |
| 12:43 | Pitt | Calvin Cole grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 12:26 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski is hacked by Anthony Sellers - foul #2 on Anthony Sellers, team foul #2 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Hatcher (PG), Charles Belle (SF), Peter Hunt (PF) Clifford Ponder, Armand Rossi, Charles Hittle | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Carl Mars (SF), William Doherty (PF), Cory Fouch (C) William Peterson, William Ford, Anthony Sellers, Stephen Watchman, Brian Segura | |
| 12:16 | Pitt | Peter Hunt blows the layup | 39-49 |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | William Doherty dunks the ball set up by Carl Mars | 39-51 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Hatcher (fresh) SG - Andrei Walentoski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Belle (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Peter Hunt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Calvin Cole (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Doherty (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Cory Fouch (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Pitt | Jessie Heintzelman takes the ball from Andrei Walentoski | 39-51 |
| 11:27 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman jams it | 39-53 |
| 11:13 | Pitt | Calvin Cole misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Daniel Seger - foul #1 on Daniel Seger, team foul #3 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Clifford Ponder (PG), John Matteson (SF), Matthew Murphree (PF) William Hatcher, Charles Belle, Peter Hunt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Tony Thompson (SG) Daniel Seger, Jessie Heintzelman | |
| 11:13 | Pitt | Calvin Cole makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 11:13 | Pitt | Calvin Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch grabs the board | 40-53 |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | William Doherty blows the layup but he's fouled by Matthew Murphree - foul #3 on Matthew Murphree, team foul #4 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Hunt (PF) Matthew Murphree | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman (SG) Carl Mars | |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | William Doherty makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | William Doherty makes the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| 10:33 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Matteson and he's hacked by Jessie Heintzelman - foul #2 on Jessie Heintzelman, team foul #4 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | Armand Rossi (SF), Matthew Murphree (PF) Clifford Ponder, Peter Hunt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Cawley (SF) William Doherty | |
| 10:33 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski makes the free throw | 43-55 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | William Peterson buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jessie Heintzelman | 43-57 |
| 09:58 | Pitt | John Matteson hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Andrei Walentoski | 45-57 |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Matthew Murphree - foul #4 on Matthew Murphree, team foul #5 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Clifford Ponder (PG), Peter Hunt (PF), Robert Franz (C) Armand Rossi, Matthew Murphree, Calvin Cole | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), William Ford (SG), Anthony Sellers (SF), Stephen Watchman (C) William Peterson, Jessie Heintzelman, Michael Cawley, Cory Fouch | |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 09:32 | Pitt | Peter Hunt drills a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Daniel Seger - foul #2 on Daniel Seger, team foul #5 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Armand Rossi (SF), Calvin Cole (C) John Matteson, Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Doherty (PF) Tony Thompson | |
| 09:32 | Pitt | Peter Hunt misses the free throw | 47-59 |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to William Doherty | 47-59 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Daniel Seger | 47-61 |
| 08:46 | Pitt | Peter Hunt can't throw it down | 47-61 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers grabs the board | 47-61 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | William Ford makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Daniel Seger | 47-64 |
| 08:10 | Pitt | Peter Hunt misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-64 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Anthony Sellers | 47-64 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | William Ford is hacked by Armand Rossi - foul #2 on Armand Rossi, team foul #6 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Hatcher (PG), John Matteson (SF), Matthew Murphree (PF), Robert Franz (C) Clifford Ponder, Armand Rossi, Peter Hunt, Calvin Cole | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Carl Mars (SF), Tony Thompson (PF), Cory Fouch (C) Daniel Seger, William Ford, Anthony Sellers, William Doherty, Stephen Watchman | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Hatcher (fresh) SG - Andrei Walentoski (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Matteson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Matthew Murphree (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Franz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tony Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cory Fouch (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Carl Mars misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-64 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman can't tip it in | 47-64 |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Carl Mars gets the offensive rebound | 47-64 |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch makes the wide open runner from the left block on a great pass from William Peterson | 47-66 |
| 06:39 | Pitt | Robert Franz lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Matteson | 49-66 |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | Carl Mars makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Peterson | 49-68 |
| 05:59 | Pitt | William Hatcher misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Carl Mars - foul #1 on Carl Mars, team foul #6 | 49-68 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Belle (SF), Charles Hittle (PF), Calvin Cole (C) John Matteson, Matthew Murphree, Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), William Doherty (PF), Brian Segura (C) William Peterson, Tony Thompson, Cory Fouch | |
| 05:59 | Pitt | William Hatcher makes the 1st free throw | 50-68 |
| 05:59 | Pitt | William Hatcher misses the 2nd free throw | 50-68 |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | Brian Segura snags the defensive board | 50-68 |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | William Doherty connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jessie Heintzelman | 50-70 |
| 05:50 | Pitt | Calvin Cole lays it up and in | 52-70 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | Carl Mars banks in the layup on a nice dish by Daniel Seger and he's fouled by Calvin Cole - foul #3 on Calvin Cole, team foul #7 | 52-72 |
| Subs | Pitt | Clifford Ponder (PG), Peter Hunt (PF) William Hatcher, Charles Hittle | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Ford (SG) Jessie Heintzelman | |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | Carl Mars makes the free throw | 52-73 |
| 05:14 | Pitt | Clifford Ponder buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Peter Hunt | 54-73 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | William Ford is fouled in the backcourt by Andrei Walentoski - foul #4 on Andrei Walentoski, team foul #8 | 54-73 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Matteson (SF) Charles Belle | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers (SF), Stephen Watchman (C) Carl Mars, Brian Segura | |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | William Ford misses the 1st free throw | 54-73 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-73 |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | William Doherty is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Daniel Seger | 54-75 |
| 04:43 | Pitt | Anthony Sellers picks off the pass by Calvin Cole | 54-75 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman is fouled in the backcourt by Calvin Cole - foul #4 on Calvin Cole, team foul #9 | 54-75 |
| Subs | Pitt | Armand Rossi (SF), Charles Hittle (PF), Robert Franz (C) John Matteson, Peter Hunt, Calvin Cole | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cory Fouch (C) William Doherty | |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman makes the 1st free throw | 54-76 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-77 |
| 04:34 | Pitt | Clifford Ponder can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 54-77 |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Daniel Seger | 54-77 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch misses the floater in the lane | 54-77 |
| 04:05 | Pitt | Robert Franz pulls down the rebound | 54-77 |
| 03:46 | Pitt | Cory Fouch swats the shot by Andrei Walentoski | 54-77 |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman grabs the board | 54-77 |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman is wide open and slams it home set up by William Ford | 54-79 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Clifford Ponder (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrei Walentoski (tired) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Armand Rossi (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Charles Hittle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Franz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 ast. SG - William Ford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Anthony Sellers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Watchman (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Cory Fouch (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Pitt | Armand Rossi loses the ball out of bounds | 54-79 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Matteson (PG), Charles Belle (SF), Peter Hunt (PF), Calvin Cole (C) Clifford Ponder, Armand Rossi, Charles Hittle, Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Carl Mars (SF), Tony Thompson (PF), Brian Segura (C) Daniel Seger, Anthony Sellers, Stephen Watchman, Cory Fouch | |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | William Peterson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by William Ford | 54-82 |
| 02:44 | Pitt | Tony Thompson steps in front of the John Matteson pass | 54-82 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | William Ford is hacked by Andrei Walentoski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Andrei Walentoski, team foul #10 | 54-82 |
| Subs | Pitt | Clifford Ponder (PG) Andrei Walentoski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | William Ford makes the 1st free throw | 54-83 |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | William Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 54-84 |
| 02:30 | Pitt | John Matteson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Peter Hunt | 57-84 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Carl Mars knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-86 |
| 02:00 | Pitt | Peter Hunt drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Clifford Ponder | 59-86 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Carl Mars can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-86 |
| 01:47 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Peter Hunt | 59-86 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:35 | Pitt | John Matteson misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 59-86 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Brian Segura | 59-86 |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | William Ford is fouled on the floor by Calvin Cole - foul #5 on Calvin Cole, team foul #11 | 59-86 |
| Subs | Pitt | Armand Rossi (SF), Robert Franz (C) Charles Belle, Calvin Cole | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman (PF) Tony Thompson | |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | William Ford makes the 1st free throw | 59-87 |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | William Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 59-88 |
| 00:49 | Pitt | Stephen Watchman is called for the reach on Peter Hunt - foul #2 on Stephen Watchman, team foul #7 | 59-88 |
| 00:49 | Pitt | Peter Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 59-88 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Brian Segura | 59-88 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-88 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Pitt | John Matteson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-88 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Peter Hunt tips it in | 61-88 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | William Peterson runs out the clock | 61-88 |