| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Paquin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Randall Hill (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Sherman Wheat (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Colin Munger (fresh) 3 pf. C - Lee Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Rucks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Blakley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat inbounds the ball | 19-32 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:50 | Pitt | Colin Munger is hacked by James Taylor - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #1 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), Carl Brown (C) James Taylor, Brandon Bojorquez | |
| 19:32 | Pitt | Randall Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-32 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | Carl Brown misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Lee Phillips - foul #2 on Lee Phillips, team foul #1 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Plummer (SG), Cong Ching (SF), Kenneth Briggs (C) Randall Hill, Sherman Wheat, Lee Phillips | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson (SG), Joshua Dejohn (SF), Scott Turner (PF) James Rucks, Stanley Blakley, Robert Wright | |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | Carl Brown misses the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | Carl Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 19-33 |
| 18:47 | Pitt | Cong Ching knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Paquin | 21-33 |
| 18:18 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Vance Giddens | 21-35 |
| 18:04 | Pitt | Joshua Dejohn blocks the jumper by Cong Ching | 21-35 |
| 18:02 | Pitt | Cong Ching tips it back up and in | 23-35 |
| 17:37 | Syracuse | Carl Brown is hacked by Cong Ching - foul #1 on Cong Ching, team foul #2 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Hill (SG), Sherman Wheat (SF), Lee Phillips (C) Daniel Plummer, Cong Ching, Kenneth Briggs | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), James Rucks (SG), Stanley Blakley (SF), Robert Wright (PF), Brandon Bojorquez (C) Vance Giddens, Aaron Jamerson, Joshua Dejohn, Scott Turner, Carl Brown | |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Stanley Blakley is blocked by Lee Phillips | 23-35 |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | James Taylor snags the offensive board | 23-35 |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 23-35 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | James Rucks gets the offensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez is whistled for traveling | 23-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG) James Taylor | |
| 16:30 | Pitt | Colin Munger misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 23-35 |
| 16:29 | Pitt | Colin Munger snags the offensive board | 23-35 |
| 16:14 | Pitt | Colin Munger misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-35 |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Robert Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Robert Wright connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Vance Giddens and he's fouled by Colin Munger - foul #4 on Colin Munger, team foul #3 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Frank Park (PF) Colin Munger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn (PG) Vance Giddens | |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Robert Wright makes the free throw | 23-38 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Paquin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Hill (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Sherman Wheat (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Park (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joshua Dejohn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Rucks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Blakley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Pitt | Lee Phillips misses long on a floater from the left block | 23-38 |
| 15:41 | Pitt | Lee Phillips tips it home | 25-38 |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn hits the finger roll set up by James Rucks and he's fouled by Sherman Wheat - foul #3 on Sherman Wheat, team foul #4 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cong Ching (SF) Sherman Wheat | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), Aaron Jamerson (SG) James Rucks, Stanley Blakley | |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn makes the free throw | 25-41 |
| 14:49 | Pitt | Frank Park's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Plummer (SG), Kenneth Briggs (C) Randall Hill, Lee Phillips | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (SG), Stanley Blakley (SF), Scott Turner (PF) Aaron Jamerson, Joshua Dejohn, Robert Wright | |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez lays it in on a nice dish by Scott Turner | 25-43 |
| 14:16 | Pitt | Richard Paquin misses the 3 from straight away | 25-43 |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Scott Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 25-43 |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | James Rucks drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Vance Giddens | 25-45 |
| 13:55 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs double dribbles | 25-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Hill (SG), Sherman Wheat (SF), Lee Phillips (C) Daniel Plummer, Cong Ching, Kenneth Briggs | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), Aaron Jamerson (SG), Joshua Dejohn (SF), Robert Wright (PF), Carl Brown (C) Vance Giddens, James Rucks, Stanley Blakley, Scott Turner, Brandon Bojorquez | |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Richard Paquin picks off the pass by James Taylor in the backcourt | 25-45 |
| 13:33 | Pitt | Robert Wright swats the layup by Randall Hill | 25-45 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Taylor | 25-45 |
| 13:03 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn misses the dunk | 25-45 |
| 13:02 | Pitt | Lee Phillips snags the defensive board | 25-45 |
| 12:44 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cong Ching (SF), Colin Munger (PF) Sherman Wheat, Frank Park | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), James Rucks (SG), Stanley Blakley (SF), Brandon Bojorquez (C) James Taylor, Aaron Jamerson, Joshua Dejohn, Carl Brown | |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez blows the layup | 25-45 |
| 12:24 | Pitt | Richard Paquin grabs the defensive rebound | 25-45 |
| 12:02 | Pitt | Randall Hill misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 25-45 |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | Robert Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 25-45 |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez hits a runner in the paint set up by Vance Giddens | 25-47 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Paquin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Hill (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Cong Ching (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Colin Munger (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Lee Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Vance Giddens (fresh) 9 ast. SG - James Rucks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Blakley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Wright (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Pitt | Vance Giddens steps in front of the Richard Paquin pass in the backcourt | 25-47 |
| 11:27 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens is fouled on the floor by Richard Paquin - foul #3 on Richard Paquin, team foul #5 | 25-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Plummer (SG), Sherman Wheat (SF), Kenneth Briggs (C) Randall Hill, Cong Ching, Lee Phillips | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn (PG), Scott Turner (PF) Vance Giddens, Robert Wright | |
| 11:08 | Syracuse | James Rucks is fouled on the floor by Daniel Plummer - foul #1 on Daniel Plummer, team foul #6 | 25-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), Aaron Jamerson (SG), Carl Brown (C) Joshua Dejohn, James Rucks, Brandon Bojorquez | |
| 10:51 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Vance Giddens | 25-49 |
| 10:30 | Pitt | Colin Munger double dribbles | 25-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Hill (SG), Lee Phillips (C) Daniel Plummer, Kenneth Briggs | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), James Rucks (SG), Joshua Dejohn (SF), Robert Wright (PF), Brandon Bojorquez (C) Vance Giddens, Aaron Jamerson, Stanley Blakley, Scott Turner, Carl Brown | |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn clanks a shot from the baseline | 25-49 |
| 10:04 | Pitt | Richard Paquin grabs the defensive rebound | 25-49 |
| 09:48 | Pitt | Lee Phillips is whistled for a carry | 25-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cong Ching (SF) Sherman Wheat | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), Stanley Blakley (SF) James Taylor, Joshua Dejohn | |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | Robert Wright connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by James Rucks | 25-51 |
| 09:22 | Pitt | Cong Ching is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Cong Ching, team foul #7 | 25-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Moore (PG), Daniel Plummer (SG), Frank Park (PF), Kenneth Briggs (C) Richard Paquin, Randall Hill, Colin Munger, Lee Phillips | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson (SG), Joshua Dejohn (SF) James Rucks, Stanley Blakley | |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens is hacked by Frank Park - foul #1 on Frank Park, team foul #8 | 25-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (SG), Stanley Blakley (SF), Scott Turner (PF), Carl Brown (C) Aaron Jamerson, Joshua Dejohn, Robert Wright, Brandon Bojorquez | |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens makes the 1st free throw | 25-52 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens misses the 2nd free throw | 25-52 |
| 08:53 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs snags the defensive board | 25-52 |
| 08:39 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs misses the dunk | 25-52 |
| 08:38 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Scott Turner | 25-52 |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | Carl Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), Joshua Dejohn (SF), Robert Wright (PF), Brandon Bojorquez (C) Vance Giddens, Stanley Blakley, Scott Turner, Carl Brown | |
| 07:55 | Pitt | Cong Ching can't connect on a shot from the right side | 25-52 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Robert Wright grabs the board | 25-52 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez misses badly on a runner from the right block | 25-52 |
| 07:34 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs grabs the board | 25-52 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Plummer (fresh) SF - Cong Ching (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Park (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Briggs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Rucks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Dejohn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Pitt | Frank Park misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Robert Wright - foul #2 on Robert Wright, team foul #2 | 25-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), Aaron Jamerson (SG), Stanley Blakley (SF) James Taylor, James Rucks, Joshua Dejohn | |
| 07:17 | Pitt | Frank Park makes the 1st free throw | 26-52 |
| 07:17 | Pitt | Frank Park makes the 2nd free throw | 27-52 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley is whistled for traveling | 27-52 |
| 06:49 | Pitt | James Moore misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Brandon Bojorquez - foul #3 on Brandon Bojorquez, team foul #3 | 27-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (SG), Scott Turner (PF), Carl Brown (C) Vance Giddens, Robert Wright, Brandon Bojorquez | |
| 06:49 | Pitt | James Moore makes the 1st free throw | 28-52 |
| 06:49 | Pitt | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 29-52 |
| 06:30 | Syracuse | Carl Brown misses the dunk | 29-52 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | James Rucks grabs the offensive board | 29-52 |
| 06:14 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley blows the layup but the foul's on Cong Ching - foul #3 on Cong Ching, team foul #9 | 29-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), Robert Wright (PF), Brandon Bojorquez (C) Aaron Jamerson, Scott Turner, Carl Brown | |
| 06:14 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley makes the 1st free throw | 29-53 |
| 06:14 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley misses the 2nd free throw | 29-53 |
| 06:14 | Pitt | Cong Ching grabs the defensive rebound | 29-53 |
| 06:00 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs is called for traveling | 29-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson (SG), Joshua Dejohn (SF) James Rucks, Stanley Blakley | |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 29-56 |
| 05:19 | Pitt | Cong Ching misses long on a jumper in the lane | 29-56 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | Robert Wright gets the rebound | 29-56 |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Aaron Jamerson | 29-59 |
| 04:40 | Pitt | Frank Park makes the floater from close range | 31-59 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Robert Wright hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 31-59 |
| 04:16 | Pitt | Cong Ching gets the rebound | 31-59 |
| 03:51 | Pitt | Cong Ching connects on the shot from the right side | 33-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Brandon Bojorquez | 33-62 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Plummer (fairly fresh) SF - Cong Ching (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Park (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Briggs (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Vance Giddens (fresh) 4 pts. 10 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Jamerson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Dejohn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Wright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 03:03 | Pitt | Cong Ching buries a jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Robert Wright - foul #3 on Robert Wright, team foul #4 | 35-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), James Rucks (SG), Stanley Blakley (SF), Scott Turner (PF), Carl Brown (C) Vance Giddens, Aaron Jamerson, Joshua Dejohn, Robert Wright, Brandon Bojorquez | |
| 03:03 | Pitt | Cong Ching makes the free throw | 36-62 |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | James Taylor is fouled on the floor by Frank Park - foul #2 on Frank Park, team foul #10 | 36-62 |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | James Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 36-62 |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | James Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 36-62 |
| 02:42 | Pitt | Frank Park snags the defensive board | 36-62 |
| 02:27 | Pitt | Daniel Plummer misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-62 |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Rucks | 36-62 |
| 02:08 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley travels with the ball | 36-62 |
| 01:55 | Pitt | James Moore's floater is tipped away by Carl Brown | 36-62 |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | James Rucks snags the defensive board | 36-62 |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | Scott Turner makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Taylor | 36-64 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:11 | Pitt | Frank Park is called for a charge - foul #3 on Frank Park, team foul #11 | 36-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Wright (PF), Brandon Bojorquez (C) Scott Turner, Carl Brown | |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | James Rucks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-64 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez tips it back up and in | 36-66 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Pitt | James Moore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-66 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley gets the rebound | 36-66 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | James Taylor is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on James Taylor, team foul #5 | 36-66 |
| 00:18 | Pitt | Cong Ching makes the floater from the left block | 38-66 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | James Taylor runs out the clock | 38-66 |