| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Pennington (fresh) SF - John Aaron (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Augustine Greco (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Bobby Thompson (fresh) SG - Alexander Haines (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Link (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Fiedler (fresh) 6 pts. C - Marcus Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Martin Link inbounds the ball | 23-41 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Central Florida | Michael Pennington steals the ball from Marcus Hill | 23-41 |
| 19:35 | Pitt | Michael Pennington's pass is intercepted by Bobby Thompson in the backcourt | 23-41 |
| 19:09 | Central Florida | Martin Link hits the finger roll and he's fouled by John Peterson - foul #2 on John Peterson, team foul #1 | 23-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Chad Seidl (PF) Christopher McKee, John Peterson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 19:09 | Central Florida | Martin Link misses the free throw | 23-43 |
| 19:09 | Pitt | Augustine Greco grabs the board | 23-43 |
| 18:43 | Pitt | John Aaron scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-43 |
| 18:21 | Central Florida | Martin Link can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-43 |
| 18:20 | Pitt | Michael Pennington grabs the defensive rebound | 26-43 |
| 17:53 | Pitt | John Aaron clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-43 |
| 17:52 | Central Florida | Martin Link snags the defensive board | 26-43 |
| 17:23 | Central Florida | Martin Link can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-43 |
| 17:21 | Pitt | John Aaron gets the rebound | 26-43 |
| 17:02 | Pitt | John Aaron connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Pennington | 29-43 |
| 16:44 | Central Florida | Michael Pennington is called for the reach on Alexander Haines - foul #2 on Michael Pennington, team foul #2 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), John Peterson (SF), John Brooks (C) Steven Savage, Michael Pennington, Augustine Greco | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Gary Hardaway (SF), Mark Higbee (PF), John Bingham (C) Bobby Thompson, Alexander Haines, Martin Link, Eric Fiedler, Marcus Hill | |
| 16:27 | Central Florida | Gary Hardaway is hacked by John Peterson - foul #3 on John Peterson, team foul #3 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie (SF) John Peterson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 16:07 | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-45 |
| 16:02 | Pitt | Justin Cobb steals it from John Brooks in the backcourt | 29-45 |
| 15:33 | Central Florida | Justin Cobb knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jacob Cuddy | 29-48 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Aaron (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chad Seidl (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Brooks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jacob Cuddy (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Hardaway (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Mark Higbee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Bingham (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 15:19 | Pitt | John Aaron connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-48 |
| 14:59 | Central Florida | Chad Seidl swats the dunk try by John Bingham | 32-48 |
| 14:57 | Pitt | Chad Seidl grabs the board | 32-48 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 14:52 | Pitt | John Aaron misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 32-48 |
| 14:50 | Pitt | Chad Seidl snags the offensive board | 32-48 |
| 14:36 | Pitt | John Aaron can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-48 |
| 14:35 | Central Florida | John Bingham grabs the board | 32-48 |
| 14:17 | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Peterson (PF), Augustine Greco (C) Chad Seidl, John Brooks | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson (PG), Alexander Haines (SG), Martin Link (SF), Joseph Chisholm (PF), Marcus Hill (C) Jacob Cuddy, Justin Cobb, Gary Hardaway, Mark Higbee, John Bingham | |
| 14:10 | Pitt | John Peterson knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher McKee | 34-48 |
| 13:49 | Central Florida | Dominic Yazzie swats the short shot by Martin Link | 34-48 |
| 13:47 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill tips it home | 34-50 |
| 13:41 | Pitt | Augustine Greco is whistled for traveling | 34-50 |
| 13:25 | Central Florida | Martin Link buries a runner in the lane | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 13:11 | Pitt | John Aaron misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-52 |
| 13:10 | Central Florida | Martin Link snags the defensive board | 34-52 |
| 12:47 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy (PG), Eric Fiedler (PF) Bobby Thompson, Joseph Chisholm | |
| 12:37 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie misses short on a floater near the basket | 34-52 |
| 12:36 | Central Florida | Martin Link snags the defensive board | 34-52 |
| 12:07 | Central Florida | Martin Link misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-52 |
| 12:06 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 34-52 |
| 11:44 | Central Florida | Martin Link is fouled on the floor by John Aaron - foul #3 on John Aaron, team foul #4 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG) Christopher McKee | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson (PG), Gary Hardaway (SF), John Bingham (C) Jacob Cuddy, Martin Link, Marcus Hill | |
| 11:25 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler misses the lay-in | 34-52 |
| 11:24 | Pitt | John Peterson gets the rebound | 34-52 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Savage (fresh) SG - John Aaron (tiring) 19 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dominic Yazzie (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Peterson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Augustine Greco (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Bobby Thompson (fairly fresh) SG - Alexander Haines (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Hardaway (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Eric Fiedler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - John Bingham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Pitt | Augustine Greco misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-52 |
| 11:10 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie grabs the offensive rebound | 34-52 |
| 10:54 | Pitt | John Peterson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-52 |
| 10:52 | Pitt | Augustine Greco grabs the offensive board | 34-52 |
| 10:39 | Pitt | Steven Savage makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Aaron | 37-52 |
| 10:17 | Central Florida | John Aaron steals the ball from Alexander Haines | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 10:14 | Pitt | Steven Savage is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Thompson - foul #2 on Bobby Thompson, team foul #1 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), John Brooks (C) Steven Savage, Augustine Greco | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Martin Link (SF), Mark Higbee (PF) Bobby Thompson, Alexander Haines, Gary Hardaway, Eric Fiedler | |
| 09:54 | Pitt | John Peterson makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-52 |
| 09:31 | Central Florida | John Peterson steals the ball from Mark Higbee | 39-52 |
| 09:29 | Pitt | Christopher McKee is called for traveling in the backcourt | 39-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Augustine Greco (C) John Brooks | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Marcus Hill (C) John Bingham | |
| 09:07 | Central Florida | Martin Link is fouled on the floor by Dominic Yazzie - foul #4 on Dominic Yazzie, team foul #5 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Chad Seidl (PF) Dominic Yazzie | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 08:57 | Central Florida | Martin Link misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-52 |
| 08:56 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill snags the offensive board | 39-52 |
| 08:41 | Central Florida | John Aaron steps in front of the Justin Cobb pass | 39-52 |
| 08:36 | Pitt | Christopher McKee banks in the layup on a great pass from John Aaron | 41-52 |
| 08:21 | Central Florida | Martin Link misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 41-52 |
| 08:19 | Central Florida | Mark Higbee tips it back up and in | 41-54 |
| 08:15 | Pitt | Christopher McKee is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher McKee, team foul #6 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Pennington (SG), John Brooks (C) Chad Seidl, Augustine Greco | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson (PG), Alexander Haines (SG), Gary Hardaway (SF), Joseph Chisholm (PF), John Bingham (C) Jacob Cuddy, Justin Cobb, Martin Link, Mark Higbee, Marcus Hill | |
| 07:49 | Central Florida | John Brooks is called for the reach on Alexander Haines - foul #1 on John Brooks, team foul #7 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie (SF), Augustine Greco (C) Michael Pennington, John Brooks | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 07:49 | Central Florida | Alexander Haines makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 07:49 | Central Florida | Alexander Haines makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 07:25 | Pitt | Gary Hardaway steals it from Christopher McKee | 41-56 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Aaron (tired) 19 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dominic Yazzie (tiring) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Peterson (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Augustine Greco (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Bobby Thompson (fairly fresh) SG - Alexander Haines (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Hardaway (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Chisholm (fresh) C - John Bingham (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Central Florida | Augustine Greco steps in front of the John Bingham pass | 41-56 |
| 06:41 | Pitt | Christopher McKee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-56 |
| 06:41 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Chad Seidl (PF), John Brooks (C) Christopher McKee, John Peterson, Augustine Greco | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Martin Link (SF), Eric Fiedler (PF) Bobby Thompson, Alexander Haines, Gary Hardaway, Joseph Chisholm | |
| 06:19 | Central Florida | Martin Link hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jacob Cuddy | 41-58 |
| 06:15 | Pitt | John Aaron is hacked by Justin Cobb in the backcourt - foul #1 on Justin Cobb, team foul #2 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG) Steven Savage | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Marcus Hill (C) John Bingham | |
| 06:02 | Pitt | Chad Seidl is denied on a layup by Marcus Hill | 41-58 |
| 06:01 | Pitt | Chad Seidl snags the offensive board | 41-58 |
| 05:52 | Pitt | Christopher McKee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Peterson (PF), Augustine Greco (C) Chad Seidl, John Brooks | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 05:38 | Central Florida | Dominic Yazzie is called for the reach on Martin Link - foul #5 on Dominic Yazzie, team foul #8 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Pennington (SG), Chad Seidl (PF) Dominic Yazzie, John Peterson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Higbee (PF) Eric Fiedler | |
| 05:38 | Central Florida | Martin Link misses the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 05:38 | Pitt | Chad Seidl grabs the defensive rebound | 41-58 |
| 05:36 | Pitt | Michael Pennington is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 41-58 |
| 05:09 | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy is fouled on the floor by Chad Seidl - foul #3 on Chad Seidl, team foul #9 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), John Peterson (PF) Christopher McKee, Chad Seidl | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alexander Haines (SG), Gary Hardaway (SF), John Bingham (C) Justin Cobb, Martin Link, Marcus Hill | |
| 05:09 | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy makes the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 05:09 | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy makes the 2nd free throw | 41-60 |
| 05:05 | Pitt | Jacob Cuddy is called for the reach on Michael Pennington in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jacob Cuddy, team foul #3 | 41-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | Chad Seidl (PF), John Brooks (C) John Peterson, Augustine Greco | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 04:53 | Pitt | Michael Pennington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson (PG) Jacob Cuddy | |
| 04:32 | Central Florida | Alexander Haines can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-60 |
| 04:31 | Pitt | Chad Seidl grabs the board | 41-60 |
| 04:26 | Pitt | John Aaron double dribbles | 41-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler (PF) Mark Higbee | |
| 04:11 | Central Florida | Gary Hardaway makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-62 |
| 03:52 | Pitt | John Aaron hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Pennington | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:47 | Central Florida | Alexander Haines hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-62 |
| 03:45 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Fiedler | 44-62 |
| 03:24 | Central Florida | John Bingham banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bobby Thompson | 44-64 |
| 03:12 | Pitt | John Aaron comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-64 |
| 03:10 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler gets the rebound | 44-64 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Savage (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Pennington (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Aaron (tired) 22 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. PF - Chad Seidl (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Brooks (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Bobby Thompson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alexander Haines (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Hardaway (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Eric Fiedler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bingham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:43 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Alexander Haines | 44-66 |
| 02:40 | Pitt | Michael Pennington is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 44-66 |
| Subs | Pitt | Young Chiong (C) John Brooks | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Martin Link (SF), Mark Higbee (PF), Marcus Hill (C) Bobby Thompson, Alexander Haines, Gary Hardaway, Eric Fiedler, John Bingham | |
| 02:23 | Central Florida | Martin Link misses the 3 from the left corner | 44-66 |
| 02:21 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill tips it back up and in | 44-68 |
| 02:04 | Pitt | Justin Cobb is called for the reach on Michael Pennington - foul #2 on Justin Cobb, team foul #4 | 44-68 |
| 01:42 | Pitt | John Aaron makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-68 |
| 01:21 | Central Florida | Mark Higbee is hacked by Chad Seidl - foul #4 on Chad Seidl, team foul #10 | 47-68 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Brooks (C) Young Chiong | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson (PG), Alexander Haines (SG) Jacob Cuddy, Justin Cobb | |
| 01:21 | Central Florida | Mark Higbee makes the 1st free throw | 47-69 |
| 01:21 | Central Florida | Mark Higbee misses the 2nd free throw | 47-69 |
| 01:21 | Pitt | Chad Seidl pulls down the rebound | 47-69 |
| 01:04 | Pitt | John Aaron misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-69 |
| 01:03 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill gets the rebound | 47-69 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 47-69 |
| 00:56 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill hits the follow up shot | 47-71 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Pitt | John Brooks misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 47-71 |
| 00:47 | Pitt | Steven Savage misses the tip | 47-71 |
| 00:46 | Pitt | Michael Pennington gets the offensive rebound | 47-71 |
| 00:43 | Pitt | Steven Savage is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Steven Savage, team foul #11 | 47-71 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler (PF) Mark Higbee | |
| 00:18 | Central Florida | Martin Link hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Alexander Haines | 47-73 |
| 00:10 | Pitt | John Brooks can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 47-73 |
| 00:08 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler gets the rebound | 47-73 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson runs out the clock | 47-73 |