| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Norwood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Colucci (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronnie Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Seaberg (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. SF - Noel Weaver (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Morin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Thurber (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver inbounds the ball | 20-31 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Robert Norwood - foul #1 on Robert Norwood, team foul #1 | 20-31 |
| 19:35 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg misses the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 19:35 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg misses the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 19:35 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler snags the defensive board | 20-31 |
| 19:19 | Pitt | Cary Marshall can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-31 |
| 19:17 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver grabs the board | 20-31 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Thurber | 20-34 |
| 18:38 | Pitt | Michael Colucci makes the contested floater from the left side on a great pass from Peter Witt | 22-34 |
| 18:11 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg jams it set up by Noel Weaver | 22-36 |
| 17:50 | Pitt | Robert Norwood is whistled for traveling | 22-36 |
| 17:32 | Tennessee | William Morin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Manuel Barker (SG) Robert Norwood | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:13 | Pitt | Peter Witt clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Noel Weaver - foul #1 on Noel Weaver, team foul #1 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Holland (C) Ronnie Butler | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz (PF) William Morin | |
| 17:13 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 17:13 | Pitt | Peter Witt makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 16:44 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 23-36 |
| 16:43 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg hits the follow up shot | 23-38 |
| 16:24 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 23-38 |
| 16:23 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 23-38 |
| 15:58 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-38 |
| 15:57 | Pitt | Michael Colucci snags the defensive board | 23-38 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Barker (fresh) SF - Peter Witt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Colucci (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Holland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Seaberg (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. SF - Noel Weaver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Hymowitz (fresh) C - Richard Thurber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Pitt | Michael Colucci is fouled on the floor by Jesse Seaberg - foul #1 on Jesse Seaberg, team foul #2 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG), Robert Norwood (SG), Kong Ming (SF), Ronnie Butler (C) Cary Marshall, Manuel Barker, Peter Witt, Michael Colucci | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Morin (PF) Robert Hymowitz | |
| 15:25 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler is hacked by Richard Thurber - foul #3 on Richard Thurber, team foul #3 | 23-38 |
| 15:09 | Pitt | Robert Norwood knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 25-38 |
| 14:42 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber buries a shot from the baseline | 25-40 |
| 14:22 | Pitt | Robert Norwood can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-40 |
| 14:20 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen gets the rebound | 25-40 |
| 13:51 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 25-40 |
| 13:49 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber tips it home | 25-42 |
| 13:30 | Pitt | Bernard Sorensen picks off the pass by Kong Ming | 25-42 |
| 13:01 | Tennessee | Kong Ming steals it from William Morin | 25-42 |
| 12:39 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Thurber - foul #4 on Richard Thurber, team foul #4 | 25-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Manuel Barker (SG), Peter Witt (SF), Michael Colucci (PF) Robert Norwood, Kong Ming, Richard Holland | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Turner (SF), Robert Hymowitz (PF), Adrian Morphis (C) Noel Weaver, William Morin, Richard Thurber | |
| 12:39 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski makes the 1st free throw | 26-42 |
| 12:39 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 12:39 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert Hymowitz | 26-42 |
| 12:17 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-42 |
| 12:16 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Ronnie Butler | 26-42 |
| 11:59 | Pitt | Peter Witt is called for traveling | 26-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cary Marshall (PG) Radomil Polakowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Wiggins (PG), Ernie Gross (SG) Bernard Sorensen, Jesse Seaberg | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Barker (fresh) SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Colucci (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronnie Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Wiggins (fresh) SG - Ernie Gross (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dustin Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hymowitz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Adrian Morphis (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz misses the floater from the left side | 26-42 |
| 11:31 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Michael Colucci | 26-42 |
| 11:18 | Pitt | Cary Marshall misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-42 |
| 11:17 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz grabs the board | 26-42 |
| 11:12 | Tennessee | John Wiggins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 26-42 |
| 11:11 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler snags the defensive board | 26-42 |
| 10:50 | Pitt | Cary Marshall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-42 |
| 10:49 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Ernie Gross | 26-42 |
| 10:25 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-44 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:04 | Pitt | Michael Colucci evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-44 |
| 10:03 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Dustin Turner | 26-44 |
| 09:34 | Tennessee | Cary Marshall is called for the reach on John Wiggins - foul #2 on Cary Marshall, team foul #2 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Norwood (SG), Kong Ming (SF), Ronald Delk (PF), Richard Holland (C) Manuel Barker, Peter Witt, Michael Colucci, Ronnie Butler | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen (PG), Jesse Seaberg (SG), Noel Weaver (SF), William Morin (PF) John Wiggins, Ernie Gross, Dustin Turner, Adrian Morphis | |
| 09:17 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver is hacked by Robert Norwood - foul #2 on Robert Norwood, team foul #3 | 26-44 |
| 08:55 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jesse Seaberg | 26-47 |
| 08:50 | Pitt | Robert Norwood buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Kong Ming and he's hacked by Bernard Sorensen - foul #1 on Bernard Sorensen, team foul #5 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG) Cary Marshall | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 08:50 | Pitt | Robert Norwood makes the free throw | 29-47 |
| 08:26 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Morin | 29-50 |
| 08:12 | Pitt | Kong Ming knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Radomil Polakowski | 31-50 |
| 07:52 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Noel Weaver | 31-52 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Radomil Polakowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Norwood (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kong Ming (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Delk (fresh) C - Richard Holland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Seaberg (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. SF - Noel Weaver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Morin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Hymowitz (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Pitt | Kong Ming hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Morin - foul #2 on William Morin, team foul #6 | 31-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cary Marshall (PG), Michael Colucci (PF) Radomil Polakowski, Ronald Delk | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Thurber (C) Robert Hymowitz | |
| 07:44 | Pitt | Kong Ming makes the 1st free throw | 32-52 |
| 07:44 | Pitt | Kong Ming misses the 2nd free throw | 32-52 |
| 07:44 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver snags the defensive board | 32-52 |
| 07:24 | Tennessee | William Morin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-52 |
| 07:23 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver snags the offensive board | 32-52 |
| 07:06 | Tennessee | William Morin scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Noel Weaver | 32-54 |
| 06:52 | Pitt | Cary Marshall is whistled for a carry | 32-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG), Manuel Barker (SG), Ronald Delk (SF) Cary Marshall, Robert Norwood, Michael Colucci | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:30 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-54 |
| 06:28 | Pitt | Richard Holland snags the defensive board | 32-54 |
| 06:10 | Pitt | Kong Ming misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-54 |
| 06:08 | Pitt | Manuel Barker misses the tip | 32-54 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg grabs the defensive rebound | 32-54 |
| 05:54 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Jesse Seaberg | 32-56 |
| 05:31 | Pitt | Kong Ming scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-56 |
| 05:08 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber can't finish the layup | 34-56 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Noel Weaver | 34-56 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen is hacked by Richard Holland - foul #3 on Richard Holland, team foul #4 | 34-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Wiggins (PG), Ernie Gross (SG), Dustin Turner (SF), Robert Hymowitz (PF) Bernard Sorensen, Jesse Seaberg, Noel Weaver, William Morin | |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Dustin Turner and the foul's on Richard Holland - foul #4 on Richard Holland, team foul #5 | 34-58 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber makes the free throw | 34-59 |
| 04:16 | Pitt | Richard Holland misses the floater from the left side | 34-59 |
| 04:14 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner snags the defensive board | 34-59 |
| 03:57 | Tennessee | John Wiggins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-59 |
| 03:56 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-59 |
| 03:35 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from John Wiggins | 34-61 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Radomil Polakowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Barker (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Delk (fairly fresh) PF - Kong Ming (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Richard Holland (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Wiggins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernie Gross (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dustin Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Hymowitz (fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Thurber (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Pitt | Richard Holland misses short on a jumper from the right block | 34-61 |
| 03:21 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber snags the defensive board | 34-61 |
| 02:57 | Tennessee | John Wiggins drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Robert Hymowitz | 34-63 |
| 02:39 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Ernie Gross - foul #1 on Ernie Gross, team foul #7 | 34-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen (PG), Jesse Seaberg (SG), Noel Weaver (SF) John Wiggins, Ernie Gross, Dustin Turner | |
| 02:39 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski misses the 1st free throw | 34-63 |
| 02:39 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 34-63 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Richard Thurber | 34-63 |
| 02:23 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-63 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg tips it but misses | 34-63 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber misses the tip | 34-63 |
| 02:20 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg hits the follow up shot | 34-65 |
| 02:04 | Pitt | Manuel Barker is fouled on the floor by Jesse Seaberg - foul #2 on Jesse Seaberg, team foul #8 | 34-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marvin Saner (PG) Radomil Polakowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Morin (PF) Robert Hymowitz | |
| 02:04 | Pitt | Manuel Barker misses the 1st free throw | 34-65 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to William Morin | 34-65 |
| 01:39 | Tennessee | Manuel Barker is called for the reach on Jesse Seaberg - foul #2 on Manuel Barker, team foul #6 | 34-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG) Marvin Saner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:11 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber misses badly on a runner in the lane | 34-65 |
| 01:10 | Pitt | Ronald Delk grabs the board | 34-65 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Pitt | Kong Ming is called for traveling | 34-65 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 34-65 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | Richard Holland gets the rebound | 34-65 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Kong Ming connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 36-65 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen runs out the clock | 36-65 |