| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fresh) SG - Robert Norwood (fresh) SF - Peter Witt (fresh) PF - Michael Colucci (fresh) C - Ronnie Butler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Everett Simms (fresh) SG - Musenda Orji (fresh) SF - Ronald Bryant (fresh) PF - Bruce Jones (fresh) C - Emilio Rivera (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Pitt | Cary Marshall hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Michael Colucci | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones tips it in | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | Pitt | Bruce Jones steals it from Peter Witt | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant is hacked by Peter Witt - foul #1 on Peter Witt, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Central Florida | Everett Simms drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Musenda Orji | 2-5 |
| 18:25 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 18:23 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:04 | Central Florida | Peter Witt is called for the reach on Musenda Orji - foul #2 on Peter Witt, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SF) Peter Witt | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 17:49 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 17:26 | Pitt | Michael Colucci clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 17:24 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant pulls down the rebound | 2-8 |
| 17:04 | Central Florida | Everett Simms comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 17:02 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 16:44 | Pitt | Emilio Rivera is called for the reach on Ronnie Butler - foul #1 on Emilio Rivera, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG), Manuel Barker (SG), Ronald Delk (PF), Richard Holland (C) Cary Marshall, Robert Norwood, Michael Colucci, Ronnie Butler | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 16:31 | Pitt | Richard Holland misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Emilio Rivera - foul #2 on Emilio Rivera, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jared Smith (C) Emilio Rivera | |
| 16:31 | Pitt | Richard Holland misses the 1st free throw | 2-8 |
| 16:31 | Pitt | Richard Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:05 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 3-8 |
| 16:03 | Pitt | Richard Holland snags the defensive board | 3-8 |
| 15:59 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 3-8 |
| 15:57 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant grabs the board | 3-8 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Radomil Polakowski (fresh) SG - Manuel Barker (fresh) SF - Kong Ming (fresh) PF - Ronald Delk (fresh) C - Richard Holland (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Everett Simms (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Musenda Orji (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Bryant (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bruce Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jared Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-8 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Colucci (PF) Ronald Delk | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez (PG), Robert Wild (PF) Everett Simms, Bruce Jones | |
| 15:16 | Pitt | Ronald Bryant denies the turnaround by Richard Holland | 3-8 |
| 15:14 | Central Florida | Robert Wild gets the rebound | 3-8 |
| 14:53 | Central Florida | Manuel Barker steals it from Ronald Bryant | 3-8 |
| 14:43 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski drills a turnaround near the basket | 5-8 |
| 14:30 | Central Florida | Michael Colucci steps in front of the Rodrigo Vazquez pass | 5-8 |
| 14:16 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Rodrigo Vazquez - foul #1 on Rodrigo Vazquez, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Norwood (SG), Ronald Delk (SF), Ronnie Butler (C) Manuel Barker, Kong Ming, Richard Holland | |
| Subs | Central Florida | David McArthur (SG), Robert Larrabee (PF) Musenda Orji, Ronald Bryant | |
| 14:16 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:16 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:57 | Central Florida | David McArthur double dribbles | 7-8 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cary Marshall (PG) Radomil Polakowski | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Everett Simms (PG), Bruce Jones (PF) David McArthur, Robert Larrabee | |
| 13:39 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses the runner from the baseline | 7-8 |
| 13:38 | Pitt | Ronald Delk snags the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 13:28 | Pitt | Bruce Jones denies the turnaround by Robert Norwood | 7-8 |
| 13:27 | Central Florida | Jared Smith grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 13:21 | Central Florida | The jump hook by Robert Wild is blocked by Ronnie Butler | 7-8 |
| 13:19 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 13:05 | Pitt | Michael Colucci knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-8 |
| 12:45 | Central Florida | Everett Simms drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Jared Smith | 9-10 |
| 12:25 | Pitt | Robert Norwood misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 12:24 | Pitt | Michael Colucci tips it in | 11-10 |
| 12:06 | Central Florida | Ronnie Butler picks off the pass by Robert Wild | 11-10 |
| 11:54 | Pitt | Bruce Jones steals it from Michael Colucci | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Norwood (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Delk (fresh) PF - Michael Colucci (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronnie Butler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Everett Simms (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Rodrigo Vazquez (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Wild (fairly fresh) PF - Bruce Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Jared Smith (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 11-10 |
| 11:34 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 11:23 | Pitt | Bruce Jones is called for the reach on Michael Colucci - foul #1 on Bruce Jones, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Pitt | Manuel Barker (SG), Kong Ming (SF), Richard Holland (PF) Robert Norwood, Ronald Delk, Michael Colucci | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jeffery Chan (PG), Musenda Orji (SG), Ronald Bryant (SF), Robert Larrabee (C) Everett Simms, Rodrigo Vazquez, Robert Wild, Jared Smith | |
| 10:59 | Pitt | Cary Marshall can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bruce Jones - foul #2 on Bruce Jones, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jared Smith (C) Bruce Jones | |
| 10:59 | Pitt | Cary Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 10:59 | Pitt | Cary Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 10:59 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Jared Smith | 12-10 |
| 10:46 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffery Chan | 12-13 |
| 10:24 | Pitt | Richard Holland knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 14-13 |
| 10:12 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant blows the layup but he's hacked by Kong Ming - foul #1 on Kong Ming, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG), Ronald Delk (PF) Cary Marshall, Ronnie Butler | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 10:12 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:12 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:12 | Pitt | Manuel Barker gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 09:59 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski hits a jumper from the right block set up by Ronald Delk | 16-14 |
| 09:50 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant's pass is intercepted by Kong Ming | 16-14 |
| 09:38 | Pitt | Richard Holland clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 09:37 | Central Florida | Jared Smith grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 09:22 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji is denied on a layup by Richard Holland | 16-14 |
| 09:21 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Jared Smith | 16-14 |
| 09:12 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Kong Ming - foul #2 on Kong Ming, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Colucci (PF) Kong Ming | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Everett Simms (PG), Robert Wild (PF) Jeffery Chan, Jared Smith | |
| 09:12 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:12 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:59 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Everett Simms - foul #1 on Everett Simms, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Norwood (SG), Ronnie Butler (C) Manuel Barker, Richard Holland | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 08:59 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:59 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:59 | Central Florida | Robert Larrabee gets the rebound | 16-16 |
| 08:53 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant blows the layup | 16-16 |
| 08:51 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler snags the defensive board | 16-16 |
| 08:38 | Pitt | Robert Norwood misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Larrabee - foul #1 on Robert Larrabee, team foul #7 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cary Marshall (PG) Radomil Polakowski | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jared Smith (C) Robert Larrabee | |
| 08:38 | Pitt | Robert Norwood makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:38 | Pitt | Robert Norwood makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:28 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji travels with the ball | 18-16 |
| 08:06 | Pitt | Robert Norwood hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-16 |
| 07:50 | Central Florida | Robert Wild clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Ronnie Butler - foul #1 on Ronnie Butler, team foul #5 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Pitt | Manuel Barker (SG), Richard Holland (C) Ronald Delk, Ronnie Butler | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jeffery Chan (PG), Rodrigo Vazquez (SG), David McArthur (SF) Everett Simms, Musenda Orji, Ronald Bryant | |
| 07:50 | Central Florida | Robert Wild misses the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 07:50 | Central Florida | Robert Wild makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Manuel Barker (fresh) SF - Robert Norwood (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Colucci (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Holland (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jeffery Chan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodrigo Vazquez (fresh) SF - David McArthur (fresh) PF - Robert Wild (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Jared Smith (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Pitt | Richard Holland loses the dribble to Rodrigo Vazquez | 21-17 |
| 07:09 | Central Florida | Manuel Barker is called for the reach on Rodrigo Vazquez - foul #1 on Manuel Barker, team foul #6 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG), Ronald Delk (SF) Cary Marshall, Robert Norwood | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Larrabee (C) Jared Smith | |
| 06:56 | Central Florida | David McArthur connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffery Chan | 21-20 |
| 06:29 | Pitt | Michael Colucci comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Wild - foul #1 on Robert Wild, team foul #8 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SF), Peter Witt (C) Ronald Delk, Richard Holland | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Everett Simms (PG), Musenda Orji (SG), Ronald Bryant (SF) Jeffery Chan, Rodrigo Vazquez, David McArthur | |
| 06:29 | Pitt | Michael Colucci makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:29 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:29 | Central Florida | Robert Wild grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 06:10 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-20 |
| 06:09 | Central Florida | Robert Larrabee tips it but misses | 22-20 |
| 06:08 | Central Florida | Robert Wild gets the offensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:55 | Central Florida | Robert Larrabee misses the lay-in | 22-20 |
| 05:54 | Pitt | Kong Ming grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:33 | Pitt | Michael Colucci is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Michael Colucci, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cary Marshall (PG), Robert Norwood (SG), Ronnie Butler (C) Radomil Polakowski, Manuel Barker, Michael Colucci | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jared Smith (C) Robert Wild | |
| 05:14 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-20 |
| 05:13 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji gets the offensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 04:54 | Central Florida | Jared Smith clanks a jumper from the left side | 22-20 |
| 04:53 | Central Florida | Jared Smith tips it home | 22-22 |
| 04:44 | Pitt | Peter Witt makes the floater from the left wing set up by Cary Marshall | 24-22 |
| 04:25 | Central Florida | Jared Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 24-24 |
| 04:05 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 24-24 |
| 04:04 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler can't tip it in | 24-24 |
| 04:02 | Central Florida | Robert Larrabee snags the defensive board | 24-24 |
| 03:44 | Central Florida | Everett Simms comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Cary Marshall - foul #1 on Cary Marshall, team foul #8 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | Manuel Barker (SG), Ronald Delk (SF), Richard Holland (PF) Robert Norwood, Peter Witt, Kong Ming | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez (SG), David McArthur (SF), Bruce Jones (PF), Emilio Rivera (C) Musenda Orji, Ronald Bryant, Robert Larrabee, Jared Smith | |
| 03:44 | Central Florida | Everett Simms misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 03:44 | Central Florida | Everett Simms makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Barker (fresh) SF - Ronald Delk (fresh) PF - Richard Holland (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronnie Butler (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Everett Simms (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Rodrigo Vazquez (fresh) SF - David McArthur (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Emilio Rivera (fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Pitt | Cary Marshall clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Emilio Rivera - foul #3 on Emilio Rivera, team foul #9 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jeffery Chan (PG), Jared Smith (C) Everett Simms, Emilio Rivera | |
| 03:28 | Pitt | Cary Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:28 | Pitt | Cary Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 03:16 | Central Florida | Jeffery Chan is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jeffery Chan, team foul #10 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG), Michael Colucci (PF) Cary Marshall, Ronnie Butler | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 03:14 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Chan - foul #2 on Jeffery Chan, team foul #11 | 26-25 |
| 03:14 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 03:14 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 02:55 | Central Florida | David McArthur buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Rodrigo Vazquez | 28-28 |
| 02:36 | Pitt | Michael Colucci blows the layup | 28-28 |
| 02:35 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 02:12 | Central Florida | Jared Smith misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Holland - foul #1 on Richard Holland, team foul #9 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cary Marshall (PG), Kong Ming (SF) Radomil Polakowski, Michael Colucci | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Musenda Orji (SG), Ronald Bryant (SF) Jeffery Chan, David McArthur | |
| 02:12 | Central Florida | Jared Smith makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 02:12 | Central Florida | Jared Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 02:12 | Pitt | Richard Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 01:56 | Pitt | Cary Marshall comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 01:55 | Central Florida | Jared Smith pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 01:32 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 01:31 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones grabs the offensive board | 28-29 |
| 01:20 | Central Florida | Jared Smith loses the dribble to Ronald Delk | 28-29 |
| 01:05 | Pitt | Cary Marshall double dribbles | 28-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Norwood (SG), Peter Witt (SF), Ronnie Butler (C) Manuel Barker, Ronald Delk, Richard Holland | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Everett Simms (PG), Robert Wild (PF), Robert Larrabee (C) Rodrigo Vazquez, Bruce Jones, Jared Smith | |
| 00:53 | Central Florida | Everett Simms misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 00:51 | Central Florida | Robert Wild tips it home | 28-31 |
| 00:29 | Pitt | Kong Ming is fouled on the floor by Everett Simms - foul #2 on Everett Simms, team foul #12 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG), Michael Colucci (PF) Cary Marshall, Peter Witt | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 00:29 | Pitt | Kong Ming misses the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 00:29 | Pitt | Kong Ming makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:05 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Musenda Orji and he's hacked by Kong Ming - foul #3 on Kong Ming, team foul #10 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF) Kong Ming | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 00:05 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant makes the free throw | 29-34 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | Peter Witt's floater is tipped away by Robert Larrabee | 29-34 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji snags the defensive board | 29-34 |