| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Brooks Headley (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Dexter Avery (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bradley Smith (fresh) PF - Michael Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Fusco (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Fagundes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Corbin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Montgomery (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Steven Lessman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Bradley Smith inbounds the ball | 28-34 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:33 | Pitt | Dexter Avery misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-34 |
| 19:32 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Steven Lessman | 28-34 |
| 19:09 | Rutgers | James Corbin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-34 |
| 18:58 | Pitt | Dexter Avery buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 18:38 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman lays it in | 31-36 |
| 18:26 | Pitt | Brooks Headley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | John Fagundes snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 18:02 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 17:43 | Pitt | Dexter Avery works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bradley Smith | 33-39 |
| 17:21 | Rutgers | Bradley Smith is called for the reach on James Corbin - foul #1 on Bradley Smith, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| 17:01 | Rutgers | Bradley Smith steals the ball from Matthew Montgomery | 33-39 |
| 16:39 | Pitt | Brooks Headley is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 33-39 |
| 16:38 | Pitt | Michael Powers tips it in | 35-39 |
| 16:09 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman's floater is tipped away by Michael Powers | 35-39 |
| 16:08 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Sanders | 35-39 |
| 15:46 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders drills a floater near the basket set up by James Corbin | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Brooks Headley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Dexter Avery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bradley Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Powers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Fusco (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Fagundes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Corbin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Montgomery (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Steven Lessman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Sanders (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Pitt | Brooks Headley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Bradley Smith | 38-41 |
| 15:05 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 15:03 | Pitt | Michael Powers snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 14:55 | Pitt | Brooks Headley makes the jumper from the left side set up by Dexter Avery | 40-41 |
| 14:27 | Rutgers | James Corbin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-41 |
| 14:26 | Pitt | Donald Fusco pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 14:07 | Pitt | Donald Fusco can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 14:05 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:47 | Rutgers | Dexter Avery takes the ball from Steven Lessman | 40-41 |
| 13:43 | Pitt | Dexter Avery banks in the layup | 42-41 |
| 13:18 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-41 |
| 13:17 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Brooks Headley | 42-41 |
| 13:12 | Pitt | Matthew Montgomery takes the ball from Brooks Headley | 42-41 |
| 13:07 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery lays it in | 42-43 |
| 12:59 | Pitt | Brooks Headley evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dexter Avery | 44-43 |
| 12:32 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders is hacked by Michael Powers - foul #1 on Michael Powers, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (PG), Randall Neal (SG), John Schrecengost (SF), Patrick Stephens (PF), George Boyd (C) Brooks Headley, Dexter Avery, Bradley Smith, Michael Powers, Donald Fusco | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich (SG), Curtis Montgomery (SF), Melvin Small (PF), Richard Vallo (C) James Corbin, Matthew Montgomery, Steven Lessman, Charles Sanders | |
| 12:14 | Rutgers | George Boyd denies the turnaround by Richard Vallo | 44-43 |
| 12:12 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 12:05 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Melvin Small - foul #2 on Melvin Small, team foul #1 | 44-43 |
| 12:05 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:05 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 11:41 | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-43 |
| 11:39 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Page (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Schrecengost (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Fagundes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joel Dietrich (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Curtis Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Melvin Small (fresh) C - Richard Vallo (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Pitt | John Schrecengost hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 45-43 |
| 11:23 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Stephens | 45-43 |
| 11:10 | Pitt | George Boyd loses the ball out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Corbin (SG) John Fagundes | |
| 10:49 | Rutgers | James Corbin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-43 |
| 10:47 | Pitt | Richard Page gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 10:42 | Pitt | Richard Page comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 10:40 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery is denied on a layup by Patrick Stephens | 45-43 |
| 10:17 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo tips it in | 45-45 |
| 09:58 | Pitt | John Schrecengost double dribbles | 45-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brooks Headley (PG) John Schrecengost | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery (SF), Charles Sanders (C) James Corbin, Richard Vallo | |
| 09:29 | Rutgers | Melvin Small knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew Montgomery | 45-47 |
| 09:11 | Pitt | George Boyd buries a jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Matthew Montgomery - foul #2 on Matthew Montgomery, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dexter Avery (SG), Michael Powers (PF) Randall Neal, Patrick Stephens | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), Steven Lessman (PF) Curtis Montgomery, Melvin Small | |
| 09:11 | Pitt | George Boyd makes the free throw | 48-47 |
| 08:50 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman connects on the jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Michael Powers - foul #2 on Michael Powers, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Schrecengost (SF), Donald Fusco (C) Richard Page, George Boyd | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Corbin (SG) Joel Dietrich | |
| 08:50 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman makes the free throw | 48-50 |
| 08:36 | Pitt | Brooks Headley hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 08:13 | Rutgers | Dexter Avery steals the ball from James Corbin | 51-50 |
| 07:55 | Pitt | Charles Sanders swats the short shot by Dexter Avery | 51-50 |
| 07:54 | Pitt | Donald Fusco grabs the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 07:43 | Pitt | Brooks Headley splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Charles Sanders | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Brooks Headley (fresh) 22 pts. SG - Dexter Avery (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - John Schrecengost (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Powers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Fusco (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Fagundes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Corbin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Montgomery (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Steven Lessman (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Sanders (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman misses long on a runner in the lane | 51-50 |
| 07:12 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Dexter Avery | 51-50 |
| 06:47 | Pitt | James Corbin steps in front of the John Schrecengost pass | 51-50 |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 06:33 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders gets the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 06:14 | Rutgers | James Corbin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 06:13 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Schrecengost | 51-50 |
| 06:00 | Pitt | Brooks Headley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 05:59 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to John Schrecengost | 51-50 |
| 05:49 | Pitt | John Schrecengost's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (PG), Randall Neal (SG), Bradley Smith (SF), Patrick Stephens (PF), George Boyd (C) Brooks Headley, Dexter Avery, John Schrecengost, Michael Powers, Donald Fusco | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich (SG), Curtis Montgomery (SF), Melvin Small (PF), Richard Vallo (C) James Corbin, Matthew Montgomery, Steven Lessman, Charles Sanders | |
| 05:29 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 05:28 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 05:07 | Pitt | Randall Neal connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from George Boyd | 53-50 |
| 04:39 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dexter Avery (SG) Randall Neal | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery (SF), Charles Sanders (C) John Fagundes, Richard Vallo | |
| 04:26 | Pitt | Richard Page misses short on a jumper from the left side | 53-50 |
| 04:24 | Pitt | Dexter Avery tips it back up and in | 55-50 |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 55-50 |
| 03:59 | Pitt | Richard Page grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 03:41 | Pitt | George Boyd hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Page | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Page (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dexter Avery (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - Bradley Smith (fresh) PF - Patrick Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - George Boyd (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Joel Dietrich (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Curtis Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Montgomery (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Melvin Small (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Sanders (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Rutgers | Melvin Small is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Melvin Small, team foul #3 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brooks Headley (PG), Michael Powers (PF) Richard Page, Patrick Stephens | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Corbin (SG), Steven Lessman (PF) Curtis Montgomery, Melvin Small | |
| 02:53 | Pitt | Dexter Avery is hacked by James Corbin during a doubleteam - foul #2 on James Corbin, team foul #4 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (SF) Bradley Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:34 | Pitt | Brooks Headley is hacked by Steven Lessman - foul #2 on Steven Lessman, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Donald Fusco (C) George Boyd | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG) Joel Dietrich | |
| 02:14 | Pitt | Brooks Headley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 01:49 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-50 |
| 01:47 | Pitt | Donald Fusco grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 01:18 | Pitt | Brooks Headley is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's fouled by James Corbin - foul #3 on James Corbin, team foul #6 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Smith (SF) Richard Page | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:18 | Pitt | Brooks Headley makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 01:18 | Pitt | Brooks Headley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 01:18 | Pitt | Brooks Headley makes the 3rd free throw | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 00:59 | Pitt | Donald Fusco grabs the board | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:56 | Pitt | James Corbin is called for the reach on Donald Fusco in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Corbin, team foul #7 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (SG), Randall Neal (SF) Dexter Avery, Bradley Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:56 | Pitt | Donald Fusco misses the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders grabs the board | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 00:51 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| 00:49 | Pitt | Brooks Headley is hacked by John Fagundes in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Fagundes, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| 00:49 | Pitt | Brooks Headley makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:49 | Pitt | Brooks Headley misses the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Charles Sanders | 61-53 |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | James Corbin clanks a 3 from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 00:42 | Pitt | Michael Powers gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 00:41 | Pitt | James Corbin is called for the reach on Michael Powers in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Corbin, team foul #9 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich (SG) James Corbin | |
| 00:41 | Pitt | Michael Powers makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:41 | Pitt | Michael Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman drills a turnaround from close range set up by John Fagundes | 63-55 |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Joel Dietrich is called for the reach on Richard Page in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joel Dietrich, team foul #10 | 63-55 |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Richard Page makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Richard Page misses the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders pulls down the rebound | 64-55 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-55 |
| 00:24 | Pitt | Michael Powers gets the rebound | 64-55 |
| 00:24 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-55 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Brooks Headley is fouled in the backcourt by John Fagundes - foul #3 on John Fagundes, team foul #11 | 64-55 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Brooks Headley makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Brooks Headley misses the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders gets the rebound | 65-55 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 65-55 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman hits the follow up shot | 65-57 |
| 00:13 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| 00:12 | Pitt | Randall Neal is fouled in the backcourt by John Fagundes - foul #4 on John Fagundes, team foul #12 | 65-57 |
| 00:12 | Pitt | Randall Neal makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:12 | Pitt | Randall Neal misses the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman grabs the board | 66-57 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich misses the 3 from the right corner | 66-57 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Donald Fusco grabs the defensive rebound | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Brooks Headley runs out the clock | 66-57 |