| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vernon Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James McCurren (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Zipp (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Clevenger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Brooks Headley (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dexter Avery (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bradley Smith (fresh) PF - Michael Powers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Fusco (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Bradley Smith inbounds the ball | 28-45 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Pitt | Dexter Avery comes up short on the jumper from close range | 28-45 |
| 19:46 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Donald Ordonez | 28-45 |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Dexter Avery steals it from Michael Clevenger | 28-45 |
| 19:38 | Pitt | Dexter Avery banks in the layup | 28-47 |
| 19:30 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-47 |
| 19:28 | Pitt | Bradley Smith gets the rebound | 28-47 |
| 19:00 | Pitt | Brooks Headley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-47 |
| 18:58 | Pitt | Bradley Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-47 |
| 18:38 | Pitt | Dexter Avery is hacked by Donald Ordonez - foul #2 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #1 | 28-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) James McCurren, James Zipp, Donald Ordonez, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 18:17 | Pitt | Brooks Headley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-47 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Vernon Gray snags the defensive board | 28-47 |
| 18:10 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 28-47 |
| 18:08 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Michael Powers | 28-47 |
| 17:48 | Pitt | Donald Fusco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Leif Taberski, Aldo Rossi, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch is hacked by Donald Fusco - foul #1 on Donald Fusco, team foul #1 | 28-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG), Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Allen Durfee, James Zipp, Donald Ordonez, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (SF) Bradley Smith | |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Vernon Gray clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-47 |
| 17:09 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi tips it back up and in | 30-47 |
| 16:41 | Pitt | James McCurren is called for the reach on Dexter Avery - foul #3 on James McCurren, team foul #2 | 30-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), James Zipp (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Michael Clevenger (C) James McCurren, Leif Taberski, Aldo Rossi, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Neal (SG), John Schrecengost (SF), George Boyd (PF) Brooks Headley, Dexter Avery, Michael Powers | |
| 16:14 | Pitt | Richard Page knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Schrecengost | 30-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:56 | St. John's | James Zipp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-50 |
| 15:55 | Pitt | Donald Fusco grabs the defensive rebound | 30-50 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vernon Gray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Zipp (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Clevenger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Page (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Schrecengost (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Fusco (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Pitt | George Boyd misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 30-50 |
| 15:25 | St. John's | James Zipp grabs the board | 30-50 |
| 15:20 | St. John's | James Zipp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG), Leif Taberski (SF), Claudio Rossi (C) Vernon Gray, James Zipp, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brooks Headley (PG), Dexter Avery (SG), Bradley Smith (SF), Michael Powers (PF) Richard Page, Randall Neal, John Schrecengost, George Boyd | |
| 14:55 | Pitt | Dexter Avery misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 30-50 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 30-50 |
| 14:50 | St. John's | Leif Taberski can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-50 |
| 14:48 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi hits the follow up shot | 32-50 |
| 14:24 | Pitt | Michael Powers drills a floater from the left wing set up by Dexter Avery and he's fouled by Donald Ordonez - foul #3 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #3 | 32-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (PG), James Zipp (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF) Allen Durfee, Leif Taberski, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Boyd (C) Donald Fusco | |
| 14:24 | Pitt | Michael Powers makes the free throw | 32-53 |
| 14:12 | St. John's | James Zipp misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-53 |
| 14:11 | Pitt | Michael Powers pulls down the rebound | 32-53 |
| 13:47 | Pitt | Brooks Headley connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from George Boyd | 32-56 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | James Zipp is hacked by Michael Powers - foul #3 on Michael Powers, team foul #2 | 32-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Donald Ordonez (PF), Michael Clevenger (C) Vernon Gray, Aldo Rossi, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Pitt | Patrick Stephens (PF) Michael Powers | |
| 13:20 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-56 |
| 13:19 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez hits the follow up shot | 34-56 |
| 13:11 | Pitt | Brooks Headley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-56 |
| 13:09 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez pulls down the rebound | 34-56 |
| 13:02 | St. John's | James McCurren is hacked by Brooks Headley - foul #1 on Brooks Headley, team foul #3 | 34-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (PG) Allen Durfee | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (SG), Donald Fusco (C) Dexter Avery, Patrick Stephens | |
| 12:55 | St. John's | James Zipp's 3 pointer is rejected by Bradley Smith | 34-56 |
| 12:54 | St. John's | James McCurren pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-56 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | Vernon Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 34-56 |
| 12:41 | Pitt | Richard Page pulls down the rebound | 34-56 |
| 12:22 | Pitt | Richard Page makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brooks Headley | 34-58 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger hits a turnaround from the right block set up by James McCurren and he's fouled by Donald Fusco - foul #2 on Donald Fusco, team foul #4 | 36-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF) Vernon Gray, James Zipp, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Neal (SG), John Schrecengost (SF), Michael Powers (PF) Brooks Headley, Bradley Smith, George Boyd | |
| 12:08 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger misses the free throw | 36-58 |
| 12:08 | Pitt | Michael Powers snags the defensive board | 36-58 |
| 11:46 | Pitt | Leif Taberski takes the ball from Randall Neal | 36-58 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James McCurren (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Clevenger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Page (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Schrecengost (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Powers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Fusco (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 38-58 |
| 11:15 | Pitt | James McCurren steps in front of the Richard Page pass | 38-58 |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Richard Page steps in front of the Michael Clevenger pass | 38-58 |
| 10:54 | Pitt | Richard Page lays it up and in | 38-60 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi double dribbles | 38-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (PG), James Zipp (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Allen Durfee, Leif Taberski, Aldo Rossi, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brooks Headley (PG), Dexter Avery (SG), George Boyd (C) Randall Neal, John Schrecengost, Donald Fusco | |
| 10:15 | Pitt | George Boyd makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Brooks Headley | 38-62 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | James Zipp loses the ball out of bounds | 38-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG) James McCurren | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Smith (SF), Patrick Stephens (PF) Richard Page, Michael Powers | |
| 09:30 | Pitt | George Boyd can't throw it down | 38-62 |
| 09:28 | Pitt | Brooks Headley tips it back up and in | 38-64 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Patrick Stephens - foul #1 on Patrick Stephens, team foul #5 | 38-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF) Allen Durfee | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses the 1st free throw | 38-64 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 2nd free throw | 39-64 |
| 08:54 | Pitt | Dexter Avery connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bradley Smith | 39-66 |
| 08:34 | St. John's | Vernon Gray loses the dribble to Brooks Headley | 39-66 |
| 08:12 | Pitt | Claudio Rossi takes the ball from George Boyd | 39-66 |
| 08:06 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bradley Smith - foul #1 on Bradley Smith, team foul #6 | 39-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), James McCurren (SG) Vernon Gray, Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (PG), Michael Powers (PF), Donald Fusco (C) Brooks Headley, Patrick Stephens, George Boyd | |
| 08:06 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 39-66 |
| 08:06 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 40-66 |
| 07:42 | Pitt | Richard Page misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Allen Durfee - foul #3 on Allen Durfee, team foul #4 | 40-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Clevenger (C) Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Neal (SG), John Schrecengost (SF) Dexter Avery, Bradley Smith | |
| 07:42 | Pitt | Richard Page makes the 1st free throw | 40-67 |
| 07:42 | Pitt | Richard Page makes the 2nd free throw | 40-68 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James McCurren (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Clevenger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Page (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Schrecengost (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Powers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Fusco (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez is hacked by Michael Powers - foul #4 on Michael Powers, team foul #7 | 40-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ivan Zausch (C) Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses the 1st free throw | 40-68 |
| 07:27 | St. John's | James Zipp grabs the offensive board | 40-68 |
| 07:12 | St. John's | James Zipp misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Schrecengost - foul #1 on John Schrecengost, team foul #8 | 40-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Aldo Rossi (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Donald Ordonez, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 07:12 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 1st free throw | 41-68 |
| 07:12 | St. John's | James Zipp misses the 2nd free throw | 41-68 |
| 07:12 | Pitt | Michael Powers grabs the board | 41-68 |
| 06:47 | Pitt | Randall Neal can't finish the layup | 41-68 |
| 06:46 | Pitt | Donald Fusco tips it but misses | 41-68 |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Allen Durfee grabs the defensive rebound | 41-68 |
| 06:39 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi drills a turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Donald Fusco - foul #3 on Donald Fusco, team foul #9 | 43-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (PG), Leif Taberski (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF) Allen Durfee, James Zipp, Aldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brooks Headley (PG), Dexter Avery (SG) Randall Neal, John Schrecengost | |
| 06:39 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the free throw | 44-68 |
| 06:10 | Pitt | Richard Page hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-68 |
| 06:08 | Pitt | Michael Powers grabs the offensive rebound | 44-68 |
| 05:51 | Pitt | Brooks Headley makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Dexter Avery | 44-71 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Leif Taberski is fouled on the floor by Michael Powers - foul #5 on Michael Powers, team foul #10 | 44-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), James Zipp (SG), Aldo Rossi (PF), Michael Clevenger (C) Vernon Gray, James McCurren, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Smith (SF), Patrick Stephens (PF), George Boyd (C) Richard Page, Michael Powers, Donald Fusco | |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Leif Taberski makes the 1st free throw | 45-71 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses the 2nd free throw | 45-71 |
| 05:33 | Pitt | Dexter Avery snags the defensive board | 45-71 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:04 | Pitt | George Boyd loses the dribble to Aldo Rossi | 45-71 |
| 04:55 | St. John's | James Zipp drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Allen Durfee | 47-71 |
| 04:39 | Pitt | Brooks Headley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-71 |
| 04:38 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens tips it but misses | 47-71 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Leif Taberski grabs the board | 47-71 |
| 04:32 | St. John's | James Zipp hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 47-71 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger gets the offensive rebound | 47-71 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-71 |
| 04:18 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Aldo Rossi | 47-71 |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Allen Durfee connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 49-71 |
| 03:49 | Pitt | Brooks Headley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-71 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Leif Taberski grabs the board | 49-71 |
| 03:21 | St. John's | Patrick Stephens swats the shot by Allen Durfee | 49-71 |
| 03:20 | Pitt | George Boyd pulls down the rebound | 49-71 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Leif Taberski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Clevenger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Brooks Headley (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dexter Avery (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bradley Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Patrick Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Boyd (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Pitt | Aldo Rossi denies the turnaround by Dexter Avery | 49-71 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger gets the rebound | 49-71 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Stephens | 49-71 |
| 02:47 | Pitt | Bradley Smith pulls down the rebound | 49-71 |
| 02:19 | Pitt | George Boyd misses long on a floater in the paint | 49-71 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Leif Taberski gets the rebound | 49-71 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | Dexter Avery steals it from James Zipp | 49-71 |
| 02:09 | Pitt | Bradley Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Dexter Avery | 49-73 |
| 01:49 | St. John's | A charge is called on Leif Taberski - foul #3 on Leif Taberski, team foul #5 | 49-73 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (PG), James McCurren (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF) Allen Durfee, Leif Taberski, Aldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Pitt | Donald Fusco (C) Patrick Stephens | |
| 01:27 | Pitt | George Boyd throws it down set up by Dexter Avery and he's hacked by James Zipp - foul #2 on James Zipp, team foul #6 | 49-75 |
| 01:27 | Pitt | George Boyd makes the free throw | 49-76 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez's layup is rejected by Bradley Smith | 49-76 |
| 01:18 | Pitt | Bradley Smith grabs the board | 49-76 |
| 00:59 | Pitt | George Boyd misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 49-76 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez pulls down the rebound | 49-76 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | St. John's | James Zipp drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Vernon Gray | 51-76 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Pitt | Brooks Headley dunks the ball on a nice dish by George Boyd | 51-78 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Bradley Smith swats the layup by James McCurren | 51-78 |
| 00:18 | Pitt | Bradley Smith snags the defensive board | 51-78 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Brooks Headley runs out the clock | 51-78 |