| Lineup | Florida State | PG - James Taylor (fresh) SG - Kevin McGraw (fresh) SF - Michael Burnett (fresh) PF - Justin Lovejoy (fresh) C - Charles Case (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fresh) SG - Robert Norwood (fresh) SF - Peter Witt (fresh) PF - Michael Colucci (fresh) C - Ronnie Butler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Pitt | Robert Norwood misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Pitt | Charles Case takes the ball from Michael Colucci | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Florida State | Cary Marshall steals the ball from Justin Lovejoy | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Charles Case | 3-0 |
| 18:10 | Pitt | Robert Norwood makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 17:50 | Florida State | Charles Case scores on a turnaround in the paint | 5-3 |
| 17:37 | Pitt | Michael Colucci drills a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Justin Lovejoy - foul #1 on Justin Lovejoy, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Manuel Barker (SG), Kong Ming (SF) Robert Norwood, Peter Witt | |
| 17:37 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses the free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:37 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 17:30 | Florida State | James Taylor is hacked by Cary Marshall - foul #1 on Cary Marshall, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Holland (C) Ronnie Butler | |
| 17:14 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-5 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG), Ronald Delk (PF) Cary Marshall, Michael Colucci | |
| 16:56 | Pitt | Charles Case swats the short shot by Kong Ming | 5-5 |
| 16:54 | Florida State | Charles Case snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 16:33 | Florida State | James Taylor misses short on a jumper from the right side | 5-5 |
| 16:32 | Pitt | Kong Ming gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:09 | Pitt | Ronald Delk travels with the ball | 5-5 |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Darby (SF), Donald Turner (PF) Michael Burnett, Justin Lovejoy | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cary Marshall (PG), Robert Norwood (SG), Peter Witt (SF), Michael Colucci (PF), Ronnie Butler (C) Radomil Polakowski, Manuel Barker, Kong Ming, Ronald Delk, Richard Holland | |
| 15:52 | Florida State | Donald Turner hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 5-5 |
| 15:51 | Pitt | Peter Witt grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) SG - Kevin McGraw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Darby (fresh) PF - Donald Turner (fresh) C - Charles Case (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fresh) SG - Robert Norwood (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) PF - Michael Colucci (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronnie Butler (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Taylor - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 15:39 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:39 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:39 | Florida State | Charles Case grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 15:24 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 15:22 | Pitt | Peter Witt grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:01 | Pitt | Robert Norwood misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 15:00 | Florida State | Charles Case grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 14:43 | Florida State | Charles Case misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Ronnie Butler - foul #1 on Ronnie Butler, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Burnett (SF), Justin Lovejoy (PF) Richard Darby, Donald Turner | |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG), Manuel Barker (SG), Kong Ming (SF), Richard Holland (PF) Cary Marshall, Robert Norwood, Peter Witt, Michael Colucci | |
| 14:43 | Florida State | Charles Case makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 14:43 | Florida State | Charles Case misses the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 14:43 | Pitt | Kong Ming grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 14:21 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 6-5 |
| 14:19 | Pitt | Kong Ming can't tip it in | 6-5 |
| 14:18 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Holland | 6-5 |
| 14:07 | Pitt | Charles Case denies the turnaround by Kong Ming | 6-5 |
| 14:05 | Florida State | James Taylor gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 13:47 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from James Taylor | 8-5 |
| 13:30 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 13:28 | Florida State | Michael Burnett grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 13:23 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw clanks a 3 from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 13:22 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy tips it in | 10-5 |
| 13:09 | Pitt | Manuel Barker is hacked by Justin Lovejoy - foul #2 on Justin Lovejoy, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Turner (PF), Larry Wilson (C) Justin Lovejoy, Charles Case | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cary Marshall (PG), Robert Norwood (SG), Peter Witt (SF), Michael Colucci (PF) Radomil Polakowski, Manuel Barker, Kong Ming, Ronnie Butler | |
| 12:48 | Pitt | Larry Wilson steps in front of the Richard Holland pass | 10-5 |
| 12:29 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Norwood - foul #1 on Robert Norwood, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jon Hayes (PG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SF) Richard Holland | |
| 12:29 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 12:29 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw makes the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| 12:16 | Pitt | Kong Ming misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-5 |
| 12:15 | Florida State | Michael Burnett grabs the defensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 11:52 | Florida State | Larry Wilson makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Michael Burnett | 14-5 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jon Hayes (fresh) SG - Kevin McGraw (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Burnett (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Turner (fresh) C - Larry Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fresh) SG - Robert Norwood (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kong Ming (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Colucci (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Witt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Pitt | Donald Turner denies the turnaround by Michael Colucci | 14-5 |
| 11:34 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Donald Turner | 14-5 |
| 11:19 | Florida State | Michael Burnett comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Cary Marshall - foul #2 on Cary Marshall, team foul #4 | 14-5 |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Darby (SG) Kevin McGraw | |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG), Manuel Barker (SG), Ronald Delk (SF), Richard Holland (C) Cary Marshall, Robert Norwood, Kong Ming, Peter Witt | |
| 11:19 | Florida State | Michael Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 15-5 |
| 11:19 | Florida State | Michael Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 16-5 |
| 11:09 | Pitt | Michael Colucci lays it in | 16-7 |
| 10:47 | Florida State | Radomil Polakowski steals the ball from Larry Wilson | 16-7 |
| 10:43 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski lays it in | 16-9 |
| 10:26 | Florida State | Michael Colucci takes the ball from Richard Darby | 16-9 |
| 10:11 | Pitt | Michael Colucci scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Jon Hayes - foul #1 on Jon Hayes, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Taylor (PG), Kevin McGraw (SG), Charles Case (C) Jon Hayes, Michael Burnett, Larry Wilson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SF), Ronnie Butler (C) Ronald Delk, Richard Holland | |
| 10:11 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses the free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:11 | Florida State | Charles Case gets the rebound | 16-11 |
| 09:53 | Florida State | Charles Case hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by James Taylor | 18-11 |
| 09:41 | Pitt | Michael Colucci makes the jumper from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 09:22 | Florida State | Richard Darby can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 09:21 | Florida State | Donald Turner tips it back up and in | 20-13 |
| 09:07 | Pitt | Kong Ming comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Richard Darby - foul #1 on Richard Darby, team foul #5 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Florida State | Larry Wilson (PF) Donald Turner | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Norwood (SG), Richard Holland (PF) Manuel Barker, Michael Colucci | |
| 09:07 | Pitt | Kong Ming makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:07 | Pitt | Kong Ming misses the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:07 | Florida State | Larry Wilson gets the rebound | 20-14 |
| 08:46 | Florida State | Larry Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Holland - foul #1 on Richard Holland, team foul #5 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Burnett (SF) Richard Darby | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marvin Saner (PG), Peter Witt (SF) Radomil Polakowski, Kong Ming | |
| 08:46 | Florida State | Larry Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 08:46 | Florida State | Larry Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 08:31 | Pitt | The jump hook by Richard Holland is blocked by Michael Burnett | 22-14 |
| 08:30 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler tips it in | 22-16 |
| 08:17 | Florida State | James Taylor scores on a jumper from the right wing | 24-16 |
| 08:08 | Pitt | Richard Holland banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Norwood | 24-18 |
| 07:55 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-18 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jon Hayes (SG), Donald Turner (PF) Kevin McGraw, Charles Case | |
| Subs | Pitt | Manuel Barker (SG), Ronald Delk (PF) Marvin Saner, Richard Holland | |
| 07:34 | Pitt | Robert Norwood is whistled for a carry | 24-18 |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Darby (SF) Michael Burnett | |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG) Manuel Barker | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Hayes (fresh) SF - Richard Darby (fresh) PF - Donald Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Radomil Polakowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Norwood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Delk (fresh) C - Ronnie Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Florida State | Larry Wilson can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 24-18 |
| 07:19 | Florida State | Richard Darby grabs the offensive rebound | 24-18 |
| 07:00 | Florida State | Larry Wilson clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Ronnie Butler - foul #2 on Ronnie Butler, team foul #6 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kevin McGraw (SG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Pitt | Manuel Barker (SG), Kong Ming (SF), Michael Colucci (PF) Robert Norwood, Ronald Delk, Ronnie Butler | |
| 07:00 | Florida State | Larry Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 07:00 | Florida State | Larry Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 06:49 | Pitt | Michael Colucci can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 25-18 |
| 06:47 | Florida State | Jon Hayes pulls down the rebound | 25-18 |
| 06:28 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Radomil Polakowski | 25-18 |
| 06:06 | Pitt | Kevin McGraw is called for the reach on Manuel Barker - foul #1 on Kevin McGraw, team foul #6 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Burnett (SF), Justin Lovejoy (PF), Charles Case (C) Richard Darby, Donald Turner, Larry Wilson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cary Marshall (PG), Richard Holland (C) Radomil Polakowski, Peter Witt | |
| 05:59 | Pitt | Kong Ming's pass is intercepted by Michael Burnett | 25-18 |
| 05:45 | Florida State | Charles Case is hacked by Richard Holland - foul #2 on Richard Holland, team foul #7 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Taylor (PG) Kevin McGraw | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ronald Delk (PF) Michael Colucci | |
| 05:45 | Florida State | Charles Case makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 05:45 | Florida State | Charles Case misses the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 05:45 | Pitt | Ronald Delk snags the defensive board | 26-18 |
| 05:38 | Pitt | Richard Holland double dribbles | 26-18 |
| 05:12 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy is fouled on the floor by Ronald Delk - foul #1 on Ronald Delk, team foul #8 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Norwood (SG), Ronnie Butler (C) Manuel Barker, Kong Ming | |
| 05:12 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 05:12 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy makes the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| 05:03 | Pitt | Richard Holland clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-18 |
| 05:01 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler tips it back up and in | 28-20 |
| 04:45 | Florida State | Charles Case's floater is tipped away by Ronnie Butler | 28-20 |
| 04:43 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Burnett | 28-20 |
| 04:36 | Florida State | Charles Case misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 28-20 |
| 04:35 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler gets the rebound | 28-20 |
| 04:28 | Pitt | Robert Norwood is fouled on the floor by Jon Hayes - foul #2 on Jon Hayes, team foul #7 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kevin McGraw (SG), Larry Wilson (C) James Taylor, Charles Case | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Colucci (PF) Richard Holland | |
| 04:28 | Pitt | Robert Norwood makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 04:28 | Pitt | Robert Norwood misses the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 04:28 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw gets the rebound | 28-21 |
| 04:23 | Florida State | Larry Wilson misses short on a shot from the baseline | 28-21 |
| 04:22 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 04:17 | Pitt | Robert Norwood loses the ball out of bounds | 28-21 |
| 04:00 | Florida State | Larry Wilson connects on the floater from close range | 30-21 |
| 03:39 | Pitt | Robert Norwood hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 03:37 | Pitt | Ronald Delk grabs the offensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 03:19 | Pitt | Cary Marshall misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Jon Hayes - foul #3 on Jon Hayes, team foul #8 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Taylor (PG), Richard Darby (SF), Donald Turner (PF) Jon Hayes, Michael Burnett, Justin Lovejoy | |
| Subs | Pitt | Manuel Barker (SG), Peter Witt (SF), Richard Holland (C) Robert Norwood, Ronald Delk, Ronnie Butler | |
| 03:19 | Pitt | Cary Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 03:19 | Pitt | Cary Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 03:19 | Florida State | Larry Wilson grabs the board | 30-21 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin McGraw (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Darby (fresh) PF - Donald Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fairly fresh) SG - Manuel Barker (fresh) SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Colucci (fresh) 8 pts. C - Richard Holland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:59 | Florida State | Larry Wilson misses the jumper from the right wing | 30-21 |
| 02:58 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Michael Colucci | 30-21 |
| 02:43 | Pitt | Michael Colucci hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 30-21 |
| 02:41 | Florida State | Richard Darby gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| 02:39 | Florida State | James Taylor loses the dribble to Manuel Barker in the backcourt | 30-21 |
| 02:28 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Darby - foul #2 on Richard Darby, team foul #9 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy (PF), Charles Case (C) Donald Turner, Larry Wilson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG), Kong Ming (PF) Cary Marshall, Michael Colucci | |
| 02:28 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 02:28 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 02:28 | Florida State | Charles Case snags the defensive board | 30-21 |
| 02:18 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-21 |
| 02:17 | Florida State | Charles Case snags the offensive board | 30-21 |
| 02:09 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw misses the layup against the doubleteam | 30-21 |
| 02:08 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Peter Witt | 30-21 |
| 01:59 | Pitt | Peter Witt loses the dribble to Kevin McGraw | 30-21 |
| 01:35 | Florida State | James Taylor's pass is intercepted by Richard Holland | 30-21 |
| 01:26 | Pitt | The pull-up jumper by Peter Witt is blocked by Charles Case | 30-21 |
| 01:24 | Florida State | Charles Case snags the defensive board | 30-21 |
| 01:05 | Florida State | Charles Case throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-21 |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Burnett (SF), Larry Wilson (C) Richard Darby, Charles Case | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Norwood (SG), Michael Colucci (PF), Ronnie Butler (C) Manuel Barker, Peter Witt, Richard Holland | |
| 00:57 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski can't finish the layup | 30-21 |
| 00:56 | Florida State | Larry Wilson gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| 00:36 | Florida State | Larry Wilson blows the dunk but the foul's on Radomil Polakowski - foul #1 on Radomil Polakowski, team foul #9 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Turner (PF) Justin Lovejoy | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cary Marshall (PG) Radomil Polakowski | |
| 00:36 | Florida State | Larry Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 00:36 | Florida State | Larry Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 00:36 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler grabs the board | 31-21 |
| 00:30 | Pitt | The short jumper by Robert Norwood is denied by Larry Wilson | 31-21 |
| 00:29 | Florida State | Donald Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 31-21 |
| 00:02 | Florida State | Larry Wilson loses the dribble to Michael Colucci | 31-21 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses long on a fullcourt shot | 31-21 |