| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Silberberg (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lenz (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Aaron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Augustine Greco (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie inbounds the ball | 32-22 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:31 | Pitt | John Aaron misses short on a floater from the right side | 32-22 |
| 19:29 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Paul Bennett | 32-22 |
| 19:06 | Penn State | John Peterson denies the turnaround by Paul Bennett | 32-22 |
| 19:04 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano grabs the offensive board | 32-22 |
| 18:51 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-22 |
| 18:50 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Augustine Greco | 32-22 |
| 18:40 | Pitt | Christopher McKee is called for 10 seconds | 32-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), Chad Seidl (PF), John Brooks (C) Christopher McKee, John Aaron, John Peterson, Augustine Greco | |
| 18:14 | Penn State | Robert Lenz is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Robert Lenz, team foul #1 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), John Peterson (PF), Augustine Greco (C) Steven Savage, Chad Seidl, John Brooks | |
| 17:50 | Pitt | Augustine Greco lays it up and in | 32-24 |
| 17:25 | Penn State | Robert Lenz blows the layup but the foul's on Augustine Greco - foul #3 on Augustine Greco, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), John Aaron (SG), Chad Seidl (PF), John Brooks (C) Christopher McKee, Michael Pennington, John Peterson, Augustine Greco | |
| 17:25 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 17:25 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 17:02 | Pitt | John Aaron is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Lenz - foul #2 on Robert Lenz, team foul #2 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), Young Chiong (C) Steven Savage, Dominic Yazzie, John Brooks | |
| 17:02 | Pitt | John Aaron makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 17:02 | Pitt | John Aaron makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 16:46 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-26 |
| 16:44 | Pitt | John Aaron grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 16:19 | Pitt | John Aaron makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-29 |
| 15:52 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Paul Bennett | 35-29 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Silberberg (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Pennington (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Aaron (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Seidl (fresh) C - Young Chiong (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Pitt | Michael Pennington misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 15:32 | Penn State | Robert Lenz grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 15:13 | Penn State | Paul Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Dominic Yazzie (SF), John Peterson (PF), Augustine Greco (C) Christopher McKee, Michael Pennington, Chad Seidl, Young Chiong | |
| 14:50 | Pitt | John Aaron is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from close range | 35-29 |
| 14:48 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Gabriel Romano | 35-29 |
| 14:23 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Lenz | 38-29 |
| 14:03 | Pitt | John Peterson drills a fadeaway near the basket | 38-31 |
| 13:57 | Penn State | Paul Bennett drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Gabriel Romano | 40-31 |
| 13:37 | Pitt | Reginald Reavis takes the ball from Augustine Greco | 40-31 |
| 13:08 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano loses the dribble to John Aaron | 40-31 |
| 13:05 | Pitt | John Aaron lays it up and in | 40-33 |
| 12:39 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by John Peterson - foul #2 on John Peterson, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (SG), Young Fang (C) Dennis Silberberg, Robert Lenz | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), Chad Seidl (PF) Steven Savage, Dominic Yazzie | |
| 12:39 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 12:39 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 12:39 | Pitt | Chad Seidl pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 12:15 | Pitt | John Aaron misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 12:14 | Pitt | Christopher McKee gets the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 11:49 | Pitt | John Aaron clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 11:47 | Pitt | John Peterson tips it home | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Pittman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Young Fang (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Aaron (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Peterson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Seidl (fresh) 2 reb. C - Augustine Greco (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 11:22 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Augustine Greco | 40-35 |
| 10:56 | Pitt | John Peterson is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 10:54 | Pitt | John Peterson tips it but misses | 40-35 |
| 10:53 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | Paul Bennett is denied on a dunk by Chad Seidl | 40-35 |
| 10:29 | Pitt | John Aaron snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 10:10 | Pitt | Reginald Reavis is called for the reach on John Aaron - foul #1 on Reginald Reavis, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg (SG), Claude Jones (SF), Scott Hutchinson (PF), Robert Lenz (C) Gabriel Romano, Reginald Reavis, Paul Bennett, Young Fang | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Pennington (SG), Dominic Yazzie (SF), John Brooks (C) John Aaron, Chad Seidl, Augustine Greco | |
| 09:46 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie buries a floater from the baseline | 40-37 |
| 09:19 | Penn State | Robert Lenz can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 40-37 |
| 09:18 | Penn State | Claude Jones grabs the offensive board | 40-37 |
| 08:57 | Penn State | Claude Jones misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 08:55 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg hits the follow up shot | 42-37 |
| 08:30 | Pitt | John Peterson comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 42-37 |
| 08:29 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 08:04 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses the lay-in | 42-37 |
| 08:02 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 07:51 | Pitt | Christopher McKee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 07:49 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Daniel Pittman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Silberberg (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Claude Jones (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Scott Hutchinson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Pennington (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Peterson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - John Brooks (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-37 |
| 07:18 | Penn State | Robert Lenz tips it home | 44-37 |
| 06:53 | Pitt | John Peterson makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-39 |
| 06:29 | Penn State | Robert Lenz blows the layup but he's fouled by John Brooks - foul #2 on John Brooks, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Romano (PG), Reginald Reavis (SF), Paul Bennett (PF) Dennis Silberberg, Claude Jones, Scott Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), John Aaron (SG), Chad Seidl (PF), Augustine Greco (C) Christopher McKee, Michael Pennington, John Peterson, John Brooks | |
| 06:29 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 06:29 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 06:02 | Pitt | Augustine Greco misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-39 |
| 06:01 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 05:33 | Penn State | Robert Lenz lays it up and in set up by Daniel Pittman | 48-39 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:16 | Pitt | John Aaron evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Savage | 48-42 |
| 04:49 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-42 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:36 | Pitt | Augustine Greco makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from John Aaron out of a doubleteam | 51-44 |
| 04:10 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-44 |
| 03:55 | Pitt | John Aaron splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Steven Savage | 54-47 |
| 03:30 | Penn State | Dominic Yazzie is called for the reach on Reginald Reavis - foul #1 on Dominic Yazzie, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Baber (SG), Scott Hutchinson (PF), Young Fang (C) Daniel Pittman, Paul Bennett, Robert Lenz | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), John Peterson (SF) Steven Savage, Dominic Yazzie | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Baber (fresh) SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Hutchinson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Young Fang (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Aaron (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Peterson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chad Seidl (fresh) 2 reb. C - Augustine Greco (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Christopher McKee - foul #2 on Christopher McKee, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg (SG) Albert Baber | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 03:06 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 03:06 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:52 | Pitt | Christopher McKee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:26 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-47 |
| 02:07 | Pitt | Augustine Greco misses the turnaround from the left block | 56-47 |
| 02:05 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg grabs the board | 56-47 |
| 02:05 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Bennett (PF) Scott Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie (SF) Chad Seidl | |
| 01:36 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Lenz (C) Young Fang | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 01:23 | Pitt | John Aaron loses the dribble to Robert Lenz | 56-47 |
| 00:59 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Reginald Reavis | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Pitt | John Peterson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 59-47 |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses the dunk but he's hacked by Augustine Greco - foul #4 on Augustine Greco, team foul #6 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (PG), Albert Baber (SG), Scott Hutchinson (PF), Young Fang (C) Gabriel Romano, Dennis Silberberg, Paul Bennett, Robert Lenz | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), Chad Seidl (PF), John Brooks (C) Christopher McKee, John Aaron, John Peterson, Augustine Greco | |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Dominic Yazzie | 59-47 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Steven Savage misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-47 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Scott Hutchinson | 59-47 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman runs out the clock | 59-47 |