| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Willie Byrum (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Terrones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Corey Ulrich (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Edward (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Steven Dock (fresh) PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Hugh Shinault (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Steven Dock inbounds the ball | 18-23 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Pitt | Brian Edward drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jesse Harshaw | 18-26 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | Francis Watkins connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by James Terrones | 20-26 |
| 18:54 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Steven Dock | 20-28 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich misses the dunk over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Jesse Harshaw - foul #3 on Jesse Harshaw, team foul #1 | 20-28 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich misses the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 18:34 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault snags the defensive board | 21-28 |
| 18:12 | Pitt | Brian Edward comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-28 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Willie Byrum gets the rebound | 21-28 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | James Terrones is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Nicholson - foul #2 on Kenneth Nicholson, team foul #2 | 21-28 |
| 17:22 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 21-28 |
| 17:20 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kenneth Nicholson | 21-28 |
| 16:55 | Pitt | Brian Edward makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Jesse Harshaw | 21-30 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | Willie Byrum hits a turnaround in the paint set up by James Terrones | 23-30 |
| 16:13 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 23-32 |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a nice dish by Francis Watkins | 25-32 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Watkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Byrum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Terrones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Corey Ulrich (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Edward (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Steven Dock (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Hugh Shinault (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Pitt | The short jumper by Kenneth Nicholson is denied by Corey Ulrich | 25-32 |
| 15:23 | St. John's | Willie Byrum snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | The short jumper by James Terrones is denied by Hugh Shinault | 25-32 |
| 14:53 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 14:26 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Jesse Harshaw | 25-34 |
| 14:02 | St. John's | James Terrones is denied on a layup by Hugh Shinault | 25-34 |
| 14:01 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 13:39 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Brian Edward and the foul's on James Terrones - foul #2 on James Terrones, team foul #1 | 25-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG), William Taylor (SF), Jason Newman (PF) Francis Watkins, Willie Byrum, James Terrones | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Orner (SG), Bruce Bouley (C) Brian Edward, Hugh Shinault | |
| 13:39 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson makes the free throw | 25-37 |
| 13:13 | St. John's | William Taylor hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Justin Britt and he's fouled by Jesse Harshaw - foul #4 on Jesse Harshaw, team foul #3 | 27-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Bailey (PF) Kenneth Nicholson | |
| 13:13 | St. John's | William Taylor misses the free throw | 27-37 |
| 13:13 | Pitt | John Bailey grabs the board | 27-37 |
| 12:44 | Pitt | Corey Ulrich steals it from John Bailey | 27-37 |
| 12:19 | St. John's | David Butner knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 12:01 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 29-37 |
| 11:59 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley hits the follow up shot | 29-39 |
| 11:42 | St. John's | William Taylor hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-39 |
| 11:40 | Pitt | John Bailey grabs the board | 29-39 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Butner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Newman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Corey Ulrich (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Matthew Orner (fresh) SF - Steven Dock (tiring) 1 ast. PF - John Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Bouley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley is fouled on the floor by Corey Ulrich - foul #3 on Corey Ulrich, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Byrum (SF), James Terrones (PF) Justin Britt, Corey Ulrich | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Edward (SG) Steven Dock | |
| 11:00 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley is whistled for traveling | 29-39 |
| 10:31 | St. John's | Jason Newman misses the lay-in | 29-39 |
| 10:30 | St. John's | Willie Byrum can't tip it in | 29-39 |
| 10:29 | St. John's | James Terrones gets the offensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 10:16 | St. John's | William Taylor can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-39 |
| 10:15 | Pitt | Brian Edward grabs the defensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 10:10 | Pitt | Brian Edward misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on James Terrones - foul #3 on James Terrones, team foul #3 | 29-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG) William Taylor | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson (SF), Hugh Shinault (C) Jesse Harshaw, John Bailey | |
| 10:10 | Pitt | Brian Edward makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 10:10 | Pitt | Brian Edward makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 09:44 | St. John's | David Butner drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Justin Britt | 32-41 |
| 09:28 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Willie Byrum - foul #2 on Willie Byrum, team foul #4 | 32-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (SG), Corey Ulrich (C) David Butner, Jason Newman | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Dock (SF) Bruce Bouley | |
| 09:28 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 09:28 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Justin Britt makes the runner from close range | 34-43 |
| 08:40 | Pitt | Matthew Orner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG) Justin Britt | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw (PG) Steven Dock | |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 34-43 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Willie Byrum hits the follow up shot | 36-43 |
| 07:53 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Brian Edward | 36-45 |
| 07:27 | St. John's | William Taylor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 07:25 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kenneth Nicholson | 36-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Watkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Byrum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Terrones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Corey Ulrich (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brian Edward (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Orner (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Hugh Shinault (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:04 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-45 |
| 07:03 | St. John's | William Taylor snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by William Taylor is blocked by Kenneth Nicholson | 36-45 |
| 06:40 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 06:12 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-47 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Matthew Orner - foul #1 on Matthew Orner, team foul #4 | 36-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), David Butner (SG), Jason Newman (PF) William Taylor, Francis Watkins, James Terrones | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Dock (SF), John Bailey (PF), Bruce Bouley (C) Matthew Orner, Kenneth Nicholson, Hugh Shinault | |
| 05:52 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich misses the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 05:23 | Pitt | The pull-up jumper by Brian Edward is blocked by Jason Newman | 37-47 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Jason Newman is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Jason Newman, team foul #5 | 37-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (SF), James Terrones (PF) Willie Byrum, Corey Ulrich | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 04:25 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Jason Newman - foul #4 on Jason Newman, team foul #6 | 37-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Orner (SG) Brian Edward | |
| 04:25 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw misses the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 04:25 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | David Butner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Matthew Orner - foul #2 on Matthew Orner, team foul #5 | 37-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson (PF) John Bailey | |
| 04:03 | St. John's | David Butner makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | David Butner makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 03:44 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (SG) William Taylor | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 03:27 | St. John's | David Butner connects on the runner from the right block and the foul's on Steven Dock - foul #1 on Steven Dock, team foul #6 | 41-48 |
| 03:27 | St. John's | David Butner makes the free throw | 42-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Francis Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Butner (fresh) 13 pts. PF - James Terrones (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Newman (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Matthew Orner (fairly fresh) SF - Steven Dock (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Bruce Bouley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on David Butner - foul #1 on David Butner, team foul #7 | 42-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Byrum (SF), Corey Ulrich (C) Francis Watkins, James Terrones | |
| Subs | Pitt | Hugh Shinault (C) Bruce Bouley | |
| 02:58 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 02:58 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Willie Byrum is fouled on the floor by Steven Dock - foul #2 on Steven Dock, team foul #7 | 42-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Edward (PG) Jesse Harshaw | |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Willie Byrum makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Willie Byrum makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 02:32 | Pitt | Brian Edward can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 02:31 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich grabs the board | 44-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:25 | St. John's | David Butner is hacked by Matthew Orner - foul #3 on Matthew Orner, team foul #8 | 44-50 |
| 02:25 | St. John's | David Butner misses the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 02:25 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 02:13 | Pitt | Brian Edward buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Hugh Shinault | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:02 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich's layup is rejected by Hugh Shinault | 44-52 |
| 02:00 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:50 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jason Newman - foul #5 on Jason Newman, team foul #8 | 44-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (SG), James Terrones (PF) David Butner, Jason Newman | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw (PG) Matthew Orner | |
| 01:50 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 01:50 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:36 | St. John's | James Terrones misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Jesse Harshaw - foul #5 on Jesse Harshaw, team foul #9 | 44-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Orner (SG) Jesse Harshaw | |
| 01:36 | St. John's | James Terrones misses the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 01:36 | St. John's | James Terrones makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 01:12 | Pitt | Brian Edward scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Francis Watkins misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-56 |
| 00:47 | Pitt | Brian Edward grabs the board | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson scores on a jumper from the right wing | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Matthew Orner is called for the reach on Justin Britt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew Orner, team foul #10 | 45-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG), William Taylor (SF) Francis Watkins, Willie Byrum | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Justin Britt makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Justin Britt makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Brian Edward runs out the clock | 47-58 |