| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Davenport (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roderick Hasegawa (fresh) 6 reb. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Norwood (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Colucci (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronnie Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Peter Witt inbounds the ball | 25-24 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Pitt | Robert Norwood clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-24 |
| 19:35 | Pitt | Cary Marshall gets the offensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 19:21 | Pitt | Michael Colucci's pass is intercepted by Danny Davenport | 25-24 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Ronnie Butler is called for the reach on Robert Ribeiro - foul #1 on Ronnie Butler, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| 18:41 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-24 |
| 18:39 | St. John's | Danny Davenport gets the offensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 18:27 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Michael Jackson | 27-24 |
| 18:07 | Pitt | Robert Norwood misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-24 |
| 18:06 | Pitt | Peter Witt tips it but misses | 27-24 |
| 18:05 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler grabs the offensive board | 27-24 |
| 17:44 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-24 |
| 17:42 | Pitt | Michael Colucci tips it back up and in | 27-26 |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Michael Colucci picks off the pass by Michael Jackson | 27-26 |
| 17:01 | Pitt | Brian Espinosa denies the turnaround by Ronnie Butler | 27-26 |
| 16:59 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 16:38 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Michael Jackson | 29-26 |
| 16:09 | Pitt | Robert Norwood knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Colucci | 29-29 |
| 15:52 | St. John's | Danny Davenport banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Ribeiro | 31-29 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Davenport (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roderick Hasegawa (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Brian Espinosa (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Norwood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Witt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Colucci (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronnie Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Pitt | Peter Witt makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Colucci and the foul's on Robert Ribeiro - foul #1 on Robert Ribeiro, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG), Chris Foster (SF), John Hart (PF), Steven Wiens (C) Robert Ribeiro, Danny Davenport, Roderick Hasegawa, Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG), Manuel Barker (SG), Kong Ming (PF), Richard Holland (C) Cary Marshall, Robert Norwood, Michael Colucci, Ronnie Butler | |
| 15:34 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses the free throw | 31-31 |
| 15:34 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Holland | 31-31 |
| 15:15 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 15:14 | St. John's | Steven Wiens pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Chris Foster is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 31-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ronald Delk (PF) Peter Witt | |
| 14:30 | Pitt | Kong Ming scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Radomil Polakowski and he's fouled by Michael Jackson - foul #1 on Michael Jackson, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa (PF) Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:30 | Pitt | Kong Ming makes the free throw | 31-34 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Stephen Little connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 13:43 | Pitt | John Hart steps in front of the Richard Holland pass | 34-34 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | John Hart misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-34 |
| 13:32 | Pitt | Richard Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 13:09 | Pitt | Kong Ming double dribbles | 34-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG), Robert Ribeiro (SG), Danny Davenport (SF), Brian Espinosa (C) John Hart, Chris Foster, Roderick Hasegawa, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cary Marshall (PG), Robert Norwood (SG), Michael Colucci (PF), Ronnie Butler (C) Radomil Polakowski, Manuel Barker, Ronald Delk, Richard Holland | |
| 12:58 | St. John's | Michael Jackson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 12:56 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 12:27 | Pitt | Kong Ming clanks a shot from the left side | 34-34 |
| 12:25 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler grabs the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 12:05 | Pitt | Michael Colucci is fouled on the floor by Stephen Little - foul #2 on Stephen Little, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa (PF) Stephen Little | |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF) Kong Ming | |
| 11:49 | Pitt | Danny Davenport is called for the reach on Peter Witt - foul #2 on Danny Davenport, team foul #4 | 34-34 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Davenport (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roderick Hasegawa (fresh) 6 reb. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Norwood (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Colucci (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronnie Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Pitt | Peter Witt can't finish the layup | 34-34 |
| 11:29 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | The jumper by Danny Davenport is denied by Michael Colucci | 34-34 |
| 11:12 | Pitt | Michael Colucci snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 10:51 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 34-34 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 10:36 | St. John's | Danny Davenport buries a driving attempt from the left block | 36-34 |
| 10:19 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 10:02 | St. John's | Michael Jackson buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Ribeiro | 39-34 |
| 09:41 | Pitt | Cary Marshall is fouled on the floor by Danny Davenport - foul #3 on Danny Davenport, team foul #5 | 39-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG), Chris Foster (SF), John Hart (PF), Steven Wiens (C) Michael Jackson, Danny Davenport, Roderick Hasegawa, Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG), Manuel Barker (SG), Kong Ming (SF), Ronald Delk (PF), Richard Holland (C) Cary Marshall, Robert Norwood, Peter Witt, Michael Colucci, Ronnie Butler | |
| 09:17 | Pitt | John Hart steps in front of the Kong Ming pass | 39-34 |
| 09:01 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro is hacked by Radomil Polakowski - foul #1 on Radomil Polakowski, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa (PF) Robert Ribeiro | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Radomil Polakowski - foul #2 on Radomil Polakowski, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Espinosa (C) Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cary Marshall (PG), Michael Colucci (PF), Ronnie Butler (C) Radomil Polakowski, Ronald Delk, Richard Holland | |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Stephen Little makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 08:45 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Michael Colucci | 40-34 |
| 08:31 | Pitt | Manuel Barker clanks a jump hook from close range | 40-34 |
| 08:29 | Pitt | Michael Colucci tips it home | 40-36 |
| 08:24 | St. John's | Stephen Little comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 08:23 | St. John's | Chris Foster tips it in | 42-36 |
| 08:01 | Pitt | Brian Espinosa blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Cary Marshall | 42-36 |
| 07:59 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Colucci | 42-36 |
| 07:37 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 07:35 | St. John's | Stephen Little snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roderick Hasegawa (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Barker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kong Ming (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Colucci (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Ronnie Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | St. John's | Chris Foster buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Roderick Hasegawa | 45-36 |
| 06:53 | Pitt | Cary Marshall misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-36 |
| 06:51 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | Chris Foster loses the dribble to Michael Colucci | 45-36 |
| 06:14 | Pitt | Michael Colucci is fouled on the floor by Stephen Little - foul #3 on Stephen Little, team foul #6 | 45-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG), Robert Ribeiro (SG), Danny Davenport (PF), Steven Wiens (C) Stephen Little, John Hart, Roderick Hasegawa, Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG), Robert Norwood (SG), Peter Witt (SF), Ronald Delk (PF), Richard Holland (C) Cary Marshall, Manuel Barker, Kong Ming, Michael Colucci, Ronnie Butler | |
| 05:48 | Pitt | Peter Witt buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Robert Norwood and he's fouled by Robert Ribeiro - foul #2 on Robert Ribeiro, team foul #7 | 45-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa (PF) Chris Foster | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 05:48 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses the free throw | 45-38 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Steven Wiens grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Danny Davenport is hacked by Peter Witt - foul #2 on Peter Witt, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| 05:17 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 05:15 | Pitt | Richard Holland snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 04:58 | Pitt | Robert Norwood makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Radomil Polakowski | 45-41 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the lay-in | 45-41 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | Steven Wiens gets the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 04:29 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 04:27 | Pitt | Ronald Delk pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 03:59 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 45-41 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Danny Davenport grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Michael Jackson and he's fouled by Ronald Delk - foul #2 on Ronald Delk, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PF), Brian Espinosa (C) Roderick Hasegawa, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cary Marshall (PG), Michael Colucci (PF), Ronnie Butler (C) Radomil Polakowski, Ronald Delk, Richard Holland | |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro makes the free throw | 48-41 |
| 03:26 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 48-41 |
| 03:25 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler tips it home | 48-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Danny Davenport (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Little (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Norwood (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Colucci (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronnie Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Danny Davenport and the foul's on Robert Norwood - foul #3 on Robert Norwood, team foul #6 | 50-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Manuel Barker (SG), Kong Ming (SF) Robert Norwood, Peter Witt | |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the free throw | 50-43 |
| 03:07 | Pitt | Michael Colucci grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 02:48 | Pitt | Michael Jackson is called for the reach on Cary Marshall - foul #2 on Michael Jackson, team foul #8 | 50-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SF) Danny Davenport | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:48 | Pitt | Cary Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:24 | St. John's | Michael Jackson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-43 |
| 02:23 | Pitt | Manuel Barker grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 02:23 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Danny Davenport (SF), Roderick Hasegawa (PF) Chris Foster, Stephen Little | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Norwood (SG), Peter Witt (SF) Manuel Barker, Kong Ming | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:57 | Pitt | Michael Jackson steals it from Ronnie Butler | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Danny Davenport clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Peter Witt - foul #3 on Peter Witt, team foul #7 | 50-43 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Danny Davenport misses the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Danny Davenport misses the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 01:37 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Ronnie Butler | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:22 | Pitt | Robert Norwood is called for traveling | 50-43 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 00:55 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Pitt | Peter Witt is hacked by Danny Davenport - foul #4 on Danny Davenport, team foul #9 | 50-43 |
| 00:49 | Pitt | Peter Witt makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 00:49 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa is fouled in the backcourt by Cary Marshall - foul #2 on Cary Marshall, team foul #8 | 50-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG) Robert Ribeiro | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 00:41 | Pitt | Michael Colucci travels with the ball | 52-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (C) Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Thomas Powell is hacked by Cary Marshall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cary Marshall, team foul #9 | 52-44 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Thomas Powell makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Thomas Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 00:39 | Pitt | Peter Witt snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 00:34 | Pitt | Robert Norwood hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-44 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Stephen Little grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-44 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Thomas Powell is fouled in the backcourt by Cary Marshall - foul #4 on Cary Marshall, team foul #10 | 53-44 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Thomas Powell makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Thomas Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 00:30 | Pitt | Michael Colucci grabs the defensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 00:23 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 54-44 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Stephen Little grabs the board | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Michael Jackson runs out the clock | 54-44 |