| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael White (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fresh) SG - John Aaron (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) C - John Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | John Peterson inbounds the ball | 39-23 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Pitt | Michael White picks off the pass by John Brooks | 39-23 |
| 19:37 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts blows the layup | 39-23 |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau tips it home | 41-23 |
| 19:14 | Pitt | John Aaron drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-26 |
| 18:52 | St. John's | Anthony Baden clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-26 |
| 18:50 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie snags the defensive board | 41-26 |
| 18:35 | Pitt | John Aaron connects on the 3 from the right corner | 41-29 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts's fadeaway is rejected by John Peterson | 41-29 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the tip | 41-29 |
| 18:15 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Brooks | 41-29 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:48 | Pitt | John Aaron can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-29 |
| 17:47 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau grabs the defensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | John Brooks blocks the short jumper by Clarence Roberts | 41-29 |
| 17:29 | Pitt | John Aaron grabs the board | 41-29 |
| 17:15 | Pitt | Patrick Thibodeau denies the turnaround by Christopher McKee | 41-29 |
| 17:13 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau grabs the defensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 16:52 | St. John's | John Brooks blocks the short jumper by Michael White | 41-29 |
| 16:50 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie pulls down the rebound | 41-29 |
| 16:21 | Pitt | Christopher McKee hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Peterson | 41-32 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau hits a fadeaway in the lane | 43-32 |
| 15:45 | Pitt | John Peterson can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 15:43 | Pitt | John Brooks grabs the offensive rebound | 43-32 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Aaron (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Peterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dominic Yazzie (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - John Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:23 | Pitt | John Aaron clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-32 |
| 15:21 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau grabs the board | 43-32 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | John Brooks is called for the reach on Michael White - foul #2 on John Brooks, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), Chad Seidl (PF), Augustine Greco (C) Christopher McKee, John Aaron, Dominic Yazzie, John Brooks | |
| 14:47 | St. John's | Chad Seidl swats the layup by Michael White | 43-32 |
| 14:45 | Pitt | Augustine Greco pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 14:16 | Pitt | Chad Seidl scores on a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Michael White - foul #2 on Michael White, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Aaron (SF) John Peterson | |
| 14:16 | Pitt | Chad Seidl misses the free throw | 43-34 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Irvin Foster | 43-34 |
| 14:04 | St. John's | Augustine Greco takes the ball from Michael White | 43-34 |
| 13:42 | Pitt | John Aaron makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Savage | 43-37 |
| 13:20 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-37 |
| 13:18 | Pitt | Augustine Greco pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 12:49 | Pitt | John Aaron hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | Irvin Foster grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 12:40 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau travels with the ball | 43-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Paul Carr (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Michael White, Irvin Foster, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), John Peterson (SF) Steven Savage, John Aaron | |
| 12:19 | Pitt | John Peterson banks in the layup | 43-39 |
| 11:58 | St. John's | Michael Pennington steps in front of the Raymond Stephens pass | 43-39 |
| 11:38 | Pitt | Augustine Greco hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 43-39 |
| 11:37 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Carr (fresh) 3 pts. C - Roland Nieman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Pennington (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Peterson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Chad Seidl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Augustine Greco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | St. John's | Roland Nieman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Anthony Baden, Clarence Roberts | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), John Aaron (SF) Christopher McKee, John Peterson | |
| 11:01 | Pitt | John Aaron is hacked by Michael White - foul #3 on Michael White, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF) Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), John Peterson (SF) Steven Savage, John Aaron | |
| 10:38 | Pitt | Patrick Thibodeau takes the ball from Christopher McKee | 43-39 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 10:07 | Pitt | Patrick Thibodeau is called for the reach on Augustine Greco - foul #1 on Patrick Thibodeau, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG) Michael White | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), John Aaron (SG), Dominic Yazzie (SF) Christopher McKee, Michael Pennington, John Peterson | |
| 09:45 | Pitt | Augustine Greco buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Steven Savage | 46-41 |
| 09:24 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Raymond Stephens | 48-41 |
| 08:56 | Pitt | Chad Seidl misses the easy layup | 48-41 |
| 08:55 | Pitt | Chad Seidl grabs the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 08:41 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Savage | 48-43 |
| 08:22 | St. John's | Paul Carr knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Raymond Stephens | 50-43 |
| 07:56 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie hits the finger roll | 50-45 |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 50-45 |
| 07:40 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau grabs the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 07:21 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau's floater is tipped away by Dominic Yazzie | 50-45 |
| 07:19 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens grabs the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Carr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Irvin Foster (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Thibodeau (tiring) 15 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Savage (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Aaron (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Seidl (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Augustine Greco (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is hacked by Dominic Yazzie - foul #1 on Dominic Yazzie, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG), Clarence Roberts (SF), Roland Nieman (C) Anthony Baden, Irvin Foster, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), John Peterson (SF) Steven Savage, John Aaron, Dominic Yazzie | |
| 06:44 | St. John's | Paul Carr loses the dribble to Michael Pennington | 50-45 |
| 06:22 | Pitt | John Peterson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Clarence Roberts - foul #1 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Aaron (SG), Dominic Yazzie (PF) Michael Pennington, Chad Seidl | |
| 06:22 | Pitt | John Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:22 | Pitt | John Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Roland Nieman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-45 |
| 06:08 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 05:55 | Pitt | Christopher McKee's layup is rejected by Paul Carr | 50-45 |
| 05:54 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Roland Nieman | 50-45 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Paul Carr can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Dominic Yazzie - foul #2 on Dominic Yazzie, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG) Raymond Stephens | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Pennington (SG), Chad Seidl (PF) John Aaron, Dominic Yazzie | |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Paul Carr makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Paul Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 05:04 | Pitt | Roland Nieman is called for the reach on Augustine Greco - foul #1 on Roland Nieman, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Aaron (SG), Dominic Yazzie (PF) Michael Pennington, Chad Seidl | |
| 04:46 | Pitt | Augustine Greco knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Christopher McKee and he's fouled by Roland Nieman - foul #2 on Roland Nieman, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau (C) Paul Carr | |
| Subs | Pitt | Chad Seidl (PF) Dominic Yazzie | |
| 04:46 | Pitt | Augustine Greco makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| 04:29 | St. John's | Michael White misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 04:28 | St. John's | Michael White snags the offensive board | 52-48 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Augustine Greco - foul #4 on Augustine Greco, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF) Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Pennington (SG), Dominic Yazzie (PF) John Aaron, Chad Seidl | |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 03:46 | Pitt | Michael Pennington misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 03:27 | St. John's | Anthony Baden's pass is intercepted by Christopher McKee | 53-48 |
| 03:00 | Pitt | Christopher McKee misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 02:59 | Pitt | John Peterson misses the tip | 53-48 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Pennington (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Peterson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Augustine Greco (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau misses the lay-in | 53-48 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau tips it but misses | 53-48 |
| 02:32 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Augustine Greco | 53-48 |
| 02:06 | Pitt | Christopher McKee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (PG), Paul Carr (SG), Roland Nieman (C) Anthony Baden, Michael White, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Aaron (SG), Chad Seidl (PF) Michael Pennington, Dominic Yazzie | |
| 01:59 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Michael White (SG), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Raymond Stephens, Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie (PF) Chad Seidl | |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Augustine Greco - foul #5 on Augustine Greco, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Brooks (C) Augustine Greco | |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:17 | Pitt | John Aaron hits a 3 pointer from the left wing and he's hacked by Patrick Thibodeau - foul #2 on Patrick Thibodeau, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| 01:17 | Pitt | John Aaron makes the free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Christopher McKee steals it from Michael White | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Pitt | John Aaron is whistled for traveling | 55-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG) Clarence Roberts | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens is fouled in the backcourt by John Aaron - foul #1 on John Aaron, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is fouled on the floor by John Brooks - foul #3 on John Brooks, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Christopher McKee misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-52 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | John Aaron snags the offensive board | 57-52 |
| 00:18 | Pitt | John Aaron knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Christopher McKee | 57-55 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is hacked by Christopher McKee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher McKee, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Roberts (SF) Raymond Stephens | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:16 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Brooks | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Pitt | Christopher McKee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Patrick Thibodeau | 58-55 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Christopher McKee is called for the reach on Patrick Thibodeau in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher McKee, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG) Clarence Roberts | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Michael White grabs the offensive board | 58-55 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Michael White is hacked by John Peterson - foul #1 on John Peterson, team foul #10 | 58-55 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Michael White makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Michael White makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Christopher McKee misses short on a halfcourt shot | 60-55 |