| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) SF - William Singleton (fresh) PF - Carl McKinney (fresh) C - Aaron Butler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carlos Wilson (fresh) SG - Brandon Kitson (fresh) SF - Leon Walters (fresh) PF - Charlie McCalman (fresh) C - Charles Bolling (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | William Singleton is fouled on the floor by Leon Walters - foul #1 on Leon Walters, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Pitt | Leon Walters misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Pitt | Charles Bolling gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Pitt | Charlie McCalman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Pitt | Charlie McCalman grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Pitt | Charles Bolling can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Aaron Butler - foul #1 on Aaron Butler, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Pitt | Charles Bolling makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:18 | Pitt | Charles Bolling misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:18 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler grabs the board | 2-1 |
| 18:00 | Rutgers | William Singleton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-1 |
| 17:47 | Pitt | Carlos Wilson misses long on a floater from the right wing | 2-1 |
| 17:46 | Pitt | Charles Bolling hits the follow up shot | 2-3 |
| 17:24 | Rutgers | Leon Walters steps in front of the Craig Brooks pass | 2-3 |
| 17:21 | Pitt | Leon Walters lays it up and in | 2-5 |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Carlos Wilson - foul #1 on Carlos Wilson, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:04 | Pitt | Charlie McCalman snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 16:41 | Pitt | Brandon Kitson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 16:40 | Rutgers | William Singleton snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 16:24 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 16:22 | Pitt | Charlie McCalman snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 16:01 | Pitt | Charles Bolling misses badly on a shot from the right side | 3-5 |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) SF - William Singleton (fairly fresh) PF - Carl McKinney (fairly fresh) C - Aaron Butler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carlos Wilson (fresh) SG - Brandon Kitson (fresh) SF - Leon Walters (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charlie McCalman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Bolling (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy loses the dribble to Brandon Kitson | 3-5 |
| 15:27 | Pitt | Charles Bolling can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Aaron Butler - foul #2 on Aaron Butler, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Kwacha Abdel (SG), Ebo Amoroso (SF), Jerry Merchant (PF), Richard Lamere (C) Craig Brooks, Bill Quincy, William Singleton, Carl McKinney, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | Pitt | Herbert Thompson (PG), Anthony Conover (PF) Carlos Wilson, Charlie McCalman | |
| 15:27 | Pitt | Charles Bolling misses the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 15:27 | Pitt | Charles Bolling makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | Leon Walters steals it from Ebo Amoroso | 3-6 |
| 15:13 | Pitt | Jerry Merchant swats the layup by Charles Bolling | 3-6 |
| 15:11 | Pitt | Charles Bolling snags the offensive board | 3-6 |
| 15:03 | Pitt | Leon Walters drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Herbert Thompson | 3-9 |
| 14:47 | Rutgers | Leon Walters steals it from Richard Lamere | 3-9 |
| 14:30 | Pitt | Herbert Thompson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-12 |
| 14:10 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere loses the dribble to Anthony Conover | 3-12 |
| 13:51 | Pitt | Herbert Thompson is fouled on the floor by Anthony King - foul #1 on Anthony King, team foul #3 | 3-12 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Bill Quincy (SG), William Singleton (SF) Anthony King, Kwacha Abdel, Ebo Amoroso | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Wilson (PG), Theodore Oliver (SF), Charlie McCalman (PF) Brandon Kitson, Leon Walters, Charles Bolling | |
| 13:33 | Pitt | Charlie McCalman is denied on a layup by Richard Lamere | 3-12 |
| 13:31 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks gets the rebound | 3-12 |
| 13:26 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-12 |
| 13:25 | Pitt | Theodore Oliver grabs the board | 3-12 |
| 13:07 | Pitt | Anthony Conover buries a jumper from the left side set up by Carlos Wilson | 3-14 |
| 12:55 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-14 |
| 12:53 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant hits the follow up shot | 5-14 |
| 12:33 | Pitt | Anthony Conover drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Charlie McCalman | 5-17 |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Craig Brooks | 8-17 |
| 12:14 | Pitt | Carlos Wilson misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Richard Lamere - foul #1 on Richard Lamere, team foul #4 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso (SF), Carl McKinney (PF) William Singleton, Richard Lamere | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brandon Kitson (SG), Leon Walters (SF), Charles Bolling (C) Herbert Thompson, Theodore Oliver, Anthony Conover | |
| 12:14 | Pitt | Carlos Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 8-18 |
| 12:14 | Pitt | Carlos Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-19 |
| 11:48 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso clanks a jumper from the left wing | 8-19 |
| 11:46 | Pitt | Charles Bolling snags the defensive board | 8-19 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ebo Amoroso (fresh) PF - Carl McKinney (fresh) C - Jerry Merchant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carlos Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Kitson (fresh) SF - Leon Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Charlie McCalman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Bolling (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Pitt | Craig Brooks steps in front of the Charlie McCalman pass | 8-19 |
| 11:07 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ebo Amoroso | 11-19 |
| 10:48 | Pitt | Charles Bolling misses long on a floater from close range | 11-19 |
| 10:46 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Carl McKinney | 11-19 |
| 10:33 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Craig Brooks | 13-19 |
| 10:13 | Pitt | Charlie McCalman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Craig Brooks - foul #1 on Craig Brooks, team foul #5 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kwacha Abdel (SG), William Singleton (SF), Richard Lamere (C) Craig Brooks, Bill Quincy, Jerry Merchant | |
| Subs | Pitt | Herbert Thompson (PG), Ray Whitlow (SG) Carlos Wilson, Brandon Kitson | |
| 10:13 | Pitt | Charlie McCalman makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 10:13 | Pitt | Charlie McCalman makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 09:55 | Rutgers | William Singleton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-21 |
| 09:54 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney tips it home | 15-21 |
| 09:38 | Pitt | Leon Walters clanks a shot in the lane | 15-21 |
| 09:37 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso gets the rebound | 15-21 |
| 09:27 | Rutgers | Kwacha Abdel is fouled on the floor by Herbert Thompson - foul #1 on Herbert Thompson, team foul #3 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Theodore Oliver (SF), Anthony Conover (PF) Leon Walters, Charlie McCalman | |
| 09:19 | Rutgers | William Singleton is hacked by Anthony Conover - foul #1 on Anthony Conover, team foul #4 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brandon Kitson (SG) Ray Whitlow | |
| 08:59 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-21 |
| 08:58 | Pitt | Charles Bolling grabs the board | 15-21 |
| 08:46 | Pitt | Theodore Oliver can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Singleton - foul #1 on William Singleton, team foul #6 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Bill Quincy (SG) Ebo Amoroso, Kwacha Abdel | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 08:46 | Pitt | Theodore Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 08:46 | Pitt | Theodore Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 08:46 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere snags the defensive board | 15-22 |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-22 |
| 08:20 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Brandon Kitson | 15-22 |
| 07:58 | Pitt | Theodore Oliver buries a jumpshot from the right side | 15-24 |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Herbert Thompson - foul #2 on Herbert Thompson, team foul #5 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso (SF), Jerry Merchant (C) William Singleton, Richard Lamere | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Wilson (PG), Leon Walters (SF), Ray Lane (C) Herbert Thompson, Theodore Oliver, Charles Bolling | |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ebo Amoroso (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Carl McKinney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Merchant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carlos Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Kitson (fresh) SF - Leon Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Anthony Conover (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ray Lane (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Pitt | Brandon Kitson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-24 |
| 07:18 | Pitt | Anthony Conover grabs the offensive board | 17-24 |
| 07:05 | Pitt | Leon Walters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ray Whitlow (SG), Charlie McCalman (PF) Brandon Kitson, Anthony Conover | |
| 06:44 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-24 |
| 06:43 | Pitt | Charlie McCalman snags the defensive board | 17-24 |
| 06:26 | Pitt | Jerry Merchant is called for the reach on Ray Lane - foul #1 on Jerry Merchant, team foul #7 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kwacha Abdel (SG), William Singleton (SF) Craig Brooks, Bill Quincy | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 06:26 | Pitt | Ray Lane makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 06:26 | Pitt | Ray Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 06:00 | Rutgers | William Singleton comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 17-26 |
| 05:58 | Pitt | Ray Lane pulls down the rebound | 17-26 |
| 05:30 | Pitt | Leon Walters misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-26 |
| 05:29 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant grabs the defensive rebound | 17-26 |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses the lay-in | 17-26 |
| 05:17 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant tips it but misses | 17-26 |
| 05:16 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso tips it back up and in | 19-26 |
| 05:00 | Pitt | Leon Walters misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-26 |
| 04:58 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jerry Merchant | 19-26 |
| 04:53 | Rutgers | Ray Lane steals it from Ebo Amoroso | 19-26 |
| 04:38 | Pitt | Ray Lane misses the runner from the right block | 19-26 |
| 04:36 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant grabs the board | 19-26 |
| 04:30 | Rutgers | William Singleton connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Charlie McCalman - foul #1 on Charlie McCalman, team foul #6 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Bill Quincy (SG), Richard Lamere (C) Ebo Amoroso, Kwacha Abdel, Jerry Merchant | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brandon Kitson (SG), Anthony Conover (PF), Charles Bolling (C) Carlos Wilson, Charlie McCalman, Ray Lane | |
| 04:30 | Rutgers | William Singleton makes the free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:10 | Pitt | Charles Bolling scores on a runner in the paint | 22-28 |
| 03:49 | Rutgers | Brandon Kitson takes the ball from William Singleton | 22-28 |
| 03:34 | Pitt | Leon Walters blows the layup but the foul's on Craig Brooks - foul #2 on Craig Brooks, team foul #8 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Aaron Butler (C) Carl McKinney | |
| Subs | Pitt | Herbert Thompson (PG) Ray Whitlow | |
| 03:34 | Pitt | Leon Walters makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 03:34 | Pitt | Leon Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Singleton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Lamere (fresh) C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Herbert Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Kitson (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Leon Walters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Anthony Conover (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Bolling (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Bill Quincy | 24-30 |
| 02:58 | Pitt | Brandon Kitson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Herbert Thompson | 24-33 |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-33 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Quincy | 24-33 |
| 02:42 | Rutgers | Charles Bolling steps in front of the William Singleton pass | 24-33 |
| 02:37 | Pitt | Brandon Kitson connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Herbert Thompson | 24-36 |
| 02:26 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy is hacked by Herbert Thompson - foul #3 on Herbert Thompson, team foul #7 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso (SF) William Singleton | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Wilson (PG), Theodore Oliver (SF), Charlie McCalman (PF) Herbert Thompson, Leon Walters, Anthony Conover | |
| 02:26 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 02:26 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 02:26 | Pitt | Theodore Oliver grabs the board | 25-36 |
| 02:05 | Pitt | Craig Brooks picks off the pass by Carlos Wilson | 25-36 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Craig Brooks | 27-36 |
| 01:37 | Pitt | Charlie McCalman is fouled on the floor by Richard Lamere - foul #2 on Richard Lamere, team foul #9 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Kwacha Abdel (SG), Jerry Merchant (PF) Craig Brooks, Bill Quincy, Richard Lamere | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 01:37 | Pitt | Charlie McCalman makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 01:37 | Pitt | Charlie McCalman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charlie McCalman - foul #2 on Charlie McCalman, team foul #8 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ray Whitlow (SG) Brandon Kitson | |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 01:14 | Pitt | Charlie McCalman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso grabs the defensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-38 |
| 00:49 | Pitt | Charles Bolling pulls down the rebound | 29-38 |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Carlos Wilson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-38 |
| 00:32 | Pitt | Ray Whitlow grabs the offensive board | 29-38 |
| 00:18 | Pitt | Charlie McCalman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Bill Quincy (SG), Carl McKinney (PF) Anthony King, Kwacha Abdel, Jerry Merchant | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brandon Kitson (SG), Leon Walters (SF), Anthony Conover (C) Carlos Wilson, Theodore Oliver, Charles Bolling | |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Ray Whitlow - foul #1 on Ray Whitlow, team foul #9 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Lamere (PF) Carl McKinney | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Ray Whitlow misses short on a halfcourt shot | 31-38 |