| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Hatcher (fresh) SG - Andrei Walentoski (fresh) SF - Charles Belle (fresh) PF - Peter Hunt (fresh) C - Calvin Cole (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gary Zimmerer (fresh) SG - Michael Bowersox (fresh) SF - Augustus Replenski (fresh) PF - Bryan McBroom (fresh) C - Edward Disney (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Calvin Cole wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:56 | Pitt | Gary Zimmerer is called for the reach on William Hatcher in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Zimmerer, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Pitt | Peter Hunt connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Andrei Walentoski | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom comes up short on the floater in the paint | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Pitt | Calvin Cole gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Pitt | Charles Belle hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Xavier | Augustus Replenski gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom is fouled on the floor by William Hatcher - foul #1 on William Hatcher, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Xavier | Augustus Replenski grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:05 | Xavier | William Hatcher picks off the pass by Augustus Replenski | 2-0 |
| 17:51 | Pitt | William Hatcher clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 17:50 | Xavier | Augustus Replenski grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 17:38 | Xavier | Augustus Replenski makes the runner near the basket | 2-2 |
| 17:14 | Pitt | Peter Hunt can't finish the layup but the foul's on Bryan McBroom - foul #1 on Bryan McBroom, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Charles Hittle (SF), Robert Franz (C) William Hatcher, Andrei Walentoski, Charles Belle, Calvin Cole | |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Antonio Hammond (SG), Gustavo Costa (SF), Florentino Yazzie (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Gary Zimmerer, Michael Bowersox, Augustus Replenski, Bryan McBroom, Edward Disney | |
| 17:14 | Pitt | Peter Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:14 | Pitt | Peter Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:55 | Xavier | Robert Phillips misses the turnaround from the baseline | 4-2 |
| 16:54 | Xavier | Florentino Yazzie grabs the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 16:48 | Xavier | Charles Hittle swats the dunk try by Gustavo Costa | 4-2 |
| 16:47 | Xavier | Gustavo Costa tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 16:25 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie connects on the floater from the free throw line | 6-4 |
| 16:13 | Xavier | Gustavo Costa hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Charles Hittle - foul #1 on Charles Hittle, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Murphree (PF) Peter Hunt | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:13 | Xavier | Gustavo Costa makes the free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:11 | Pitt | Kang Chin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Hale (PF) Robert Phillips | |
| 15:58 | Xavier | Antonio Hammond makes the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kang Chin (fairly fresh) SG - Cheng-Gong Xie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Hittle (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Murphree (fresh) C - Robert Franz (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Melvin Mohr (fresh) SG - Antonio Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gustavo Costa (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Hale (fresh) C - Florentino Yazzie (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Pitt | Antonio Hammond steals it from Charles Hittle | 6-9 |
| 15:08 | Xavier | Gustavo Costa is open and scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Antonio Hammond | 6-11 |
| 14:48 | Pitt | Matthew Murphree can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 6-11 |
| 14:46 | Pitt | Charles Hittle gets the offensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 14:25 | Pitt | Matthew Murphree misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Florentino Yazzie - foul #1 on Florentino Yazzie, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Hatcher (PG), Andrei Walentoski (SG), Charles Belle (SF), Calvin Cole (C) Kang Chin, Cheng-Gong Xie, Charles Hittle, Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clifford Richins (SG), Augustus Replenski (SF), Robert Phillips (C) Melvin Mohr, Gustavo Costa, Florentino Yazzie | |
| 14:25 | Pitt | Matthew Murphree makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:25 | Pitt | Matthew Murphree misses the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:25 | Xavier | Robert Phillips pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:07 | Xavier | Augustus Replenski misses the dunk | 7-11 |
| 14:06 | Pitt | Calvin Cole gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:43 | Pitt | Charles Belle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-11 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Hunt (PF) Matthew Murphree | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer (PG), Gustavo Costa (SF) Antonio Hammond, Augustus Replenski | |
| 13:33 | Xavier | Gustavo Costa misses badly on a shot from the right block | 7-11 |
| 13:31 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Charles Belle | 7-11 |
| 13:20 | Pitt | Charles Belle blows the layup | 7-11 |
| 13:19 | Xavier | Robert Phillips gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:17 | Xavier | William Hatcher steals it from Clifford Richins in the backcourt | 7-11 |
| 13:15 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski lays it in on a great pass from William Hatcher | 9-11 |
| 13:06 | Xavier | Peter Hunt picks off the pass by Ronald Hale | 9-11 |
| 12:48 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski is fouled on the floor by Clifford Richins - foul #1 on Clifford Richins, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Pitt | Elvin Dalton (C) Calvin Cole | |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Michael Bowersox (SG), Augustus Replenski (SF), Bryan McBroom (PF), Edward Disney (C) Gary Zimmerer, Clifford Richins, Gustavo Costa, Ronald Hale, Robert Phillips | |
| 12:30 | Pitt | Charles Belle misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-11 |
| 12:29 | Pitt | William Hatcher hits the follow up shot | 11-11 |
| 12:26 | Xavier | Augustus Replenski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| Subs | Pitt | Calvin Cole (C) Charles Belle | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:08 | Pitt | Calvin Cole can't finish the layup | 11-11 |
| 12:06 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 11:51 | Xavier | Michael Bowersox drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Augustus Replenski | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Hatcher (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrei Walentoski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elvin Dalton (fairly fresh) PF - Peter Hunt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Calvin Cole (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Melvin Mohr (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Bowersox (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Augustus Replenski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan McBroom (fairly fresh) C - Edward Disney (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Pitt | Calvin Cole is called for traveling | 11-13 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Charles Belle (SF), Matthew Murphree (PF) William Hatcher, Andrei Walentoski, Peter Hunt, Calvin Cole | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer (PG), Antonio Hammond (SG), Gustavo Costa (SF), Ronald Hale (PF), Florentino Yazzie (C) Melvin Mohr, Michael Bowersox, Augustus Replenski, Bryan McBroom, Edward Disney | |
| 11:17 | Xavier | Gustavo Costa hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 11-13 |
| 11:15 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 11:09 | Pitt | Matthew Murphree misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-13 |
| 11:07 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Florentino Yazzie | 11-13 |
| 11:04 | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-13 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Hunt (PF), Robert Franz (C) Cheng-Gong Xie, Matthew Murphree | |
| Subs | Xavier | Augustus Replenski (SF) Ronald Hale | |
| 10:49 | Pitt | Kang Chin misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 10:47 | Pitt | Charles Belle tips it home | 13-13 |
| 10:29 | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Augustus Replenski | 13-16 |
| 10:13 | Pitt | Robert Franz dunks the ball and he's fouled by Florentino Yazzie - foul #2 on Florentino Yazzie, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Hatcher (PG), Andrei Walentoski (SG), Charles Hittle (SF) Kang Chin, Charles Belle, Peter Hunt | |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Michael Bowersox (SG), Bryan McBroom (PF), Edward Disney (C) Gary Zimmerer, Antonio Hammond, Augustus Replenski, Florentino Yazzie | |
| 10:13 | Pitt | Robert Franz misses the free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:13 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:02 | Xavier | Gustavo Costa lays it up and in on a great pass from Melvin Mohr and he's fouled by Elvin Dalton - foul #1 on Elvin Dalton, team foul #3 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Hunt (PF), Calvin Cole (C) Charles Hittle, Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Xavier | Antonio Hammond (SG) Michael Bowersox | |
| 10:02 | Xavier | Gustavo Costa makes the free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:00 | Pitt | William Hatcher is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 15-19 |
| 09:55 | Xavier | Antonio Hammond is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-22 |
| 09:50 | Pitt | Melvin Mohr is called for the reach on William Hatcher in the backcourt - foul #1 on Melvin Mohr, team foul #6 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Charles Hittle (SF), Matthew Murphree (PF) Andrei Walentoski, Elvin Dalton, Peter Hunt | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Bowersox (PG), Ronald Hale (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Melvin Mohr, Bryan McBroom, Edward Disney | |
| 09:41 | Pitt | William Hatcher buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Cheng-Gong Xie and the foul's on Antonio Hammond - foul #1 on Antonio Hammond, team foul #7 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski (SG), Elvin Dalton (SF), Peter Hunt (PF) Cheng-Gong Xie, Charles Hittle, Matthew Murphree | |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Augustus Replenski (SF), Bryan McBroom (PF), Edward Disney (C) Michael Bowersox, Gustavo Costa, Ronald Hale, Robert Phillips | |
| 09:41 | Pitt | William Hatcher makes the free throw | 18-22 |
| 09:39 | Xavier | William Hatcher is called for the reach on Melvin Mohr in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Hatcher, team foul #4 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Charles Hittle (SF) William Hatcher, Elvin Dalton | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 09:22 | Xavier | Augustus Replenski makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Melvin Mohr | 18-25 |
| 09:16 | Pitt | Antonio Hammond steals the ball from Andrei Walentoski in the backcourt | 18-25 |
| 09:14 | Xavier | Melvin Mohr misses the easy layup | 18-25 |
| 09:12 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie snags the defensive board | 18-25 |
| 08:50 | Pitt | Calvin Cole is whistled for a carry | 18-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Charles Belle (SG), Elvin Dalton (SF), Matthew Murphree (PF) Andrei Walentoski, Cheng-Gong Xie, Charles Hittle, Peter Hunt | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer (PG), Michael Bowersox (SG), Gustavo Costa (SF), Ronald Hale (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Melvin Mohr, Antonio Hammond, Augustus Replenski, Bryan McBroom, Edward Disney | |
| 08:40 | Xavier | Michael Bowersox misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 18-25 |
| 08:39 | Pitt | Calvin Cole pulls down the rebound | 18-25 |
| 08:33 | Pitt | Charles Belle makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-25 |
| 08:12 | Xavier | Gustavo Costa is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Gustavo Costa, team foul #8 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski (PG), Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Peter Hunt (PF) Kang Chin, Matthew Murphree, Calvin Cole | |
| Subs | Xavier | Antonio Hammond (PG), Edward Disney (C) Gary Zimmerer, Robert Phillips | |
| 08:03 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Andrei Walentoski | 23-25 |
| 07:48 | Xavier | Gustavo Costa lays it in uncontested | 23-27 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Andrei Walentoski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cheng-Gong Xie (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Belle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Hunt (tiring) 4 pts. C - Elvin Dalton (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Antonio Hammond (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Bowersox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gustavo Costa (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Ronald Hale (tiring) C - Edward Disney (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:43 | Pitt | Michael Bowersox takes the ball from Cheng-Gong Xie in the backcourt | 23-27 |
| 07:38 | Xavier | Antonio Hammond comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-27 |
| 07:37 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Elvin Dalton | 23-27 |
| 07:31 | Pitt | Charles Belle scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-27 |
| 07:17 | Xavier | Gustavo Costa misses the easy open layup | 26-27 |
| 07:15 | Pitt | Peter Hunt gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 06:58 | Pitt | Charles Belle can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gustavo Costa - foul #2 on Gustavo Costa, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Charles Hittle (SF), Matthew Murphree (PF), Calvin Cole (C) Andrei Walentoski, Cheng-Gong Xie, Peter Hunt, Elvin Dalton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Clifford Richins (SG), Augustus Replenski (SF), Bryan McBroom (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Antonio Hammond, Michael Bowersox, Gustavo Costa, Ronald Hale, Edward Disney | |
| 06:58 | Pitt | Charles Belle makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 06:58 | Pitt | Charles Belle makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 06:56 | Xavier | Melvin Mohr's pass is intercepted by Charles Hittle in the backcourt | 28-27 |
| 06:42 | Pitt | Charles Hittle connects on the jumper from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 06:32 | Xavier | Augustus Replenski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 06:30 | Xavier | Robert Phillips grabs the offensive board | 30-27 |
| 06:25 | Xavier | Augustus Replenski misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Charles Hittle - foul #2 on Charles Hittle, team foul #5 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski (SG), Peter Hunt (PF), Robert Franz (C) Charles Hittle, Matthew Murphree, Calvin Cole | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer (PG), Antonio Hammond (SG) Melvin Mohr, Clifford Richins | |
| 06:25 | Xavier | Augustus Replenski makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 06:25 | Xavier | Augustus Replenski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 06:22 | Pitt | Peter Hunt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-29 |
| 06:10 | Xavier | Augustus Replenski lays it up and in set up by Bryan McBroom | 30-31 |
| 05:48 | Pitt | Peter Hunt misses badly on a floater near the basket | 30-31 |
| 05:47 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 05:37 | Xavier | Augustus Replenski can't throw it down | 30-31 |
| 05:36 | Xavier | Augustus Replenski tips it home | 30-33 |
| 05:14 | Pitt | Charles Belle hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 05:13 | Pitt | Kang Chin tips it in | 32-33 |
| 05:10 | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Belle - foul #1 on Charles Belle, team foul #6 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Elvin Dalton (SF), Matthew Murphree (PF), Calvin Cole (C) Kang Chin, Charles Belle, Peter Hunt, Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Michael Bowersox (SG), Ronald Hale (PF), Edward Disney (C) Gary Zimmerer, Antonio Hammond, Bryan McBroom, Robert Phillips | |
| 05:00 | Xavier | Calvin Cole is called for the reach on Michael Bowersox - foul #1 on Calvin Cole, team foul #7 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Hunt (SF) Elvin Dalton | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:00 | Xavier | Michael Bowersox makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 05:00 | Xavier | Michael Bowersox makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 04:35 | Pitt | Peter Hunt's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Disney | 32-35 |
| 04:33 | Pitt | Peter Hunt grabs the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 04:28 | Pitt | Peter Hunt misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 32-35 |
| 04:27 | Xavier | Ronald Hale grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 04:20 | Xavier | Augustus Replenski misses the wide open fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Matthew Murphree - foul #1 on Matthew Murphree, team foul #8 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Elvin Dalton (SF) Cheng-Gong Xie, Matthew Murphree | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer (PG), Clifford Richins (SG), Bryan McBroom (PF) Melvin Mohr, Michael Bowersox, Ronald Hale | |
| 04:20 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 32-35 |
| 04:20 | Xavier | Augustus Replenski makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 04:20 | Xavier | Augustus Replenski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 04:06 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 04:04 | Xavier | Augustus Replenski snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 03:41 | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-40 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kang Chin (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Andrei Walentoski (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elvin Dalton (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Hunt (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Calvin Cole (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gary Zimmerer (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Clifford Richins (fresh) SF - Augustus Replenski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bryan McBroom (tiring) 3 reb. C - Edward Disney (tiring) | |
| 03:39 | Pitt | Kang Chin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Hatcher (PG), Charles Belle (SG), Charles Hittle (SF), Matthew Murphree (PF) Kang Chin, Andrei Walentoski, Elvin Dalton, Peter Hunt | |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Antonio Hammond (SG), Gustavo Costa (SF), Ronald Hale (PF), Florentino Yazzie (C) Gary Zimmerer, Clifford Richins, Augustus Replenski, Bryan McBroom, Edward Disney | |
| 03:27 | Xavier | Antonio Hammond clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Charles Belle - foul #2 on Charles Belle, team foul #9 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Hunt (PF) Matthew Murphree | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 03:27 | Xavier | Antonio Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 03:27 | Xavier | Antonio Hammond misses the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 03:27 | Pitt | Peter Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 03:22 | Pitt | Peter Hunt is hacked by Ronald Hale in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Hale, team foul #10 | 32-41 |
| 03:22 | Pitt | Peter Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 03:22 | Pitt | Peter Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 03:22 | Xavier | Florentino Yazzie grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 03:19 | Xavier | Melvin Mohr is fouled in the backcourt by William Hatcher - foul #3 on William Hatcher, team foul #10 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski (PG) William Hatcher | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 03:19 | Xavier | Melvin Mohr makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 03:19 | Xavier | Melvin Mohr makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 03:07 | Pitt | Charles Belle makes the jumper from the right block | 35-43 |
| 02:50 | Xavier | Antonio Hammond misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-43 |
| 02:49 | Xavier | Ronald Hale tips it in | 35-45 |
| 02:44 | Pitt | Gustavo Costa steals it from Calvin Cole in the backcourt | 35-45 |
| 02:37 | Xavier | Antonio Hammond is called for traveling | 35-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Matthew Murphree (PF), Robert Franz (C) Andrei Walentoski, Charles Belle, Peter Hunt, Calvin Cole | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer (PG), Michael Bowersox (SG), Bryan McBroom (PF) Melvin Mohr, Antonio Hammond, Ronald Hale | |
| 02:32 | Pitt | Gary Zimmerer is called for the reach on Kang Chin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Zimmerer, team foul #11 | 35-45 |
| 02:32 | Pitt | Kang Chin misses the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 02:32 | Pitt | Kang Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 02:13 | Xavier | Gustavo Costa's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Murphree | 36-45 |
| 02:12 | Pitt | Charles Hittle pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 02:09 | Pitt | Charles Hittle is fouled in the backcourt by Gustavo Costa - foul #3 on Gustavo Costa, team foul #12 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski (PG), Charles Belle (SG), Peter Hunt (PF), Calvin Cole (C) Kang Chin, Cheng-Gong Xie, Matthew Murphree, Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Xavier | Augustus Replenski (SF), Edward Disney (C) Gustavo Costa, Bryan McBroom | |
| 02:09 | Pitt | Charles Hittle misses the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 02:09 | Pitt | Charles Hittle misses the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 02:09 | Xavier | Florentino Yazzie gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 01:55 | Xavier | Michael Bowersox drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Disney | 36-48 |
| 01:28 | Pitt | Charles Belle connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 38-48 |
| 01:16 | Xavier | Michael Bowersox is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Zimmerer | 38-51 |
| 01:14 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski is hacked by Augustus Replenski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Augustus Replenski, team foul #13 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Elvin Dalton (SF), Matthew Murphree (PF), Robert Franz (C) Charles Belle, Charles Hittle, Peter Hunt, Calvin Cole | |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Antonio Hammond (SG), Robert Phillips (C) Gary Zimmerer, Michael Bowersox, Edward Disney | |
| 01:14 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 01:14 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 01:01 | Xavier | Augustus Replenski drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Melvin Mohr and the foul's on Elvin Dalton - foul #2 on Elvin Dalton, team foul #11 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG) Andrei Walentoski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan McBroom (PF) Robert Phillips | |
| 01:01 | Xavier | Augustus Replenski makes the free throw | 40-54 |
| 00:37 | Pitt | Robert Franz clanks a fadeaway from close range | 40-54 |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom snags the defensive board | 40-54 |
| 00:19 | Xavier | Matthew Murphree is called for the reach on Bryan McBroom - foul #2 on Matthew Murphree, team foul #12 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski (PG), Charles Belle (SG), Charles Hittle (SF), Peter Hunt (PF), Calvin Cole (C) Kang Chin, Cheng-Gong Xie, Elvin Dalton, Matthew Murphree, Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer (PG), Michael Bowersox (SF) Melvin Mohr, Augustus Replenski | |
| 00:19 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-54 |
| 00:19 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 00:19 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom makes the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Florentino Yazzie swats the layup by Calvin Cole | 40-56 |