| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Norman Benefiel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Rankin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Tom Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Mathews (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Julio Rodriguez (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Savage (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Aaron (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) 1 pts. C - Augustine Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts inbounds the ball | 32-17 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers 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) | |
| 19:37 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Mathews | 35-17 |
| 19:22 | Pitt | Norman Benefiel steps in front of the John Peterson pass | 35-17 |
| 19:01 | Rutgers | Augustine Greco denies the turnaround by Julio Rodriguez | 35-17 |
| 19:00 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Julio Rodriguez | 35-17 |
| 18:54 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 35-17 |
| 18:52 | Pitt | Augustine Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 35-17 |
| 18:48 | Pitt | John Aaron clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-17 |
| 18:46 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie snags the offensive board | 35-17 |
| 18:27 | Pitt | John Peterson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-17 |
| 18:26 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin snags the defensive board | 35-17 |
| 18:20 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Paul Rankin | 37-17 |
| 18:08 | Pitt | Steven Savage scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Aaron | 37-19 |
| 17:51 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel clanks a floater near the basket | 37-19 |
| 17:49 | Pitt | Steven Savage grabs the defensive rebound | 37-19 |
| 17:41 | Pitt | John Peterson is fouled on the floor by Tom Roberts - foul #1 on Tom Roberts, team foul #1 | 37-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), John Brooks (C) Steven Savage, John Peterson, Augustine Greco | |
| 17:20 | Pitt | Michael Mathews steps in front of the Dominic Yazzie pass | 37-19 |
| 16:58 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Norman Benefiel | 39-19 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:47 | Pitt | Christopher McKee misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-19 |
| 16:45 | Pitt | John Aaron snags the offensive board | 39-19 |
| 16:39 | Pitt | Christopher McKee clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-19 |
| 16:38 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Julio Rodriguez | 39-19 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:19 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-19 |
| 16:17 | Pitt | John Brooks gets the rebound | 39-19 |
| 15:59 | Pitt | John Aaron misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-19 |
| 15:57 | Pitt | Michael Pennington pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-19 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Norman Benefiel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Rankin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Tom Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Mathews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Julio Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Pennington (fresh) SF - John Aaron (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dominic Yazzie (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - John Brooks (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Pitt | Michael Pennington is fouled on the floor by Paul Rankin - foul #1 on Paul Rankin, team foul #2 | 39-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson (PG), Carl Foster (SG), Matthew Laramie (SF), Ronald Nees (PF), Michael Fuqua (C) Norman Benefiel, Paul Rankin, Tom Roberts, Michael Mathews, Julio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Pitt | Chad Seidl (PF), Augustine Greco (C) Michael Pennington, John Brooks | |
| 15:16 | Pitt | John Aaron makes the 3 from the left corner | 39-22 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:53 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Peterson (SF) Chad Seidl | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers 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) | |
| 14:39 | Pitt | Michael Fuqua denies the turnaround by Augustine Greco | 39-22 |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson grabs the board | 39-22 |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees can't connect on a floater near the basket | 39-22 |
| 14:16 | Rutgers | Carl Foster tips it back up and in | 41-22 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:03 | Pitt | John Peterson drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher McKee | 41-24 |
| 13:37 | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 41-24 |
| 13:36 | Pitt | John Aaron pulls down the rebound | 41-24 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers 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) | |
| 13:31 | Pitt | Matthew Laramie denies the turnaround by John Peterson | 41-24 |
| 13:29 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson gets the rebound | 41-24 |
| 13:05 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 43-24 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:58 | Pitt | John Peterson is hacked by Matthew Laramie - foul #1 on Matthew Laramie, team foul #3 | 43-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel (PG), Paul Rankin (SG), Tom Roberts (SF), Michael Mathews (PF), Julio Rodriguez (C) Christopher Williamson, Carl Foster, Matthew Laramie, Ronald Nees, Michael Fuqua | |
| Subs | Pitt | Chad Seidl (PF) John Peterson | |
| 12:50 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie is whistled for traveling | 43-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Brooks (C) Augustine Greco | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:24 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Mathews and he's fouled by Dominic Yazzie - foul #3 on Dominic Yazzie, team foul #1 | 45-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Peterson (SF), Augustine Greco (C) Chad Seidl, John Brooks | |
| 12:24 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin makes the free throw | 46-24 |
| 12:03 | Pitt | John Peterson scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-26 |
| 11:41 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-26 |
| 11:40 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews grabs the offensive rebound | 46-26 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Norman Benefiel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Rankin (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - Tom Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Mathews (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Julio Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Aaron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. SF - John Peterson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Dominic Yazzie (tiring) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Augustine Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews loses the dribble to Dominic Yazzie | 46-26 |
| 11:04 | Pitt | Tom Roberts denies the turnaround by John Peterson | 46-26 |
| 11:02 | Pitt | Augustine Greco tips it back up and in | 46-28 |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | John Peterson steals the ball from Michael Mathews | 46-28 |
| 10:31 | Pitt | John Peterson comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-28 |
| 10:29 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 46-28 |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Dominic Yazzie is called for the reach on Tom Roberts - foul #4 on Dominic Yazzie, team foul #2 | 46-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson (SF), Ronald Nees (C) Tom Roberts, Julio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Pennington (SG), Chad Seidl (PF), John Brooks (C) John Peterson, Dominic Yazzie, Augustine Greco | |
| 09:53 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Rankin | 48-28 |
| 09:42 | Pitt | Christopher McKee is fouled on the floor by Ronald Nees - foul #1 on Ronald Nees, team foul #4 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Foster (SG) Paul Rankin | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Peterson (SF) John Aaron | |
| 09:36 | Pitt | John Brooks misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronald Nees - foul #2 on Ronald Nees, team foul #5 | 48-28 |
| 09:36 | Pitt | John Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 48-29 |
| 09:36 | Pitt | John Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 48-30 |
| 09:10 | Rutgers | Carl Foster's fadeaway is rejected by Chad Seidl | 48-30 |
| 09:09 | Pitt | Chad Seidl snags the defensive board | 48-30 |
| 08:52 | Pitt | John Peterson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-30 |
| 08:50 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees snags the defensive board | 48-30 |
| 08:26 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Carl Foster | 50-30 |
| 08:13 | Pitt | Chad Seidl can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-30 |
| 08:11 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson snags the defensive board | 50-30 |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Chad Seidl - foul #2 on Chad Seidl, team foul #3 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Rankin (SG), Tom Roberts (SF), Julio Rodriguez (C) Norman Benefiel, Carl Foster, Ronald Nees | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Aaron (SG), Dominic Yazzie (SF), Augustine Greco (C) Michael Pennington, John Peterson, John Brooks | |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 51-30 |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 52-30 |
| 07:34 | Pitt | John Aaron misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-30 |
| 07:33 | Pitt | Chad Seidl grabs the offensive board | 52-30 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Christopher Williamson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Rankin (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SF - Tom Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Mathews (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Julio Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Aaron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. SF - Dominic Yazzie (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. PF - Chad Seidl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Augustine Greco (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Pitt | Christopher McKee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 52-30 |
| 07:26 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin gets the rebound | 52-30 |
| 07:13 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Aaron - foul #3 on John Aaron, team foul #4 | 52-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Foster (SG), Ronald Nees (PF), Michael Fuqua (C) Tom Roberts, Michael Mathews, Julio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), John Brooks (C) Christopher McKee, Dominic Yazzie, Augustine Greco | |
| 07:13 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin makes the 1st free throw | 53-30 |
| 07:13 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-30 |
| 06:58 | Pitt | John Aaron connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Pennington | 54-33 |
| 06:29 | Rutgers | Carl Foster is fouled on the floor by Michael Pennington - foul #2 on Michael Pennington, team foul #5 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie (SF) Paul Rankin | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie (SF), Young Chiong (C) John Aaron, John Brooks | |
| 06:13 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson misses long on a shot from the right side | 54-33 |
| 06:12 | Rutgers | Carl Foster tips it home | 56-33 |
| 06:01 | Pitt | Chad Seidl is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Chad Seidl, team foul #6 | 56-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Aaron (SF) Dominic Yazzie | |
| 05:45 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees banks in the layup on a great pass from Christopher Williamson | 58-33 |
| 05:28 | Pitt | Chad Seidl misses long on a shot from the baseline | 58-33 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Carl Foster | 58-33 |
| 04:59 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Matthew Laramie and he's fouled by Steven Savage - foul #1 on Steven Savage, team foul #7 | 60-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Peterson (SF), John Brooks (C) John Aaron, Young Chiong | |
| 04:59 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson makes the free throw | 61-33 |
| 04:39 | Pitt | John Peterson comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 61-33 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie gets the rebound | 61-33 |
| 04:15 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 61-33 |
| 04:14 | Pitt | Michael Pennington grabs the board | 61-33 |
| 04:09 | Pitt | Matthew Laramie picks off the pass by Michael Pennington | 61-33 |
| 03:42 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Steven Savage - foul #2 on Steven Savage, team foul #8 | 61-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Aaron (SF), Young Chiong (C) John Peterson, John Brooks | |
| 03:42 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie makes the 1st free throw | 62-33 |
| 03:42 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie makes the 2nd free throw | 63-33 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:21 | Pitt | John Aaron misses the shot from the left block | 63-33 |
| 03:20 | Pitt | Young Chiong snags the offensive board | 63-33 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Christopher Williamson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Foster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Laramie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Nees (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Fuqua (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Savage (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Pennington (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Aaron (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chad Seidl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Young Chiong (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Pitt | Chad Seidl blows the dunk but he's fouled by Ronald Nees - foul #3 on Ronald Nees, team foul #6 | 63-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG) Steven Savage | |
| 03:07 | Pitt | Chad Seidl makes the 1st free throw | 63-34 |
| 03:07 | Pitt | Chad Seidl misses the 2nd free throw | 63-34 |
| 03:07 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees grabs the board | 63-34 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | John Aaron picks off the pass by Ronald Nees | 63-34 |
| 02:30 | Pitt | John Aaron drills a 3 from straight away | 63-37 |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | Carl Foster hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Chad Seidl - foul #4 on Chad Seidl, team foul #9 | 63-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), John Peterson (SF) Christopher McKee, Michael Pennington | |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | Carl Foster makes the 1st free throw | 64-37 |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | Carl Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 65-37 |
| 01:58 | Pitt | John Aaron's pass is intercepted by Michael Fuqua | 65-37 |
| 01:39 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-37 |
| 01:37 | Pitt | John Aaron snags the defensive board | 65-37 |
| 01:14 | Pitt | John Aaron clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-37 |
| 01:13 | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua snags the defensive board | 65-37 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-37 |
| 00:50 | Pitt | John Peterson grabs the board | 65-37 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Pitt | Chad Seidl misses the fadeaway from the left block | 65-37 |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua gets the rebound | 65-37 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson is fouled on the floor by Young Chiong - foul #1 on Young Chiong, team foul #10 | 65-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Pennington (SG), John Brooks (C) John Aaron, Young Chiong | |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 66-37 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-37 |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Chad Seidl grabs the board | 66-37 |
| 00:08 | Pitt | Chad Seidl lays it up and in | 66-39 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson runs out the clock | 66-39 |