| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Depuy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Dougherty (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Julius Vance (fresh) SF - George Dubovsky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Rowe (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | George Dubovsky inbounds the ball | 39-25 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:34 | Pitt | George Dubovsky drills a floater from the left block | 39-27 |
| 19:12 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-27 |
| 19:10 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy grabs the board | 39-27 |
| 18:45 | Pitt | George Dubovsky hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from James Dougherty | 39-29 |
| 18:18 | St. John's | Scott Wood can't connect on a floater from the right side | 39-29 |
| 18:16 | Pitt | George Dubovsky grabs the board | 39-29 |
| 17:50 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy can't connect on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Donald Depuy - foul #1 on Donald Depuy, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), Ariel Rizzo (C) Scott Wood, Sean Bunting, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 17:50 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 17:50 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 17:28 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo is fouled on the floor by George Rowe - foul #2 on George Rowe, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Depuy (C) James Rollo | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Charles Wilson is fouled on the floor by Julius Vance - foul #1 on Julius Vance, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG) James Dougherty | |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kenneth Mealy - foul #3 on Kenneth Mealy, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Adams (PF), Daniel Post (C) George Rowe, Kenneth Mealy | |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 16:34 | Pitt | George Dubovsky hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 41-30 |
| 16:33 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams tips it back up and in | 41-32 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Charles Wilson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-32 |
| 16:05 | St. John's | Stephen Kay tips it in | 43-32 |
| 15:37 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams drills a floater in the paint set up by Julius Vance and he's fouled by James Rollo - foul #3 on James Rollo, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Sean Bunting (SG), Donald Depuy (C) Stephen Kay, Charles Wilson, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG), Mathew Meltzer (SF), Kenneth Mealy (C) Julius Vance, George Dubovsky, Daniel Post | |
| 15:37 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams makes the free throw | 43-35 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Depuy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Dougherty (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Manley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mathew Meltzer (fresh) PF - Kenneth Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:27 | St. John's | Mathew Meltzer picks off the pass by George Smathers | 43-35 |
| 15:05 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer makes the 3 from the left wing set up by James Dougherty | 43-38 |
| 14:49 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo loses the dribble to Kenneth Mealy | 43-38 |
| 14:24 | Pitt | James Dougherty double dribbles | 43-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), James Rollo (PF) Scott Wood, Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Pitt | Joshua Hardman (SG), George Rowe (PF) Gary Manley, Kenneth Adams | |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Sean Bunting scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 13:48 | Pitt | George Rowe knocks in the jumper from the right block and the foul's on George Smathers - foul #3 on George Smathers, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Charles Wilson (SG) Stephen Kay, Sean Bunting | |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (SG), George Dubovsky (SF) Joshua Hardman, Mathew Meltzer | |
| 13:48 | Pitt | George Rowe makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 13:27 | St. John's | Charles Wilson grabs the offensive board | 46-41 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | Charles Wilson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 13:10 | Pitt | George Rowe pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 12:43 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | George Smathers gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Scott Wood clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 12:24 | Pitt | Julius Vance gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 11:59 | Pitt | George Rowe hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 46-41 |
| 11:57 | Pitt | George Dubovsky snags the offensive board | 46-41 |
| 11:41 | Pitt | James Rollo blocks the short jumper by George Rowe | 46-41 |
| 11:39 | St. John's | Scott Wood pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Rollo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Depuy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Dougherty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Julius Vance (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Dubovsky (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Rowe (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Mealy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses long on a floater from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 11:33 | St. John's | Donald Depuy gets the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 11:23 | St. John's | Scott Wood scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 10:54 | Pitt | George Dubovsky lays it up and in and he's hacked by Charles Wilson - foul #1 on Charles Wilson, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Sean Bunting (SG), Darren Greene (SF), Ariel Rizzo (C) Scott Wood, Charles Wilson, George Smathers, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), Joshua Hardman (SG), Kenneth Adams (PF), Daniel Post (C) James Dougherty, Julius Vance, George Rowe, Kenneth Mealy | |
| 10:54 | Pitt | George Dubovsky makes the free throw | 49-44 |
| 10:34 | St. John's | James Rollo is hacked by Kenneth Adams - foul #1 on Kenneth Adams, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Depuy (C) James Rollo | |
| Subs | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer (SF) George Dubovsky | |
| 10:13 | St. John's | Sean Bunting misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 10:11 | Pitt | Daniel Post gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 09:53 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Mathew Meltzer | 49-46 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Sean Bunting clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 09:29 | Pitt | Daniel Post snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 09:07 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer can't connect on a shot from the left side | 49-46 |
| 09:06 | St. John's | Donald Depuy grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 08:49 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 08:48 | Pitt | Daniel Post snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 08:24 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 49-46 |
| 08:22 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 08:03 | St. John's | Sean Bunting drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Donald Depuy | 52-46 |
| 07:46 | Pitt | Gary Manley clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Sean Bunting misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 07:37 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darren Greene (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ariel Rizzo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Depuy (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Hardman (fresh) SF - Mathew Meltzer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Post (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams drills a jump hook in the paint | 52-48 |
| 06:55 | St. John's | Stephen Kay knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Sean Bunting | 55-48 |
| 06:33 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams can't throw it down | 55-48 |
| 06:32 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 06:18 | St. John's | Sean Bunting is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Sean Bunting, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF) Stephen Kay, Darren Greene, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG), Julius Vance (SG), George Dubovsky (SF), George Rowe (PF), Kenneth Mealy (C) Gary Manley, Joshua Hardman, Mathew Meltzer, Kenneth Adams, Daniel Post | |
| 05:55 | Pitt | James Dougherty comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-48 |
| 05:53 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy snags the offensive board | 55-48 |
| 05:28 | Pitt | George Rowe misses long on a jumper in the paint | 55-48 |
| 05:26 | Pitt | Julius Vance tips it home | 55-50 |
| 05:02 | St. John's | Scott Wood's pass is intercepted by George Dubovsky | 55-50 |
| 04:36 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Rowe | 55-52 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | George Smathers is fouled on the floor by George Dubovsky - foul #2 on George Dubovsky, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), Donald Depuy (C) Sean Bunting, Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Charles Wilson is fouled on the floor by Julius Vance - foul #2 on Julius Vance, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| 03:55 | St. John's | George Smathers buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:45 | Pitt | James Dougherty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-52 |
| 03:28 | St. John's | Scott Wood's floater is knocked away by Kenneth Mealy | 57-52 |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Charles Wilson hits the follow up shot | 59-52 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Depuy (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Dougherty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Julius Vance (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Dubovsky (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Rowe (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Pitt | James Rollo denies the turnaround by Kenneth Mealy | 59-52 |
| 03:02 | St. John's | James Rollo grabs the board | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:55 | St. John's | Charles Wilson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Rollo | 62-52 |
| 02:44 | Pitt | George Dubovsky's pass is intercepted by James Rollo | 62-52 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Scott Wood can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 02:20 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| 02:07 | Pitt | Donald Depuy swats the short shot by George Rowe | 62-52 |
| 02:06 | Pitt | George Rowe tips it in | 62-54 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | Scott Wood is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 62-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (SG), Ariel Rizzo (C) Charles Wilson, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), Joshua Hardman (SG), Mathew Meltzer (SF), Kenneth Adams (PF), Daniel Post (C) James Dougherty, Julius Vance, George Dubovsky, George Rowe, Kenneth Mealy | |
| 01:38 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Joshua Hardman | 62-56 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Scott Wood clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 01:33 | St. John's | Scott Wood grabs the offensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Scott Wood clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 01:10 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Mathew Meltzer | 62-56 |
| 01:10 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Depuy (C) Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG), Julius Vance (SG), George Dubovsky (SF), George Rowe (PF), Kenneth Mealy (C) Gary Manley, Joshua Hardman, Mathew Meltzer, Kenneth Adams, Daniel Post | |
| 00:53 | Pitt | George Dubovsky misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | James Rollo grabs the board | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:50 | St. John's | James Dougherty is called for the reach on James Rollo in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Dougherty, team foul #7 | 62-56 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | James Rollo misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:50 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:45 | Pitt | James Rollo steps in front of the George Dubovsky pass | 63-56 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | George Smathers is hacked by Julius Vance in the backcourt - foul #3 on Julius Vance, team foul #8 | 63-56 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:43 | Pitt | George Rowe snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| 00:37 | Pitt | Scott Wood is called for the reach on James Dougherty - foul #3 on Scott Wood, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| 00:34 | Pitt | James Dougherty buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Julius Vance | 63-59 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | James Dougherty is called for the reach on Sean Bunting in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Dougherty, team foul #9 | 63-59 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Sean Bunting makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Sean Bunting makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | James Dougherty is hacked by Scott Wood in the backcourt - foul #4 on Scott Wood, team foul #7 | 65-59 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | James Dougherty makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | James Dougherty makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | James Dougherty is called for the reach on Scott Wood in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Dougherty, team foul #10 | 65-61 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Scott Wood makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Scott Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:19 | Pitt | Donald Depuy is called for the reach on James Dougherty - foul #2 on Donald Depuy, team foul #8 | 67-61 |
| 00:19 | Pitt | James Dougherty misses the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Donald Depuy grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Donald Depuy is fouled in the backcourt by Julius Vance - foul #4 on Julius Vance, team foul #11 | 67-61 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Donald Depuy makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Donald Depuy makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:12 | Pitt | James Dougherty hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Julius Vance | 69-64 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | James Dougherty is called for the reach on Scott Wood in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Dougherty, team foul #12 | 69-64 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy grabs the defensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | James Dougherty misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-64 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | James Rollo snags the defensive board | 69-64 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | James Rollo is fouled in the backcourt by James Dougherty - foul #5 on James Dougherty, team foul #13 | 69-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG) James Dougherty | |
| 00:02 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | George Dubovsky misses long on a fullcourt shot | 71-64 |