| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fresh) SG - John Aaron (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Norman Benefiel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Rankin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tom Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Mathews (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Julio Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts inbounds the ball | 23-24 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez is hacked by John Brooks - foul #1 on John Brooks, team foul #1 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Pennington (SG), Chad Seidl (PF), Young Chiong (C) John Peterson, Dominic Yazzie, John Brooks | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 19:26 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Norman Benefiel | 23-26 |
| 19:00 | Pitt | Chad Seidl loses the dribble to Michael Mathews | 23-26 |
| 18:41 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-26 |
| 18:40 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 18:32 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Norman Benefiel | 23-28 |
| 18:06 | Pitt | John Aaron misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 23-28 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 17:56 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-28 |
| 17:54 | Pitt | Chad Seidl snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 17:33 | Pitt | Young Chiong hits the finger roll on a great pass from Chad Seidl | 25-28 |
| 17:17 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Tom Roberts and he's hacked by Christopher McKee - foul #3 on Christopher McKee, team foul #2 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), John Peterson (SF), Dominic Yazzie (PF), John Brooks (C) Christopher McKee, Michael Pennington, Chad Seidl, Young Chiong | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Nees (C) Julio Rodriguez | |
| 17:17 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel makes the free throw | 25-31 |
| 16:53 | Pitt | Steven Savage hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Rankin - foul #1 on Paul Rankin, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson (SF) Tom Roberts | |
| 16:53 | Pitt | Steven Savage makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 16:53 | Pitt | Steven Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 16:31 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel clanks a shot near the basket | 27-31 |
| 16:29 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews snags the offensive board | 27-31 |
| 16:13 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel is hacked by Steven Savage - foul #1 on Steven Savage, team foul #3 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Young Chiong (C) John Brooks | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Foster (SG), Julio Rodriguez (C) Paul Rankin, Michael Mathews | |
| 15:49 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 27-31 |
| 15:48 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Savage (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Aaron (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Young Chiong (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Norman Benefiel (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Williamson (fresh) PF - Ronald Nees (fresh) 3 pts. C - Julio Rodriguez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Pitt | John Aaron makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-31 |
| 15:05 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees is called for a backcourt violation | 30-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), Chad Seidl (PF), Augustine Greco (C) Steven Savage, Dominic Yazzie, Young Chiong | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Rankin (SG), Tom Roberts (SF), Michael Mathews (PF) Norman Benefiel, Carl Foster, Ronald Nees | |
| 14:41 | Pitt | Chad Seidl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Nees (C) Julio Rodriguez | |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 14:16 | Pitt | Augustine Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 13:52 | Pitt | John Aaron drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on Paul Rankin - foul #2 on Paul Rankin, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie (PF) Chad Seidl | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel (PG) Christopher Williamson | |
| 13:52 | Pitt | John Aaron misses the free throw | 32-31 |
| 13:52 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 13:29 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Norman Benefiel | 32-33 |
| 13:04 | Pitt | John Peterson's floater is tipped away by Michael Mathews | 32-33 |
| 13:03 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 12:44 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees misses long on a jumper from the left side | 32-33 |
| 12:42 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Aaron | 32-33 |
| 12:26 | Pitt | John Peterson's layup is rejected by Michael Mathews | 32-33 |
| 12:25 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 12:20 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Pennington (SG), Chad Seidl (PF) John Aaron, Dominic Yazzie | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Foster (SG), Christopher Williamson (SF), Michael Fuqua (PF), Julio Rodriguez (C) Paul Rankin, Tom Roberts, Michael Mathews, Ronald Nees | |
| 12:01 | Pitt | Augustine Greco's pass is intercepted by Norman Benefiel | 32-33 |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez misses the lay-in but the foul's on Augustine Greco - foul #4 on Augustine Greco, team foul #4 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Aaron (SG), Dominic Yazzie (SF), John Brooks (C) Michael Pennington, John Peterson, Augustine Greco | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 11:37 | Pitt | Christopher McKee buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Aaron (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chad Seidl (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Norman Benefiel (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carl Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Williamson (fresh) PF - Michael Fuqua (fresh) C - Julio Rodriguez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Rutgers | A charge is called on Julio Rodriguez - foul #2 on Julio Rodriguez, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Peterson (SF) Dominic Yazzie | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Mathews (PF) Michael Fuqua | |
| 11:07 | Pitt | John Peterson drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Christopher McKee and he's hacked by Michael Mathews - foul #2 on Michael Mathews, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Pennington (SG) John Aaron | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Rankin (SG), Tom Roberts (SF) Carl Foster, Christopher Williamson | |
| 11:07 | Pitt | John Peterson misses the free throw | 37-34 |
| 11:07 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Seidl | 37-34 |
| 10:42 | Pitt | John Peterson knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-34 |
| 10:24 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-34 |
| 10:23 | Pitt | John Peterson snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 09:55 | Pitt | Norman Benefiel picks off the pass by John Peterson | 39-34 |
| 09:34 | Rutgers | Christopher McKee steals it from Tom Roberts | 39-34 |
| 09:05 | Pitt | Christopher McKee comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 09:03 | Pitt | John Brooks gets the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 08:45 | Pitt | Michael Pennington is hacked by Paul Rankin - foul #3 on Paul Rankin, team foul #5 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Aaron (SG), Dominic Yazzie (PF), Young Chiong (C) Michael Pennington, Chad Seidl, John Brooks | |
| 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 | |
| 08:26 | Pitt | Matthew Laramie is called for the reach on John Peterson - foul #1 on Matthew Laramie, team foul #6 | 39-34 |
| 08:12 | Pitt | A charge is called on Young Chiong - foul #1 on Young Chiong, team foul #5 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Chad Seidl (PF) John Peterson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:53 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-34 |
| 07:52 | Pitt | John Aaron pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 07:23 | Pitt | Christopher Williamson picks off the pass by Dominic Yazzie | 39-34 |
| 07:18 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie banks in the layup set up by Christopher Williamson | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Aaron (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chad Seidl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Young Chiong (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Christopher Williamson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Laramie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Nees (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Fuqua (fresh) | |
| 06:56 | Pitt | Christopher McKee is hacked by Christopher Williamson - foul #1 on Christopher Williamson, team foul #7 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Peterson (SF), Augustine Greco (C) Chad Seidl, Young Chiong | |
| 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 | |
| 06:56 | Pitt | Christopher McKee misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 06:56 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 06:37 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel makes the shot from the left side set up by Paul Rankin | 39-38 |
| 06:13 | Pitt | John Aaron clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 05:57 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Tom Roberts | 39-40 |
| 05:40 | Pitt | Christopher McKee misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 05:39 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 05:15 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez throws it down on a nice dish by Paul Rankin | 39-42 |
| 04:48 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie scores on a shot from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 04:34 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Norman Benefiel | 41-45 |
| 04:30 | Pitt | John Aaron hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-45 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 04:13 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews is whistled for traveling | 41-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Pennington (SG), Chad Seidl (PF) John Peterson, Dominic Yazzie | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson (SF), Ronald Nees (C) Tom Roberts, Julio Rodriguez | |
| 03:58 | Pitt | Chad Seidl drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Pennington | 43-45 |
| 03:33 | Rutgers | Christopher McKee blocks the short jumper by Michael Mathews | 43-45 |
| 03:32 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 03:08 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews connects on the turnaround from the right block | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Pennington (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Aaron (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Seidl (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Augustine Greco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Norman Benefiel (fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. 4 stl. SG - Paul Rankin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Williamson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Mathews (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Nees (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:42 | Pitt | John Aaron misses short on a floater from the left side | 43-47 |
| 02:40 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 02:40 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), John Peterson (SF), Dominic Yazzie (PF) Christopher McKee, Michael Pennington, Chad Seidl | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tom Roberts (SF), Julio Rodriguez (C) Christopher Williamson, Ronald Nees | |
| 02:19 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-47 |
| 02:18 | Pitt | John Aaron pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 02:03 | Pitt | John Aaron clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 01:56 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 01:55 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews tips it back up and in | 43-49 |
| 01:44 | Pitt | Augustine Greco scores on a jump hook in the paint | 45-49 |
| 01:18 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG) Steven Savage | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:56 | Pitt | John Peterson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 00:55 | Pitt | Augustine Greco gets the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher McKee - foul #4 on Christopher McKee, team foul #6 | 45-49 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez is fouled on the floor by Augustine Greco - foul #5 on Augustine Greco, team foul #7 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Brooks (C) Augustine Greco | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Pitt | John Aaron makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Christopher McKee | 48-51 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez is hacked by Christopher McKee in the backcourt - foul #5 on Christopher McKee, team foul #8 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG) Christopher McKee | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:23 | Pitt | John Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-53 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by John Aaron - foul #2 on John Aaron, team foul #9 | 48-53 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 00:15 | Pitt | John Aaron scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Peterson | 51-53 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | John Aaron is called for the reach on Julio Rodriguez in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Aaron, team foul #10 | 51-53 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:06 | Pitt | John Aaron makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | John Aaron is called for the reach on Paul Rankin in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Aaron, team foul #11 | 54-55 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Pitt calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Steven Savage can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-57 |