| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Dougherty (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Julius Vance (fresh) 4 ast. SF - George Dubovsky (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Rowe (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Darren Greene (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Donald Depuy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Darren Greene inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Scott Wood works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-30 |
| 19:15 | Pitt | Julius Vance is hacked by Donald Depuy - foul #3 on Donald Depuy, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (C) Donald Depuy | |
| 18:50 | Pitt | Ariel Rizzo steps in front of the James Dougherty pass | 29-30 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Sean Bunting misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 18:33 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 18:13 | Pitt | Sean Bunting steps in front of the James Dougherty pass | 29-30 |
| 18:09 | St. John's | Sean Bunting lays it up and in | 29-32 |
| 17:40 | Pitt | George Dubovsky misses badly on a runner in the lane | 29-32 |
| 17:39 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | Scott Wood splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Darren Greene | 29-35 |
| 17:13 | Pitt | The short jumper by George Rowe is denied by James Rollo | 29-35 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | James Rollo pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| 16:49 | St. John's | Sean Bunting clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-35 |
| 16:48 | Pitt | George Dubovsky pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| 16:44 | Pitt | George Dubovsky drills a turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Darren Greene - foul #1 on Darren Greene, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), Kenneth Adams (PF), Daniel Post (C) James Dougherty, George Rowe, Kenneth Mealy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), George Smathers (SF) Scott Wood, Sean Bunting, Darren Greene | |
| 16:44 | Pitt | George Dubovsky misses the free throw | 31-35 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | George Smathers snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 16:19 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 16:01 | Pitt | George Dubovsky connects on the jump hook in the paint | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julius Vance (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - George Dubovsky (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Post (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Rollo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Ariel Rizzo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Gary Manley takes the ball from Charles Wilson | 33-35 |
| 15:16 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Julius Vance | 35-35 |
| 14:58 | St. John's | Julius Vance picks off the pass by Ariel Rizzo | 35-35 |
| 14:34 | Pitt | Daniel Post steps out of bounds on the sideline | 35-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG), Mathew Meltzer (SF), George Rowe (PF), Kenneth Mealy (C) Julius Vance, George Dubovsky, Kenneth Adams, Daniel Post | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Sean Bunting (SG), Donald Depuy (C) Stephen Kay, Charles Wilson, Ariel Rizzo | |
| 14:16 | St. John's | George Smathers is fouled on the floor by Gary Manley - foul #3 on Gary Manley, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joshua Hardman (SG) Gary Manley | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:56 | St. John's | Sean Bunting connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by George Smathers | 35-38 |
| 13:43 | Pitt | George Rowe misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 35-38 |
| 13:42 | St. John's | Scott Wood grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | Sean Bunting misses the 3 from straight away | 35-38 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | James Rollo pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | George Smathers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-38 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | James Rollo hits the follow up shot | 35-40 |
| 12:19 | Pitt | George Rowe misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by James Rollo - foul #2 on James Rollo, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (SG), George Dubovsky (SF) Joshua Hardman, Mathew Meltzer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (PF) James Rollo | |
| 12:19 | Pitt | George Rowe misses the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 12:19 | Pitt | George Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Scott Wood works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 11:51 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Dougherty (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Julius Vance (fresh) 5 ast. SF - George Dubovsky (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Rowe (fresh) 6 pts. C - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Depuy (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy can't connect on a shot in the lane | 36-40 |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Sean Bunting snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 11:09 | St. John's | George Rowe steps in front of the Donald Depuy pass | 36-40 |
| 10:45 | Pitt | George Rowe hits a runner in the lane | 38-40 |
| 10:20 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo connects on the open shot from the free throw line | 38-42 |
| 09:57 | Pitt | George Rowe makes the shot from the left side and he's hacked by George Smathers - foul #4 on George Smathers, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), Kenneth Adams (C) James Dougherty, Kenneth Mealy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), Darren Greene (SF), James Rollo (PF) Scott Wood, Sean Bunting, George Smathers, Ariel Rizzo | |
| 09:57 | Pitt | George Rowe misses the free throw | 40-42 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | James Rollo snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 09:36 | St. John's | Stephen Kay connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 09:09 | Pitt | George Dubovsky connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Gary Manley | 42-45 |
| 08:47 | St. John's | James Rollo banks in the layup set up by Charles Wilson | 42-47 |
| 08:33 | Pitt | George Rowe scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 44-47 |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Gary Manley takes the ball from Donald Depuy | 44-47 |
| 07:42 | Pitt | George Dubovsky is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on George Dubovsky, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joshua Hardman (SG), Mathew Meltzer (SF), Kenneth Mealy (C) Julius Vance, George Dubovsky, George Rowe | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Sean Bunting (SG), George Smathers (SF), Ariel Rizzo (PF) Stephen Kay, Charles Wilson, Darren Greene, James Rollo | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Hardman (fresh) SF - Mathew Meltzer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kenneth Adams (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Depuy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Adams - foul #1 on Kenneth Adams, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG) Gary Manley | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 06:56 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 06:34 | St. John's | Sean Bunting misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 06:33 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 06:14 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy hits the finger roll set up by Joshua Hardman | 49-48 |
| 05:55 | St. John's | George Smathers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (SG), George Dubovsky (SF) Joshua Hardman, Kenneth Adams | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Ariel Rizzo | |
| 05:36 | Pitt | James Dougherty is fouled on the floor by George Smathers - foul #5 on George Smathers, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Darren Greene (SF) George Smathers | |
| 05:27 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Dougherty | 51-48 |
| 05:05 | St. John's | Sean Bunting shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 04:39 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by James Dougherty | 53-51 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Sean Bunting clanks a 3 from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James Rollo | 53-51 |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Donald Depuy hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Sean Bunting out of a doubleteam and he's hacked by Kenneth Mealy - foul #1 on Kenneth Mealy, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), George Rowe (PF), Kenneth Adams (C) James Dougherty, Mathew Meltzer, Kenneth Mealy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (PF) James Rollo | |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Donald Depuy makes the free throw | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Donald Depuy - foul #4 on Donald Depuy, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Carrara (SF) George Dubovsky | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), James Rollo (PF) Scott Wood, Sean Bunting, Ariel Rizzo | |
| 03:36 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 03:36 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Julius Vance (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Joseph Carrara (fresh) PF - George Rowe (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Adams (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darren Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. C - Donald Depuy (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:12 | St. John's | James Rollo buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 03:08 | Pitt | Joseph Carrara double dribbles | 55-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joshua Hardman (SG) Julius Vance | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Sean Bunting (SG), Ariel Rizzo (PF) Stephen Kay, Charles Wilson, James Rollo | |
| 02:45 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo can't connect on a floater from the left side | 55-56 |
| 02:43 | Pitt | Joseph Carrara grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 02:43 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG), Julius Vance (SG), George Dubovsky (SF), Kenneth Mealy (C) Gary Manley, Joshua Hardman, Joseph Carrara, Kenneth Adams | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Ariel Rizzo | |
| 02:21 | Pitt | James Dougherty connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Julius Vance | 58-56 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Scott Wood is whistled for a carry | 58-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), Ariel Rizzo (C) Scott Wood, Sean Bunting, Donald Depuy | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:45 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by James Rollo - foul #3 on James Rollo, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Sean Bunting (SG), Donald Depuy (C) Stephen Kay, Charles Wilson, Ariel Rizzo | |
| 01:45 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the free throw | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:25 | St. John's | Julius Vance is called for the reach on Sean Bunting - foul #1 on Julius Vance, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Scott Wood splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Depuy | 61-56 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Sean Bunting is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-56 |
| 01:01 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:55 | Pitt | Donald Depuy is called for the reach on Kenneth Mealy - foul #5 on Donald Depuy, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (C) Donald Depuy | |
| 00:55 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:55 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:49 | St. John's | James Dougherty is called for the reach on Scott Wood - foul #1 on James Dougherty, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Sean Bunting drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Wood | 63-59 |
| 00:45 | Pitt | Scott Wood is called for the reach on James Dougherty in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Wood, team foul #9 | 63-59 |
| 00:45 | Pitt | James Dougherty makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:45 | Pitt | James Dougherty makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Scott Wood comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-59 |
| 00:38 | Pitt | George Dubovsky pulls down the rebound | 65-59 |
| 00:37 | Pitt | George Dubovsky is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Wood - foul #2 on Scott Wood, team foul #10 | 65-59 |
| 00:37 | Pitt | George Dubovsky makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:37 | Pitt | George Dubovsky makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | James Rollo's pass is intercepted by Julius Vance | 67-59 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | George Rowe is hacked by Sean Bunting in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sean Bunting, team foul #11 | 67-59 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | George Rowe misses the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | George Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Scott Wood works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Sean Bunting | 68-62 |
| 00:18 | Pitt | James Dougherty is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Bunting - foul #4 on Sean Bunting, team foul #12 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (SG), Mathew Meltzer (SF) Julius Vance, George Dubovsky | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:18 | Pitt | James Dougherty makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:18 | Pitt | James Dougherty makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Sean Bunting misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-62 |
| 00:10 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer pulls down the rebound | 70-62 |
| 00:10 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (SG), George Dubovsky (SF) Gary Manley, Mathew Meltzer | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:09 | Pitt | Sean Bunting is called for the reach on Kenneth Mealy in the backcourt - foul #5 on Sean Bunting, team foul #13 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG) Sean Bunting | |
| 00:09 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:09 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Scott Wood can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 71-62 |
| 00:03 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy gets the rebound | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | James Dougherty runs out the clock | 71-62 |