| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Dougherty (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Manley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Dubovsky (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Rowe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Josh Webster (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Holder (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Bates (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Josh Webster inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Bates | 31-34 |
| 19:14 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 31-34 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Timothy Holder | 31-34 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert travels with the ball | 31-34 |
| 18:29 | Pitt | George Rowe can't connect on a shot from the right block | 31-34 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | Robert Bates grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Josh Webster evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by George Dubovsky - foul #1 on George Dubovsky, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Josh Webster misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Josh Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 17:44 | Pitt | George Dubovsky misses the lay-in | 31-35 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Bates | 31-35 |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Robert Bates comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gary Manley - foul #1 on Gary Manley, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG), Joshua Hardman (SG) James Dougherty, Gary Manley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Robert Bates makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Robert Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 16:55 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy knocks in the runner in the lane | 33-37 |
| 16:34 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Ebbert | 33-40 |
| 16:07 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Robert Bates - foul #3 on Robert Bates, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG), Mathew Meltzer (SF), Kenneth Adams (PF) Joshua Hardman, George Dubovsky, George Rowe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Lee Westmoreland (SF), John Blackburn (PF), Benjamin Ross (C) Daniel Ebbert, Josh Webster, Timothy Holder, Robert Bates | |
| 16:07 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 16:07 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Kenneth Adams steps in front of the Thomas Moore pass | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Dougherty (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Julius Vance (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mathew Meltzer (fresh) PF - Kenneth Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Mealy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) PF - John Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Ross (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams misses the runner near the basket | 35-40 |
| 15:31 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy tips it but misses | 35-40 |
| 15:29 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer can't tip it in | 35-40 |
| 15:28 | Syracuse | John Blackburn pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier is fouled on the floor by James Dougherty - foul #1 on James Dougherty, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (SG), Daniel Post (C) Julius Vance, Kenneth Mealy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (PG), Timothy Holder (PF) Dewey Carrier, John Blackburn | |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland hits the follow up shot | 35-42 |
| 14:25 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Timothy Holder - foul #2 on Timothy Holder, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (SG), George Dubovsky (SF), George Rowe (PF) James Dougherty, Mathew Meltzer, Daniel Post | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Josh Webster (SF) Lee Westmoreland | |
| 14:25 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 14:25 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 14:25 | Pitt | George Rowe grabs the offensive board | 36-42 |
| 14:07 | Pitt | Thomas Moore picks off the pass by George Dubovsky | 36-42 |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore hits the finger roll | 36-44 |
| 13:44 | Pitt | Gary Manley drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Adams | 39-44 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the contested floater from the free throw line set up by Benjamin Ross | 39-46 |
| 12:59 | Pitt | George Dubovsky clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Ebbert - foul #2 on Daniel Ebbert, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG) Julius Vance | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Bates (C) Benjamin Ross | |
| 12:59 | Pitt | George Dubovsky misses the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 12:59 | Pitt | George Dubovsky makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 40-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joshua Hardman (SG), Kenneth Mealy (C) Gary Manley, Kenneth Adams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG) Daniel Ebbert | |
| 12:09 | Pitt | Josh Webster steals the ball from James Dougherty | 40-46 |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | Joshua Hardman is called for the reach on Josh Webster - foul #3 on Joshua Hardman, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (SG), Mathew Meltzer (SF), Kenneth Adams (PF) Joshua Hardman, George Dubovsky, George Rowe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (PG), Lee Westmoreland (SF), John Blackburn (PF) Dewey Carrier, Josh Webster, Timothy Holder | |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | John Blackburn is called for a backcourt violation | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Dougherty (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Julius Vance (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mathew Meltzer (fresh) PF - Kenneth Adams (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Bates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:11 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 10:51 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland misses the easy layup but the foul's on Mathew Meltzer - foul #2 on Mathew Meltzer, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), George Dubovsky (SF), Daniel Post (C) James Dougherty, Mathew Meltzer, Kenneth Mealy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Holder (PF) John Blackburn | |
| 10:51 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 10:51 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 10:51 | Pitt | Daniel Post grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 10:46 | Pitt | Thomas Moore is called for the reach on Julius Vance - foul #2 on Thomas Moore, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Rowe (PF) Daniel Post | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Josh Webster (SF) Lee Westmoreland | |
| 10:20 | Pitt | George Dubovsky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-46 |
| 10:07 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder drills a runner from close range set up by Daniel Ebbert and he's fouled by Gary Manley - foul #2 on Gary Manley, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross (C) Robert Bates | |
| 10:07 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder misses the free throw | 42-48 |
| 10:07 | Pitt | The rebound goes to George Rowe | 42-48 |
| 09:50 | Pitt | George Dubovsky misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Josh Webster - foul #2 on Josh Webster, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy (C) Kenneth Adams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG) Daniel Ebbert | |
| 09:50 | Pitt | George Dubovsky makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 09:50 | Pitt | George Dubovsky makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Mealy - foul #2 on Kenneth Mealy, team foul #7 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG) Julius Vance | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland (SF) Thomas Moore | |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 09:29 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 09:16 | Pitt | George Rowe is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Ross - foul #1 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joshua Hardman (SG) Gary Manley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:10 | Pitt | George Dubovsky misses the easy layup | 44-48 |
| 09:09 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman grabs the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 08:52 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy clanks a jumper from the right side | 44-48 |
| 08:50 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 44-48 |
| 08:39 | Pitt | George Rowe grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 08:19 | Pitt | George Dubovsky misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 44-48 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder is hacked by Kenneth Mealy - foul #3 on Kenneth Mealy, team foul #8 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (SG), Mathew Meltzer (SF), Kenneth Adams (PF), Daniel Post (C) Joshua Hardman, George Dubovsky, George Rowe, Kenneth Mealy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (PG), Thomas Moore (SG), Robert Bates (C) Dewey Carrier, Josh Webster, Benjamin Ross | |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 08:11 | Pitt | Daniel Post gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 07:44 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams clanks a runner from the right block | 44-48 |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Julius Vance is called for the reach on Lee Westmoreland - foul #2 on Julius Vance, team foul #9 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG) James Dougherty | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Blackburn (PF) Timothy Holder | |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 07:30 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Julius Vance (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mathew Meltzer (fresh) PF - Kenneth Adams (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Post (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Bates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:01 | Pitt | Gary Manley clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-49 |
| 06:43 | Pitt | Julius Vance grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 06:22 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-49 |
| 06:21 | Syracuse | Robert Bates snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Bates | 44-52 |
| 05:40 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG), George Dubovsky (SF), George Rowe (PF), Kenneth Mealy (C) Julius Vance, Mathew Meltzer, Kenneth Adams, Daniel Post | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Josh Webster (SF), Timothy Holder (PF) Lee Westmoreland, John Blackburn | |
| 05:19 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-52 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | Josh Webster tips it in | 44-54 |
| 04:51 | Pitt | George Dubovsky drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gary Manley | 46-54 |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | Robert Bates misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-54 |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | Josh Webster snags the offensive board | 46-54 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder is hacked by George Rowe - foul #1 on George Rowe, team foul #10 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (SG) Gary Manley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Benjamin Ross (C) Daniel Ebbert, Robert Bates | |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder misses the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 04:17 | Pitt | George Dubovsky gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 03:49 | Pitt | James Dougherty comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-55 |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder pulls down the rebound | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-55 |
| 03:28 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Dougherty (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Julius Vance (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Dubovsky (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Rowe (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 stl. SF - Josh Webster (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Holder (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:12 | Pitt | George Dubovsky misses long on a runner from close range | 46-55 |
| 03:10 | Pitt | George Rowe misses the tip | 46-55 |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Dewey Carrier | 46-57 |
| 02:27 | Pitt | George Dubovsky misses badly on a jumper from close range | 46-57 |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross pulls down the rebound | 46-57 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-57 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder makes the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Thomas Moore | 46-59 |
| 01:25 | Pitt | George Dubovsky misses the lay-in but the foul's on Josh Webster - foul #3 on Josh Webster, team foul #7 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (SG) Julius Vance | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (PG), Robert Bates (C) Dewey Carrier, Benjamin Ross | |
| 01:25 | Pitt | George Dubovsky makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 01:25 | Pitt | George Dubovsky makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore is hacked by Gary Manley during a doubleteam - foul #3 on Gary Manley, team foul #11 | 48-59 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:49 | Pitt | James Dougherty connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore is hacked by James Dougherty in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Dougherty, team foul #12 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), John Blackburn (PF) Daniel Ebbert, Timothy Holder | |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:48 | Pitt | George Rowe gets the rebound | 51-61 |
| 00:41 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses long on a jumper from the left side | 51-61 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | John Blackburn grabs the board | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Josh Webster evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 00:09 | Pitt | George Rowe grabs the defensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 00:02 | Pitt | Gary Manley misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 51-61 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Blackburn | 51-61 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | John Blackburn runs out the clock | 51-61 |