| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fresh) SG - John Aaron (fresh) SF - John Peterson (fresh) PF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) C - Augustine Greco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) SG - James Clinard (fresh) SF - Willy McGeary (fresh) PF - Timothy Schell (fresh) C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Dominic Yazzie is called for the reach on James Clinard - foul #1 on Dominic Yazzie, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Pitt | John Aaron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Danny Brown hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Timothy Schell | 0-4 |
| 18:27 | Pitt | John Peterson loses the ball out of bounds | 0-4 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Christopher McKee - foul #1 on Christopher McKee, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:42 | Pitt | John Peterson misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 0-6 |
| 17:40 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary gets the rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Danny Brown | 0-9 |
| 17:04 | Pitt | John Aaron double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 0-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), Chad Seidl (PF), John Brooks (C) Christopher McKee, John Peterson, Dominic Yazzie, Augustine Greco | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on John Brooks - foul #1 on John Brooks, team foul #3 | 0-9 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the 1st free throw | 0-10 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the 2nd free throw | 0-11 |
| 16:33 | Pitt | Steven Savage drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-11 |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary is fouled on the floor by Michael Pennington - foul #1 on Michael Pennington, team foul #4 | 2-11 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Peterson (SF) John Aaron | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (PF) Timothy Schell | |
| 15:53 | Syracuse | James Clinard buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Danny Brown and the foul's on Steven Savage - foul #1 on Steven Savage, team foul #5 | 2-13 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers (C) Ronald Cotta | |
| 15:53 | Syracuse | James Clinard makes the free throw | 2-14 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Savage (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Pennington (fresh) SF - John Peterson (fresh) PF - Chad Seidl (fresh) C - John Brooks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Clinard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willy McGeary (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Nordin (fresh) C - Thomas Rogers (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Pitt | John Peterson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-14 |
| 15:23 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary snags the defensive board | 2-14 |
| 15:15 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Danny Brown | 2-17 |
| 14:51 | Pitt | Michael Pennington is hacked by Thomas Rogers - foul #1 on Thomas Rogers, team foul #1 | 2-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), John Aaron (SG), Dominic Yazzie (SF), Augustine Greco (C) Steven Savage, Michael Pennington, John Peterson, John Brooks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Timothy Schell (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) James Clinard, Willy McGeary, Thomas Rogers | |
| 14:36 | Pitt | John Aaron works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-17 |
| 14:35 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell gets the rebound | 2-17 |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-17 |
| 14:10 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie snags the defensive board | 2-17 |
| 13:46 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Nordin - foul #1 on John Nordin, team foul #2 | 2-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Peterson (SF) Chad Seidl | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:46 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 3-17 |
| 13:46 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 4-17 |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta blows the layup but he's hacked by Augustine Greco - foul #1 on Augustine Greco, team foul #6 | 4-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | Chad Seidl (PF) Dominic Yazzie | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Clinard (SG), Willy McGeary (SF) Mwla Abdeldayen, John Nordin | |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the 1st free throw | 4-18 |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the 2nd free throw | 4-19 |
| 13:01 | Pitt | Willy McGeary steps in front of the John Peterson pass | 4-19 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary banks in the layup | 4-21 |
| 12:35 | Pitt | Augustine Greco can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 4-21 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary grabs the defensive rebound | 4-21 |
| 12:14 | Syracuse | Danny Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), Dominic Yazzie (PF), John Brooks (C) Christopher McKee, John Peterson, Chad Seidl, Augustine Greco | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (PF), Thomas Rogers (C) Timothy Schell, Ronald Cotta | |
| 11:53 | Pitt | Steven Savage throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), John Peterson (SF), Young Chiong (C) Steven Savage, John Aaron, John Brooks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fresh) SG - Michael Pennington (fresh) SF - John Peterson (fresh) PF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Young Chiong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Clinard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willy McGeary (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Nordin (fresh) C - Thomas Rogers (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | John Nordin lays it in | 4-23 |
| 11:15 | Pitt | Christopher McKee misses the 3 from the left corner | 4-23 |
| 11:14 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie grabs the offensive board | 4-23 |
| 10:57 | Pitt | Michael Pennington drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher McKee | 6-23 |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | Danny Brown comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-23 |
| 10:35 | Syracuse | Danny Brown hits the follow up shot | 6-25 |
| 10:12 | Pitt | Michael Pennington drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-25 |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary loses the dribble to Dominic Yazzie | 9-25 |
| 09:29 | Pitt | John Peterson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Willy McGeary - foul #1 on Willy McGeary, team foul #3 | 9-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), John Aaron (SG), Chad Seidl (PF), Augustine Greco (C) Christopher McKee, Michael Pennington, Dominic Yazzie, Young Chiong | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Timothy Schell (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) James Clinard, Willy McGeary, Thomas Rogers | |
| 09:29 | Pitt | John Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 10-25 |
| 09:29 | Pitt | John Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-25 |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen clanks a jump hook from the left block | 11-25 |
| 09:12 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Steven Savage | 11-25 |
| 08:51 | Pitt | Chad Seidl lays it up and in | 13-25 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | John Peterson steps in front of the Danny Brown pass | 13-25 |
| 08:15 | Pitt | John Aaron splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 13-25 |
| 08:14 | Pitt | Chad Seidl can't tip it in | 13-25 |
| 08:12 | Syracuse | John Nordin pulls down the rebound | 13-25 |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-25 |
| 07:48 | Pitt | Augustine Greco pulls down the rebound | 13-25 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Savage (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Aaron (fresh) SF - John Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad Seidl (fresh) 2 pts. C - Augustine Greco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) SF - John Nordin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Schell (fresh) C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Pitt | John Peterson can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Nordin - foul #2 on John Nordin, team foul #4 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG) Steven Savage | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Clinard (PG), Willy McGeary (SF) Danny Brown, John Nordin | |
| 07:28 | Pitt | John Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 13-25 |
| 07:28 | Pitt | John Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 14-25 |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary gets the offensive rebound | 14-25 |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta can't throw it down but he's fouled by Augustine Greco - foul #2 on Augustine Greco, team foul #7 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie (SF), John Brooks (C) John Peterson, Augustine Greco | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Angelo Perez (PF) Timothy Schell | |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the 1st free throw | 14-26 |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta misses the 2nd free throw | 14-26 |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary grabs the offensive board | 14-26 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | John Aaron picks off the pass by Mwla Abdeldayen | 14-26 |
| 06:12 | Pitt | John Aaron splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-26 |
| 06:11 | Pitt | Chad Seidl snags the offensive board | 14-26 |
| 05:52 | Pitt | John Aaron evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-26 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Christopher McKee is called for the reach on James Clinard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher McKee, team foul #8 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Michael Pennington (SG) Christopher McKee, Chad Seidl | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), Timothy Schell (PF), Thomas Rogers (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Angelo Perez, Ronald Cotta | |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | James Clinard makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | James Clinard makes the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 05:34 | Pitt | John Brooks scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Steven Savage | 19-28 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 19-28 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary snags the offensive board | 19-28 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Steven Savage is called for the reach on James Clinard - foul #2 on Steven Savage, team foul #9 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), John Peterson (SF), Chad Seidl (PF) Steven Savage, Michael Pennington, Dominic Yazzie | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (SF) Willy McGeary | |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | James Clinard makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | James Clinard makes the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 05:04 | Pitt | Christopher McKee throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-30 |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie (PF), Young Chiong (C) Chad Seidl, John Brooks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Ronald Cotta (C) James Clinard, Thomas Rogers | |
| 04:21 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-30 |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | John Nordin snags the defensive board | 19-30 |
| 04:15 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Timothy Schell and he's fouled by John Peterson - foul #1 on John Peterson, team foul #10 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Chad Seidl (PF), John Brooks (C) Dominic Yazzie, Young Chiong | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Angelo Perez (PF) Timothy Schell | |
| 04:15 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen makes the free throw | 19-33 |
| 03:50 | Pitt | John Brooks can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Danny Brown - foul #1 on Danny Brown, team foul #5 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie (PF) Chad Seidl | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willy McGeary (SF) Angelo Perez | |
| 03:50 | Pitt | John Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 03:50 | Pitt | John Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Aaron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willy McGeary (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Nordin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Christopher McKee steals the ball from Danny Brown | 21-33 |
| 03:12 | Pitt | John Aaron shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-33 |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | John Nordin gets the rebound | 21-33 |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-33 |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary gets the offensive rebound | 21-33 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen misses the 3 from the left wing | 21-33 |
| 02:49 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Dominic Yazzie | 21-33 |
| 02:20 | Pitt | John Peterson drills a floater from just outside the lane | 23-33 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | John Nordin misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Dominic Yazzie - foul #2 on Dominic Yazzie, team foul #11 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), Chad Seidl (PF), Augustine Greco (C) Christopher McKee, John Peterson, Dominic Yazzie, John Brooks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Clinard (PG), Timothy Schell (PF), Thomas Rogers (C) Danny Brown, Mwla Abdeldayen, Ronald Cotta | |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | John Nordin makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | John Nordin makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 01:28 | Pitt | Steven Savage clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-35 |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary gets the rebound | 23-35 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-35 |
| 01:06 | Pitt | Steven Savage grabs the board | 23-35 |
| 00:37 | Pitt | Michael Pennington knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Steven Savage | 26-35 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell travels with the ball | 26-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), John Peterson (SF), Dominic Yazzie (PF) Steven Savage, Michael Pennington, Chad Seidl | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), Mwla Abdeldayen (SF), Ronald Cotta (C) John Nordin, Willy McGeary, Thomas Rogers | |
| 00:04 | Pitt | John Aaron makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | James Clinard clanks a halfcourt shot | 29-35 |