| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mike Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) C - Robert Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Page (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Baldwin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Patrick Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alvin Twitchell (fresh) 3 pf. C - George Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens inbounds the ball | 34-21 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Pitt | Richard Page works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 34-21 |
| 19:35 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens gets the offensive rebound | 34-21 |
| 19:15 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell is fouled on the floor by Raymond Price - foul #1 on Raymond Price, team foul #1 | 34-21 |
| 19:03 | Pitt | Richard Page misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-21 |
| 19:02 | Pitt | George Boyd grabs the offensive rebound | 34-21 |
| 18:38 | Pitt | Richard Page makes the contested jumper from the left wing | 34-23 |
| 18:16 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft's floater is tipped away by George Boyd | 34-23 |
| 18:15 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft misses the tip | 34-23 |
| 18:13 | Pitt | George Boyd grabs the board | 34-23 |
| 17:54 | Pitt | George Boyd lays it in on a great pass from William Baldwin | 34-25 |
| 17:27 | Northwestern | Robert Cox loses the dribble to Patrick Stephens | 34-25 |
| 17:22 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens lays it up and in | 34-27 |
| 17:00 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Patrick Stephens - foul #3 on Patrick Stephens, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Gregory (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) Raymond Price, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Powers (PF), Donald Fusco (C) Alvin Twitchell, George Boyd | |
| 17:00 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 17:00 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft misses the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 17:00 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez gets the offensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 16:47 | Northwestern | Mike Clark misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-27 |
| 16:46 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez grabs the offensive board | 35-27 |
| 16:28 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Donald Fusco - foul #1 on Donald Fusco, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), Matthew Foret (SF) Mike Clark, George Hutchcraft | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Smith (SG), Nathan Chico (SF) William Baldwin, Patrick Stephens | |
| 16:28 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 16:28 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 15:59 | Pitt | Richard Page hits a shot from the right wing and the foul's on Alphonso Valdez - foul #2 on Alphonso Valdez, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Boyd (C) Donald Fusco | |
| 15:59 | Pitt | Richard Page misses the free throw | 37-29 |
| 15:59 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Alphonso Valdez | 37-29 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Darryl Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 6 pts. C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Page (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Smith (fresh) SF - Nathan Chico (fresh) PF - Michael Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses the shot from the right block but the foul's on Michael Powers - foul #2 on Michael Powers, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Cox (C) Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell (PF) Michael Powers | |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 15:16 | Pitt | George Boyd's layup is rejected by James Gregory | 38-29 |
| 15:14 | Pitt | George Boyd grabs the offensive board | 38-29 |
| 14:52 | Pitt | George Boyd hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Richard Page | 38-31 |
| 14:38 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret is denied on a dunk by Alvin Twitchell | 38-31 |
| 14:36 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Alvin Twitchell | 38-31 |
| 14:10 | Pitt | Jonas Richardson steals the ball from Alvin Twitchell | 38-31 |
| 13:51 | Northwestern | Robert Cox connects on the jumper from the left side | 40-31 |
| 13:28 | Pitt | Richard Page's layup is rejected by Darryl Daniels | 40-31 |
| 13:26 | Northwestern | Robert Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 13:13 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 12:53 | Pitt | Nathan Chico throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), Malcolm Archer (SG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Raymond Price (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) Jonas Richardson, Darryl Daniels, Matthew Foret, James Gregory, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Baldwin (SG), Patrick Stephens (SF), Michael Powers (PF), Donald Fusco (C) Bradley Smith, Nathan Chico, Alvin Twitchell, George Boyd | |
| 12:35 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft's dunk attempt is rejected by Michael Powers | 42-31 |
| 12:34 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Donald Fusco | 42-31 |
| 12:11 | Pitt | Donald Fusco loses the dribble to Alphonso Valdez | 42-31 |
| 11:54 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft's pass is intercepted by Patrick Stephens | 42-31 |
| 11:51 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens banks in the layup | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mike Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Malcolm Archer (fresh) SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Page (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Baldwin (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Patrick Stephens (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Fusco (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Northwestern | Patrick Stephens takes the ball from Malcolm Archer | 42-33 |
| 11:17 | Pitt | Donald Fusco is hacked by Alphonso Valdez - foul #3 on Alphonso Valdez, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (SG), Robert Cox (C) Malcolm Archer, Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 11:05 | Pitt | Robert Cox denies the turnaround by Michael Powers | 42-33 |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Cox | 42-33 |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Patrick Stephens - foul #4 on Patrick Stephens, team foul #4 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Smith (PG), Alvin Twitchell (PF), George Boyd (C) Richard Page, Michael Powers, Donald Fusco | |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 10:08 | Pitt | Bradley Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Foret (SF), James Gregory (PF) George Hutchcraft, Raymond Price | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 09:45 | Northwestern | William Baldwin blocks the short jumper by Robert Cox | 44-33 |
| 09:43 | Northwestern | Mike Clark tips it back up and in | 46-33 |
| 09:16 | Pitt | Bradley Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Baldwin | 46-36 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern | Mike Clark can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Baldwin - foul #2 on William Baldwin, team foul #5 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (SG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Raymond Price (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) Darryl Daniels, Matthew Foret, James Gregory, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (PG), Nathan Chico (SF) William Baldwin, Patrick Stephens | |
| 08:48 | Northwestern | Mike Clark makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern | Mike Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 08:26 | Pitt | George Boyd hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Alphonso Valdez - foul #4 on Alphonso Valdez, team foul #4 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG) Mike Clark | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 08:26 | Pitt | George Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 08:26 | Pitt | George Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 07:59 | Northwestern | Alvin Twitchell picks off the pass by Alphonso Valdez | 48-38 |
| 07:48 | Pitt | Bradley Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-38 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Raymond Price gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Malcolm Archer (fresh) SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Page (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nathan Chico (fresh) PF - Alvin Twitchell (fairly fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. C - George Boyd (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft dunks the ball on a great pass from Jonas Richardson | 50-38 |
| 06:56 | Pitt | Richard Page works out of a doubleteam and scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by George Boyd and he's fouled by Alphonso Valdez - foul #5 on Alphonso Valdez, team foul #5 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), Darryl Daniels (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), James Gregory (PF), Robert Cox (C) Jonas Richardson, Malcolm Archer, George Hutchcraft, Raymond Price, Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Baldwin (SG), Patrick Stephens (SF), Michael Powers (PF), Donald Fusco (C) Bradley Smith, Nathan Chico, Alvin Twitchell, George Boyd | |
| 06:56 | Pitt | Richard Page makes the free throw | 50-41 |
| 06:42 | Northwestern | James Gregory misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-41 |
| 06:40 | Pitt | Michael Powers grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 06:16 | Pitt | Mike Clark steals it from Patrick Stephens | 50-41 |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels hits the finger roll set up by Mike Clark | 52-41 |
| 05:49 | Pitt | Richard Page evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-44 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret buries a floater in the paint set up by Robert Cox | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:31 | Pitt | Donald Fusco lays it in uncontested | 54-46 |
| 05:13 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret double dribbles | 54-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), Malcolm Archer (SG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Raymond Price (PF) Mike Clark, Darryl Daniels, Matthew Foret, James Gregory | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Boyd (C) Donald Fusco | |
| 04:55 | Pitt | Michael Powers can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 54-46 |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft connects on the runner in the lane set up by Robert Cox | 56-46 |
| 04:35 | Pitt | George Boyd misses long on a jumper in the paint | 56-46 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to George Hutchcraft | 56-46 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 56-46 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Raymond Price tips it in | 58-46 |
| 03:50 | Pitt | George Boyd can't finish the layup | 58-46 |
| 03:48 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft grabs the defensive rebound | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Malcolm Archer (fresh) SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Cox (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Page (tiring) 22 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Baldwin (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Patrick Stephens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Michael Powers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Boyd (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:37 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-46 |
| 03:26 | Pitt | George Boyd misses the jumper from the left side | 60-46 |
| 03:25 | Pitt | Michael Powers tips it in | 60-48 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | The pull-up jumper by Robert Cox is blocked by Patrick Stephens | 60-48 |
| 03:07 | Pitt | George Boyd gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| 02:49 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens makes the wide open 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Richard Page | 60-51 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), Darryl Daniels (SG), James Carter (C) Jonas Richardson, Malcolm Archer, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell (PF) Michael Powers | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | James Carter is fouled on the floor by Alvin Twitchell - foul #4 on Alvin Twitchell, team foul #6 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Gregory (PF) Raymond Price | |
| Subs | Pitt | Nathan Chico (SF) Patrick Stephens | |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | James Carter misses long on a floater from the left side | 60-51 |
| 02:02 | Pitt | George Boyd gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:56 | Pitt | Richard Page misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-51 |
| 01:54 | Pitt | William Baldwin pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 01:47 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by George Boyd and he's fouled by James Gregory - foul #2 on James Gregory, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Price (PF), Robert Cox (C) James Gregory, James Carter | |
| Subs | Pitt | Patrick Stephens (SF) Nathan Chico | |
| 01:47 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell misses the free throw | 60-53 |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Raymond Price grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 01:19 | Northwestern | Robert Cox misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 60-53 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft gets the offensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft misses long on a shot from the right block | 60-53 |
| 00:53 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:45 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Robert Cox - foul #1 on Robert Cox, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| 00:45 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:45 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Richard Page is called for the reach on Robert Cox in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Page, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), James Gregory (PF) Darryl Daniels, George Hutchcraft, Raymond Price | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:38 | Pitt | William Baldwin is fouled on the floor by Malcolm Archer - foul #1 on Malcolm Archer, team foul #8 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (SG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Raymond Price (PF) Malcolm Archer, Matthew Foret, James Gregory | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:38 | Pitt | William Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:38 | Pitt | William Baldwin misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Robert Cox snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Robert Cox is hacked by William Baldwin in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Baldwin, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), James Gregory (PF) Darryl Daniels, George Hutchcraft, Raymond Price | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | Richard Page splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 64-56 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Robert Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (SG) Jonas Richardson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Robert Cox is hacked by William Baldwin in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Baldwin, team foul #9 | 64-56 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:15 | Pitt | Richard Page works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 66-56 |
| 00:13 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Richard Page clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-56 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Mike Clark runs out the clock | 66-56 |