| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carl Hull (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bradley Cribbs (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 2 pts. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 4 reb. C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Peter Bad inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-37 |
| 19:15 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | Peter Bad blows the layup | 30-37 |
| 18:53 | Pitt | Carl Hull gets the rebound | 30-37 |
| 18:37 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague loses the dribble to Benjamin Ball | 30-37 |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | Peter Bad can't finish the layup | 30-37 |
| 18:32 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague gets the rebound | 30-37 |
| 18:15 | Pitt | The jumper by Bradley Cribbs is denied by Peter Bad | 30-37 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Peter Bad pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 17:48 | Syracuse | Carl Hull steals the ball from Norman Thomas | 30-37 |
| 17:34 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard is called for traveling | 30-37 |
| 17:11 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 17:09 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 16:51 | Pitt | Derrick Fong is called for the reach on Carl Hull - foul #1 on Derrick Fong, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Billy Giunta (SF), Raymond Huff (PF), George Peterson (C) Bradley Cribbs, Matthew Sprague, Colin Vineyard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Midgette (SF) Cesar Gallo | |
| 16:36 | Pitt | Raymond Huff can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Derrick Fong - foul #2 on Derrick Fong, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Frausto (PG), Toni Baczewski (SG) Carl Hull, Craig Gandy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG) Norman Thomas | |
| 16:36 | Pitt | Raymond Huff makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 16:36 | Pitt | Raymond Huff misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 16:36 | Pitt | George Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 16:23 | Pitt | Raymond Huff misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 15:59 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Bad | 31-40 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carlos Frausto (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Toni Baczewski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Billy Giunta (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Huff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Peterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Derrick Fong (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto is hacked by Allen Midgette - foul #1 on Allen Midgette, team foul #3 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Sprague (PF), Colin Vineyard (C) Raymond Huff, George Peterson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo (PF), Lloyd Remley (C) Peter Bad, Derrick Fong | |
| 15:35 | Pitt | Cesar Gallo is called for the reach on Billy Giunta - foul #2 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #4 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Carl Hull (PG), Craig Gandy (SG), Bradley Cribbs (SF) Carlos Frausto, Toni Baczewski, Billy Giunta | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG) Jeffrey Fuchs | |
| 15:21 | Pitt | Carl Hull misses the fadeaway near the basket | 31-40 |
| 15:20 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley grabs the board | 31-40 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Norman Thomas and the foul's on Colin Vineyard - foul #1 on Colin Vineyard, team foul #1 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG) Benjamin Ball | |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley misses the free throw | 31-42 |
| 14:55 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Bradley Cribbs | 31-42 |
| 14:40 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Bad (SF), Derrick Fong (PF) Allen Midgette, Cesar Gallo | |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas is fouled on the floor by Craig Gandy - foul #2 on Craig Gandy, team foul #2 | 31-42 |
| 13:52 | Syracuse | Carl Hull is called for the reach on Norman Thomas - foul #2 on Carl Hull, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Frausto (SG), Raymond Huff (PF), George Peterson (C) Carl Hull, Matthew Sprague, Colin Vineyard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG) Bruce Shreve | |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong knocks in the floater from the left block | 31-44 |
| 13:21 | Pitt | Craig Gandy connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-44 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 34-44 |
| 12:56 | Pitt | The rebound goes to George Peterson | 34-44 |
| 12:47 | Pitt | Derrick Fong takes the ball from Craig Gandy | 34-44 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Norman Thomas | 34-46 |
| 12:03 | Pitt | Craig Gandy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Derrick Fong - foul #3 on Derrick Fong, team foul #5 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Carl Hull (PG), Billy Giunta (SF), Matthew Sprague (PF), Colin Vineyard (C) Carlos Frausto, Bradley Cribbs, Raymond Huff, George Peterson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Allen Midgette (SF), Cesar Gallo (PF) Norman Thomas, Peter Bad, Derrick Fong | |
| 12:03 | Pitt | Craig Gandy makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 12:03 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo pulls down the rebound | 35-46 |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-46 |
| 11:35 | Pitt | Billy Giunta grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carl Hull (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Craig Gandy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Billy Giunta (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:16 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Cesar Gallo - foul #3 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #6 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Frausto (SG) Craig Gandy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:16 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague misses the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 11:16 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 10:58 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-46 |
| 10:57 | Pitt | Billy Giunta grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 10:32 | Pitt | Lloyd Remley is called for the reach on Colin Vineyard - foul #4 on Lloyd Remley, team foul #7 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Peter Bad (SF), Derrick Fong (PF) Benjamin Ball, Allen Midgette, Lloyd Remley | |
| 10:32 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 10:32 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong is hacked by Matthew Sprague - foul #1 on Matthew Sprague, team foul #4 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG) Jeffrey Fuchs | |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Peter Bad can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Billy Giunta - foul #1 on Billy Giunta, team foul #5 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs (SF) Billy Giunta | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG) Bruce Shreve | |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 09:23 | Pitt | Cesar Gallo steals it from Carl Hull | 38-47 |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Bradley Cribbs steps in front of the Cesar Gallo pass | 38-47 |
| 09:00 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 38-47 |
| 08:59 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs hits the follow up shot | 40-47 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Peter Bad lays it up and in on a nice dish by Derrick Fong | 40-49 |
| 08:39 | Pitt | Carl Hull comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Norman Thomas - foul #2 on Norman Thomas, team foul #8 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (SG), Raymond Huff (PF), George Peterson (C) Carlos Frausto, Matthew Sprague, Colin Vineyard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Midgette (SF) Cesar Gallo | |
| 08:39 | Pitt | Carl Hull misses the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 08:39 | Pitt | Carl Hull misses the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 08:39 | Syracuse | Peter Bad grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Peter Bad comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 08:12 | Pitt | The rebound goes to George Peterson | 40-49 |
| 07:59 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Raymond Huff | 42-49 |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Norman Thomas | 42-52 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carl Hull (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bradley Cribbs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Huff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Peterson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Derrick Fong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Pitt | Allen Midgette is called for the reach on Craig Gandy - foul #2 on Allen Midgette, team foul #9 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Frausto (SG), Billy Giunta (SF), Matthew Sprague (PF), Colin Vineyard (C) Carl Hull, Bradley Cribbs, Raymond Huff, George Peterson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Lloyd Remley (C) Norman Thomas, Peter Bad | |
| 07:21 | Pitt | Craig Gandy makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 07:21 | Pitt | Craig Gandy makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 06:52 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley scores on a floater from the right block | 44-54 |
| 06:47 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Ball - foul #2 on Benjamin Ball, team foul #10 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Cesar Gallo (PF) Benjamin Ball, Derrick Fong | |
| 06:47 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto misses the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 06:47 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 06:18 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-54 |
| 06:16 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 05:55 | Pitt | Billy Giunta's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (SG), Bradley Cribbs (SF) Craig Gandy, Billy Giunta | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Benjamin Ball (SG), Peter Bad (SF), Derrick Fong (PF) Jeffrey Fuchs, Bruce Shreve, Allen Midgette, Cesar Gallo | |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Derrick Fong | 45-57 |
| 05:15 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Carlos Frausto | 48-57 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Ball | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:36 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Matthew Sprague | 51-60 |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Matthew Sprague steps in front of the Benjamin Ball pass | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:07 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | Carl Hull (PG), Craig Gandy (SG) Carlos Frausto, Toni Baczewski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:02 | Pitt | Carl Hull lays it in set up by Craig Gandy | 53-60 |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Colin Vineyard - foul #2 on Colin Vineyard, team foul #6 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | Raymond Huff (PF) Matthew Sprague | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 03:13 | Pitt | Craig Gandy buries a jump hook in the paint | 55-62 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carl Hull (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Cribbs (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Huff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Colin Vineyard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Peter Bad's floater is tipped away by Raymond Huff | 55-62 |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Peter Bad tips it in | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:28 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-64 |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley snags the defensive board | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball clanks a 3 from the right wing | 55-64 |
| 02:04 | Pitt | Raymond Huff grabs the board | 55-64 |
| 01:55 | Pitt | Craig Gandy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-64 |
| 01:54 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs tips it but misses | 55-64 |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball snags the defensive board | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Craig Gandy is called for the reach on Benjamin Ball in the backcourt - foul #3 on Craig Gandy, team foul #7 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Sprague (PF) Raymond Huff | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:36 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Hull | 57-66 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is hacked by Carl Hull in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Hull, team foul #8 | 57-66 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 01:33 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard pulls down the rebound | 57-67 |
| 01:25 | Pitt | Craig Gandy is open and scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Bradley Cribbs | 59-67 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Craig Gandy is called for the reach on Benjamin Ball in the backcourt - foul #4 on Craig Gandy, team foul #9 | 59-67 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 01:12 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Bradley Cribbs, team foul #10 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Frausto (PG), Toni Baczewski (SG), Billy Giunta (SF), Raymond Huff (PF), George Peterson (C) Carl Hull, Craig Gandy, Bradley Cribbs, Matthew Sprague, Colin Vineyard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Allen Midgette (SF), Cesar Gallo (C) Norman Thomas, Benjamin Ball, Peter Bad, Lloyd Remley | |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs is hacked by Carlos Frausto in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carlos Frausto, team foul #11 | 59-69 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs misses the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 01:02 | Pitt | George Peterson comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 59-70 |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo gets the rebound | 59-70 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo is fouled in the backcourt by Carlos Frausto - foul #2 on Carlos Frausto, team foul #12 | 59-70 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:58 | Pitt | Raymond Huff grabs the board | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-70 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong grabs the defensive rebound | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses the dunk attempt | 59-70 |
| 00:26 | Pitt | Billy Giunta snags the defensive board | 59-70 |
| 00:19 | Pitt | Cesar Gallo swats the shot by Billy Giunta | 59-70 |
| 00:17 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski misses the tip | 59-70 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo gets the rebound | 59-70 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs runs out the clock | 59-70 |