| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fresh) SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) SF - Lee Walls (fresh) PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) C - Jim Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Andre Bruno (fresh) SG - Nathan Maness (fresh) SF - Dima Swiderski (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Cameron (fresh) C - Jerry Frye (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Jim Bell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Pitt | Jim Bell hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Kansas | Dima Swiderski comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Lee Walls - foul #1 on Lee Walls, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Kansas | Dima Swiderski makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:26 | Kansas | Dima Swiderski makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Michael Alexander | 4-2 |
| 18:46 | Kansas | Jerry Frye makes the floater from the left block set up by Andre Bruno and he's hacked by Jim Bell - foul #1 on Jim Bell, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 18:46 | Kansas | Jerry Frye makes the free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:34 | Pitt | Dima Swiderski swats the short shot by Kenneth Drozd | 4-5 |
| 18:32 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd hits the follow up shot | 6-5 |
| 18:03 | Kansas | Jerry Frye is whistled for traveling | 6-5 |
| 17:38 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-5 |
| 17:36 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:16 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 17:15 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd tips it home | 8-5 |
| 16:47 | Kansas | Jeffrey Cameron is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jeffrey Cameron, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), William Pegues (PF), John Hinton (C) Terry O'Harra, Kenneth Drozd, Jim Bell | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 16:38 | Pitt | William Macdonald drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Alexander | 11-5 |
| 16:11 | Kansas | William Pegues is called for the reach on Jeffrey Cameron - foul #1 on William Pegues, team foul #3 | 11-5 |
| 15:52 | Kansas | Dima Swiderski is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Dima Swiderski, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jim Bell (PF) William Pegues | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) PF - Jim Bell (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Hinton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Andre Bruno (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathan Maness (fresh) SF - Dima Swiderski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Cameron (fairly fresh) C - Jerry Frye (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is fouled on the floor by Andre Bruno - foul #1 on Andre Bruno, team foul #3 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Kenneth Drozd (PF) William Macdonald, John Hinton | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 15:23 | Pitt | Dima Swiderski takes the ball from Lee Walls | 11-5 |
| 15:07 | Kansas | Jerry Frye misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 11-5 |
| 15:06 | Pitt | Jim Bell gets the rebound | 11-5 |
| 14:48 | Pitt | Jeffrey Cameron picks off the pass by Kenneth Drozd | 11-5 |
| 14:29 | Kansas | Andre Bruno misses short on a shot from the right wing | 11-5 |
| 14:27 | Kansas | Jerry Frye snags the offensive board | 11-5 |
| 14:09 | Kansas | Dima Swiderski connects on the turnaround from close range | 11-7 |
| 13:53 | Pitt | Jim Bell loses the dribble to Andre Bruno | 11-7 |
| 13:48 | Kansas | Nathan Maness hits the finger roll on a great pass from Andre Bruno | 11-9 |
| 13:32 | Pitt | Michael Alexander scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Terry O'Harra | 13-9 |
| 13:04 | Kansas | Dima Swiderski can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 13-9 |
| 13:03 | Pitt | Jim Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:46 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), William Pegues (PF), John Hinton (C) Terry O'Harra, Kenneth Drozd, Jim Bell | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 12:22 | Kansas | Nathan Maness buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Andre Bruno | 13-11 |
| 12:01 | Pitt | William Macdonald makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-11 |
| 11:37 | Kansas | Jerry Frye clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 16-11 |
| 11:36 | Pitt | John Hinton grabs the defensive rebound | 16-11 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lee Walls (tiring) PF - William Pegues (fresh) C - John Hinton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Andre Bruno (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Nathan Maness (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dima Swiderski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Cameron (tiring) C - Jerry Frye (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-11 |
| 11:27 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Dima Swiderski | 16-11 |
| 11:16 | Kansas | Dima Swiderski travels with the ball | 16-11 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd (SF), Jim Bell (PF) Lee Walls, William Pegues | |
| Subs | Kansas | James Reid (SG), Robert Jones (PF), Yong Ching (C) Nathan Maness, Jeffrey Cameron, Jerry Frye | |
| 10:53 | Pitt | William Macdonald comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 16-11 |
| 10:52 | Kansas | Dima Swiderski grabs the defensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 10:25 | Kansas | James Reid can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-11 |
| 10:24 | Kansas | Yong Ching misses the tip | 16-11 |
| 10:22 | Kansas | James Reid hits the follow up shot | 16-13 |
| 10:07 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses long on a shot from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 10:06 | Kansas | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 16-13 |
| 09:43 | Kansas | Robert Jones can't finish the layup | 16-13 |
| 09:41 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd gets the rebound | 16-13 |
| 09:22 | Pitt | Michael Alexander can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Andre Bruno - foul #2 on Andre Bruno, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Lee Walls (SF), William Pegues (C) William Macdonald, Jim Bell, John Hinton | |
| Subs | Kansas | Roger Butner (PG), Nathan Maness (SG), Frank Bell (SF), Jeffrey Cameron (PF), Jerry Frye (C) Andre Bruno, James Reid, Dima Swiderski, Robert Jones, Yong Ching | |
| 09:22 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 09:22 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 08:53 | Kansas | Roger Butner misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Drozd - foul #1 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #4 | 18-13 |
| 08:53 | Kansas | Roger Butner misses the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 08:53 | Kansas | Roger Butner makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 08:29 | Pitt | William Pegues knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Lee Walls | 20-14 |
| 08:02 | Kansas | Nathan Maness is fouled on the floor by Michael Alexander - foul #1 on Michael Alexander, team foul #5 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jim Bell (C) Kenneth Drozd | |
| Subs | Kansas | Dima Swiderski (SF) Frank Bell | |
| 07:37 | Kansas | Jerry Frye knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 20-16 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) PF - William Pegues (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Roger Butner (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Nathan Maness (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dima Swiderski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Cameron (fairly fresh) C - Jerry Frye (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Pitt | Lee Walls loses the dribble to Jerry Frye | 20-16 |
| 06:51 | Kansas | Jeffrey Cameron misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 20-16 |
| 06:50 | Pitt | Lee Walls pulls down the rebound | 20-16 |
| 06:43 | Pitt | Michael Alexander knocks in the shot from the left wing | 22-16 |
| 06:22 | Kansas | The short jumper by Roger Butner is denied by William Pegues | 22-16 |
| 06:21 | Pitt | Jim Bell gets the rebound | 22-16 |
| 06:03 | Pitt | William Pegues loses the dribble to Roger Butner | 22-16 |
| 05:58 | Kansas | Dima Swiderski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Roger Butner | 22-18 |
| 05:52 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-18 |
| 05:51 | Kansas | Roger Butner pulls down the rebound | 22-18 |
| 05:29 | Kansas | Roger Butner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-18 |
| 05:28 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 05:09 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Michael Alexander, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (PG), William Macdonald (SG), Kenneth Drozd (PF), John Hinton (C) Michael Alexander, Terry O'Harra, William Pegues, Jim Bell | |
| Subs | Kansas | James Reid (SG), Frank Bell (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Yong Ching (C) Nathan Maness, Dima Swiderski, Jeffrey Cameron, Jerry Frye | |
| 04:48 | Kansas | Yong Ching clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 22-18 |
| 04:47 | Pitt | William Macdonald grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 04:22 | Pitt | William Macdonald is fouled on the floor by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #5 | 22-18 |
| 04:17 | Pitt | Lee Walls knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-18 |
| 04:06 | Kansas | Yong Ching connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Roger Butner | 25-20 |
| 03:51 | Pitt | Lee Walls knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from William Macdonald | 27-20 |
| 03:34 | Kansas | Robert Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on John Hinton - foul #1 on John Hinton, team foul #7 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG), Jim Bell (PF) Miguel Ayala, Lee Walls | |
| Subs | Kansas | Andre Bruno (PG), Nathan Maness (SG), Dima Swiderski (SF), Jerry Frye (C) Roger Butner, James Reid, Frank Bell, Yong Ching | |
| 03:34 | Kansas | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 03:34 | Kansas | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hinton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Andre Bruno (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Nathan Maness (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dima Swiderski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Frye (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Pitt | William Macdonald is fouled on the floor by Nathan Maness - foul #1 on Nathan Maness, team foul #6 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG) William Macdonald | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jeffrey Cameron (PF) Robert Jones | |
| 02:53 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd can't finish the layup but the foul's on Dima Swiderski - foul #2 on Dima Swiderski, team foul #7 | 27-22 |
| 02:53 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 02:53 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 02:53 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Jerry Frye | 27-22 |
| 02:34 | Kansas | Jerry Frye clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Drozd - foul #2 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #8 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Pegues (PF) John Hinton | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 02:34 | Kansas | Jerry Frye makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 02:34 | Kansas | Jerry Frye makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 02:12 | Pitt | Jim Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-24 |
| 01:57 | Kansas | Jeffrey Cameron hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by William Pegues - foul #2 on William Pegues, team foul #9 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG) Kenneth Drozd | |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Jones (C) Jerry Frye | |
| 01:57 | Kansas | Jeffrey Cameron makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 01:57 | Kansas | Jeffrey Cameron makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 01:37 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Macdonald | 30-26 |
| 01:15 | Kansas | Andre Bruno is fouled on the floor by Michael Alexander - foul #3 on Michael Alexander, team foul #10 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (PG), Lee Walls (SF), John Hinton (C) Michael Alexander, Terry O'Harra, William Pegues | |
| Subs | Kansas | James Reid (SG), Yong Ching (C) Nathan Maness, Jeffrey Cameron | |
| 01:15 | Kansas | Andre Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 01:15 | Kansas | Andre Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 00:54 | Pitt | William Macdonald misses the 3 from the right corner | 30-28 |
| 00:52 | Pitt | Jim Bell hits the follow up shot | 32-28 |
| 00:24 | Kansas | Robert Jones comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 32-28 |
| 00:23 | Pitt | John Hinton snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 00:03 | Pitt | Jim Bell misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 32-28 |
| 00:02 | Kansas | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Robert Jones can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 32-28 |