| Lineup | TCU | PG - Joseph Covington (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Pauly Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Morrison (fresh) PF - Alex Loftus (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Busby (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Walls (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jim Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hinton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Lee Walls inbounds the ball | 23-27 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Pitt | Michael Alexander hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-30 |
| 19:20 | TCU | James Morrison is hacked by Jim Bell - foul #3 on Jim Bell, team foul #1 | 23-30 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Pegues (PF) Jim Bell | |
| 19:00 | TCU | Randy Busby makes the jumper from close range | 25-30 |
| 18:46 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra scores on a 3 from the right corner | 25-33 |
| 18:36 | TCU | The jump hook by Randy Busby is blocked by William Pegues | 25-33 |
| 18:34 | Pitt | Lee Walls grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 18:28 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-33 |
| 18:26 | TCU | Alex Loftus gets the rebound | 25-33 |
| 18:06 | TCU | Alex Loftus hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by William Pegues - foul #2 on William Pegues, team foul #2 | 25-33 |
| 18:06 | TCU | Alex Loftus makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 18:06 | TCU | Alex Loftus makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 17:44 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses the floater from the free throw line | 27-33 |
| 17:43 | TCU | Alex Loftus grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 17:27 | TCU | Joseph Covington's pass is intercepted by Lee Walls | 27-33 |
| 17:14 | Pitt | John Hinton loses the ball out of bounds | 27-33 |
| Subs | TCU | Willie Cowart (PG) Joseph Covington | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 16:49 | TCU | Randy Busby misses short on a floater from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 16:48 | Pitt | John Hinton snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 16:40 | Pitt | William Pegues misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 27-33 |
| 16:39 | TCU | Willie Cowart grabs the defensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 16:34 | TCU | Willie Cowart can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 27-33 |
| 16:33 | Pitt | John Hinton grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 16:18 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Terry O'Harra | 27-36 |
| 16:08 | TCU | Alex Loftus connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Randy Busby | 29-36 |
| 15:44 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Lee Walls | 29-39 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Willie Cowart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Pauly Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Morrison (fairly fresh) PF - Alex Loftus (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Busby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry O'Harra (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Pegues (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Hinton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | TCU | Randy Busby lays it in | 31-39 |
| 15:16 | Pitt | Michael Alexander hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-39 |
| 15:15 | TCU | Randy Busby pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 14:57 | TCU | Alex Loftus misses badly on a runner from the right block | 31-39 |
| 14:56 | Pitt | Lee Walls grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 14:29 | Pitt | Michael Alexander hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-39 |
| 14:28 | TCU | Randy Busby gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 14:08 | TCU | Randy Busby knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by James Morrison | 33-39 |
| 13:54 | Pitt | John Hinton drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-41 |
| 13:36 | TCU | Randy Busby hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by John Hinton - foul #1 on John Hinton, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| Subs | TCU | Joseph Covington (PG), Kevin Dolby (SG), William Millican (SF), Edward Fisher (PF) Willie Cowart, Pauly Jackson, James Morrison, Alex Loftus | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), Kenneth Drozd (PF), Jim Bell (C) Terry O'Harra, William Pegues, John Hinton | |
| 13:36 | TCU | Randy Busby makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 13:36 | TCU | Randy Busby makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 13:13 | Pitt | Lee Walls hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 35-41 |
| 13:12 | TCU | The rebound goes to Edward Fisher | 35-41 |
| 12:50 | TCU | Randy Busby drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Joseph Covington | 37-41 |
| 12:41 | Pitt | Jim Bell connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by William Macdonald | 37-43 |
| 12:20 | TCU | Joseph Covington buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 12:05 | Pitt | Lee Walls can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Fisher - foul #1 on Edward Fisher, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | TCU | Marty Nebel (C) Randy Busby | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 12:05 | Pitt | Lee Walls makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 12:05 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 12:05 | TCU | Marty Nebel grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 11:43 | TCU | William Macdonald is called for the reach on Edward Fisher - foul #1 on William Macdonald, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | TCU | James Morrison (SF) William Millican | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Joseph Covington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Dolby (fresh) SF - James Morrison (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Edward Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Marty Nebel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Walls (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | TCU | Joseph Covington connects on the floater near the basket | 41-44 |
| 11:11 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd is hacked by James Morrison - foul #3 on James Morrison, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| 10:59 | Pitt | Lee Walls hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 10:57 | Pitt | Michael Alexander grabs the offensive board | 41-44 |
| 10:47 | Pitt | Michael Alexander knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by William Macdonald | 41-47 |
| 10:27 | TCU | Edward Fisher misses the driving attempt near the basket | 41-47 |
| 10:25 | Pitt | William Macdonald gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 09:58 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Alexander | 41-49 |
| 09:44 | TCU | Edward Fisher clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-49 |
| 09:42 | Pitt | Lee Walls gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 09:25 | Pitt | Jim Bell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Alexander | 41-51 |
| 09:21 | TCU | Michael Alexander steals it from Joseph Covington in the backcourt | 41-51 |
| 09:00 | Pitt | William Macdonald misses the 3 from the left corner | 41-51 |
| 08:58 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 08:43 | Pitt | Lee Walls is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Lee Walls, team foul #5 | 41-51 |
| Subs | TCU | Willie Cowart (PG), Pauly Jackson (SG), William Millican (SF), Alex Loftus (PF), Randy Busby (C) Joseph Covington, Kevin Dolby, James Morrison, Edward Fisher, Marty Nebel | |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), William Pegues (PF), John Hinton (C) William Macdonald, Kenneth Drozd, Jim Bell | |
| 08:26 | TCU | Pauly Jackson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 41-51 |
| 08:25 | TCU | Randy Busby can't tip it in | 41-51 |
| 08:24 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Lee Walls | 41-51 |
| 08:10 | Pitt | John Hinton is called for 5 seconds | 41-51 |
| 07:47 | TCU | Randy Busby's fadeaway is rejected by William Pegues | 41-51 |
| 07:46 | Pitt | Michael Alexander snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Willie Cowart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Pauly Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Millican (fresh) PF - Alex Loftus (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Busby (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (tiring) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Walls (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Pegues (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Pitt | Lee Walls makes the jumpshot from the right side | 41-53 |
| 07:22 | TCU | Alex Loftus misses short on a jumper from the right block | 41-53 |
| 07:20 | TCU | Willie Cowart snags the offensive board | 41-53 |
| 07:04 | TCU | Pauly Jackson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-53 |
| 07:03 | TCU | Alex Loftus hits the follow up shot | 43-53 |
| 06:41 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-53 |
| 06:40 | TCU | Pauly Jackson gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 06:16 | TCU | Randy Busby's pass is intercepted by Lee Walls | 43-53 |
| 06:11 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra lays it in on a nice dish by Lee Walls | 43-55 |
| 05:57 | TCU | Pauly Jackson scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Cowart | 46-55 |
| 05:57 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-55 |
| Subs | TCU | Joseph Covington (PG), James Morrison (SF) Willie Cowart, William Millican | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd (SF), Jim Bell (PF) Lee Walls, William Pegues | |
| 05:42 | Pitt | Michael Alexander buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-58 |
| 05:30 | TCU | Alex Loftus connects on the jumper from the baseline | 48-58 |
| 05:11 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by James Morrison - foul #4 on James Morrison, team foul #3 | 48-58 |
| 05:11 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 05:11 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 04:48 | TCU | Randy Busby misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 48-60 |
| 04:46 | TCU | James Morrison snags the offensive board | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:39 | TCU | Randy Busby can't throw it down | 48-60 |
| 04:38 | TCU | Alex Loftus tips it back up and in | 50-60 |
| 04:19 | Pitt | Jim Bell is hacked by Alex Loftus - foul #1 on Alex Loftus, team foul #4 | 50-60 |
| Subs | TCU | Marty Nebel (C) Randy Busby | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Pegues (PF) John Hinton | |
| 04:02 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-60 |
| 04:00 | TCU | The rebound goes to Pauly Jackson | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:50 | TCU | Alex Loftus comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-60 |
| 03:48 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jim Bell | 50-60 |
| 03:34 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd is fouled on the floor by James Morrison - foul #5 on James Morrison, team foul #5 | 50-60 |
| Subs | TCU | William Millican (SF) James Morrison | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Joseph Covington (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Pauly Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. SF - William Millican (fresh) PF - Alex Loftus (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Marty Nebel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (tiring) 18 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Pegues (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Pitt | Michael Alexander loses the dribble to William Millican | 50-60 |
| 03:19 | TCU | Pauly Jackson lays it in set up by William Millican | 52-60 |
| 02:57 | Pitt | Michael Alexander hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Terry O'Harra | 52-63 |
| 02:57 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-63 |
| Subs | TCU | Randy Busby (C) Marty Nebel | |
| Subs | Pitt | Lee Walls (SF) William Pegues | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:38 | TCU | Pauly Jackson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-63 |
| 02:37 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd snags the defensive board | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:09 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-63 |
| 02:08 | TCU | The rebound goes to Randy Busby | 52-63 |
| 02:01 | TCU | Pauly Jackson scores on a 3 from the right corner | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:40 | Pitt | Jim Bell can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Randy Busby - foul #1 on Randy Busby, team foul #6 | 55-63 |
| 01:40 | Pitt | Jim Bell makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 01:40 | Pitt | Jim Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:29 | TCU | Pauly Jackson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-65 |
| 01:27 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd gets the rebound | 55-65 |
| 01:04 | Pitt | Jim Bell misses short on a runner from the baseline | 55-65 |
| 01:03 | TCU | Randy Busby grabs the board | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:57 | TCU | Randy Busby hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from William Millican | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is hacked by Joseph Covington in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Covington, team foul #7 | 57-65 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG) Terry O'Harra | |
| 00:54 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:54 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:49 | TCU | Randy Busby knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Joseph Covington | 59-67 |
| 00:48 | Pitt | Joseph Covington is called for the reach on Michael Alexander in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Covington, team foul #8 | 59-67 |
| 00:48 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:48 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:41 | TCU | Randy Busby hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Jim Bell - foul #4 on Jim Bell, team foul #6 | 59-69 |
| Subs | TCU | Willie Cowart (PG), Kevin Dolby (SG), Edward Fisher (PF) Joseph Covington, Pauly Jackson, Alex Loftus | |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (PG), William Pegues (PF), John Hinton (C) Michael Alexander, Kenneth Drozd, Jim Bell | |
| 00:41 | TCU | Randy Busby misses the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:41 | TCU | Randy Busby makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:38 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Cowart - foul #1 on Willie Cowart, team foul #9 | 60-69 |
| Subs | TCU | Joseph Covington (PG), Pauly Jackson (SG), Alex Loftus (PF) Willie Cowart, Kevin Dolby, Edward Fisher | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG), Kenneth Drozd (PF), Jim Bell (C) William Macdonald, William Pegues, John Hinton | |
| 00:38 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:38 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala misses the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:38 | TCU | Randy Busby snags the defensive board | 60-70 |
| 00:34 | TCU | Alex Loftus comes up short on the shot from the right block | 60-70 |
| 00:32 | TCU | William Millican grabs the offensive board | 60-70 |
| 00:30 | TCU | The short jumper by Randy Busby is denied by Kenneth Drozd | 60-70 |
| 00:29 | TCU | Randy Busby gets the offensive rebound | 60-70 |
| 00:27 | TCU | Randy Busby misses the lay-in | 60-70 |
| 00:26 | TCU | Randy Busby tips it home | 62-70 |
| 00:23 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Covington - foul #3 on Joseph Covington, team foul #10 | 62-70 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG) Miguel Ayala | |
| 00:23 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:23 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:19 | TCU | Michael Alexander is called for the reach on Joseph Covington - foul #2 on Michael Alexander, team foul #7 | 62-72 |
| Subs | TCU | Kevin Dolby (SG), Edward Fisher (PF), Marty Nebel (C) Pauly Jackson, Alex Loftus, Randy Busby | |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (PG), William Pegues (PF), John Hinton (C) Michael Alexander, Kenneth Drozd, Jim Bell | |
| 00:19 | TCU | Joseph Covington makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:19 | TCU | Joseph Covington makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Covington - foul #4 on Joseph Covington, team foul #11 | 64-72 |
| Subs | TCU | Pauly Jackson (SG), Alex Loftus (PF), Randy Busby (C) Kevin Dolby, Edward Fisher, Marty Nebel | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG), Kenneth Drozd (PF), Jim Bell (C) William Macdonald, William Pegues, John Hinton | |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala misses the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:09 | TCU | Pauly Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by Lee Walls - foul #2 on Lee Walls, team foul #8 | 64-73 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG) Miguel Ayala | |
| 00:09 | TCU | Pauly Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:09 | TCU | Pauly Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:09 | TCU | Pauly Jackson makes the 3rd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Covington - foul #5 on Joseph Covington, team foul #12 | 67-73 |
| Subs | TCU | Willie Cowart (PG) Joseph Covington | |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (PG), William Macdonald (SG) Terry O'Harra, Kenneth Drozd | |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Lee Walls grabs the offensive rebound | 67-74 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala runs out the clock | 67-74 |