| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Hatcher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrei Walentoski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Belle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Hunt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Calvin Cole (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) SF - Willie Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Charles Belle inbounds the ball | 23-32 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 23-32 |
| 19:29 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers gets the rebound | 23-32 |
| 19:27 | Syracuse | William Peterson is fouled in the backcourt by Andrei Walentoski - foul #3 on Andrei Walentoski, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (SG) Andrei Walentoski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | William Peterson hits a wide open jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Jessie Heintzelman | 23-34 |
| 18:49 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie is hacked by Anthony Sellers - foul #1 on Anthony Sellers, team foul #1 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Hittle (PF) Peter Hunt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:29 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 23-34 |
| 18:27 | Pitt | Charles Hittle pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-34 |
| 18:00 | Pitt | Calvin Cole can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-34 |
| 17:58 | Syracuse | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 23-34 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | Calvin Cole is called for the reach on Willie Roberts - foul #1 on Calvin Cole, team foul #2 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Hunt (PF) Charles Hittle | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Carl Mars (SF), Brian Segura (PF), Glenn Corral (C) William Peterson, Willie Roberts, Anthony Sellers, William Smith | |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Cheng-Gong Xie - foul #2 on Cheng-Gong Xie, team foul #3 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Murphree (SF) Cheng-Gong Xie | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (SG) Jessie Heintzelman | |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 16:55 | Pitt | Calvin Cole blows the layup | 23-35 |
| 16:53 | Pitt | Matthew Murphree tips it in | 25-35 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | Brian Segura throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (SG) Matthew Murphree | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:22 | Pitt | Peter Hunt comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 16:20 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral grabs the board | 25-35 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Charles Belle steals it from Carl Mars | 25-35 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Hatcher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cheng-Gong Xie (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Belle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Hunt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Calvin Cole (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Thompson (fresh) SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Segura (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Pitt | Peter Hunt scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Belle | 27-35 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-37 |
| 14:46 | Pitt | Peter Hunt misses the floater near the basket | 27-37 |
| 14:45 | Pitt | Peter Hunt gets the offensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 14:18 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie's floater is tipped away by Brian Segura | 27-37 |
| 14:16 | Pitt | Peter Hunt tips it in | 29-37 |
| 13:52 | Syracuse | Peter Hunt blocks the jumper by Carl Mars | 29-37 |
| 13:51 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |
| 13:27 | Pitt | Glenn Corral is called for the reach on Calvin Cole - foul #2 on Glenn Corral, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Andrei Walentoski (SG), Matthew Murphree (SF), Elvin Dalton (PF), Robert Franz (C) William Hatcher, Cheng-Gong Xie, Charles Belle, Peter Hunt, Calvin Cole | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Willie Roberts (SF), Anthony Sellers (PF), William Smith (C) Daniel Seger, Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, Brian Segura, Glenn Corral | |
| 13:03 | Pitt | Kang Chin clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 29-37 |
| 13:02 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | William Smith misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 29-37 |
| 12:38 | Pitt | Matthew Murphree grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 12:25 | Pitt | Robert Franz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Hatcher (PG), Peter Hunt (PF), Charles Hittle (C) Kang Chin, Elvin Dalton, Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | William Peterson's pass is intercepted by William Hatcher in the backcourt | 29-37 |
| 12:05 | Pitt | Peter Hunt misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Willie Roberts - foul #1 on Willie Roberts, team foul #3 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Robert Franz (C) William Hatcher, Charles Hittle | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:05 | Pitt | Peter Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 12:05 | Pitt | Peter Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Kang Chin is called for the reach on William Peterson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kang Chin, team foul #4 | 30-37 |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-39 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kang Chin (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Andrei Walentoski (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Murphree (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Hunt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Franz (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Pitt | Peter Hunt drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew Murphree and he's hacked by Jessie Heintzelman - foul #2 on Jessie Heintzelman, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Hatcher (PG), Calvin Cole (C) Kang Chin, Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:36 | Pitt | Peter Hunt makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | William Peterson misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Peter Hunt - foul #1 on Peter Hunt, team foul #5 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Belle (SF), Charles Hittle (C) Matthew Murphree, Calvin Cole | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Mars (PF) Anthony Sellers | |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | William Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | William Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 11:11 | Pitt | Charles Belle pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 10:51 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 33-40 |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman misses long on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 10:41 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Peter Hunt | 33-40 |
| 10:25 | Pitt | Charles Hittle hits a driving attempt near the basket | 35-40 |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Hittle - foul #1 on Charles Hittle, team foul #6 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Matthew Murphree (SF), Elvin Dalton (PF), Calvin Cole (C) William Hatcher, Charles Belle, Peter Hunt, Charles Hittle | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Tony Thompson (SG), Anthony Sellers (PF), Glenn Corral (C) William Peterson, Jessie Heintzelman, Carl Mars, William Smith | |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 09:58 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Elvin Dalton | 35-41 |
| 09:29 | Pitt | Glenn Corral is called for the reach on Matthew Murphree - foul #3 on Glenn Corral, team foul #5 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Hatcher (PG), Peter Hunt (PF) Kang Chin, Elvin Dalton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Segura (SF) Willie Roberts | |
| 09:09 | Pitt | William Hatcher clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 09:07 | Pitt | Peter Hunt can't tip it in | 35-41 |
| 09:05 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 08:45 | Syracuse | Brian Segura buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Anthony Sellers | 35-43 |
| 08:30 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Glenn Corral - foul #4 on Glenn Corral, team foul #6 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Charles Belle (SF), Elvin Dalton (PF), Robert Franz (C) William Hatcher, Matthew Murphree, Peter Hunt, Calvin Cole | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Carl Mars (SF) Tony Thompson, Glenn Corral | |
| 08:30 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski misses the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 08:30 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Brian Segura is hacked by Kang Chin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kang Chin, team foul #7 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Hatcher (PG), Peter Hunt (PF) Kang Chin, Elvin Dalton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Smith (C) Anthony Sellers | |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Brian Segura makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Brian Segura makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 08:03 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski is hacked by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #7 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Elvin Dalton (PF) Peter Hunt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Anthony Sellers (PF) Daniel Seger, Brian Segura | |
| 08:03 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 08:03 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Carl Mars loses the dribble to William Hatcher | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Hatcher (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrei Walentoski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Belle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Elvin Dalton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Franz (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Sellers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Pitt | Robert Franz can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 38-45 |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | William Peterson is hacked by William Hatcher in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Hatcher, team foul #8 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Matthew Murphree (SF), Peter Hunt (PF), Calvin Cole (C) William Hatcher, Charles Belle, Elvin Dalton, Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (SG), Willie Roberts (SF), Glenn Corral (C) Jessie Heintzelman, Anthony Sellers, William Smith | |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | William Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | William Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 06:49 | Pitt | Peter Hunt misses the lay-in | 38-47 |
| 06:48 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Tony Thompson | 38-47 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Carl Mars is blocked by Peter Hunt | 38-47 |
| 06:26 | Pitt | Peter Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 06:03 | Pitt | Calvin Cole can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Glenn Corral - foul #5 on Glenn Corral, team foul #8 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Hatcher (PG), Charles Belle (SF) Kang Chin, Matthew Murphree | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Brian Segura (PF), William Smith (C) William Peterson, Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, Glenn Corral | |
| 06:03 | Pitt | Calvin Cole makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 06:03 | Pitt | Calvin Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | Peter Hunt steps in front of the William Smith pass | 40-47 |
| 05:22 | Pitt | Charles Belle misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Brian Segura grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger is hacked by William Hatcher - foul #4 on William Hatcher, team foul #9 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Charles Hittle (PF), Robert Franz (C) William Hatcher, Peter Hunt, Calvin Cole | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (SF), Anthony Sellers (PF) Willie Roberts, William Smith | |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:51 | Pitt | Daniel Seger takes the ball from Kang Chin in the backcourt | 40-49 |
| 04:49 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Daniel Seger | 40-51 |
| 04:33 | Pitt | Charles Hittle loses the ball out of bounds | 40-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Hatcher (PG), Matthew Murphree (SF), Peter Hunt (PF) Kang Chin, Charles Belle, Charles Hittle | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Carl Mars (SF) Daniel Seger, Tony Thompson | |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Brian Segura misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 40-51 |
| 04:12 | Pitt | Peter Hunt gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| 04:04 | Pitt | Peter Hunt hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 40-51 |
| 04:02 | Pitt | William Hatcher tips it back up and in | 42-51 |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Matthew Murphree denies the turnaround by Carl Mars | 42-51 |
| 03:35 | Pitt | Robert Franz grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Hatcher (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Andrei Walentoski (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Murphree (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Hunt (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Franz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Sellers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Segura (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Pitt | Brian Segura takes the ball from Peter Hunt | 42-51 |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | William Peterson misses badly on a runner from close range | 42-51 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman snags the offensive board | 42-51 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Charles Belle (SF), Charles Hittle (PF), Calvin Cole (C) William Hatcher, Matthew Murphree, Peter Hunt, Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Roberts (SF), William Smith (C) Carl Mars, Brian Segura | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:34 | Syracuse | William Peterson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman tips it in | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:12 | Pitt | Kang Chin can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | William Smith snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | William Smith misses long on an open driving attempt from close range | 42-53 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | William Peterson can't tip it in | 42-53 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | William Smith snags the offensive board | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:56 | Syracuse | William Smith is hacked by Andrei Walentoski - foul #4 on Andrei Walentoski, team foul #10 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Matthew Murphree (SF), Robert Franz (C) Andrei Walentoski, Charles Belle, Calvin Cole | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Tony Thompson (SG), Carl Mars (SF), Brian Segura (PF) William Peterson, Jessie Heintzelman, Willie Roberts, Anthony Sellers | |
| 01:56 | Syracuse | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 01:56 | Syracuse | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:43 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie is fouled on the floor by Tony Thompson - foul #1 on Tony Thompson, team foul #9 | 42-55 |
| 01:43 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 01:43 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger is fouled in the backcourt by Kang Chin - foul #5 on Kang Chin, team foul #11 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Hatcher (PG) Kang Chin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Roberts (SF) William Smith | |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger misses the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 01:27 | Pitt | Robert Franz hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-56 |
| 01:25 | Pitt | Robert Franz gets the offensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 01:08 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson travels with the ball | 44-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Smith (C) Willie Roberts | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Pitt | Robert Franz knocks in the driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Carl Mars - foul #2 on Carl Mars, team foul #10 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Elvin Dalton (PF) William Hatcher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:45 | Pitt | Robert Franz misses the free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Brian Segura grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Brian Segura is fouled in the backcourt by Cheng-Gong Xie - foul #3 on Cheng-Gong Xie, team foul #12 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Hatcher (PG) Elvin Dalton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Roberts (SF) William Smith | |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Brian Segura misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Brian Segura makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 00:35 | Pitt | Charles Hittle clanks a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Willie Roberts - foul #2 on Willie Roberts, team foul #11 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Elvin Dalton (PF) William Hatcher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Smith (C) Willie Roberts | |
| 00:35 | Pitt | Charles Hittle makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:35 | Pitt | Charles Hittle makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Charles Hittle is called for the reach on Daniel Seger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Hittle, team foul #13 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Hatcher (PG), Andrei Walentoski (SG), Charles Belle (SF), Peter Hunt (PF), Calvin Cole (C) Charles Hittle, Cheng-Gong Xie, Matthew Murphree, Elvin Dalton, Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Willie Roberts (SF) Tony Thompson, Carl Mars | |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:29 | Pitt | William Hatcher knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Charles Belle | 51-59 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-59 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Andrei Walentoski is called for the reach on Daniel Seger in the backcourt - foul #5 on Andrei Walentoski, team foul #14 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (SG) Andrei Walentoski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:23 | Pitt | Charles Belle scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by William Hatcher | 54-61 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | William Hatcher is called for the reach on Willie Roberts in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Hatcher, team foul #15 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Murphree (SF) William Hatcher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers (PF) William Smith | |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Matthew Murphree grabs the defensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 00:15 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-62 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers grabs the board | 54-62 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Smith (C) Anthony Sellers | |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger is hacked by Cheng-Gong Xie in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cheng-Gong Xie, team foul #16 | 54-62 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:06 | Pitt | Peter Hunt is whistled for a carry | 54-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Deslauriers (PG), Charles Hittle (PF), Robert Franz (C) Charles Belle, Peter Hunt, Calvin Cole | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (SG), Carl Mars (PF) Jessie Heintzelman, William Smith | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger runs out the clock | 54-64 |