| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carl Hull (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Cribbs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Orville Hedge (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Foor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | Pitt | Craig Gandy buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 19:38 | Rutgers | Matthew Sprague blocks the jumper by Craig O'Brien | 35-34 |
| 19:37 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 19:12 | Rutgers | Carl Hull steals the ball from Walter Hanson | 35-34 |
| 18:58 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard misses the easy layup | 35-34 |
| 18:57 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:32 | Rutgers | Matthew Sprague picks off the pass by Harry Murphy | 35-34 |
| 18:14 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague is fouled on the floor by Ronald Foor - foul #2 on Ronald Foor, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Don Hughes (PF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Harry Murphy, Orville Hedge, Ronald Foor, Craig O'Brien | |
| 17:59 | Pitt | Walter Hanson steals the ball from Craig Gandy | 35-34 |
| 17:37 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 17:36 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 17:30 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs hits the finger roll on a great pass from Craig Gandy and he's hacked by Don Hughes - foul #1 on Don Hughes, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| 17:30 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson scores on a 3 from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 16:43 | Pitt | Craig Gandy is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Craig Gandy, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Frausto (SG), Billy Giunta (SF), Raymond Huff (PF), George Peterson (C) Craig Gandy, Bradley Cribbs, Matthew Sprague, Colin Vineyard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mike Pals (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Ronald Foor (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) Gregory Capel, Walter Hanson, Don Hughes, Dima Pelkowski | |
| 16:18 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 38-37 |
| 16:17 | Pitt | Raymond Huff snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 15:59 | Pitt | Carl Hull can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 15:57 | Pitt | George Peterson grabs the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carl Hull (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Frausto (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Giunta (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Huff (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mike Pals (fresh) SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Foor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:49 | Pitt | Billy Giunta misses short on a shot from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 15:47 | Pitt | Raymond Huff pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 15:25 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Billy Giunta | 41-37 |
| 15:03 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-37 |
| 15:02 | Pitt | George Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 14:55 | Pitt | Carl Hull dunks the ball set up by Billy Giunta | 43-37 |
| 14:29 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 14:28 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor grabs the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 14:11 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 14:10 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor grabs the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 13:41 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien clanks a shot from close range but he's hacked by Raymond Huff - foul #2 on Raymond Huff, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (PG), Bradley Cribbs (SF), Matthew Sprague (PF), Colin Vineyard (C) Carl Hull, Billy Giunta, Raymond Huff, George Peterson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Orville Hedge (SG), Walter Hanson (SF), Don Hughes (PF) James Calvert, Mike Pals, Nelson Strum, Ronald Foor | |
| 13:41 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 13:41 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 13:29 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Bradley Cribbs | 46-39 |
| 13:06 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Harry Murphy | 46-41 |
| 12:44 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague can't connect on a floater from the left side | 46-41 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 12:20 | Rutgers | Matthew Sprague blocks the short jumper by Craig O'Brien | 46-41 |
| 12:19 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 12:04 | Pitt | Craig Gandy makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Carlos Frausto | 49-41 |
| 11:43 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Carlos Frausto - foul #1 on Carlos Frausto, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (SG) Carlos Frausto | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Foor (PF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Don Hughes, Craig O'Brien | |
| 11:43 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 11:43 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Toni Baczewski (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Bradley Cribbs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Orville Hedge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Ronald Foor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Pitt | Craig Gandy comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Dima Pelkowski - foul #1 on Dima Pelkowski, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG) Harry Murphy | |
| 11:22 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 11:22 | Pitt | Craig Gandy makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 10:53 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Carl Hull (PG) Toni Baczewski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Craig O'Brien (C) James Calvert, Dima Pelkowski | |
| 10:43 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Craig Gandy | 52-43 |
| 10:36 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 10:34 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 10:21 | Pitt | Craig Gandy can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 10:19 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-43 |
| 10:00 | Pitt | Carl Hull gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 09:45 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-43 |
| 09:43 | Pitt | Carl Hull tips it but misses | 52-43 |
| 09:42 | Pitt | Carl Hull hits the follow up shot | 54-43 |
| 09:19 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge misses the lay-in | 54-43 |
| 09:17 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 09:12 | Pitt | Carl Hull blows the layup but the foul's on Orville Hedge - foul #2 on Orville Hedge, team foul #4 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Frausto (SG), Billy Giunta (SF), Raymond Huff (PF), George Peterson (C) Craig Gandy, Bradley Cribbs, Matthew Sprague, Colin Vineyard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Nelson Strum (SF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Harry Murphy, Walter Hanson, Craig O'Brien | |
| 09:12 | Pitt | Carl Hull makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 09:12 | Pitt | Carl Hull makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:52 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum hits a shot from the right wing set up by James Calvert | 56-45 |
| 08:42 | Pitt | Billy Giunta throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (SG) Carl Hull | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG), Craig O'Brien (C) Orville Hedge, Dima Pelkowski | |
| 08:14 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-45 |
| 08:12 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski snags the defensive board | 56-45 |
| 08:07 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Carlos Frausto | 58-45 |
| 08:02 | Rutgers | James Calvert buries a jump hook in the paint | 58-47 |
| 07:48 | Pitt | Raymond Huff hits a floater in the lane set up by Carlos Frausto | 60-47 |
| 07:31 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien's pass is intercepted by Billy Giunta | 60-47 |
| 07:27 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski jams it on a nice dish by Billy Giunta | 62-47 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carlos Frausto (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Toni Baczewski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Billy Giunta (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Huff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Peterson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Foor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Craig O'Brien (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:14 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 62-49 |
| 07:01 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto is hacked by James Calvert - foul #2 on James Calvert, team foul #5 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Carl Hull (PG), Craig Gandy (SG), Bradley Cribbs (SF), Matthew Sprague (PF), Colin Vineyard (C) Carlos Frausto, Toni Baczewski, Billy Giunta, Raymond Huff, George Peterson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Orville Hedge (SG), Walter Hanson (SF), Dima Pelkowski (C) James Calvert, Gregory Capel, Nelson Strum, Craig O'Brien | |
| 06:47 | Pitt | Craig Gandy clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-49 |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Dima Pelkowski | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:26 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 06:25 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs pulls down the rebound | 62-49 |
| 06:13 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Walter Hanson - foul #1 on Walter Hanson, team foul #6 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien (C) Dima Pelkowski | |
| 06:13 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 06:13 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:04 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien's layup is rejected by Matthew Sprague | 64-49 |
| 06:02 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor gets the offensive rebound | 64-49 |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-49 |
| 05:45 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague grabs the board | 64-49 |
| 05:25 | Pitt | Ronald Foor blocks the short jumper by Matthew Sprague | 64-49 |
| 05:23 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor gets the rebound | 64-49 |
| 04:59 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy is hacked by Colin Vineyard - foul #3 on Colin Vineyard, team foul #4 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Billy Giunta (SF) Bradley Cribbs | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Nelson Strum (SF) Harry Murphy, Walter Hanson | |
| 04:36 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge misses badly on a shot from the left side | 64-49 |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor grabs the offensive board | 64-49 |
| 04:26 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 64-51 |
| 04:02 | Pitt | Billy Giunta throws it down set up by Craig Gandy | 66-51 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor blows the layup | 66-51 |
| 03:53 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Colin Vineyard | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Pitt | Carl Hull misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-51 |
| 03:31 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ronald Foor | 66-51 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carl Hull (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Gandy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Billy Giunta (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Sprague (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Colin Vineyard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Orville Hedge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Foor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Craig O'Brien (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Rutgers | Carl Hull steals the ball from James Calvert | 66-51 |
| 03:15 | Pitt | Craig Gandy blows the layup | 66-51 |
| 03:14 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum pulls down the rebound | 66-51 |
| 03:08 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien's pass is intercepted by Billy Giunta | 66-51 |
| 03:04 | Pitt | Carl Hull misses the lay-in | 66-51 |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum grabs the defensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | James Calvert misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Matthew Sprague - foul #1 on Matthew Sprague, team foul #5 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Frausto (PG), Toni Baczewski (SG), Raymond Huff (PF), George Peterson (C) Carl Hull, Craig Gandy, Matthew Sprague, Colin Vineyard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG), Don Hughes (PF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Orville Hedge, Ronald Foor, Craig O'Brien | |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | James Calvert misses the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | James Calvert misses the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 02:46 | Pitt | The rebound goes to George Peterson | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:42 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Carlos Frausto | 69-51 |
| 02:20 | Rutgers | Toni Baczewski is called for the reach on James Calvert - foul #4 on Toni Baczewski, team foul #6 | 69-51 |
| 02:10 | Rutgers | Raymond Huff picks off the pass by Dima Pelkowski | 69-51 |
| 01:41 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto can't connect on a floater from the right side | 69-51 |
| 01:40 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski snags the defensive board | 69-51 |
| 01:30 | Rutgers | Billy Giunta steals it from Nelson Strum | 69-51 |
| 01:07 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 69-51 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski snags the defensive board | 69-51 |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Calvert | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Pitt | Billy Giunta misses long on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Don Hughes - foul #2 on Don Hughes, team foul #7 | 69-54 |
| 00:30 | Pitt | Billy Giunta makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 00:30 | Pitt | Billy Giunta misses the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | Don Hughes pulls down the rebound | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Billy Giunta steals it from James Calvert | 70-54 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto runs out the clock | 70-54 |