| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Rowe (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Merle Dickson (fresh) C - Eric Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kris Bradwell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Critchfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) 4 pts. C - Darrell Christmas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | James Critchfield inbounds the ball | 31-19 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kris Bradwell | 31-22 |
| 19:26 | Pitt | Merle Dickson is fouled on the floor by Darrell Christmas - foul #1 on Darrell Christmas, team foul #1 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), Abraham Brown (SF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Benjamin Slick, James Critchfield, Darrell Christmas | |
| 18:59 | Pitt | George Rowe can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Abraham Brown - foul #2 on Abraham Brown, team foul #2 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Andre Romano (PF), Darrell Christmas (C) Nenad Denisov, Ernie Cantrell | |
| 18:59 | Pitt | George Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 18:59 | Pitt | George Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 18:39 | Marquette | Abraham Brown is hacked by Kenneth Mealy - foul #2 on Kenneth Mealy, team foul #1 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Michael Dotson (SG), James Critchfield (SF), Nenad Denisov (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Michael Fentress, Kris Bradwell, Abraham Brown, Andre Romano, Darrell Christmas | |
| 18:27 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov is hacked by Merle Dickson - foul #1 on Merle Dickson, team foul #2 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Kris Bradwell (SG), Darrell Christmas (C) Michael Dotson, Nenad Denisov | |
| 18:11 | Marquette | Merle Dickson steps in front of the Ernie Cantrell pass | 33-22 |
| 17:47 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-22 |
| 17:45 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell gets the rebound | 33-22 |
| 17:31 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas slams it home on a great pass from Kris Bradwell | 33-24 |
| 17:03 | Pitt | Darrell Christmas is called for the reach on Merle Dickson - foul #2 on Darrell Christmas, team foul #3 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG), Henry Vincent (PF), Edward Yanofsky (C) Gary Manley, Merle Dickson, Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), Michael Dotson (SG), Abraham Brown (SF), Nenad Denisov (PF), Joe Lawson (C) Benjamin Slick, Kris Bradwell, James Critchfield, Ernie Cantrell, Darrell Christmas | |
| 16:39 | Pitt | George Rowe misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-24 |
| 16:38 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky hits the follow up shot | 35-24 |
| 16:20 | Marquette | Abraham Brown misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Yanofsky - foul #1 on Edward Yanofsky, team foul #3 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joshua Hardman (SG), Mathew Meltzer (SF) George Rowe, Kenneth Mealy | |
| Subs | Marquette | Kris Bradwell (SG), Andre Romano (PF), Darrell Christmas (C) Michael Dotson, Nenad Denisov, Joe Lawson | |
| 16:20 | Marquette | Abraham Brown makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 16:20 | Marquette | Abraham Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 15:57 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 35-26 |
| 15:55 | Pitt | Henry Vincent grabs the offensive board | 35-26 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Julius Vance (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Hardman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mathew Meltzer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Henry Vincent (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Yanofsky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Fentress (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kris Bradwell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Abraham Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andre Romano (fresh) C - Darrell Christmas (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Pitt | Andre Romano steps in front of the Julius Vance pass | 35-26 |
| 15:13 | Marquette | Abraham Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kris Bradwell | 35-29 |
| 14:45 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Julius Vance | 38-29 |
| 14:24 | Marquette | Abraham Brown misses short on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-29 |
| 14:22 | Pitt | Henry Vincent grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 14:13 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky lays it up and in set up by Henry Vincent and he's fouled by Darrell Christmas - foul #3 on Darrell Christmas, team foul #4 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), George Rowe (SG), Kenneth Mealy (SF), Merle Dickson (PF) Julius Vance, Joshua Hardman, Mathew Meltzer, Henry Vincent | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), James Critchfield (SF), Nenad Denisov (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Michael Fentress, Kris Bradwell, Abraham Brown, Andre Romano, Darrell Christmas | |
| 14:13 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky makes the free throw | 41-29 |
| 13:59 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov misses badly on a floater in the paint | 41-29 |
| 13:58 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 13:33 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Benjamin Slick - foul #2 on Benjamin Slick, team foul #5 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Dotson (SG) Donald Buchanon | |
| 13:33 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky makes the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 13:33 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky misses the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 13:33 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov pulls down the rebound | 42-29 |
| 13:14 | Marquette | Michael Dotson misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 13:12 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Ernie Cantrell | 42-29 |
| 13:00 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Benjamin Slick | 42-31 |
| 12:47 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy comes up short on the shot in the paint | 42-31 |
| 12:46 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick grabs the defensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 12:22 | Marquette | Michael Dotson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Benjamin Slick | 42-34 |
| 12:00 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 42-34 |
| 11:59 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 11:53 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell is fouled on the floor by George Rowe - foul #2 on George Rowe, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Eric Thomas (C) Edward Yanofsky | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), Kris Bradwell (SG), Abraham Brown (SF), Darrell Christmas (C) Benjamin Slick, Michael Dotson, James Critchfield, Ernie Cantrell | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Rowe (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Merle Dickson (fresh) C - Eric Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Fentress (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kris Bradwell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Abraham Brown (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Christmas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Marquette | Michael Fentress loses the ball out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG) Gary Manley | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 11:12 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy is hacked by Abraham Brown - foul #3 on Abraham Brown, team foul #6 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Henry Vincent (PF) Merle Dickson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), James Critchfield (SF) Michael Fentress, Abraham Brown | |
| 10:50 | Pitt | George Rowe drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Henry Vincent | 44-34 |
| 10:29 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas is wide open but clanks a turnaround in the lane | 44-34 |
| 10:27 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Henry Vincent | 44-34 |
| 09:59 | Pitt | George Rowe comes up short on the floater from the left block | 44-34 |
| 09:58 | Pitt | Eric Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 09:38 | Pitt | Darrell Christmas steals the ball from Kenneth Mealy | 44-34 |
| 09:14 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas can't finish the layup but the foul's on Eric Thomas - foul #1 on Eric Thomas, team foul #5 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), Joshua Hardman (SG), Mathew Meltzer (SF), Merle Dickson (PF) Julius Vance, George Rowe, Kenneth Mealy, Henry Vincent | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), Abraham Brown (SF), Andre Romano (PF) Benjamin Slick, Kris Bradwell, James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov | |
| 09:14 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 09:14 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 08:54 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Eric Thomas and the foul's on Abraham Brown - foul #4 on Abraham Brown, team foul #7 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Kris Bradwell (SG), James Critchfield (SF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Donald Buchanon, Abraham Brown, Darrell Christmas | |
| 08:54 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman makes the free throw | 47-36 |
| 08:40 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Andre Romano | 47-39 |
| 08:19 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer is fouled on the floor by Ernie Cantrell - foul #2 on Ernie Cantrell, team foul #8 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky (C) Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Buchanon (SG), Nenad Denisov (PF) Kris Bradwell, Andre Romano | |
| 08:19 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 08:19 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 08:19 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 07:55 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 48-39 |
| 07:53 | Pitt | Merle Dickson gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Hardman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mathew Meltzer (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Merle Dickson (fresh) C - Edward Yanofsky (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Fentress (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Buchanon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Critchfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nenad Denisov (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernie Cantrell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Pitt | Gary Manley can't connect on a shot from the left side | 48-39 |
| 07:25 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 07:00 | Marquette | Michael Fentress hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernie Cantrell | 48-42 |
| 06:37 | Pitt | Gary Manley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 06:36 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer grabs the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 06:07 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gary Manley | 50-42 |
| 05:47 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell clanks a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Edward Yanofsky - foul #2 on Edward Yanofsky, team foul #6 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG), George Rowe (SG), Kenneth Mealy (SF), Henry Vincent (PF), Eric Thomas (C) Gary Manley, Joshua Hardman, Mathew Meltzer, Merle Dickson, Edward Yanofsky | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Kris Bradwell (SG), Abraham Brown (SF), Andre Romano (PF) Michael Fentress, Donald Buchanon, James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov | |
| 05:47 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 05:47 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell misses the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 05:47 | Pitt | Henry Vincent gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 05:29 | Pitt | Julius Vance is hacked by Andre Romano - foul #1 on Andre Romano, team foul #9 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Darrell Christmas (C) Ernie Cantrell | |
| 05:29 | Pitt | Julius Vance makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 05:29 | Pitt | Julius Vance misses the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 05:29 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 05:07 | Marquette | Eric Thomas swats the dunk try by Darrell Christmas | 51-43 |
| 05:05 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas grabs the offensive board | 51-43 |
| 04:44 | Marquette | Abraham Brown misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-43 |
| 04:43 | Pitt | The rebound goes to George Rowe | 51-43 |
| 04:17 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy knocks in the floater in the paint | 53-43 |
| 04:10 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 04:09 | Pitt | Eric Thomas pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| 03:48 | Pitt | Andre Romano swats the short shot by George Rowe | 53-43 |
| 03:46 | Pitt | George Rowe tips it home | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Julius Vance (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Rowe (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. SF - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Henry Vincent (fresh) 6 reb. C - Eric Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kris Bradwell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Abraham Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Andre Romano (fresh) C - Darrell Christmas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:31 | Marquette | Eric Thomas steals it from Benjamin Slick out of a doubleteam | 55-43 |
| 03:18 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the jumper from the left side | 57-43 |
| 03:07 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Darrell Christmas | 57-45 |
| 02:43 | Pitt | George Rowe misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-45 |
| 02:41 | Marquette | Abraham Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:22 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell can't finish the layup | 57-45 |
| 02:21 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Eric Thomas | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:03 | Pitt | George Rowe comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 57-45 |
| 02:01 | Pitt | George Rowe tips it back up and in | 59-45 |
| 01:56 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Abraham Brown and he's fouled by Kenneth Mealy - foul #3 on Kenneth Mealy, team foul #7 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), Merle Dickson (PF) Julius Vance, Henry Vincent | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Critchfield (SF), Nenad Denisov (PF) Abraham Brown, Andre Romano | |
| 01:56 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell makes the free throw | 59-48 |
| 01:27 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Thomas | 61-48 |
| 01:14 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas can't connect on an uncontested jumper in the paint | 61-48 |
| 01:12 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell tips it home | 61-50 |
| 01:10 | Pitt | Gary Manley is fouled in the backcourt by Benjamin Slick - foul #3 on Benjamin Slick, team foul #10 | 61-50 |
| 01:10 | Pitt | Gary Manley makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 01:10 | Pitt | Gary Manley makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 01:01 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas lays it in uncontested | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Pitt | Gary Manley is fouled on the floor by Darrell Christmas - foul #4 on Darrell Christmas, team foul #11 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer (PF), Edward Yanofsky (C) Merle Dickson, Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:54 | Pitt | Gary Manley makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 00:54 | Pitt | Gary Manley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas misses badly on a runner from the left block | 65-52 |
| 00:45 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick gets the offensive rebound | 65-52 |
| 00:42 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-52 |
| 00:41 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-52 |
| 00:38 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 65-52 |
| 00:37 | Pitt | George Rowe gets the rebound | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 65-52 |
| 00:10 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-52 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Gary Manley runs out the clock | 65-52 |