| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Rowe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Merle Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jan Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Kowalski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Moore (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Jan Brooks inbounds the ball | 31-24 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 19:34 | Rhode Island | John Moore connects on the shot in the lane | 31-26 |
| 19:11 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses long on a turnaround from close range | 31-26 |
| 19:10 | Pitt | George Rowe can't tip it in | 31-26 |
| 19:08 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 18:59 | Rhode Island | Jan Brooks clanks a shot in the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Mealy - foul #1 on Kenneth Mealy, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| 18:59 | Rhode Island | Jan Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 18:59 | Rhode Island | Jan Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 18:59 | Pitt | Merle Dickson pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 18:38 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by George Rowe | 33-26 |
| 18:21 | Rhode Island | Gary Manley denies the turnaround by John Hairston | 33-26 |
| 18:19 | Rhode Island | John Hairston pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 18:08 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-26 |
| 18:07 | Pitt | Eric Thomas gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| 18:02 | Pitt | Richard Hughes steps in front of the Kenneth Mealy pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 33-26 |
| 17:45 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Hairston and the foul's on Eric Thomas - foul #1 on Eric Thomas, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| 17:45 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski misses the free throw | 33-28 |
| 17:45 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Merle Dickson | 33-28 |
| 17:29 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the baseline | 35-28 |
| 17:06 | Rhode Island | John Hairston hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-28 |
| 17:04 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 16:45 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses short on a jumper from the left side | 35-28 |
| 16:44 | Rhode Island | John Moore grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 16:22 | Rhode Island | John Hairston is denied on a layup by Merle Dickson | 35-28 |
| 16:21 | Pitt | George Rowe gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 15:54 | Pitt | Gary Manley knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kenneth Mealy | 38-28 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Rowe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Kenneth Mealy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Merle Dickson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Hughes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jan Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Kowalski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:27 | Rhode Island | Gary Manley is called for the reach on Jan Brooks - foul #1 on Gary Manley, team foul #3 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG), Joshua Hardman (SG), Mathew Meltzer (SF), Henry Vincent (PF), Edward Yanofsky (C) Gary Manley, George Rowe, Kenneth Mealy, Merle Dickson, Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson (SF) Jan Brooks | |
| 15:10 | Rhode Island | John Hairston hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Richard Hughes | 38-31 |
| 14:49 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman double dribbles | 38-31 |
| 14:28 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-34 |
| 14:11 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer is called for traveling | 38-34 |
| 13:45 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 13:44 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 13:29 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer buries a 3 from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 13:03 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-34 |
| 13:01 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Edward Yanofsky | 41-34 |
| 12:44 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Julius Vance | 44-34 |
| 12:25 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 12:24 | Rhode Island | John Moore tips it but misses | 44-34 |
| 12:23 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 12:09 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Joshua Hardman - foul #2 on Joshua Hardman, team foul #4 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), George Rowe (SG), Kenneth Mealy (SF), Merle Dickson (PF), Eric Thomas (C) Julius Vance, Joshua Hardman, Mathew Meltzer, Henry Vincent, Edward Yanofsky | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jan Brooks (PF), Byron Wright (C) David Kowalski, John Moore | |
| 12:09 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 12:09 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 11:49 | Pitt | Gary Manley knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Thomas | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Rowe (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Merle Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Thomas (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Hughes (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charles Williamson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jan Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Byron Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Kenneth Mealy - foul #2 on Kenneth Mealy, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG) Richard Hughes | |
| 11:34 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| 11:14 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Williamson - foul #4 on Charles Williamson, team foul #1 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale Gresham (C) Charles Williamson | |
| 11:14 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 11:14 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 10:56 | Rhode Island | Dale Gresham loses the ball out of bounds | 49-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Kowalski (PF) Dale Gresham | |
| 10:36 | Pitt | David Kowalski is called for the reach on George Rowe - foul #2 on David Kowalski, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG) Gary Manley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 10:20 | Pitt | The jump hook by George Rowe is blocked by Byron Wright | 49-39 |
| 10:19 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 10:01 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-39 |
| 09:59 | Rhode Island | Byron Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 09:49 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens is fouled on the floor by Eric Thomas - foul #2 on Eric Thomas, team foul #6 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky (C) Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes (SG), John Moore (C) Johnny Viens, Byron Wright | |
| 09:37 | Rhode Island | John Hairston misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 09:35 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski can't tip it in | 49-39 |
| 09:33 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 09:07 | Pitt | Julius Vance is fouled on the floor by John Moore - foul #2 on John Moore, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), Henry Vincent (PF) Julius Vance, Merle Dickson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield (PG), Johnny Viens (SF) John Hairston, Jan Brooks | |
| 08:41 | Pitt | George Rowe is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 49-39 |
| 08:40 | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 08:25 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-39 |
| 08:24 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski tips it back up and in | 49-41 |
| 07:57 | Pitt | George Rowe misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on John Moore - foul #3 on John Moore, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer (SF), Eric Thomas (C) Kenneth Mealy, Edward Yanofsky | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hairston (PG), Charles Williamson (SF), Jan Brooks (PF) Kevin Winkfield, Richard Hughes, David Kowalski | |
| 07:57 | Pitt | George Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 07:57 | Pitt | George Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 07:42 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joshua Hardman (SG), Merle Dickson (PF) George Rowe, Henry Vincent | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Hardman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mathew Meltzer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Merle Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Thomas (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Johnny Viens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Williamson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jan Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Joshua Hardman | 54-41 |
| 07:00 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-41 |
| 06:58 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 06:53 | Rhode Island | Mathew Meltzer takes the ball from Charles Williamson | 54-41 |
| 06:27 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-41 |
| 06:26 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| 06:14 | Rhode Island | Jan Brooks scores on a floater near the basket | 54-43 |
| 05:51 | Pitt | Gary Manley misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 05:50 | Pitt | Eric Thomas tips it in | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 05:40 | Rhode Island | Merle Dickson is called for the reach on Jan Brooks - foul #1 on Merle Dickson, team foul #7 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG), George Rowe (SG), Kenneth Mealy (SF), Henry Vincent (PF), Edward Yanofsky (C) Gary Manley, Joshua Hardman, Mathew Meltzer, Merle Dickson, Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes (SG), David Kowalski (PF), Byron Wright (C) Johnny Viens, Charles Williamson, John Moore | |
| 05:40 | Rhode Island | Jan Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 05:40 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Henry Vincent | 56-43 |
| 05:27 | Pitt | Julius Vance knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Kenneth Mealy out of the doubleteam | 58-43 |
| 05:13 | Rhode Island | John Hairston scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Hughes | 58-45 |
| 04:51 | Pitt | George Rowe hits a shot in the lane | 60-45 |
| 04:35 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Kenneth Mealy - foul #3 on Kenneth Mealy, team foul #8 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson (SF) Jan Brooks | |
| 04:35 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski misses the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 04:35 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 04:12 | Pitt | George Rowe hits the finger roll | 62-46 |
| 03:58 | Rhode Island | John Hairston is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Hairston, team foul #5 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Merle Dickson (PF), Eric Thomas (C) Henry Vincent, Edward Yanofsky | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield (PG), Keith Polakowski (SG), Johnny Viens (SF), Dale Gresham (C) John Hairston, Richard Hughes, Charles Williamson, David Kowalski | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:45 | Pitt | George Rowe hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 62-46 |
| 03:43 | Pitt | Merle Dickson tips it back up and in | 64-46 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Julius Vance (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Rowe (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SF - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Merle Dickson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kevin Winkfield (fresh) SG - Keith Polakowski (fresh) SF - Johnny Viens (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Byron Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Gresham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield is open and buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Keith Polakowski | 64-49 |
| 03:10 | Pitt | George Rowe buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Merle Dickson and he's fouled by Kevin Winkfield - foul #2 on Kevin Winkfield, team foul #6 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jan Brooks (PF) Byron Wright | |
| 03:10 | Pitt | George Rowe makes the free throw | 67-49 |
| 02:56 | Rhode Island | Jan Brooks clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Merle Dickson - foul #2 on Merle Dickson, team foul #9 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), Mathew Meltzer (SF), Edward Yanofsky (C) Julius Vance, Kenneth Mealy, Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 02:56 | Rhode Island | Jan Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 02:56 | Rhode Island | Jan Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 02:32 | Pitt | Gary Manley misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 67-51 |
| 02:30 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Dale Gresham | 67-51 |
| 02:26 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kevin Winkfield and the foul's on Mathew Meltzer - foul #1 on Mathew Meltzer, team foul #10 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joshua Hardman (SG), Henry Vincent (PF) George Rowe, Merle Dickson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Byron Wright (PF) Kevin Winkfield | |
| 02:26 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens misses the free throw | 67-53 |
| 02:26 | Pitt | Henry Vincent grabs the board | 67-53 |
| 02:07 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman misses the easy layup | 67-53 |
| 02:06 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Byron Wright | 67-53 |
| 02:00 | Rhode Island | Byron Wright misses long on an open fadeaway in the paint | 67-53 |
| 01:59 | Pitt | Henry Vincent snags the defensive board | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:58 | Pitt | Henry Vincent is hacked by Keith Polakowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Polakowski, team foul #7 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Rowe (SG), Kenneth Mealy (SF) Joshua Hardman, Mathew Meltzer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield (PG) Keith Polakowski | |
| 01:58 | Pitt | Henry Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 01:58 | Pitt | Henry Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 01:36 | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-53 |
| 01:35 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Edward Yanofsky | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:06 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by George Rowe | 71-53 |
| 00:46 | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-53 |
| 00:45 | Pitt | The rebound goes to George Rowe | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Pitt | Gary Manley is wide open but clanks a shot from the free throw line | 71-53 |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island | Jan Brooks pulls down the rebound | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Rhode Island | George Rowe picks off the pass by Kevin Winkfield | 71-53 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Gary Manley runs out the clock | 71-53 |