| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leonard Youngblood (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Norwood (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Holland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | George Taylor inbounds the ball | 45-32 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Richard Holland takes the ball from Douglas Faris | 45-32 |
| 19:21 | Pitt | Robert Norwood can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette loses the ball out of bounds | 45-32 |
| 18:58 | Pitt | Richard Holland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-32 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 45-32 |
| 18:48 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris grabs the offensive board | 45-32 |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris is fouled on the floor by Cary Marshall - foul #3 on Cary Marshall, team foul #1 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Manuel Barker (PG) Cary Marshall | |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | George Taylor makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Powers | 47-32 |
| 18:12 | Pitt | Peter Witt is hacked by George Taylor - foul #2 on George Taylor, team foul #1 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG) Giuseppe Conti | |
| 17:49 | Pitt | Robert Norwood scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-34 |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Douglas Faris | 49-34 |
| 17:22 | Pitt | Richard Holland clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-34 |
| 17:21 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette gets the rebound | 49-34 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Charles Powers misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-34 |
| 17:07 | Pitt | Robert Norwood grabs the board | 49-34 |
| 16:51 | Pitt | Robert Norwood hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-34 |
| 16:49 | Syracuse | Charles Powers pulls down the rebound | 49-34 |
| 16:35 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-34 |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette gets the offensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Peter Witt - foul #2 on Peter Witt, team foul #2 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), John Hale (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF) Douglas Faris, Leonard Youngblood, George Taylor, Charles Powers | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SF), Giuseppe Conti (C) Robert Norwood, Peter Witt | |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette makes the 1st free throw | 50-34 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette makes the 2nd free throw | 51-34 |
| 16:06 | Pitt | Manuel Barker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-34 |
| 16:04 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Chris Morrissette | 51-34 |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Manuel Barker - foul #1 on Manuel Barker, team foul #3 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Timko (C) Chris Morrissette | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cary Marshall (PG), Craig Thomas (SG), Michael Colucci (C) Manuel Barker, Radomil Polakowski, Richard Holland | |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-34 |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-34 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hale (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Hankins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Timko (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Craig Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kong Ming (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Colucci (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:30 | Pitt | Kong Ming loses the dribble to Steven Timko | 53-34 |
| 15:22 | Syracuse | Steven Timko misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 53-34 |
| 15:20 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti pulls down the rebound | 53-34 |
| 15:00 | Pitt | Michael Colucci loses the dribble to Bruce Hankins | 53-34 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Steven Timko misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-34 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins grabs the offensive rebound | 53-34 |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Smith | 55-34 |
| 14:06 | Pitt | Kong Ming comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-34 |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | John Hale grabs the board | 55-34 |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | John Hale knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Bruce Hankins | 57-34 |
| 13:40 | Pitt | Steven Timko denies the turnaround by Kong Ming | 57-34 |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Steven Timko snags the defensive board | 57-34 |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | John Hale loses the dribble to Cary Marshall | 57-34 |
| 13:18 | Pitt | Michael Colucci hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Cary Marshall | 57-37 |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 57-37 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Steven Timko tips it but misses | 57-37 |
| 12:56 | Pitt | Michael Colucci snags the defensive board | 57-37 |
| 12:50 | Pitt | Michael Colucci comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Steven Timko - foul #1 on Steven Timko, team foul #2 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), Leonard Youngblood (SG), George Taylor (SF), Charles Powers (PF), Chris Morrissette (C) Joseph Smith, John Hale, Bruce Hankins, Harrison Brooker, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Norwood (SG), Peter Witt (SF), Richard Holland (PF) Craig Thomas, Kong Ming, Giuseppe Conti | |
| 12:50 | Pitt | Michael Colucci makes the 1st free throw | 57-38 |
| 12:50 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses the 2nd free throw | 57-38 |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Charles Powers gets the rebound | 57-38 |
| 12:32 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette's pass is intercepted by Peter Witt | 57-38 |
| 12:17 | Pitt | Peter Witt's floater is tipped away by George Taylor | 57-38 |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Chris Morrissette | 57-38 |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Faris | 59-38 |
| 11:34 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses short on a floater from the left side | 59-38 |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | Charles Powers snags the defensive board | 59-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Leonard Youngblood (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Norwood (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Holland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Colucci (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-38 |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette tips it but misses | 59-38 |
| 11:22 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-38 |
| 11:08 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-38 |
| 11:07 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Michael Colucci | 59-38 |
| 11:03 | Pitt | Charles Powers steals it from Cary Marshall | 59-38 |
| 10:51 | Syracuse | Charles Powers banks in the layup on a great pass from George Taylor and he's hacked by Richard Holland - foul #2 on Richard Holland, team foul #4 | 61-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Manuel Barker (PG) Cary Marshall | |
| 10:51 | Syracuse | Charles Powers makes the free throw | 62-38 |
| 10:26 | Pitt | Robert Norwood scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-41 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Douglas Faris | 64-41 |
| 09:47 | Pitt | Robert Norwood scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-44 |
| 09:28 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), John Hale (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) Douglas Faris, Leonard Youngblood, George Taylor, Charles Powers, Chris Morrissette | |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (SG), Kong Ming (SF) Robert Norwood, Peter Witt | |
| 09:15 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Steven Timko - foul #2 on Steven Timko, team foul #3 | 64-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cary Marshall (PG) Richard Holland | |
| 09:15 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski makes the 1st free throw | 64-45 |
| 09:15 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | John Hale can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-46 |
| 08:57 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Michael Colucci | 64-46 |
| 08:42 | Pitt | Kong Ming knocks in the shot from the right wing | 64-48 |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Kong Ming - foul #1 on Kong Ming, team foul #5 | 64-48 |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker misses the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 08:16 | Pitt | Manuel Barker is hacked by Harrison Brooker - foul #1 on Harrison Brooker, team foul #4 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), Charles Powers (PF) Joseph Smith, Harrison Brooker | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Holland (PF), Giuseppe Conti (C) Manuel Barker, Michael Colucci | |
| 08:01 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-48 |
| 07:59 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Steven Timko | 65-48 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris is fouled on the floor by Radomil Polakowski - foul #3 on Radomil Polakowski, team foul #6 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood (SG) John Hale | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Norwood (SG) Radomil Polakowski | |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris makes the floater from the left side | 67-48 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Leonard Youngblood (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Hankins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Powers (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Timko (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Norwood (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Kong Ming (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Holland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Pitt | Richard Holland can't connect on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Steven Timko - foul #3 on Steven Timko, team foul #5 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Taylor (SF), Chris Morrissette (C) Bruce Hankins, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG) Cary Marshall | |
| 07:27 | Pitt | Richard Holland makes the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 07:27 | Pitt | Richard Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Robert Norwood - foul #3 on Robert Norwood, team foul #7 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF), Manuel Barker (C) Kong Ming, Giuseppe Conti | |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood makes the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood misses the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| 07:09 | Pitt | Manuel Barker gets the rebound | 68-50 |
| 06:57 | Pitt | Peter Witt connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-53 |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | George Taylor is hacked by Peter Witt - foul #3 on Peter Witt, team foul #8 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker (PF) Charles Powers | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cary Marshall (PG) Radomil Polakowski | |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | George Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 06:38 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Peter Witt | 68-53 |
| 06:28 | Pitt | Cary Marshall misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 68-53 |
| 06:27 | Pitt | Manuel Barker grabs the offensive board | 68-53 |
| 06:19 | Pitt | The jump hook by Richard Holland is blocked by George Taylor | 68-53 |
| 06:18 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker grabs the board | 68-53 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Manuel Barker steps in front of the Harrison Brooker pass | 68-53 |
| 05:48 | Pitt | Robert Norwood is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Robert Norwood, team foul #9 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), John Hale (SG), Steven Timko (C) Douglas Faris, Leonard Youngblood, Chris Morrissette | |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (SG), Kong Ming (PF), Michael Colucci (C) Robert Norwood, Peter Witt, Richard Holland | |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | Steven Timko comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Colucci - foul #4 on Michael Colucci, team foul #10 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins (SF), Charles Powers (PF) George Taylor, Harrison Brooker | |
| Subs | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti (C) Michael Colucci | |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | Steven Timko misses the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | Steven Timko misses the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins snags the offensive board | 68-53 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins loses the dribble to Radomil Polakowski | 68-53 |
| 05:10 | Pitt | Manuel Barker's pass is intercepted by Joseph Smith | 68-53 |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | Charles Powers can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 68-53 |
| 04:53 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski snags the defensive board | 68-53 |
| 04:49 | Pitt | Cary Marshall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-53 |
| 04:47 | Pitt | Kong Ming tips it but misses | 68-53 |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith gets the rebound | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Bruce Hankins | 70-53 |
| 04:05 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Manuel Barker | 70-55 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | John Hale knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Powers | 73-55 |
| 03:35 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Radomil Polakowski | 73-57 |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), Leonard Youngblood (SG), George Taylor (SF), Chris Morrissette (C) Joseph Smith, John Hale, Bruce Hankins, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Norwood (SG), Peter Witt (SF), Michael Colucci (C) Radomil Polakowski, Manuel Barker, Giuseppe Conti | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Charles Powers slams it home on a great pass from Douglas Faris | 75-57 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. SG - Leonard Youngblood (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Charles Powers (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Norwood (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kong Ming (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Colucci (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:55 | Pitt | Peter Witt hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 75-57 |
| 02:54 | Pitt | Michael Colucci tips it back up and in | 75-59 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Powers | 77-59 |
| 02:13 | Pitt | Michael Colucci comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Chris Morrissette - foul #1 on Chris Morrissette, team foul #6 | 77-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), John Hale (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) Douglas Faris, Leonard Youngblood, George Taylor, Charles Powers, Chris Morrissette | |
| Subs | Pitt | Manuel Barker (PG), Radomil Polakowski (SG), Ronald Delk (SF), Giuseppe Conti (PF) Cary Marshall, Robert Norwood, Peter Witt, Kong Ming | |
| 02:13 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses the 1st free throw | 77-59 |
| 02:13 | Pitt | Michael Colucci makes the 2nd free throw | 77-60 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker's layup is rejected by Michael Colucci | 77-60 |
| 01:47 | Pitt | Michael Colucci snags the defensive board | 77-60 |
| 01:42 | Pitt | Manuel Barker comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Steven Timko - foul #4 on Steven Timko, team foul #7 | 77-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (PF) Michael Colucci | |
| 01:42 | Pitt | Manuel Barker misses the 1st free throw | 77-60 |
| 01:42 | Pitt | Manuel Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 77-61 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins is hacked by Ronald Delk - foul #1 on Ronald Delk, team foul #11 | 77-61 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins makes the 1st free throw | 78-61 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins misses the 2nd free throw | 78-61 |
| 01:24 | Pitt | Kong Ming gets the rebound | 78-61 |
| 01:02 | Pitt | Manuel Barker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-61 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Harrison Brooker | 78-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | John Hale hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 80-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Manuel Barker hits a jumper from the left side set up by Radomil Polakowski | 80-63 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Steven Timko connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Hale | 82-63 |
| 00:06 | Pitt | Ronald Delk banks in the layup set up by Kong Ming | 82-65 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith runs out the clock | 82-65 |