| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Reid Simpson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jay Grier (fresh) C - Antwan Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carl Hull (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bradley Cribbs (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Russell Byrd inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 19:47 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 19:23 | Pitt | Carl Hull buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Craig Gandy and the foul's on Marvin Hughes - foul #3 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG) Marvin Hughes | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 19:23 | Pitt | Carl Hull makes the free throw | 28-38 |
| 19:12 | St. John's | Antwan Harris lays it in on a great pass from Reid Simpson | 30-38 |
| 18:53 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 18:51 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jay Grier | 30-38 |
| 18:45 | St. John's | Colin Vineyard steps in front of the Reid Simpson pass | 30-38 |
| 18:28 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard banks in the layup | 30-40 |
| 18:08 | St. John's | Reid Simpson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-40 |
| 18:06 | St. John's | Jay Grier tips it home | 32-40 |
| 18:04 | Pitt | Craig Gandy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Frausto (PG), Toni Baczewski (SG), Billy Giunta (SF), Raymond Huff (PF), George Peterson (C) Carl Hull, Craig Gandy, Bradley Cribbs, Matthew Sprague, Colin Vineyard | |
| 17:56 | St. John's | Antwan Harris knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 34-40 |
| 17:54 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto is hacked by Calvin Malone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Calvin Malone, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG) Calvin Malone | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 17:30 | Pitt | Raymond Huff clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 17:28 | Pitt | George Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 17:06 | Pitt | Raymond Huff is hacked by Jay Grier - foul #2 on Jay Grier, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Steven Selvidge (SF) Jeremy Tarango, Russell Byrd | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 16:43 | Pitt | Billy Giunta misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Steven Selvidge - foul #2 on Steven Selvidge, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Bennett (C) Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carl Hull (PG), Craig Gandy (SG) Carlos Frausto, Raymond Huff | |
| 16:43 | Pitt | Billy Giunta makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 16:43 | Pitt | Billy Giunta makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Calvin Malone hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jay Grier and he's fouled by George Peterson - foul #2 on George Peterson, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Al Burris (PF) Jay Grier | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs (SF), Matthew Sprague (PF), Colin Vineyard (C) Toni Baczewski, Billy Giunta, George Peterson | |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the free throw | 37-42 |
| 16:00 | Pitt | Reid Simpson is called for the reach on Colin Vineyard - foul #3 on Reid Simpson, team foul #5 | 37-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Berdy Winkowski (SG) Calvin Malone, Reid Simpson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Berdy Winkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steven Selvidge (fresh) PF - Al Burris (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Bennett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carl Hull (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bradley Cribbs (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 15:40 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 15:35 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 15:33 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 15:15 | Pitt | Craig Gandy's pass is intercepted by Al Burris | 37-42 |
| 15:07 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Bradley Cribbs - foul #1 on Bradley Cribbs, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jay Grier (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Al Burris, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Frausto (PG), Toni Baczewski (SG), Billy Giunta (SF), Raymond Huff (PF), George Peterson (C) Carl Hull, Craig Gandy, Bradley Cribbs, Matthew Sprague, Colin Vineyard | |
| 15:07 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 15:07 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 15:04 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto is fouled in the backcourt by Antwan Harris - foul #1 on Antwan Harris, team foul #6 | 39-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (SG), Russell Byrd (SF) Berdy Winkowski, Steven Selvidge | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:39 | Pitt | Marvin Hughes is called for the reach on Carlos Frausto - foul #4 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #7 | 39-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG) Marvin Hughes | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:39 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto misses the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 14:39 | St. John's | Russell Byrd grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 14:33 | St. John's | Reid Simpson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 14:31 | St. John's | Antwan Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 14:15 | St. John's | Russell Byrd misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Carlos Frausto - foul #1 on Carlos Frausto, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| 14:15 | St. John's | Russell Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 14:15 | St. John's | Russell Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 14:13 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Byrd - foul #2 on Russell Byrd, team foul #8 | 41-42 |
| 14:13 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 14:13 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Jay Grier gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Antwan Harris clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 41-43 |
| 13:59 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 13:37 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto double dribbles | 41-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SG), Jeremy Tarango (SF), Al Burris (PF), Robert Cosgrove (C) Reid Simpson, Russell Byrd, Jay Grier, Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carl Hull (PG), Bradley Cribbs (SF), Matthew Sprague (PF), Colin Vineyard (C) Toni Baczewski, Billy Giunta, Raymond Huff, George Peterson | |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Calvin Malone loses the ball out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Byrd (SF), Terry Bennett (C) Calvin Malone, Robert Cosgrove | |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (SG) Carlos Frausto | |
| 12:51 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Craig Gandy and he's hacked by Russell Byrd - foul #3 on Russell Byrd, team foul #9 | 41-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF) Russell Byrd | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 12:51 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs makes the free throw | 41-46 |
| 12:33 | St. John's | Terry Bennett double dribbles | 41-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove (C) Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Frausto (SG), Billy Giunta (SF) Carl Hull, Bradley Cribbs | |
| 12:09 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from close range but he's hacked by Robert Cosgrove - foul #1 on Robert Cosgrove, team foul #10 | 41-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Reid Simpson (SG), Russell Byrd (SF), Jay Grier (PF) Jeremy Tarango, Berdy Winkowski, Steven Selvidge, Al Burris | |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (SG) Craig Gandy | |
| 12:09 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 12:09 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 12:09 | St. John's | Jay Grier snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 11:58 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove is fouled on the floor by Colin Vineyard - foul #2 on Colin Vineyard, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Antwan Harris (C) Robert Cosgrove | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Peterson (C) Colin Vineyard | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reid Simpson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Russell Byrd (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jay Grier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Antwan Harris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carlos Frausto (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Toni Baczewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Giunta (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Sprague (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Calvin Malone loses the ball out of bounds | 41-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carl Hull (PG) Matthew Sprague | |
| 11:31 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Carl Hull | 41-48 |
| 11:15 | St. John's | Russell Byrd misses the shot from the right side | 41-48 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Jay Grier tips it in | 43-48 |
| 11:12 | Pitt | Reid Simpson picks off the pass by Carlos Frausto in the backcourt | 43-48 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | George Peterson denies the turnaround by Russell Byrd | 43-48 |
| 10:51 | St. John's | Jay Grier pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Reid Simpson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 10:35 | St. John's | Russell Byrd misses the tip | 43-48 |
| 10:33 | Pitt | The rebound goes to George Peterson | 43-48 |
| 10:09 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Antwan Harris snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 10:02 | St. John's | Reid Simpson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-48 |
| 10:01 | St. John's | Jay Grier grabs the offensive board | 43-48 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Antwan Harris can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by George Peterson - foul #3 on George Peterson, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG), Berdy Winkowski (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Al Burris (PF) Calvin Malone, Reid Simpson, Russell Byrd, Jay Grier | |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (SG), Bradley Cribbs (SF), Matthew Sprague (PF), Colin Vineyard (C) Carlos Frausto, Toni Baczewski, Billy Giunta, George Peterson | |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 09:50 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 09:30 | Pitt | Jeremy Tarango is called for the reach on Carl Hull - foul #1 on Jeremy Tarango, team foul #11 | 44-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Bennett (C) Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 09:30 | Pitt | Carl Hull makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 09:30 | Pitt | Carl Hull misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 09:30 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard grabs the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 09:08 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Carl Hull | 44-51 |
| 08:58 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-51 |
| 08:56 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 08:37 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs clanks a 3 from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 08:35 | Pitt | Carl Hull tips it in | 44-53 |
| 08:30 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Raymond Huff (PF) Matthew Sprague | |
| 08:26 | Pitt | Berdy Winkowski steals it from Colin Vineyard in the backcourt | 44-53 |
| 08:24 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski misses the lay-in | 44-53 |
| 08:23 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard grabs the board | 44-53 |
| 07:54 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeremy Tarango - foul #2 on Jeremy Tarango, team foul #12 | 44-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Reid Simpson (SG), Russell Byrd (SF), Jay Grier (PF), Robert Cosgrove (C) Jeremy Tarango, Berdy Winkowski, Steven Selvidge, Al Burris, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Frausto (PG), Toni Baczewski (SG), George Peterson (C) Carl Hull, Craig Gandy, Colin Vineyard | |
| 07:54 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 07:54 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs misses the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 07:54 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jay Grier | 44-54 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Reid Simpson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Russell Byrd (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jay Grier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Robert Cosgrove (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carlos Frausto (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Toni Baczewski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Cribbs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Raymond Huff (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:50 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Cosgrove | 47-54 |
| 07:28 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs hits a wide open jumper from the right side on a great pass from Carlos Frausto | 47-56 |
| 07:11 | St. John's | George Peterson blocks the jumper by Marvin Hughes | 47-56 |
| 07:10 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 06:50 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 47-56 |
| 06:48 | St. John's | Reid Simpson pulls down the rebound | 47-56 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Toni Baczewski - foul #2 on Toni Baczewski, team foul #6 | 47-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF), Al Burris (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Russell Byrd, Jay Grier, Robert Cosgrove | |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (PG), Billy Giunta (SF), Matthew Sprague (PF), Colin Vineyard (C) Toni Baczewski, Bradley Cribbs, Raymond Huff, George Peterson | |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Reid Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Reid Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 06:39 | Pitt | Reid Simpson steals it from Billy Giunta in the backcourt | 49-56 |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses the easy layup | 49-56 |
| 06:37 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 06:14 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Antwan Harris - foul #2 on Antwan Harris, team foul #13 | 49-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SG), Jeremy Tarango (SF), Terry Bennett (C) Reid Simpson, Steven Selvidge, Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 06:14 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague misses the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 06:14 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague misses the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Al Burris | 49-56 |
| 05:54 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Berdy Winkowski | 51-56 |
| 05:36 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Craig Gandy | 51-58 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-58 |
| 05:24 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard grabs the board | 51-58 |
| 05:22 | Pitt | Jeremy Tarango is called for the reach on Craig Gandy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeremy Tarango, team foul #14 | 51-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF), Jay Grier (PF), Robert Cosgrove (C) Jeremy Tarango, Al Burris, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (SG), George Peterson (C) Carlos Frausto, Colin Vineyard | |
| 05:22 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 05:22 | Pitt | Craig Gandy makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes drills a 3 from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 04:43 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Jay Grier - foul #3 on Jay Grier, team foul #15 | 54-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (SG), Russell Byrd (SF), Antwan Harris (C) Berdy Winkowski, Steven Selvidge, Robert Cosgrove | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carl Hull (PG), Bradley Cribbs (SF) Craig Gandy, Billy Giunta | |
| 04:43 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:43 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Reid Simpson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 04:18 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 03:54 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Marvin Hughes - foul #5 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #16 | 54-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Jeremy Tarango (SF), Al Burris (PF) Marvin Hughes, Russell Byrd, Jay Grier | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Frausto (SG), Raymond Huff (PF), Colin Vineyard (C) Bradley Cribbs, Matthew Sprague, George Peterson | |
| 03:54 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 03:54 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reid Simpson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jeremy Tarango (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Al Burris (fresh) 3 reb. C - Antwan Harris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carl Hull (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carlos Frausto (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Toni Baczewski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Raymond Huff (fresh) 2 reb. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:46 | St. John's | Reid Simpson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Calvin Malone | 57-62 |
| 03:24 | Pitt | Raymond Huff clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 57-62 |
| 03:22 | Pitt | Raymond Huff tips it in | 57-64 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Colin Vineyard steals it from Reid Simpson | 57-64 |
| 02:59 | Pitt | Carl Hull misses long on an open jumper from the left side | 57-64 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Al Burris snags the defensive board | 57-64 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF), Jay Grier (PF) Jeremy Tarango, Al Burris | |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (PG), Bradley Cribbs (SF) Carl Hull, Toni Baczewski | |
| 02:45 | St. John's | Raymond Huff picks off the pass by Reid Simpson | 57-64 |
| 02:45 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Sprague (PF) Raymond Huff | |
| 02:21 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs makes the wide open 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Craig Gandy | 57-67 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Byrd (SF) Steven Selvidge | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carl Hull (PG) Carlos Frausto | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Russell Byrd drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Calvin Malone and the foul's on Matthew Sprague - foul #3 on Matthew Sprague, team foul #7 | 59-67 |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Russell Byrd makes the free throw | 60-67 |
| 02:05 | Pitt | Craig Gandy is hacked by Reid Simpson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Reid Simpson, team foul #17 | 60-67 |
| 02:05 | Pitt | Craig Gandy makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 02:05 | Pitt | Craig Gandy makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Antwan Harris is hacked by Matthew Sprague - foul #4 on Matthew Sprague, team foul #8 | 60-69 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 01:50 | Pitt | Carl Hull throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Colin Vineyard swats the layup by Calvin Malone | 62-69 |
| 01:39 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Colin Vineyard | 62-69 |
| 01:21 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Antwan Harris - foul #3 on Antwan Harris, team foul #18 | 62-69 |
| 01:21 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard misses the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 01:21 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Matthew Sprague blocks the short jumper by Antwan Harris | 62-70 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Antwan Harris tips it home | 64-70 |
| 00:38 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 64-70 |
| 00:36 | Pitt | Craig Gandy tips it home | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Reid Simpson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-72 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Antwan Harris gets the offensive rebound | 64-72 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-72 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard grabs the board | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard is hacked by Calvin Malone in the backcourt - foul #2 on Calvin Malone, team foul #19 | 64-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Billy Giunta (SF) Bradley Cribbs | |
| 00:20 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard misses the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:20 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Reid Simpson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-73 |
| 00:14 | Pitt | Carl Hull is hacked by Calvin Malone in the backcourt - foul #3 on Calvin Malone, team foul #20 | 67-73 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs (SF) Matthew Sprague | |
| 00:14 | Pitt | Carl Hull makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:14 | Pitt | Carl Hull makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Reid Simpson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-75 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Reid Simpson is called for the reach on Billy Giunta in the backcourt - foul #5 on Reid Simpson, team foul #21 | 70-75 |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SG) Reid Simpson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Billy Giunta makes the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Billy Giunta makes the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 70-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Sprague (PF) Billy Giunta | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Matthew Sprague is called for the reach on Calvin Malone - foul #5 on Matthew Sprague, team foul #9 | 70-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Raymond Huff (PF) Matthew Sprague | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |