| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeffrey Kiker (fresh) SG - Stephen Garrity (fresh) SF - Charles Bassett (fresh) PF - Winston Arakaki (fresh) C - Michael Sessions (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fresh) SG - Michael Pennington (fresh) SF - John Peterson (fresh) PF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) C - Augustine Greco (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Michael Sessions wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Drake | Winston Arakaki banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Bassett | 2-0 |
| 19:40 | Pitt | Christopher McKee misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Winston Arakaki - foul #1 on Winston Arakaki, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:40 | Pitt | Christopher McKee misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:40 | Pitt | Christopher McKee misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:40 | Drake | Winston Arakaki pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Drake | Charles Bassett misses the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Augustine Greco - foul #1 on Augustine Greco, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Drake | Charles Bassett misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Drake | Charles Bassett misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Pitt | Augustine Greco snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Pitt | Christopher McKee is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Garrity - foul #1 on Stephen Garrity, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Pitt | John Peterson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Drake | Michael Sessions grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Drake | Stephen Garrity connects on the shot from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 18:12 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 17:47 | Drake | Michael Pennington takes the ball from Michael Sessions | 4-2 |
| 17:24 | Pitt | Christopher McKee misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:23 | Drake | Winston Arakaki grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:18 | Drake | Stephen Garrity's layup is rejected by Augustine Greco | 4-2 |
| 17:16 | Pitt | Christopher McKee grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:12 | Pitt | Michael Pennington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| Subs | Drake | James Hammerstein (SF), Daniel Ridley (PF), Gino Gallo (C) Charles Bassett, Winston Arakaki, Michael Sessions | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), David Griffin (SG), Young Chiong (SF), John Brooks (PF), Chad Seidl (C) Christopher McKee, Michael Pennington, John Peterson, Dominic Yazzie, Augustine Greco | |
| 17:00 | Drake | Stephen Garrity misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-2 |
| 16:59 | Pitt | John Brooks pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:42 | Pitt | John Brooks is open but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 16:40 | Pitt | Young Chiong snags the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 16:21 | Pitt | Stephen Garrity picks off the pass by David Griffin | 4-2 |
| 16:06 | Drake | Stephen Garrity makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Daniel Ridley | 7-2 |
| 15:54 | Pitt | John Brooks misses short on a shot in the lane | 7-2 |
| 15:53 | Drake | Gino Gallo snags the defensive board | 7-2 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeffrey Kiker (tiring) SG - Stephen Garrity (tiring) 5 pts. SF - James Hammerstein (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Ridley (fairly fresh) C - Gino Gallo (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Savage (fresh) SG - David Griffin (fresh) SF - Young Chiong (fresh) PF - John Brooks (fresh) C - Chad Seidl (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Drake | Stephen Garrity can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 15:34 | Drake | Daniel Ridley snags the offensive board | 7-2 |
| 15:23 | Drake | Daniel Ridley misses the 3 from the left corner | 7-2 |
| 15:22 | Pitt | Chad Seidl snags the defensive board | 7-2 |
| 15:03 | Pitt | John Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-2 |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Bassett (SF), Winston Arakaki (PF), Michael Sessions (C) Stephen Garrity, Daniel Ridley, Gino Gallo | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), John Peterson (SF), Dominic Yazzie (PF), Augustine Greco (C) Steven Savage, David Griffin, Young Chiong, John Brooks, Chad Seidl | |
| 14:56 | Drake | Michael Sessions's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-2 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Griffin (SG) Michael Pennington | |
| 14:35 | Pitt | Michael Sessions is called for the reach on Dominic Yazzie - foul #1 on Michael Sessions, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Pennington (SG) David Griffin | |
| 14:20 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie hits a wide open shot from just outside the lane | 7-4 |
| 13:57 | Drake | Michael Sessions comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Augustine Greco - foul #2 on Augustine Greco, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Drake | Stephen Garrity (SG) James Hammerstein | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Griffin (SG), Chad Seidl (C) Michael Pennington, Augustine Greco | |
| 13:57 | Drake | Michael Sessions makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 13:57 | Drake | Michael Sessions makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 13:36 | Pitt | David Griffin misses the 3 from straight away | 9-4 |
| 13:34 | Pitt | Chad Seidl tips it home | 9-6 |
| 13:19 | Drake | Chad Seidl steals the ball from Stephen Garrity | 9-6 |
| 13:15 | Pitt | David Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), Young Chiong (SF), John Brooks (PF) Christopher McKee, David Griffin, John Peterson, Dominic Yazzie | |
| 13:05 | Drake | Michael Sessions misses the dunk attempt | 9-6 |
| 13:03 | Drake | Winston Arakaki tips it home | 11-6 |
| 12:45 | Pitt | Michael Pennington knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Steven Savage | 11-8 |
| 12:41 | Drake | Chad Seidl picks off the pass by Stephen Garrity | 11-8 |
| 12:39 | Pitt | Michael Pennington is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Kiker - foul #1 on Jeffrey Kiker, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Drake | James Hammerstein (SF), Gino Gallo (C) Jeffrey Kiker, Michael Sessions | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), John Peterson (SF), Dominic Yazzie (PF) Steven Savage, Young Chiong, John Brooks | |
| 12:23 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie is wide open but clanks a turnaround near the basket | 11-8 |
| 12:21 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie tips it in | 11-10 |
| 12:09 | Drake | Stephen Garrity travels with the ball | 11-10 |
| Subs | Drake | Daniel Ridley (PF) Winston Arakaki | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Griffin (SG) Michael Pennington | |
| 11:51 | Pitt | Chad Seidl makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by David Griffin | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Charles Bassett (tiring) SG - Stephen Garrity (tiring) 5 pts. SF - James Hammerstein (tiring) PF - Daniel Ridley (fresh) C - Gino Gallo (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fairly fresh) SG - David Griffin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Peterson (fairly fresh) PF - Dominic Yazzie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Chad Seidl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:41 | Drake | Chad Seidl blocks the short jumper by Charles Bassett | 11-12 |
| 11:40 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 11:25 | Pitt | Christopher McKee clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 11:23 | Drake | The rebound goes to Gino Gallo | 11-12 |
| 11:04 | Drake | Chad Seidl is called for the reach on Charles Bassett - foul #1 on Chad Seidl, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker (PG), Winston Arakaki (PF), Michael Sessions (C) Stephen Garrity, Daniel Ridley, Gino Gallo | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), Young Chiong (SF), John Brooks (PF) Christopher McKee, David Griffin, John Peterson, Dominic Yazzie | |
| 10:50 | Drake | Charles Bassett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-12 |
| 10:48 | Pitt | John Brooks gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 10:28 | Pitt | Chad Seidl misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jeffrey Kiker - foul #2 on Jeffrey Kiker, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Drake | Stephen Garrity (SG) Jeffrey Kiker | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), John Peterson (SF), Dominic Yazzie (PF) Steven Savage, Young Chiong, John Brooks | |
| 10:28 | Pitt | Chad Seidl makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 10:28 | Pitt | Chad Seidl makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 10:26 | Drake | Christopher McKee steps in front of the Charles Bassett pass in the backcourt | 11-14 |
| 10:13 | Pitt | Chad Seidl is denied on a layup by Michael Sessions | 11-14 |
| 10:11 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to John Peterson | 11-14 |
| 09:58 | Pitt | Michael Pennington clanks a 3 from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 09:57 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie tips it in | 11-16 |
| 09:30 | Drake | Michael Sessions slams it home | 13-16 |
| 09:17 | Pitt | Christopher McKee can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Charles Bassett - foul #1 on Charles Bassett, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Drake | Daniel Ridley (PF), Gino Gallo (C) Winston Arakaki, Michael Sessions | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Griffin (SG), Young Chiong (SF), John Brooks (PF) Michael Pennington, John Peterson, Dominic Yazzie | |
| 09:17 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 13-16 |
| 09:17 | Pitt | Christopher McKee makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:17 | Pitt | Christopher McKee makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 08:48 | Drake | The jumper by Charles Bassett is denied by Young Chiong | 13-18 |
| 08:46 | Drake | Gino Gallo tips it but misses | 13-18 |
| 08:45 | Drake | Daniel Ridley tips it in | 15-18 |
| 08:24 | Pitt | Christopher McKee's layup is rejected by Daniel Ridley | 15-18 |
| 08:22 | Drake | Gino Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 08:11 | Drake | Daniel Ridley's fadeaway is rejected by Young Chiong | 15-18 |
| 08:09 | Pitt | Christopher McKee gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| 07:49 | Pitt | John Brooks can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Stephen Garrity - foul #2 on Stephen Garrity, team foul #7 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker (PG), Winston Arakaki (PF), Michael Sessions (C) Stephen Garrity, Daniel Ridley, Gino Gallo | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), John Peterson (SF), Dominic Yazzie (PF) Christopher McKee, David Griffin, Young Chiong, Chad Seidl | |
| 07:49 | Pitt | John Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 07:49 | Pitt | John Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeffrey Kiker (tiring) SG - James Hammerstein (tired) SF - Charles Bassett (tired) PF - Winston Arakaki (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Sessions (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Savage (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Pennington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Peterson (fresh) PF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Drake | Winston Arakaki is fouled on the floor by Michael Pennington - foul #1 on Michael Pennington, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Chad Seidl (C) John Brooks | |
| 07:25 | Drake | James Hammerstein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-20 |
| 07:13 | Pitt | John Peterson is fouled on the floor by Winston Arakaki - foul #2 on Winston Arakaki, team foul #8 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Drake | Daniel Ridley (PF) Winston Arakaki | |
| Subs | Pitt | Young Chiong (SF) Chad Seidl | |
| 07:13 | Pitt | John Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 07:13 | Drake | Michael Sessions snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 06:44 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-20 |
| 06:42 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie grabs the board | 15-20 |
| 06:39 | Pitt | Michael Pennington is called for traveling in the backcourt | 15-20 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), Chad Seidl (C) Steven Savage, Young Chiong | |
| 06:31 | Drake | Charles Bassett can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 15-20 |
| 06:29 | Drake | Michael Sessions snags the offensive board | 15-20 |
| 06:18 | Drake | Charles Bassett is whistled for a carry | 15-20 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), David Griffin (SG) Christopher McKee, Michael Pennington | |
| 06:16 | Pitt | Charles Bassett is called for the reach on David Griffin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Bassett, team foul #9 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Drake | Stephen Garrity (SG) Charles Bassett | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 06:16 | Pitt | David Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 06:16 | Pitt | David Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 06:16 | Drake | Michael Sessions pulls down the rebound | 15-21 |
| 06:10 | Drake | Steven Savage steals the ball from Daniel Ridley | 15-21 |
| 05:45 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-21 |
| Subs | Drake | Gino Gallo (C) Michael Sessions | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), Michael Pennington (SG) Steven Savage, David Griffin | |
| 05:33 | Drake | Stephen Garrity can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-21 |
| 05:31 | Pitt | John Peterson pulls down the rebound | 15-21 |
| 05:15 | Pitt | John Peterson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher McKee and the foul's on Jeffrey Kiker - foul #3 on Jeffrey Kiker, team foul #10 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Bassett (PG) Jeffrey Kiker | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Griffin (SG), Young Chiong (SF), John Brooks (PF) Michael Pennington, Dominic Yazzie, Chad Seidl | |
| 05:15 | Pitt | John Peterson misses the free throw | 15-23 |
| 05:15 | Drake | Daniel Ridley gets the rebound | 15-23 |
| 04:55 | Drake | Charles Bassett clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-23 |
| 04:53 | Pitt | John Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 15-23 |
| 04:43 | Pitt | David Griffin is fouled on the floor by Daniel Ridley - foul #1 on Daniel Ridley, team foul #11 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), Dominic Yazzie (PF) Christopher McKee, John Brooks, John Peterson | |
| 04:43 | Pitt | David Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 04:43 | Pitt | David Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 04:28 | Drake | Charles Bassett scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 17-25 |
| 04:24 | Pitt | Young Chiong misses short on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on James Hammerstein - foul #1 on James Hammerstein, team foul #12 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker (PG), Michael Sessions (C) Charles Bassett, Gino Gallo | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), John Peterson (SF) Steven Savage, David Griffin | |
| 04:24 | Pitt | Young Chiong misses the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 04:24 | Pitt | Young Chiong makes the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 04:00 | Drake | Daniel Ridley misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-26 |
| 03:59 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Peterson | 17-26 |
| 03:46 | Pitt | Michael Sessions blocks the short jumper by Christopher McKee | 17-26 |
| 03:45 | Drake | Daniel Ridley snags the defensive board | 17-26 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jeffrey Kiker (tiring) 3 pf. SG - Stephen Garrity (tired) 5 pts. SF - James Hammerstein (very tired) PF - Daniel Ridley (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Sessions (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Pennington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dominic Yazzie (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Young Chiong (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Drake | James Hammerstein's pass is intercepted by Michael Pennington | 17-26 |
| 03:21 | Pitt | Michael Pennington hits the finger roll | 17-28 |
| 02:57 | Drake | Michael Sessions hits a jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Young Chiong - foul #1 on Young Chiong, team foul #5 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Drake | Charles Bassett (PG), Winston Arakaki (PF) Jeffrey Kiker, Daniel Ridley | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), David Griffin (SG), John Brooks (PF), Augustine Greco (C) Christopher McKee, Michael Pennington, Dominic Yazzie, Young Chiong | |
| 02:57 | Drake | Michael Sessions makes the free throw | 20-28 |
| 02:40 | Pitt | John Peterson is called for traveling | 20-28 |
| Subs | Drake | Gino Gallo (C) Michael Sessions | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:26 | Drake | Charles Bassett misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-28 |
| 02:25 | Pitt | Augustine Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 02:20 | Pitt | Stephen Garrity is called for the reach on David Griffin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Garrity, team foul #13 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker (PG) Stephen Garrity | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), Young Chiong (SF), Dominic Yazzie (PF) Steven Savage, John Peterson, John Brooks | |
| 02:20 | Pitt | David Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 02:20 | Pitt | David Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 02:01 | Drake | Winston Arakaki clanks a jump hook in the lane | 20-30 |
| 01:59 | Pitt | Young Chiong grabs the defensive rebound | 20-30 |
| 01:44 | Pitt | Augustine Greco is called for traveling | 20-30 |
| 01:44 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 20-30 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), John Peterson (SF), John Brooks (PF) Christopher McKee, David Griffin, Young Chiong, Dominic Yazzie | |
| 01:29 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-30 |
| 01:28 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker can't tip it in | 20-30 |
| 01:26 | Drake | James Hammerstein tips it in | 22-30 |
| 01:14 | Pitt | John Brooks connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Augustine Greco | 22-32 |
| 00:53 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Michael Pennington - foul #2 on Michael Pennington, team foul #6 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Sessions (C) Gino Gallo | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), Young Chiong (SF), Dominic Yazzie (PF) Steven Savage, John Peterson, John Brooks | |
| 00:53 | Drake | Jeffrey Kiker makes the free throw | 25-32 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie hits a jump hook in the lane and the foul's on Winston Arakaki - foul #3 on Winston Arakaki, team foul #14 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Drake | Daniel Ridley (PF) Winston Arakaki | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Griffin (SG), John Peterson (SF) Michael Pennington, Young Chiong | |
| 00:28 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie misses the free throw | 25-34 |
| 00:28 | Drake | The rebound goes to Michael Sessions | 25-34 |
| 00:05 | Drake | Michael Sessions misses short on a floater from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie clanks a halfcourt shot | 25-34 |