| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lee Walls (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Joseph Hart inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 19:40 | Pitt | Jim Bell pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 19:27 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 19:25 | St. John's | Joseph Hart grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 19:13 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 19:12 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 19:07 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 19:06 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 18:42 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi gets the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 18:23 | St. John's | Jesse Maes connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Adi | 27-30 |
| 18:07 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 18:05 | Pitt | Michael Alexander grabs the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 17:51 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 17:50 | Pitt | Lee Walls can't tip it in | 27-30 |
| 17:49 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Hart | 27-32 |
| 17:25 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 17:24 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 17:02 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is hacked by Terry O'Harra - foul #1 on Terry O'Harra, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG) Terry O'Harra | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Brown (C) Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 16:51 | St. John's | Lee Walls blocks the short jumper by Joseph Hart | 27-32 |
| 16:49 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Lee Walls | 27-32 |
| 16:32 | Pitt | William Macdonald travels with the ball | 27-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Pegues (PF), John Hinton (C) Kenneth Drozd, Jim Bell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SF), Clarence Staab (C) Andrew Hadley, Jesse Maes, Joseph Hart, Dikembe Adi | |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez misses badly on a shot in the paint | 27-32 |
| 16:10 | Pitt | Lee Walls pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 15:56 | Pitt | William Macdonald clanks a 3 from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Clarence Staab grabs the board | 27-32 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Pegues (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Brown (fresh) C - Clarence Staab (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | St. John's | James Brown hits a jump hook near the basket | 27-34 |
| 15:15 | Pitt | Lee Walls's dunk attempt is rejected by Rodolfo Hernandez | 27-34 |
| 15:14 | Pitt | John Hinton grabs the offensive board | 27-34 |
| 15:09 | Pitt | William Macdonald connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-34 |
| 14:42 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-34 |
| 14:41 | St. John's | James Brown gets the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | Lee Walls is called for the reach on Rodolfo Hernandez - foul #2 on Lee Walls, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Kenneth Drozd (PF), Jim Bell (C) William Macdonald, William Pegues, John Hinton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Jesse Maes (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Alfredo Gomez, Dario Gostowski, Rodolfo Hernandez, James Brown, Clarence Staab | |
| 14:17 | St. John's | Joseph Hart hits the finger roll | 30-36 |
| 14:04 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-36 |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 13:48 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the tip | 30-36 |
| 13:47 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Maes | 30-36 |
| 13:31 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt is denied on a layup by Kenneth Drozd | 30-36 |
| 13:29 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 13:07 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-36 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | Joseph Hart connects on the shot from the left side set up by Dikembe Adi and the foul's on Lee Walls - foul #3 on Lee Walls, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | Joseph Hart makes the free throw | 30-39 |
| 12:37 | Pitt | Lee Walls makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi scores on a 3 from the left corner | 33-42 |
| 11:58 | Pitt | Jim Bell scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Terry O'Harra and he's fouled by Lincoln Bettencourt - foul #1 on Lincoln Bettencourt, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Hinton (C) Lee Walls | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:58 | Pitt | Jim Bell makes the free throw | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jim Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:45 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-42 |
| 11:44 | Pitt | Jim Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 11:24 | Pitt | Jim Bell clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 11:23 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd gets the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 11:07 | Pitt | Michael Alexander can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-42 |
| 11:05 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | Joseph Hart hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Andrew Hadley | 36-44 |
| 10:33 | Pitt | Michael Alexander can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 10:32 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 10:21 | Pitt | Andrew Hadley takes the ball from Michael Alexander | 36-44 |
| 10:00 | St. John's | Joseph Hart blows the layup | 36-44 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the tip | 36-44 |
| 09:57 | Pitt | John Hinton gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 09:43 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Hart - foul #2 on Joseph Hart, team foul #2 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), Lee Walls (SF) Terry O'Harra, Jim Bell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SF), James Brown (PF), Clarence Staab (C) Andrew Hadley, Jesse Maes, Joseph Hart, Dikembe Adi, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 09:43 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 09:43 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez's pass is intercepted by Michael Alexander | 38-44 |
| 09:07 | Pitt | Lee Walls makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Alexander | 41-44 |
| 08:48 | St. John's | Michael Alexander is called for the reach on Alfredo Gomez - foul #3 on Michael Alexander, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Pegues (PF), Jim Bell (C) Kenneth Drozd, John Hinton | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:37 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez misses short on a floater from the left side | 41-44 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | James Brown tips it in | 41-46 |
| 08:29 | Pitt | Jim Bell scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Michael Alexander | 43-46 |
| 08:17 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dario Gostowski | 43-49 |
| 07:51 | Pitt | Jim Bell misses the lay-in | 43-49 |
| 07:49 | St. John's | Clarence Staab grabs the board | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Pegues (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jim Bell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Staab (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 07:33 | St. John's | James Brown tips it back up and in | 43-51 |
| 07:11 | Pitt | William Macdonald makes the 3 from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 06:48 | St. John's | James Brown clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-51 |
| 06:46 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Michael Alexander | 46-51 |
| 06:41 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by William Pegues | 49-51 |
| 06:24 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Alfredo Gomez | 49-53 |
| 06:17 | Pitt | Jim Bell can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 49-53 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | James Brown snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 05:54 | St. John's | Clarence Staab misses the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by William Pegues - foul #2 on William Pegues, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Kenneth Drozd (PF), John Hinton (C) William Macdonald, William Pegues, Jim Bell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Jesse Maes (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF) Alfredo Gomez, Dario Gostowski, Rodolfo Hernandez, James Brown | |
| 05:54 | St. John's | Clarence Staab makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 05:54 | St. John's | Clarence Staab makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 05:33 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd loses the dribble to Andrew Hadley | 49-55 |
| 05:12 | St. John's | Jesse Maes scores on a jumper from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 05:01 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Dikembe Adi - foul #2 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #3 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Clarence Staab | |
| 05:01 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 05:01 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 05:01 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley knocks in the runner in the paint | 50-59 |
| 04:30 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd can't finish the layup | 50-59 |
| 04:28 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Lincoln Bettencourt | 50-59 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley misses the lay-in | 50-59 |
| 04:21 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd grabs the board | 50-59 |
| 04:09 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Pegues (PF) Lee Walls | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Hart | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. PF - William Pegues (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:45 | Pitt | Michael Alexander clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-61 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Lincoln Bettencourt | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Terry O'Harra - foul #2 on Terry O'Harra, team foul #6 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jim Bell (PF) William Pegues | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:29 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 03:29 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 03:14 | Pitt | Jim Bell makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Alexander | 52-63 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Hadley | 52-65 |
| 02:41 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra is hacked by Dikembe Adi - foul #3 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #4 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (PG), William Macdonald (SG), Lee Walls (SF), William Pegues (PF) Michael Alexander, Terry O'Harra, Kenneth Drozd, Jim Bell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SF), Allen Sharp (PF), James Brown (C) Andrew Hadley, Jesse Maes, Joseph Hart, Dikembe Adi, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 02:27 | Pitt | William Macdonald is hacked by Dario Gostowski - foul #1 on Dario Gostowski, team foul #5 | 52-65 |
| 02:20 | Pitt | William Macdonald misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-65 |
| 02:18 | Pitt | Lee Walls snags the offensive board | 52-65 |
| 02:10 | Pitt | Dario Gostowski steals it from William Macdonald | 52-65 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | James Brown comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on John Hinton - foul #3 on John Hinton, team foul #7 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Staab (C) Allen Sharp | |
| 01:42 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:33 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-67 |
| 01:31 | Pitt | Lee Walls grabs the offensive board | 52-67 |
| 01:24 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-67 |
| 01:23 | Pitt | William Macdonald pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-67 |
| 01:16 | Pitt | James Brown steals the ball from Lee Walls | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-67 |
| 00:48 | Pitt | William Macdonald gets the rebound | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Pitt | Lee Walls hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by William Macdonald | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alfredo Gomez | 55-69 |
| 00:08 | Pitt | Lee Walls hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-69 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez gets the rebound | 55-69 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez runs out the clock | 55-69 |