| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Edward (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Hawkins (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Desantis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Maurice Zemjanis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Javier Perez (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Lowry (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Hoyt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry inbounds the ball | 41-23 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-23 |
| 19:50 | Pitt | David Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 41-23 |
| 19:34 | Pitt | Maurice Zemjanis steals it from Jesse Harshaw | 41-23 |
| 19:14 | Rutgers | Scott Desantis swats the short shot by Gary Lowry | 41-23 |
| 19:12 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry tips it back up and in | 41-25 |
| 18:56 | Pitt | Brian Edward drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Scott Desantis | 43-25 |
| 18:27 | Rutgers | Scott Desantis doubles Gary Lowry and is called for the reach - foul #1 on Scott Desantis, team foul #1 | 43-25 |
| 18:18 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison misses short on a shot near the basket | 43-25 |
| 18:16 | Pitt | David Hawkins snags the defensive board | 43-25 |
| 17:51 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw's floater is tipped away by Paul Harrison | 43-25 |
| 17:49 | Pitt | David Hawkins hits the follow up shot | 45-25 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:36 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Jesse Harshaw - foul #2 on Jesse Harshaw, team foul #2 | 45-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bruce Bouley (C) Scott Desantis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:36 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis makes the 1st free throw | 45-26 |
| 17:36 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis makes the 2nd free throw | 45-27 |
| 17:16 | Pitt | Gary Lowry is called for the reach on Bruce Bouley - foul #1 on Gary Lowry, team foul #1 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Wampler (PF), Jonathan Myers (C) Paul Harrison, Mike Hoyt | |
| 16:56 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-27 |
| 16:54 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Bouley | 45-27 |
| 16:25 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-27 |
| 16:24 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers grabs the board | 45-27 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:11 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth Nicholson - foul #4 on Kenneth Nicholson, team foul #3 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Dock (SG), Matthew Orner (SF), Scott Desantis (C) Brian Edward, David Hawkins, Kenneth Nicholson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael (PG), Bradley Burgos (SG), Mike Hoyt (C) Maurice Zemjanis, Javier Perez, Gary Lowry | |
| 16:11 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler makes the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 16:11 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler misses the 2nd free throw | 45-28 |
| 16:11 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley grabs the board | 45-28 |
| 15:46 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-28 |
| 15:45 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos gets the rebound | 45-28 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Dock (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Matthew Orner (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bruce Bouley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Scott Desantis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Lance Carmichael (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Burgos (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Jonathan Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Wampler (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Hoyt (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler travels with the ball | 45-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Edward (SG) Jesse Harshaw | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Harrison (PF) Paul Wampler | |
| 14:58 | Pitt | Matthew Orner misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Jonathan Myers - foul #3 on Jonathan Myers, team foul #2 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis (PG), Javier Perez (SG), Gary Lowry (SF) Lance Carmichael, Bradley Burgos, Jonathan Myers | |
| 14:58 | Pitt | Matthew Orner misses the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 14:58 | Pitt | Matthew Orner makes the 2nd free throw | 46-28 |
| 14:49 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-28 |
| 14:47 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Brian Edward | 46-28 |
| 14:29 | Pitt | Brian Edward makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Steven Dock | 49-28 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:22 | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt lays it in | 49-30 |
| 13:55 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley misses badly on a runner near the basket | 49-30 |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry pulls down the rebound | 49-30 |
| 13:47 | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt misses the dunk | 49-30 |
| 13:46 | Pitt | Steven Dock grabs the board | 49-30 |
| 13:25 | Pitt | Brian Edward comes up short on the shot in the paint | 49-30 |
| 13:23 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley can't tip it in | 49-30 |
| 13:22 | Pitt | Matthew Orner grabs the offensive rebound | 49-30 |
| 13:07 | Pitt | Brian Edward knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Dock | 52-30 |
| 12:53 | Rutgers | Bruce Bouley is called for the reach on Paul Harrison - foul #2 on Bruce Bouley, team foul #4 | 52-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw (PG), David Hawkins (SF), Kenneth Nicholson (PF) Brian Edward, Matthew Orner, Scott Desantis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos (SF), Paul Wampler (PF), Jonathan Myers (C) Gary Lowry, Paul Harrison, Mike Hoyt | |
| 12:46 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos is called for traveling | 52-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael (PG), Hedeon Roblodowski (C) Maurice Zemjanis, Javier Perez | |
| 12:17 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw is called for traveling | 52-30 |
| 12:08 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-30 |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos grabs the offensive rebound | 52-30 |
| 11:47 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler can't finish the layup | 52-30 |
| 11:46 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Hedeon Roblodowski | 52-30 |
| 11:41 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos blows the layup | 52-30 |
| 11:39 | Pitt | David Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 52-30 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Dock (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - David Hawkins (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Bruce Bouley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Lance Carmichael (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Burgos (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Jonathan Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Wampler (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Hedeon Roblodowski (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw's pass is intercepted by Bradley Burgos | 52-30 |
| 11:19 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler slams it home on a great pass from Bradley Burgos | 52-32 |
| 11:05 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-32 |
| 11:03 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-32 |
| 10:48 | Pitt | David Hawkins scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jesse Harshaw | 55-32 |
| 10:40 | Rutgers | David Hawkins picks off the pass by Bradley Burgos | 55-32 |
| 10:11 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-32 |
| 10:10 | Rutgers | Hedeon Roblodowski pulls down the rebound | 55-32 |
| 09:55 | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael loses the dribble to Jesse Harshaw | 55-32 |
| 09:52 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw hits the finger roll | 57-32 |
| 09:34 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-32 |
| 09:33 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson grabs the board | 57-32 |
| 09:04 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson clanks a floater in the paint | 57-32 |
| 09:02 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers pulls down the rebound | 57-32 |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Lance Carmichael, team foul #3 | 57-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Edward (SG), Matthew Orner (SF), John Bailey (PF), Scott Desantis (C) Steven Dock, David Hawkins, Kenneth Nicholson, Bruce Bouley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis (PG), Javier Perez (SG), Gary Lowry (SF), Paul Harrison (PF), Mike Hoyt (C) Lance Carmichael, Bradley Burgos, Jonathan Myers, Paul Wampler, Hedeon Roblodowski | |
| 08:11 | Pitt | Scott Desantis is fouled on the floor by Mike Hoyt - foul #1 on Mike Hoyt, team foul #4 | 57-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerome Hafer (PG), Cesar Castro (SG), Bradley Burgos (SF), Paul Wampler (PF), Jonathan Myers (C) Maurice Zemjanis, Javier Perez, Gary Lowry, Paul Harrison, Mike Hoyt | |
| 07:52 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw clanks a floater from the free throw line | 57-32 |
| 07:50 | Pitt | John Bailey misses the tip | 57-32 |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Bradley Burgos | 57-32 |
| 07:45 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Matthew Orner - foul #1 on Matthew Orner, team foul #5 | 57-32 |
| 07:45 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos makes the 1st free throw | 57-33 |
| 07:45 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos makes the 2nd free throw | 57-34 |
| 07:27 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Matthew Orner and he's fouled by Jerome Hafer - foul #1 on Jerome Hafer, team foul #5 | 59-34 |
| 07:27 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw makes the free throw | 60-34 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brian Edward (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matthew Orner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Desantis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jerome Hafer (fresh) SG - Cesar Castro (fresh) SF - Bradley Burgos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Wampler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Myers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Rutgers | Cesar Castro misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-34 |
| 07:16 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler misses the tip | 60-34 |
| 07:14 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jesse Harshaw | 60-34 |
| 07:09 | Pitt | Brian Edward misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jerome Hafer - foul #2 on Jerome Hafer, team foul #6 | 60-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Dock (PG), Kenneth Nicholson (PF) Jesse Harshaw, John Bailey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:09 | Pitt | Brian Edward misses the 1st free throw | 60-34 |
| 07:09 | Pitt | Brian Edward misses the 2nd free throw | 60-34 |
| 07:09 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos grabs the defensive rebound | 60-34 |
| 07:02 | Rutgers | Jerome Hafer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-34 |
| 07:00 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos tips it back up and in | 60-36 |
| 06:40 | Pitt | Brian Edward makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Dock | 63-36 |
| 06:19 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jerome Hafer | 63-39 |
| 05:59 | Pitt | Matthew Orner is denied on a layup by Jonathan Myers | 63-39 |
| 05:57 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson hits the follow up shot | 65-39 |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-41 |
| 05:29 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson can't throw it down | 65-41 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | Jerome Hafer gets the rebound | 65-41 |
| 05:10 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 65-41 |
| 05:08 | Pitt | Steven Dock pulls down the rebound | 65-41 |
| 04:47 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson can't throw it down but he's hacked by Paul Wampler - foul #1 on Paul Wampler, team foul #7 | 65-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw (PG), David Hawkins (SF), Bruce Bouley (C) Steven Dock, Brian Edward, Scott Desantis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael (PG), Hedeon Roblodowski (C) Jerome Hafer, Cesar Castro | |
| 04:47 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson misses the 1st free throw | 65-41 |
| 04:47 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-41 |
| 04:30 | Rutgers | Hedeon Roblodowski drills a jumpshot from the right side | 66-43 |
| 04:08 | Pitt | David Hawkins banks in the layup on a nice dish by Matthew Orner | 68-43 |
| 03:50 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Wampler | 68-45 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Orner | 70-45 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Matthew Orner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Hawkins (fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Bruce Bouley (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Lance Carmichael (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Burgos (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. SF - Jonathan Myers (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Wampler (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Hedeon Roblodowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 70-45 |
| 03:11 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jesse Harshaw | 70-45 |
| 02:53 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 72-45 |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | Jesse Harshaw takes the ball from Paul Wampler | 72-45 |
| 02:22 | Pitt | David Hawkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-45 |
| 02:21 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos grabs the defensive rebound | 72-45 |
| 02:13 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-48 |
| 01:54 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw is hacked by Lance Carmichael - foul #3 on Lance Carmichael, team foul #8 | 72-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Edward (SG), Scott Desantis (C) Matthew Orner, Bruce Bouley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:54 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw makes the 1st free throw | 73-48 |
| 01:54 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 74-48 |
| 01:45 | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael hits a jumper from the left side set up by Jonathan Myers and he's fouled by Scott Desantis - foul #2 on Scott Desantis, team foul #6 | 74-50 |
| 01:45 | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael makes the free throw | 74-51 |
| 01:23 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 74-51 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Hedeon Roblodowski pulls down the rebound | 74-51 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | Jesse Harshaw steals the ball from Jonathan Myers | 74-51 |
| 00:55 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from David Hawkins and the foul's on Lance Carmichael - foul #4 on Lance Carmichael, team foul #9 | 76-51 |
| 00:55 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson misses the free throw | 76-51 |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | Hedeon Roblodowski gets the rebound | 76-51 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | Jesse Harshaw steps in front of the Paul Wampler pass | 76-51 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw lays it up and in | 78-51 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Paul Wampler | 78-53 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw runs out the clock | 78-53 |