| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Walls (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Frederick Aker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Hunt (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Lee Walls inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Pitt | Lee Walls can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 19:22 | Rutgers | John Hunt comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 34-29 |
| 19:20 | Pitt | Jim Bell gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:55 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses short on a 3 from straight away | 34-29 |
| 18:54 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | John Hunt connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Frederick Aker | 34-32 |
| 18:15 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 18:14 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Joseph Colletti | 34-32 |
| 17:52 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Hunt | 34-35 |
| 17:32 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is denied on a dunk by Joseph Colletti | 34-35 |
| 17:31 | Pitt | Lee Walls snags the offensive board | 34-35 |
| 17:13 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Wilson - foul #1 on Paul Wilson, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 17:13 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 17:13 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:46 | Rutgers | 3 seconds is called on Paul Wilson | 36-35 |
| 16:27 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra travels with the ball | 36-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG) Terry O'Harra | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:07 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker's fadeaway is rejected by Jim Bell | 36-35 |
| 16:05 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti snags the offensive board | 36-35 |
| 15:40 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson comes up short on the floater from the right side | 36-35 |
| 15:39 | Rutgers | John Hunt grabs the offensive board | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Frederick Aker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Hunt (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Loyd Young | 36-37 |
| 14:58 | Pitt | Lee Walls knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Michael Alexander | 38-37 |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 14:35 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson tips it back up and in | 38-39 |
| 14:15 | Pitt | Loyd Young steps in front of the William Macdonald pass | 38-39 |
| 13:57 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 13:56 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 13:39 | Pitt | Jim Bell misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by John Hunt - foul #2 on John Hunt, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), John Hinton (C) William Macdonald, Kenneth Drozd | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Woolley (PF), Ryan Grimshaw (C) Paul Wilson, Joseph Colletti | |
| 13:39 | Pitt | Jim Bell misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 13:39 | Pitt | Jim Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | Lee Walls picks off the pass by Frederick Aker | 39-39 |
| 13:06 | Pitt | Michael Alexander lays it in set up by Lee Walls | 41-39 |
| 12:44 | Rutgers | Loyd Young comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 12:43 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker tips it in | 41-41 |
| 12:22 | Pitt | Jim Bell misses short on a floater from the left side | 41-41 |
| 12:20 | Pitt | Jim Bell misses the tip | 41-41 |
| 12:19 | Pitt | Jim Bell snags the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 11:59 | Pitt | Lee Walls knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Michael Alexander | 43-41 |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | John Hunt misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 11:29 | Pitt | John Hinton snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jim Bell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Frederick Aker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Hunt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Woolley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Grimshaw (fresh) | |
| 11:14 | Pitt | Lee Walls blows the layup but the foul's on Ryan Grimshaw - foul #1 on Ryan Grimshaw, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd (PF) Jim Bell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Wilson (PF), Joseph Colletti (C) James Woolley, Ryan Grimshaw | |
| 11:14 | Pitt | Lee Walls makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 11:14 | Pitt | Lee Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 10:50 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Hunt | 45-44 |
| 10:34 | Pitt | Michael Alexander works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-44 |
| 10:33 | Rutgers | John Hunt snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 10:13 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Hunt | 45-47 |
| 10:01 | Pitt | Michael Alexander can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 09:59 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Joseph Colletti | 45-47 |
| 09:37 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-50 |
| 09:33 | Pitt | Lee Walls hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-50 |
| 09:31 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd tips it home | 47-50 |
| 09:02 | Rutgers | Loyd Young makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Frederick Aker | 47-53 |
| 08:42 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd connects on the open floater from close range on a great pass from Michael Alexander out of a doubleteam | 49-53 |
| 08:20 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 08:19 | Pitt | John Hinton gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 08:05 | Pitt | Lee Walls double dribbles | 49-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), William Pegues (PF), Jim Bell (C) Terry O'Harra, Kenneth Drozd, John Hinton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta (PG), Ryan Grimshaw (SG), James Woolley (SF) Frederick Aker, Loyd Young, John Hunt | |
| 07:38 | Rutgers | James Woolley misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 49-53 |
| 07:36 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson misses the tip | 49-53 |
| 07:34 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson grabs the offensive board | 49-53 |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | James Woolley misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-53 |
| 07:03 | Pitt | William Pegues grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (tiring) 9 pts. 8 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lee Walls (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Pegues (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fresh) SG - Ryan Grimshaw (fresh) SF - James Woolley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:53 | Pitt | Jim Bell blows the layup | 49-53 |
| 06:51 | Rutgers | James Woolley grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Joseph Colletti, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd (SF) Lee Walls | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Hunt (SF) Joseph Colletti | |
| 06:34 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses the fadeaway from close range | 49-53 |
| 06:32 | Pitt | Michael Alexander hits the follow up shot | 51-53 |
| 06:03 | Rutgers | John Hunt knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Jonathan Trombetta and the foul's on Kenneth Drozd - foul #2 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #1 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG) William Macdonald | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (SG) Paul Wilson | |
| 06:03 | Rutgers | John Hunt makes the free throw | 51-56 |
| 05:40 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-56 |
| 05:38 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses the tip | 51-56 |
| 05:37 | Rutgers | James Woolley gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | James Woolley drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Loyd Young | 51-58 |
| 05:02 | Pitt | Michael Alexander knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Pegues | 54-58 |
| 04:50 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-58 |
| 04:48 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw tips it back up and in | 54-60 |
| 04:24 | Pitt | Jim Bell buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 56-60 |
| 04:24 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | Lee Walls (SF) William Pegues | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (PG), Paul Wilson (PF), Joseph Colletti (C) Jonathan Trombetta, James Woolley, Ryan Grimshaw | |
| 04:02 | Rutgers | John Hunt drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Loyd Young | 56-62 |
| 03:51 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Terry O'Harra and the foul's on Paul Wilson - foul #2 on Paul Wilson, team foul #5 | 58-62 |
| 03:51 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses the free throw | 58-62 |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Joseph Colletti | 58-62 |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | John Hunt can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Terry O'Harra - foul #1 on Terry O'Harra, team foul #2 | 58-62 |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | John Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | John Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 03:25 | Pitt | Jim Bell gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 03:08 | Pitt | Jim Bell connects on the open jumper from close range | 60-63 |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | John Hunt scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Loyd Young | 60-65 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (tiring) 14 pts. 8 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Frederick Aker (fresh) 23 pts. 4 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Hunt (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:28 | Pitt | Michael Alexander shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Frederick Aker - foul #2 on Frederick Aker, team foul #6 | 60-65 |
| 02:28 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 02:28 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 02:28 | Rutgers | John Hunt grabs the board | 60-65 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | John Hunt scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Frederick Aker | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:45 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra hits a wide open 3 from the right corner set up by Lee Walls | 63-67 |
| 01:24 | Rutgers | John Hunt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-67 |
| 01:22 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kenneth Drozd | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:07 | Pitt | Michael Alexander knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Lee Walls | 65-67 |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | Loyd Young hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:37 | Pitt | Jim Bell clanks a shot from the right block | 65-69 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | John Hunt pulls down the rebound | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Terry O'Harra is called for the reach on John Hunt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry O'Harra, team foul #3 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw (PF) Paul Wilson | |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Terry O'Harra is called for the reach on Frederick Aker - foul #3 on Terry O'Harra, team foul #4 | 65-69 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker is fouled on the floor by Michael Alexander - foul #3 on Michael Alexander, team foul #5 | 65-69 |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Drozd - foul #3 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #6 | 65-69 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Michael Alexander is called for the reach on Frederick Aker - foul #4 on Michael Alexander, team foul #7 | 65-69 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:19 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Michael Alexander | 68-71 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker is fouled in the backcourt by Terry O'Harra - foul #4 on Terry O'Harra, team foul #8 | 68-71 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Lee Walls buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Michael Alexander | 71-73 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw is hacked by Michael Alexander in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Alexander, team foul #9 | 71-73 |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (PG) Michael Alexander | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Wilson (PF) Loyd Young | |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Lee Walls can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-75 |
| 00:03 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd grabs the offensive rebound | 71-75 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Ryan Grimshaw is called for the reach on Terry O'Harra - foul #2 on Ryan Grimshaw, team foul #7 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (SG) Ryan Grimshaw | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra makes the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |