| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kang Chin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Noto (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Charles Belle (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leonard Stuck (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Calvin Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) SF - Byron Weir (fresh) 4 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Byron Weir inbounds the ball | 26-26 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Thurman Walters | 26-28 |
| 19:33 | Pitt | Timothy Noto hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Thurman Walters - foul #2 on Thurman Walters, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | Elvin Dalton (SF), Paul Molloy (PF), Robert Franz (C) Charles Belle, Leonard Stuck, Calvin Cole | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 19:33 | Pitt | Timothy Noto misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 19:33 | Pitt | Timothy Noto misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 19:33 | Penn State | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 19:10 | Penn State | William Smith makes the wide open fadeaway from the left wing set up by Thurman Walters | 26-30 |
| 18:42 | Pitt | William Smith picks off the pass by Paul Molloy | 26-30 |
| 18:31 | Penn State | Timothy Noto is called for the reach on Byron Weir - foul #2 on Timothy Noto, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Charles Belle (SG), Leonard Stuck (PF), Calvin Cole (C) Kang Chin, Timothy Noto, Paul Molloy, Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 18:22 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Thurman Walters | 26-32 |
| 17:55 | Pitt | Byron Weir is called for the reach on Elvin Dalton - foul #2 on Byron Weir, team foul #2 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Timothy Noto (SG) Elvin Dalton | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:39 | Pitt | Charles Belle can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 26-32 |
| 17:37 | Penn State | William McHalffey gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 17:35 | Penn State | Byron Weir throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Paul Molloy (SF) Marko Kuklenski, Timothy Noto | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG) Thurman Walters | |
| 17:13 | Pitt | Paul Molloy loses the dribble to William Smith | 26-32 |
| 16:48 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Gregg | 26-35 |
| 16:21 | Pitt | Charles Belle misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-35 |
| 16:19 | Penn State | William McHalffey pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 15:50 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses badly on a runner near the basket | 26-35 |
| 15:49 | Pitt | Leonard Stuck grabs the board | 26-35 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kang Chin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Belle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Molloy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonard Stuck (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Calvin Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:28 | Pitt | William McHalffey blocks the short jumper by Charles Belle | 26-35 |
| 15:26 | Penn State | William McHalffey pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 14:57 | Penn State | Byron Weir can't finish the layup | 26-35 |
| 14:56 | Pitt | Paul Molloy pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 14:39 | Pitt | Calvin Cole makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-35 |
| 14:10 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 14:08 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Charles Belle | 28-35 |
| 13:47 | Pitt | Leonard Stuck knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kang Chin | 30-35 |
| 13:27 | Penn State | Leonard Stuck takes the ball from William Smith | 30-35 |
| 13:01 | Pitt | Charles Belle clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-35 |
| 12:59 | Penn State | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 12:55 | Penn State | Leonard Stuck steps in front of the Andrew Gregg pass | 30-35 |
| 12:36 | Pitt | Leonard Stuck misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #3 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Elvin Dalton (SF), Robert Franz (C) Kang Chin, Charles Belle, Paul Molloy, Calvin Cole | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Raymond Bills (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Phillip Jones (PF), Kevin Carreras (C) Franjo Zenor, Andrew Gregg, Byron Weir, William McHalffey, William Smith | |
| 12:36 | Pitt | Leonard Stuck makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 12:36 | Pitt | Leonard Stuck makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 12:15 | Penn State | Phillip Jones's pass is intercepted by Leonard Stuck | 32-35 |
| 11:51 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 32-35 |
| 11:50 | Pitt | Robert Franz grabs the offensive board | 32-35 |
| 11:34 | Pitt | Robert Franz drills a jumper in the lane | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marko Kuklenski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cheng-Gong Xie (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Elvin Dalton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Stuck (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Robert Franz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Bills (fresh) SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) PF - Phillip Jones (fresh) C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) | |
| 11:11 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses the easy layup | 34-35 |
| 11:10 | Penn State | Thurman Walters grabs the offensive board | 34-35 |
| 10:55 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Franz - foul #1 on Robert Franz, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Timothy Noto (SG), Charles Belle (SF) Marko Kuklenski, Leonard Stuck | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 10:55 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 10:55 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras misses the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 10:55 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Franz | 34-36 |
| 10:31 | Pitt | Charles Belle comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 10:30 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton tips it home | 36-36 |
| 10:10 | Penn State | Thurman Walters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 10:09 | Pitt | Timothy Noto snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 09:54 | Pitt | Raymond Bills steals it from Robert Franz | 36-36 |
| 09:35 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 36-36 |
| 09:33 | Pitt | Robert Franz grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 09:10 | Pitt | Robert Franz connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Timothy Noto | 38-36 |
| 08:47 | Penn State | Raymond Bills comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 08:45 | Pitt | Charles Belle grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 08:21 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie is fouled on the floor by Raymond Bills - foul #2 on Raymond Bills, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Calvin Cole (C) Timothy Noto, Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG), Andrew Gregg (SG), Byron Weir (SF), William McHalffey (PF), William Smith (C) Thurman Walters, Raymond Bills, Dikembe Abdelal, Phillip Jones, Kevin Carreras | |
| 08:00 | Pitt | Calvin Cole comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 38-36 |
| 07:58 | Penn State | Byron Weir grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 07:40 | Penn State | Byron Weir is open and buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Franjo Zenor | 38-38 |
| 07:11 | Pitt | Calvin Cole misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #5 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Leonard Stuck (PF) Elvin Dalton | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 07:11 | Pitt | Calvin Cole misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 07:11 | Pitt | Calvin Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marko Kuklenski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cheng-Gong Xie (tiring) 3 pf. SF - Charles Belle (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Stuck (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Calvin Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 06:47 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Smith | 39-41 |
| 06:30 | Pitt | Charles Belle clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 06:28 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 06:03 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William McHalffey | 39-44 |
| 06:01 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Timothy Noto (SG), Elvin Dalton (SF) Cheng-Gong Xie, Charles Belle | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG) Andrew Gregg | |
| 05:38 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-44 |
| 05:37 | Penn State | William Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 05:24 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Elvin Dalton - foul #1 on Elvin Dalton, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Charles Belle (SF) Marko Kuklenski, Timothy Noto, Elvin Dalton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Phillip Jones (C) Marijan Kiedrowski, William Smith | |
| 05:24 | Penn State | Byron Weir makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 05:24 | Penn State | Byron Weir makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 04:55 | Pitt | Kang Chin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 04:53 | Penn State | Byron Weir gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 04:50 | Penn State | Cheng-Gong Xie is called for the reach on Franjo Zenor in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cheng-Gong Xie, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), Elvin Dalton (PF) Kang Chin, Cheng-Gong Xie, Leonard Stuck | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (SG), Kevin Carreras (C) Franjo Zenor, Phillip Jones | |
| 04:30 | Penn State | William McHalffey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Byron Weir | 39-48 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:24 | Pitt | Calvin Cole misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-48 |
| 04:22 | Pitt | Charles Belle tips it in | 41-48 |
| 04:20 | Penn State | Charles Belle is called for the reach on Thurman Walters in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Belle, team foul #5 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Leonard Stuck (PF) Timothy Noto, Elvin Dalton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG) Raymond Bills | |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Byron Weir makes the jump hook near the basket | 41-50 |
| 03:40 | Pitt | Charles Belle clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 03:38 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 03:12 | Penn State | Thurman Walters buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Byron Weir | 41-52 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marko Kuklenski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cheng-Gong Xie (tiring) 4 pf. SF - Charles Belle (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonard Stuck (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Calvin Cole (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Byron Weir (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - William McHalffey (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 02:52 | Pitt | Calvin Cole scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 43-52 |
| 02:52 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), Elvin Dalton (SF), Paul Molloy (PF), Robert Franz (C) Marko Kuklenski, Cheng-Gong Xie, Charles Belle, Leonard Stuck, Calvin Cole | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (SG), William Smith (C) Andrew Gregg, Kevin Carreras | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:24 | Penn State | William McHalffey clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 02:23 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton grabs the board | 43-52 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 02:11 | Pitt | Paul Molloy's floater is tipped away by William McHalffey | 43-52 |
| 02:09 | Penn State | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 02:03 | Penn State | Kang Chin is called for the reach on Thurman Walters in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kang Chin, team foul #6 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Belle (SF), Calvin Cole (C) Paul Molloy, Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Thurman Walters, Byron Weir | |
| 01:40 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Smith | 43-54 |
| 01:25 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Kang Chin | 45-54 |
| 01:25 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Leonard Stuck (PF) Timothy Noto, Elvin Dalton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Byron Weir (SF) Andrew Gregg, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 01:23 | Penn State | Cheng-Gong Xie is called for the reach on Franjo Zenor in the backcourt - foul #5 on Cheng-Gong Xie, team foul #7 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Timothy Noto (SG) Cheng-Gong Xie | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Byron Weir | |
| 01:23 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 01:23 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 01:05 | Pitt | Charles Belle scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Kang Chin | 48-56 |
| 01:04 | Penn State | Kang Chin is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdelal in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kang Chin, team foul #8 | 48-56 |
| 01:04 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 01:04 | Pitt | Calvin Cole grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 00:40 | Pitt | Calvin Cole throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 00:39 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is fouled in the backcourt by Kang Chin - foul #5 on Kang Chin, team foul #9 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG) Kang Chin | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:39 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:39 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 00:35 | Pitt | Calvin Cole blows the layup | 48-58 |
| 00:34 | Pitt | Leonard Stuck hits the follow up shot | 50-58 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Thurman Walters is fouled in the backcourt by Marko Kuklenski - foul #2 on Marko Kuklenski, team foul #10 | 50-58 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Calvin Cole knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Marko Kuklenski | 52-60 |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Timothy Noto is called for the reach on Franjo Zenor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Noto, team foul #11 | 52-60 |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:17 | Pitt | Calvin Cole hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 52-62 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William McHalffey | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Thurman Walters runs out the clock | 52-62 |