| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Colucci (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Nix (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeremiah Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Igor Zegar (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Peter Witt inbounds the ball | 33-22 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-22 |
| 19:40 | Murray State | Igor Zegar pulls down the rebound | 33-22 |
| 19:34 | Murray State | George Nix misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-22 |
| 19:33 | Pitt | Manuel Barker gets the rebound | 33-22 |
| 19:17 | Pitt | Peter Witt hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Manuel Barker | 36-22 |
| 19:12 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky is fouled on the floor by Manuel Barker - foul #2 on Manuel Barker, team foul #1 | 36-22 |
| 19:04 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from George Nix | 36-25 |
| 18:49 | Pitt | Manuel Barker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-25 |
| 18:48 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman grabs the board | 36-25 |
| 18:32 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Peter Witt - foul #1 on Peter Witt, team foul #2 | 36-25 |
| 18:32 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 18:32 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 18:24 | Pitt | Richard Holland dunks the ball on a nice dish by Craig Thomas and he's hacked by David Hughes - foul #2 on David Hughes, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Matas (PF) Craig Thomas | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 18:24 | Pitt | Richard Holland makes the free throw | 39-27 |
| 18:09 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-27 |
| 18:08 | Pitt | Michael Colucci pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| 17:57 | Pitt | Peter Witt is whistled for a carry | 39-27 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Thomas (SG) John Matas | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 17:36 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman buries a jumper in the lane set up by George Nix and the foul's on Richard Holland - foul #2 on Richard Holland, team foul #3 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SF), John Matas (PF) Peter Witt, Richard Holland | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 17:36 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman makes the free throw | 39-30 |
| 17:17 | Pitt | Kong Ming hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 39-30 |
| 17:15 | Pitt | Michael Colucci grabs the offensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 17:04 | Pitt | Manuel Barker is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right side | 39-30 |
| 17:02 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 16:56 | Murray State | Michael Colucci is called for the reach on David Hughes - foul #1 on Michael Colucci, team foul #4 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti (C) Michael Colucci | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 16:41 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Giuseppe Conti - foul #1 on Giuseppe Conti, team foul #5 | 39-30 |
| 16:41 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 16:41 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 16:21 | Pitt | Kong Ming is whistled for traveling | 39-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF), Richard Holland (PF) Kong Ming, Giuseppe Conti | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 16:03 | Murray State | John Matas steps in front of the David Hughes pass | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Craig Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Holland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Matas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Nix (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hughes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeremiah Coleman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Igor Zegar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Pitt | Manuel Barker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 15:43 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Coleman | 39-32 |
| 15:28 | Murray State | George Nix knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Shawn Cinkosky | 39-35 |
| 15:14 | Pitt | Peter Witt connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 14:55 | Murray State | David Hughes misses the jumper from the free throw line | 42-35 |
| 14:54 | Murray State | Igor Zegar tips it back up and in | 42-37 |
| 14:38 | Pitt | Manuel Barker can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 14:37 | Pitt | Peter Witt tips it home | 44-37 |
| 14:20 | Murray State | George Nix can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 44-37 |
| 14:18 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Matas | 44-37 |
| 13:51 | Pitt | Craig Thomas comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 13:49 | Murray State | David Hughes pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 13:37 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky is hacked by Craig Thomas - foul #4 on Craig Thomas, team foul #6 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SF), Giuseppe Conti (PF), Michael Colucci (C) Peter Witt, Richard Holland, John Matas | |
| Subs | Murray State | Terrence Henderson (PG), Marc Birmingham (SF) Shawn Cinkosky, George Nix | |
| 13:26 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham is hacked by Giuseppe Conti - foul #2 on Giuseppe Conti, team foul #7 | 44-37 |
| 13:26 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 13:26 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 13:26 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Michael Colucci | 44-38 |
| 13:04 | Pitt | Kong Ming throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-38 |
| 12:46 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Terrence Henderson | 44-40 |
| 12:27 | Pitt | Igor Zegar blocks the short jumper by Giuseppe Conti | 44-40 |
| 12:25 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 12:19 | Murray State | David Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky (SG) Marc Birmingham | |
| 11:55 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti misses the 3 from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 11:53 | Murray State | David Hughes grabs the board | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Craig Thomas (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kong Ming (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Colucci (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Terrence Henderson (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Cinkosky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hughes (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeremiah Coleman (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Igor Zegar (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Shawn Cinkosky | 44-42 |
| 11:05 | Pitt | Michael Colucci hits a wide open runner from the left block set up by Manuel Barker out of the doubleteam | 46-42 |
| 10:52 | Murray State | Igor Zegar hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 46-42 |
| 10:51 | Pitt | Kong Ming gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 10:31 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 10:29 | Murray State | The rebound goes to David Hughes | 46-42 |
| 10:11 | Murray State | Igor Zegar drills a jump hook near the basket | 46-44 |
| 09:51 | Pitt | Shawn Cinkosky steals the ball from Manuel Barker | 46-44 |
| 09:48 | Murray State | David Hughes lays it up and in set up by Shawn Cinkosky | 46-46 |
| 09:23 | Pitt | Michael Colucci loses the dribble to Igor Zegar | 46-46 |
| 09:11 | Murray State | David Hughes clanks a shot from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 09:10 | Pitt | Kong Ming gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 08:52 | Pitt | Michael Colucci drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Manuel Barker and the foul's on David Hughes - foul #3 on David Hughes, team foul #2 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF), Richard Holland (PF), John Matas (C) Craig Thomas, Kong Ming, Giuseppe Conti | |
| Subs | Murray State | George Nix (SG), Marc Birmingham (SF) Shawn Cinkosky, David Hughes | |
| 08:52 | Pitt | Michael Colucci makes the free throw | 49-46 |
| 08:26 | Murray State | George Nix is hacked by Manuel Barker - foul #3 on Manuel Barker, team foul #8 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Thomas (SG) Michael Colucci | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 08:26 | Murray State | George Nix makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 08:26 | Murray State | George Nix makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 08:07 | Pitt | Terrence Henderson steals it from John Matas | 49-48 |
| 08:03 | Murray State | George Nix throws it down on a great pass from Terrence Henderson | 49-50 |
| 07:46 | Pitt | Manuel Barker knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Peter Witt | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Craig Thomas (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Holland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Matas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Terrence Henderson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Nix (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marc Birmingham (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeremiah Coleman (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Igor Zegar (tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:31 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 52-50 |
| 07:29 | Pitt | Richard Holland grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 07:15 | Pitt | Igor Zegar steps in front of the Manuel Barker pass | 52-50 |
| 06:51 | Murray State | George Nix hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Terrence Henderson | 52-53 |
| 06:35 | Pitt | Richard Holland misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jeremiah Coleman - foul #2 on Jeremiah Coleman, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ronald Delk (SF), Michael Colucci (C) Peter Witt, John Matas | |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky (PG), David Hughes (SF), Darrin Burns (C) Terrence Henderson, Jeremiah Coleman, Igor Zegar | |
| 06:35 | Pitt | Richard Holland misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 06:35 | Pitt | Richard Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 06:20 | Murray State | George Nix clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 06:18 | Murray State | Darrin Burns hits the follow up shot | 53-55 |
| 05:56 | Pitt | Richard Holland loses the dribble to George Nix | 53-55 |
| 05:52 | Murray State | David Hughes banks in the layup on a great pass from George Nix | 53-57 |
| 05:31 | Pitt | Michael Colucci hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 05:29 | Murray State | The rebound goes to David Hughes | 53-57 |
| 05:04 | Murray State | George Nix misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 05:03 | Murray State | Darrin Burns tips it back up and in | 53-59 |
| 04:41 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 53-59 |
| 04:40 | Murray State | Darrin Burns snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| 04:22 | Murray State | George Nix hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-62 |
| 04:02 | Pitt | Ronald Delk is fouled on the floor by David Hughes - foul #4 on David Hughes, team foul #4 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF), John Matas (PF), Giuseppe Conti (C) Ronald Delk, Richard Holland, Michael Colucci | |
| Subs | Murray State | Terrence Henderson (PG), Jeremiah Coleman (PF), Igor Zegar (C) Shawn Cinkosky, David Hughes, Darrin Burns | |
| 03:47 | Pitt | Manuel Barker misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-62 |
| 03:45 | Pitt | John Matas tips it home | 55-62 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (tired) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Craig Thomas (very tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Matas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Terrence Henderson (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Nix (tiring) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marc Birmingham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeremiah Coleman (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Igor Zegar (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:26 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-62 |
| 03:08 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 03:06 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Igor Zegar | 55-62 |
| 02:45 | Murray State | George Nix misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-62 |
| 02:43 | Murray State | George Nix grabs the offensive rebound | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 02:25 | Murray State | Giuseppe Conti picks off the pass by Marc Birmingham | 55-62 |
| 02:25 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Colucci (C) Giuseppe Conti | |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky (PG), David Hughes (SG) Terrence Henderson, George Nix | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:09 | Pitt | Manuel Barker misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 02:07 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham gets the rebound | 55-62 |
| 01:42 | Murray State | Igor Zegar misses the shot near the basket | 55-62 |
| 01:41 | Murray State | David Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 01:41 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Holland (PF) John Matas | |
| Subs | Murray State | Terrence Henderson (PG), George Nix (SG) Shawn Cinkosky, Marc Birmingham | |
| 01:31 | Murray State | George Nix makes the 3 from the right corner | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:16 | Pitt | Manuel Barker connects on the jumper from the right wing | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:56 | Murray State | Igor Zegar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Pitt | Richard Holland misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-65 |
| 00:48 | Pitt | Peter Witt gets the offensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 00:44 | Pitt | Peter Witt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-65 |
| 00:42 | Pitt | Manuel Barker grabs the offensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 00:40 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-65 |
| 00:38 | Murray State | David Hughes grabs the board | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Murray State | Manuel Barker is called for the reach on David Hughes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Manuel Barker, team foul #9 | 57-65 |
| 00:36 | Murray State | David Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:36 | Pitt | Richard Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | Peter Witt buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Murray State | Manuel Barker is called for the reach on Jeremiah Coleman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Manuel Barker, team foul #10 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | Armando Munoz (PG) Manuel Barker | |
| Subs | Murray State | Marc Birmingham (SF) David Hughes | |
| 00:26 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:26 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Armando Munoz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-67 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Hughes (SF) Marc Birmingham | |
| 00:20 | Murray State | Armando Munoz is called for the reach on Terrence Henderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Armando Munoz, team foul #11 | 60-67 |
| 00:20 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:20 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:20 | Pitt | Michael Colucci gets the rebound | 60-68 |
| 00:13 | Pitt | Michael Colucci can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-68 |
| 00:12 | Pitt | Peter Witt pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-68 |
| 00:10 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-68 |
| 00:08 | Murray State | Igor Zegar gets the rebound | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson runs out the clock | 60-68 |