| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Joshua Hardman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Guillen (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Gatto (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Merle Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Al Norris (fresh) SG - Horace Gerling (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Moen (fresh) PF - James Ingram (fresh) 3 reb. C - Max Hemphill (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | James Moen inbounds the ball | 32-22 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Long Beach State | Max Hemphill misses the easy layup | 32-22 |
| 19:36 | Pitt | Eric Thomas pulls down the rebound | 32-22 |
| 19:23 | Pitt | Justin Guillen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 32-22 |
| 19:21 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman grabs the offensive board | 32-22 |
| 18:57 | Pitt | Justin Guillen's pass is intercepted by Horace Gerling | 32-22 |
| 18:39 | Long Beach State | Max Hemphill misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 32-22 |
| 18:37 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Justin Guillen | 32-22 |
| 18:33 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman is fouled in the backcourt by Al Norris - foul #1 on Al Norris, team foul #1 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Moore (SG) Justin Guillen | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (SG), Glen Owen (SF), Steven Brown (PF), Philip Hartman (C) Horace Gerling, James Moen, James Ingram, Max Hemphill | |
| 18:12 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Moore | 34-22 |
| 18:05 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Lloyd Philip | 34-25 |
| 17:45 | Pitt | Robert Moore loses the dribble to Lloyd Philip | 34-25 |
| 17:36 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-25 |
| 17:35 | Pitt | Merle Dickson gets the rebound | 34-25 |
| 17:06 | Pitt | Robert Moore misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 17:04 | Long Beach State | Philip Hartman grabs the board | 34-25 |
| 16:58 | Long Beach State | Philip Hartman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG), Justin Guillen (SG), Henry Vincent (SF), Kenneth Mealy (PF), Edward Yanofsky (C) Joshua Hardman, Robert Moore, James Gatto, Merle Dickson, Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling (SG), James Moen (SF), James Ingram (PF), Max Hemphill (C) Al Norris, Glen Owen, Steven Brown, Philip Hartman | |
| 16:56 | Pitt | Henry Vincent throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Heston (PG) Lloyd Philip | |
| 16:39 | Long Beach State | Henry Vincent steals it from James Ingram | 34-25 |
| 16:34 | Pitt | Henry Vincent hits the finger roll | 36-25 |
| 16:29 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 36-25 |
| 16:27 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky snags the defensive board | 36-25 |
| 16:09 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy is open and buries a driving attempt from close range | 38-25 |
| 15:46 | Long Beach State | James Moen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-25 |
| 15:44 | Pitt | Henry Vincent snags the defensive board | 38-25 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Julius Vance (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Guillen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Henry Vincent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Yanofsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Larry Heston (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Horace Gerling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Moen (fresh) PF - James Ingram (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Max Hemphill (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:21 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky hits the finger roll | 40-25 |
| 15:03 | Long Beach State | James Moen can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Henry Vincent - foul #1 on Henry Vincent, team foul #1 | 40-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joshua Hardman (PG), Robert Moore (SG), Joseph Carrara (SF), Merle Dickson (PF), Eric Thomas (C) Julius Vance, Justin Guillen, Henry Vincent, Kenneth Mealy, Edward Yanofsky | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (PG), Glen Owen (SG), Richard Erikson (PF), Steven Brown (C) Larry Heston, Horace Gerling, James Ingram, Max Hemphill | |
| 15:03 | Long Beach State | James Moen misses the 1st free throw | 40-25 |
| 15:03 | Long Beach State | James Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 15:01 | Pitt | Lloyd Philip picks off the pass by Merle Dickson in the backcourt | 40-26 |
| 14:58 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip blows the layup | 40-26 |
| 14:56 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-26 |
| 14:37 | Long Beach State | James Moen misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joshua Hardman - foul #1 on Joshua Hardman, team foul #2 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Al Norris (PG) Glen Owen | |
| 14:37 | Long Beach State | James Moen makes the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 14:37 | Long Beach State | James Moen misses the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 14:37 | Pitt | Eric Thomas grabs the board | 40-27 |
| 14:33 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman is fouled in the backcourt by Al Norris - foul #2 on Al Norris, team foul #2 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Philip Hartman (C) James Moen | |
| 14:11 | Pitt | Robert Moore hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Merle Dickson | 43-27 |
| 13:53 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Eric Thomas - foul #1 on Eric Thomas, team foul #3 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG), James Gatto (SF), Kenneth Mealy (PF) Robert Moore, Merle Dickson, Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 13:53 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip makes the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 13:53 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip misses the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 13:53 | Pitt | Joseph Carrara snags the defensive board | 43-28 |
| 13:51 | Pitt | Julius Vance is hacked by Al Norris in the backcourt - foul #3 on Al Norris, team foul #3 | 43-28 |
| 13:35 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 43-28 |
| 13:33 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy tips it but misses | 43-28 |
| 13:32 | Long Beach State | Philip Hartman gets the rebound | 43-28 |
| 13:13 | Long Beach State | Steven Brown makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lloyd Philip | 43-30 |
| 12:49 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 43-30 |
| 12:48 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Philip Hartman | 43-30 |
| 12:30 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Mealy swats the short shot by Richard Erikson | 43-30 |
| 12:28 | Pitt | Julius Vance grabs the board | 43-30 |
| 12:10 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 43-30 |
| 12:09 | Long Beach State | Steven Brown snags the defensive board | 43-30 |
| 12:03 | Long Beach State | Steven Brown connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Al Norris | 43-32 |
| 11:37 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman is open but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 43-32 |
| 11:36 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Julius Vance (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Hardman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Gatto (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Mealy (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Carrara (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Al Norris (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Philip (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Steven Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Erikson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Philip Hartman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Long Beach State | Al Norris is hacked by Joshua Hardman - foul #2 on Joshua Hardman, team foul #4 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Moore (PG), Justin Guillen (SG), Henry Vincent (SF), Merle Dickson (PF), Eric Thomas (C) Julius Vance, Joshua Hardman, James Gatto, Kenneth Mealy, Joseph Carrara | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Glen Owen (PG), Horace Gerling (SG), James Moen (SF), James Ingram (PF), Max Hemphill (C) Al Norris, Lloyd Philip, Steven Brown, Richard Erikson, Philip Hartman | |
| 11:07 | Long Beach State | Henry Vincent is called for the reach on James Moen - foul #2 on Henry Vincent, team foul #5 | 43-32 |
| 11:00 | Long Beach State | Max Hemphill misses the jump hook from the baseline | 43-32 |
| 10:59 | Pitt | Henry Vincent snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 10:44 | Pitt | Justin Guillen misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-32 |
| 10:43 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 10:23 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-32 |
| 10:22 | Pitt | Henry Vincent gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 09:57 | Pitt | Justin Guillen is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 09:55 | Long Beach State | James Ingram snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 09:36 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-32 |
| 09:34 | Pitt | Merle Dickson grabs the board | 43-32 |
| 09:06 | Pitt | Robert Moore makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Henry Vincent | 46-32 |
| 08:49 | Long Beach State | Merle Dickson picks off the pass by Max Hemphill | 46-32 |
| 08:25 | Pitt | Robert Moore knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Justin Guillen | 49-32 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:59 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Horace Gerling, team foul #4 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG), Joshua Hardman (SG), James Gatto (SF), Kenneth Mealy (PF), Edward Yanofsky (C) Robert Moore, Justin Guillen, Henry Vincent, Merle Dickson, Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (PG), Larry Heston (SG), Angel Marino (SF), Richard Erikson (PF), Philip Hartman (C) Glen Owen, Horace Gerling, James Moen, James Ingram, Max Hemphill | |
| 07:36 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky misses short on a floater in the lane | 49-32 |
| 07:35 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy tips it in | 51-32 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Julius Vance (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Hardman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Gatto (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Yanofsky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Lloyd Philip (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Larry Heston (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Angel Marino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Erikson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Philip Hartman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-35 |
| 07:25 | Pitt | Lloyd Philip picks off the pass by Joshua Hardman in the backcourt | 51-35 |
| 07:16 | Long Beach State | Angel Marino connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-37 |
| 07:02 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Philip Hartman - foul #3 on Philip Hartman, team foul #5 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Al Norris (PG), Steven Brown (SF) Larry Heston, Angel Marino | |
| 07:02 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 07:02 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 07:02 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson gets the rebound | 52-37 |
| 06:55 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip loses the dribble to Edward Yanofsky | 52-37 |
| 06:38 | Pitt | Richard Erikson is called for the reach on Julius Vance - foul #4 on Richard Erikson, team foul #6 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Carrara (SF) James Gatto | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Heston (SG) Lloyd Philip | |
| 06:20 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 52-37 |
| 06:18 | Long Beach State | Steven Brown grabs the board | 52-37 |
| 06:05 | Long Beach State | Al Norris is hacked by Joseph Carrara - foul #1 on Joseph Carrara, team foul #6 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Justin Guillen (SG), Merle Dickson (PF), Eric Thomas (C) Julius Vance, Kenneth Mealy, Edward Yanofsky | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Max Hemphill (C) Philip Hartman | |
| 05:53 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-37 |
| 05:51 | Pitt | Joseph Carrara pulls down the rebound | 52-37 |
| 05:22 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Justin Guillen | 54-37 |
| 05:01 | Long Beach State | Max Hemphill banks in the layup set up by Richard Erikson | 54-39 |
| 04:56 | Pitt | Steven Brown steps in front of the Joshua Hardman pass in the backcourt | 54-39 |
| 04:44 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 54-39 |
| 04:42 | Long Beach State | Max Hemphill snags the offensive board | 54-39 |
| 04:36 | Long Beach State | Max Hemphill scores on a floater from the right block | 54-41 |
| 04:21 | Pitt | Justin Guillen misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Larry Heston - foul #1 on Larry Heston, team foul #7 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG), James Gatto (SF), Kenneth Mealy (PF), Edward Yanofsky (C) Joshua Hardman, Joseph Carrara, Merle Dickson, Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (PG), Glen Owen (SG), Angel Marino (SF), Philip Hartman (PF), James Ingram (C) Al Norris, Larry Heston, Steven Brown, Richard Erikson, Max Hemphill | |
| 04:21 | Pitt | Justin Guillen makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 04:21 | Pitt | Justin Guillen makes the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 04:07 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Glen Owen | 56-44 |
| 03:48 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Julius Vance | 58-44 |
| 03:30 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Lloyd Philip | 58-47 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Julius Vance (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Guillen (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Gatto (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Yanofsky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Lloyd Philip (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - Glen Owen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angel Marino (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Philip Hartman (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Ingram (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-47 |
| 03:09 | Long Beach State | Angel Marino snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| 02:55 | Long Beach State | Angel Marino misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-47 |
| 02:53 | Long Beach State | James Ingram grabs the offensive board | 58-47 |
| 02:40 | Long Beach State | James Ingram misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-47 |
| 02:39 | Long Beach State | Philip Hartman tips it home | 58-49 |
| 02:39 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joshua Hardman (PG), Robert Moore (SG), Eric Thomas (C) Julius Vance, Justin Guillen, Edward Yanofsky | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Al Norris (PG), Horace Gerling (SG), James Moen (SF), Steven Brown (PF) Lloyd Philip, Glen Owen, Angel Marino, James Ingram | |
| 02:34 | Pitt | Robert Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Horace Gerling - foul #3 on Horace Gerling, team foul #8 | 58-49 |
| 02:34 | Pitt | Robert Moore misses the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 02:34 | Long Beach State | Philip Hartman snags the defensive board | 58-49 |
| 02:32 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| 02:29 | Long Beach State | Al Norris shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 02:27 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 02:10 | Pitt | Robert Moore misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-49 |
| 02:08 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy gets the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 01:49 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman misses the fadeaway from the right side | 58-49 |
| 01:47 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy grabs the offensive board | 58-49 |
| 01:30 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Gatto | 60-49 |
| 01:16 | Long Beach State | The jump hook by James Moen is blocked by Eric Thomas | 60-49 |
| 01:15 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| 00:48 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman hits a jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Al Norris - foul #4 on Al Norris, team foul #9 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Justin Guillen (SG), Merle Dickson (PF) Robert Moore, Kenneth Mealy | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (PG), Glen Owen (SG), James Ingram (PF) Al Norris, Horace Gerling, James Moen | |
| 00:48 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman misses the free throw | 62-49 |
| 00:48 | Long Beach State | James Ingram grabs the defensive rebound | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Long Beach State | Philip Hartman knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Justin Guillen hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Hardman | 64-51 |
| 00:13 | Long Beach State | Joshua Hardman steals the ball from Lloyd Philip | 64-51 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman runs out the clock | 64-51 |