| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Critchfield (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darrell Christmas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernie Cantrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Joshua Hardman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Justin Guillen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Gatto (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Merle Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | James Gatto inbounds the ball | 39-26 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Pitt | Merle Dickson hits the finger roll set up by Justin Guillen | 39-28 |
| 19:25 | Marquette | James Critchfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 19:23 | Pitt | Merle Dickson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 19:02 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman lays it in on a nice dish by James Gatto | 39-30 |
| 18:37 | Marquette | James Critchfield misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 18:35 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell tips it back up and in | 41-30 |
| 18:11 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman buries a jumper from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 17:47 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 41-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), Michael Dotson (SF), Andre Romano (C) Benjamin Slick, James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov, Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 17:23 | Pitt | Justin Guillen buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 17:19 | Marquette | Joshua Hardman is called for the reach on Abraham Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joshua Hardman, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG), Robert Moore (SG), Henry Vincent (SF), Kenneth Mealy (PF) Joshua Hardman, Justin Guillen, James Gatto, Merle Dickson | |
| 17:08 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon is denied on a dunk by Eric Thomas | 41-35 |
| 17:07 | Pitt | Julius Vance grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 16:47 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Darrell Christmas - foul #3 on Darrell Christmas, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joe Lawson (PF) Darrell Christmas | |
| Subs | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky (C) Eric Thomas | |
| 16:47 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:47 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:29 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon misses the 3 from straight away | 41-37 |
| 16:27 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 16:11 | Pitt | Andre Romano is called for the reach on Robert Moore - foul #2 on Andre Romano, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Critchfield (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF) Donald Buchanon, Michael Dotson | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Gatto (SF), Merle Dickson (PF) Henry Vincent, Edward Yanofsky | |
| 15:53 | Pitt | Robert Moore scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Julius Vance | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Abraham Brown (fresh) SG - James Critchfield (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joe Lawson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andre Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Julius Vance (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Gatto (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Merle Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Marquette | Joe Lawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Darrell Christmas (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Abraham Brown, Joe Lawson, Andre Romano | |
| Subs | Pitt | Justin Guillen (SG), Eric Thomas (C) Robert Moore, Kenneth Mealy | |
| 15:06 | Pitt | Nenad Denisov is called for the reach on James Gatto - foul #1 on Nenad Denisov, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Andre Romano (C) Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:48 | Pitt | Eric Thomas buries a runner from the right block and he's hacked by Andre Romano - foul #3 on Andre Romano, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), Michael Dotson (SF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Benjamin Slick, James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov, Andre Romano | |
| Subs | Pitt | Henry Vincent (SF) James Gatto | |
| 14:48 | Pitt | Eric Thomas makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 14:34 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell misses the floater from the free throw line | 41-43 |
| 14:33 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas tips it home | 43-43 |
| 14:14 | Pitt | Eric Thomas can't throw it down | 43-43 |
| 14:13 | Marquette | Abraham Brown gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 13:51 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas is whistled for traveling | 43-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), James Critchfield (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Andre Romano (C) Abraham Brown, Donald Buchanon, Michael Dotson, Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Moore (PG), Joseph Carrara (SG), Kenneth Mealy (PF) Julius Vance, Justin Guillen, Merle Dickson | |
| 13:26 | Pitt | Eric Thomas drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Robert Moore and he's fouled by Andre Romano - foul #4 on Andre Romano, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell (C) Andre Romano | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Gatto (SF) Henry Vincent | |
| 13:26 | Pitt | Eric Thomas makes the free throw | 43-46 |
| 13:17 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas dunks the ball | 45-46 |
| 12:50 | Pitt | Eric Thomas misses long on a floater from the right block | 45-46 |
| 12:49 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 12:31 | Marquette | James Critchfield knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Benjamin Slick | 48-46 |
| 12:16 | Pitt | Eric Thomas banks in the layup | 48-48 |
| 12:04 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kenneth Mealy - foul #1 on Kenneth Mealy, team foul #2 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), Michael Dotson (SF) Benjamin Slick, James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov | |
| Subs | Pitt | Joshua Hardman (PG), Justin Guillen (SG), Merle Dickson (PF) Robert Moore, Joseph Carrara, Eric Thomas | |
| 12:04 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 12:04 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 12:04 | Pitt | Merle Dickson gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 11:58 | Pitt | Justin Guillen drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Gatto | 49-51 |
| 11:48 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas is whistled for a carry | 49-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Critchfield (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF) Donald Buchanon, Michael Dotson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Abraham Brown (fresh) SG - James Critchfield (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darrell Christmas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ernie Cantrell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Joshua Hardman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Justin Guillen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Gatto (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Merle Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Joshua Hardman | 49-53 |
| 11:07 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov is hacked by Justin Guillen - foul #1 on Justin Guillen, team foul #3 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), Michael Dotson (SF) Abraham Brown, James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov | |
| Subs | Pitt | Henry Vincent (SF) James Gatto | |
| 11:00 | Marquette | Michael Dotson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Benjamin Slick | 52-53 |
| 10:40 | Pitt | Justin Guillen is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Justin Guillen, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), James Critchfield (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF) Benjamin Slick, Donald Buchanon, Michael Dotson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky (C) Kenneth Mealy | |
| 10:32 | Marquette | Abraham Brown connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Ernie Cantrell | 54-53 |
| 10:10 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on Abraham Brown - foul #3 on Abraham Brown, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG) Abraham Brown | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Moore (SG), Eric Thomas (C) Justin Guillen, Merle Dickson | |
| 10:10 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman makes the free throw | 54-56 |
| 09:50 | Marquette | James Critchfield misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-56 |
| 09:49 | Pitt | Eric Thomas pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 09:32 | Pitt | Eric Thomas comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 54-56 |
| 09:31 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 09:14 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick's floater is knocked away by Henry Vincent | 54-56 |
| 09:13 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 09:04 | Pitt | Robert Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 09:02 | Pitt | Henry Vincent grabs the offensive board | 54-56 |
| 08:44 | Pitt | Robert Moore misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 08:42 | Pitt | Eric Thomas tips it back up and in | 54-58 |
| 08:26 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 54-58 |
| 08:25 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas tips it back up and in | 56-58 |
| 08:11 | Pitt | Darrell Christmas is called for the reach on Robert Moore - foul #4 on Darrell Christmas, team foul #7 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), Michael Dotson (SF), Joe Lawson (PF) Benjamin Slick, James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov, Darrell Christmas | |
| Subs | Pitt | Justin Guillen (SG), James Gatto (SF), Merle Dickson (PF), Kenneth Mealy (C) Joshua Hardman, Henry Vincent, Edward Yanofsky, Eric Thomas | |
| 08:11 | Pitt | Robert Moore makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 08:11 | Pitt | Robert Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 07:47 | Marquette | The jump hook by Ernie Cantrell is blocked by Merle Dickson | 56-60 |
| 07:46 | Marquette | Abraham Brown tips it in | 58-60 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Abraham Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Donald Buchanon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Dotson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joe Lawson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernie Cantrell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Robert Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Guillen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Gatto (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Merle Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 13 pts. | |
| 07:40 | Pitt | Ernie Cantrell steps in front of the James Gatto pass | 58-60 |
| 07:31 | Marquette | Michael Dotson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 07:29 | Marquette | Joe Lawson grabs the offensive board | 58-60 |
| 07:17 | Marquette | Joe Lawson makes the jumper from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 07:00 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 60-60 |
| 06:59 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon gets the rebound | 60-60 |
| 06:50 | Marquette | Abraham Brown buries a shot from the right block set up by Donald Buchanon | 62-60 |
| 06:22 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy comes up short on the floater from the left block | 62-60 |
| 06:21 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Mealy | 62-60 |
| 06:01 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy is fouled on the floor by Ernie Cantrell - foul #2 on Ernie Cantrell, team foul #8 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), James Critchfield (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Darrell Christmas (PF), Andre Romano (C) Abraham Brown, Donald Buchanon, Michael Dotson, Joe Lawson, Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG), Joshua Hardman (SG), Eric Thomas (C) Robert Moore, Justin Guillen, Merle Dickson | |
| 06:01 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 06:01 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 05:52 | Marquette | James Critchfield misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-62 |
| 05:50 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kenneth Mealy | 62-62 |
| 05:21 | Pitt | Eric Thomas lays it in set up by Julius Vance | 62-64 |
| 05:05 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 05:04 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas hits the follow up shot | 64-64 |
| 04:43 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses long on a floater in the paint | 64-64 |
| 04:41 | Marquette | Andre Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 04:14 | Marquette | James Critchfield hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-64 |
| 04:13 | Pitt | Eric Thomas gets the rebound | 64-64 |
| 03:52 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by James Gatto | 64-66 |
| 03:36 | Marquette | Julius Vance steals the ball from James Critchfield | 64-66 |
| 03:33 | Pitt | Julius Vance lays it in | 64-68 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Critchfield (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Nenad Denisov (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darrell Christmas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Andre Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Julius Vance (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Hardman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Gatto (fairly fresh) 4 ast. PF - Kenneth Mealy (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Thomas (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov blows the dunk but he's hacked by Julius Vance - foul #2 on Julius Vance, team foul #5 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG) Benjamin Slick, James Critchfield | |
| Subs | Pitt | Justin Guillen (SG), Henry Vincent (SF), Merle Dickson (PF) Julius Vance, James Gatto, Kenneth Mealy | |
| 03:24 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 03:24 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov misses the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 03:24 | Pitt | Eric Thomas gets the rebound | 65-68 |
| 03:07 | Pitt | Justin Guillen clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-68 |
| 03:05 | Pitt | Eric Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 65-68 |
| 02:47 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 65-68 |
| 02:46 | Pitt | Merle Dickson tips it in | 65-70 |
| 02:31 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov is fouled on the floor by Eric Thomas - foul #1 on Eric Thomas, team foul #6 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Critchfield (SG), Michael Dotson (SF) Donald Buchanon, Nenad Denisov | |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG), Edward Yanofsky (C) Joshua Hardman, Eric Thomas | |
| 02:23 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Merle Dickson - foul #2 on Merle Dickson, team foul #7 | 65-70 |
| 02:23 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 02:23 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas misses the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 02:23 | Pitt | Merle Dickson snags the defensive board | 66-70 |
| 02:23 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-70 |
| 01:54 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky comes up short on the shot from the left block | 66-70 |
| 01:52 | Pitt | Merle Dickson gets the offensive rebound | 66-70 |
| 01:52 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-70 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Abraham Brown, Michael Dotson, Andre Romano | |
| Subs | Pitt | Joshua Hardman (PG), James Gatto (SF), Eric Thomas (C) Julius Vance, Henry Vincent, Edward Yanofsky | |
| 01:36 | Pitt | Eric Thomas knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Justin Guillen | 66-72 |
| 01:27 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick is hacked by Eric Thomas - foul #2 on Eric Thomas, team foul #8 | 66-72 |
| 01:27 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick misses the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 01:27 | Pitt | Eric Thomas pulls down the rebound | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:04 | Pitt | Justin Guillen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-72 |
| 01:03 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick pulls down the rebound | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:58 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-72 |
| 00:57 | Pitt | Merle Dickson gets the rebound | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Pitt | Merle Dickson is hacked by Benjamin Slick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Benjamin Slick, team foul #9 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy (C) Eric Thomas | |
| 00:54 | Pitt | Merle Dickson makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:54 | Pitt | Merle Dickson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Marquette | James Critchfield double dribbles | 66-74 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky (C) Merle Dickson | |
| 00:47 | Pitt | Benjamin Slick is called for the reach on Justin Guillen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Benjamin Slick, team foul #10 | 66-74 |
| 00:47 | Pitt | Justin Guillen makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:47 | Pitt | Justin Guillen misses the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:47 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell gets the rebound | 66-75 |
| 00:43 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov is hacked by Joshua Hardman - foul #5 on Joshua Hardman, team foul #9 | 66-75 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG), Merle Dickson (PF), Eric Thomas (C) Joshua Hardman, Edward Yanofsky, Kenneth Mealy | |
| 00:43 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov misses the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:43 | Pitt | Eric Thomas grabs the board | 66-75 |
| 00:42 | Pitt | Benjamin Slick is called for the reach on Eric Thomas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Benjamin Slick, team foul #11 | 66-75 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy (PF) Merle Dickson | |
| 00:42 | Pitt | Eric Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:42 | Pitt | Eric Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:36 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov loses the dribble to Julius Vance | 66-77 |
| 00:31 | Pitt | Julius Vance slams it home | 66-79 |
| 00:26 | Marquette | James Critchfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-79 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky (C) Eric Thomas | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Julius Vance runs out the clock | 66-79 |