| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John James (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Craig Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Holland (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Colucci (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Peter Witt inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Pitt | Richard Holland banks in the layup on a nice dish by Peter Witt | 29-32 |
| 19:20 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-32 |
| 19:03 | Pitt | Michael Colucci hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Peter Witt and the foul's on Tony Levine - foul #2 on Tony Levine, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 19:03 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses the free throw | 29-34 |
| 19:03 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Vladimir Zieglen | 29-34 |
| 18:40 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Craig Thomas - foul #2 on Craig Thomas, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 18:40 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 18:40 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:28 | Pitt | Craig Thomas can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by John James - foul #1 on John James, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| 18:28 | Pitt | Craig Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:28 | Pitt | Craig Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 18:13 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley scores on a driving attempt from close range | 33-36 |
| 17:51 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 33-36 |
| 17:50 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Vladimir Zieglen | 33-36 |
| 17:38 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 17:36 | Pitt | Richard Holland snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 17:08 | Pitt | Cruz Whitley is called for the reach on Manuel Barker - foul #3 on Cruz Whitley, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Carmelo Moreno (C) Cruz Whitley, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SF), John Matas (PF) Peter Witt, Richard Holland | |
| 17:02 | Pitt | Stjepan Kedzierski is called for the reach on Craig Thomas - foul #1 on Stjepan Kedzierski, team foul #4 | 33-36 |
| 16:46 | Pitt | Kong Ming can't throw it down | 33-36 |
| 16:45 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 16:22 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno can't finish the layup | 33-36 |
| 16:21 | Pitt | Michael Colucci grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 16:03 | Pitt | Craig Thomas clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 16:02 | Pitt | Kong Ming grabs the offensive board | 33-36 |
| 15:46 | Pitt | Kong Ming clanks a 3 from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 15:44 | Pitt | Manuel Barker can't tip it in | 33-36 |
| 15:43 | Rutgers | Tony Levine pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) SG - John James (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tony Levine (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Craig Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kong Ming (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Matas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Colucci (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Rutgers | Tony Levine comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 15:26 | Pitt | Craig Thomas snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 15:02 | Pitt | John James steps in front of the John Matas pass | 33-36 |
| 14:53 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Colucci - foul #1 on Michael Colucci, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Garf Ziebart (PF), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Alfredo Gallo, John James, Stjepan Kedzierski, Tony Levine | |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF), Richard Holland (PF) Kong Ming, Michael Colucci | |
| 14:53 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 14:53 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 14:32 | Pitt | Manuel Barker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 14:31 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Garf Ziebart | 35-36 |
| 14:10 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses the lay-in | 35-36 |
| 14:08 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley gets the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 14:01 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Julio Martin | 38-36 |
| 13:37 | Pitt | Richard Holland misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Carmelo Moreno - foul #1 on Carmelo Moreno, team foul #5 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SF) Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti (C) John Matas | |
| 13:37 | Pitt | Richard Holland makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 13:37 | Pitt | Richard Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 13:15 | Rutgers | Richard Holland denies the turnaround by Vladimir Zieglen | 38-38 |
| 13:13 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart snags the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 12:55 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley hits a driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Manuel Barker - foul #3 on Manuel Barker, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG), Tony Levine (PF) Julio Martin, Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Colucci (C) Giuseppe Conti | |
| 12:55 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 12:46 | Pitt | Peter Witt buries a 3 from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 12:35 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Cruz Whitley | 43-41 |
| 12:28 | Pitt | Manuel Barker clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 12:27 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 12:16 | Rutgers | John James connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Cruz Whitley and the foul's on Craig Thomas - foul #3 on Craig Thomas, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart (PF) Stjepan Kedzierski | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 12:16 | Rutgers | John James misses the free throw | 45-41 |
| 12:16 | Pitt | Richard Holland snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 11:52 | Pitt | Craig Thomas's layup is rejected by Vladimir Zieglen | 45-41 |
| 11:50 | Rutgers | John James snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 11:33 | Rutgers | Tony Levine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno (SF) Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SF), John Matas (PF) Peter Witt, Richard Holland | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John James (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Levine (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Craig Thomas (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kong Ming (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Matas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Colucci (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Pitt | Kong Ming scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Craig Thomas | 45-44 |
| 10:53 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart misses the easy layup | 45-44 |
| 10:51 | Pitt | John Matas grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 10:31 | Pitt | John James steals the ball from Manuel Barker | 45-44 |
| 10:27 | Rutgers | John James banks in the layup | 47-44 |
| 10:04 | Pitt | John Matas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SF), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Cruz Whitley, Garf Ziebart, Tony Levine | |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF), Richard Holland (PF) Kong Ming, Michael Colucci | |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Carmelo Moreno | 50-44 |
| 09:47 | Pitt | Manuel Barker loses the ball out of bounds | 50-44 |
| 09:20 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen's floater is tipped away by Richard Holland | 50-44 |
| 09:18 | Pitt | Craig Thomas gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 09:04 | Pitt | Carmelo Moreno steals it from Peter Witt | 50-44 |
| 08:50 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 08:49 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno tips it home | 52-44 |
| 08:37 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 08:35 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 08:20 | Rutgers | Richard Holland denies the turnaround by Carmelo Moreno | 52-44 |
| 08:19 | Pitt | Manuel Barker grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 08:01 | Pitt | Craig Thomas buries a fadeaway from the right side | 52-46 |
| 07:42 | Rutgers | John Matas steals the ball from Alfredo Gallo | 52-46 |
| 07:25 | Pitt | Richard Holland connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Manuel Barker | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John James (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carmelo Moreno (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Craig Thomas (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Witt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Holland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - John Matas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Rutgers | John James misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-48 |
| 07:12 | Pitt | Richard Holland snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 06:43 | Pitt | The jump hook by Craig Thomas is blocked by Vladimir Zieglen | 52-48 |
| 06:41 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-48 |
| 06:33 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Peter Witt | 52-48 |
| 06:09 | Pitt | Alfredo Gallo steals the ball from Craig Thomas | 52-48 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Garf Ziebart (PF), Tony Levine (C) Alfredo Gallo, John James, Carmelo Moreno, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SF), Giuseppe Conti (PF), Michael Colucci (C) Peter Witt, Richard Holland, John Matas | |
| 05:34 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 05:32 | Pitt | Michael Colucci grabs the offensive board | 52-48 |
| 05:13 | Pitt | Kong Ming misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Tony Levine - foul #3 on Tony Levine, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ronald Delk (SF) Craig Thomas | |
| 05:13 | Pitt | Kong Ming makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 05:13 | Pitt | Kong Ming misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 05:13 | Rutgers | Tony Levine gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Julio Martin | 54-49 |
| 04:45 | Pitt | Stjepan Kedzierski steps in front of the Michael Colucci pass | 54-49 |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart is hacked by Ronald Delk - foul #1 on Ronald Delk, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Thomas (SG) Ronald Delk | |
| 04:05 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart's pass is intercepted by Craig Thomas | 54-49 |
| 03:49 | Pitt | Craig Thomas drills a shot from the left side | 54-51 |
| 03:32 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Julio Martin | 56-51 |
| 03:15 | Pitt | Michael Colucci clanks a 3 from straight away | 56-51 |
| 03:13 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart grabs the board | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Julio Martin (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Levine (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Craig Thomas (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kong Ming (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Giuseppe Conti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Colucci (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Garf Ziebart | 58-51 |
| 02:47 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 02:45 | Pitt | Michael Colucci tips it home | 58-53 |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG), Carmelo Moreno (SF), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Julio Martin, Stjepan Kedzierski, Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF), Richard Holland (PF) Kong Ming, Giuseppe Conti | |
| 02:23 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Cruz Whitley | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:08 | Pitt | Vladimir Zieglen is called for the reach on Manuel Barker - foul #1 on Vladimir Zieglen, team foul #7 | 61-53 |
| 02:08 | Pitt | Manuel Barker misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 02:08 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Tony Levine buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Cruz Whitley | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:44 | Pitt | Tony Levine swats the short shot by Richard Holland | 64-53 |
| 01:43 | Rutgers | Tony Levine grabs the board | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-53 |
| 01:26 | Pitt | Richard Holland grabs the board | 64-53 |
| 01:21 | Pitt | Craig Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Garf Ziebart (PF) Cruz Whitley, John James, Tony Levine | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SF), John Matas (PF), Giuseppe Conti (C) Peter Witt, Richard Holland, Michael Colucci | |
| 00:59 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen can't connect on a floater in the lane | 64-53 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Rutgers | Kong Ming is called for the reach on Alfredo Gallo - foul #1 on Kong Ming, team foul #6 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SF) Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno misses the jumper from the right block | 64-53 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski gets the offensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo runs out the clock | 64-53 |