| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Augustine Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts inbounds the ball | 22-28 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Michael Pennington is called for the reach on Anthony Baden - foul #1 on Michael Pennington, team foul #1 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), David Griffin (SG), Young Chiong (SF), John Brooks (PF), Chad Seidl (C) Christopher McKee, Michael Pennington, John Peterson, Dominic Yazzie, Augustine Greco | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Irvin Foster, John Johnson | |
| 19:10 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts's floater is tipped away by Young Chiong | 22-28 |
| 19:09 | Pitt | The rebound goes to David Griffin | 22-28 |
| 18:40 | Pitt | Steven Savage comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Raymond Stephens - foul #1 on Raymond Stephens, team foul #1 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Peterson (SF), Dominic Yazzie (PF), Augustine Greco (C) Young Chiong, John Brooks, Chad Seidl | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:40 | Pitt | Steven Savage makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 18:40 | Pitt | Steven Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Augustine Greco - foul #2 on Augustine Greco, team foul #2 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), John Brooks (PF), Chad Seidl (C) Steven Savage, David Griffin, Dominic Yazzie, Augustine Greco | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnson (C) Paul Carr | |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 18:11 | Pitt | Michael Pennington snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 17:56 | Pitt | Anthony Baden picks off the pass by Christopher McKee | 24-28 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts tips it back up and in | 24-30 |
| 17:09 | Pitt | Chad Seidl hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 24-30 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Chad Seidl picks off the pass by Raymond Stephens | 24-30 |
| 16:29 | Pitt | Christopher McKee can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 24-30 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Roland Nieman is fouled on the floor by Chad Seidl - foul #2 on Chad Seidl, team foul #3 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), David Griffin (SG), Young Chiong (SF), Dominic Yazzie (PF), Augustine Greco (C) Christopher McKee, Michael Pennington, John Peterson, John Brooks, Chad Seidl | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG), Irvin Foster (PF) Anthony Baden, John Johnson | |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Augustine Greco steps in front of the Gustavo Bruno pass | 24-30 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Savage (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Griffin (fresh) SF - Young Chiong (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Augustine Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 5 pts. C - Roland Nieman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:15 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie is denied on a layup by Roland Nieman | 24-30 |
| 15:13 | St. John's | Irvin Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 14:46 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Irvin Foster | 24-32 |
| 14:22 | Pitt | David Griffin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), John Peterson (SF) Steven Savage, David Griffin, Young Chiong | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Paul Carr (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Gustavo Bruno, Irvin Foster, Roland Nieman | |
| 14:01 | St. John's | Anthony Baden comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-32 |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Matthew Jones snags the offensive board | 24-32 |
| 13:42 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts clanks a shot from the right wing | 24-32 |
| 13:41 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie gets the rebound | 24-32 |
| 13:17 | Pitt | Christopher McKee drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-32 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens blows the layup | 27-32 |
| 12:47 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Augustine Greco | 27-32 |
| 12:27 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie lays it up and in set up by Michael Pennington and he's hacked by Matthew Jones - foul #3 on Matthew Jones, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Griffin (SG) Michael Pennington | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (SG), Irvin Foster (PF), John Johnson (C) Raymond Stephens, Paul Carr, Matthew Jones | |
| 12:27 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie misses the free throw | 29-32 |
| 12:27 | St. John's | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | John Johnson can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 29-32 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno can't tip it in | 29-32 |
| 12:02 | St. John's | John Johnson hits the follow up shot | 29-34 |
| 11:43 | Pitt | Gustavo Bruno is called for the reach on David Griffin - foul #1 on Gustavo Bruno, team foul #3 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Young Chiong (SF), John Brooks (PF), Chad Seidl (C) John Peterson, Dominic Yazzie, Augustine Greco | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Roland Nieman (C) Gustavo Bruno, John Johnson | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Griffin (fresh) SF - Young Chiong (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Brooks (fresh) C - Chad Seidl (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Nieman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Pitt | Chad Seidl throws it down on a nice dish by David Griffin and he's hacked by Anthony Baden - foul #2 on Anthony Baden, team foul #4 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Pennington (SG) David Griffin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF) Irvin Foster | |
| 11:33 | Pitt | Chad Seidl makes the free throw | 32-34 |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Pennington - foul #2 on Michael Pennington, team foul #4 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), David Griffin (SG), John Peterson (SF), Dominic Yazzie (PF), Augustine Greco (C) Christopher McKee, Michael Pennington, Young Chiong, John Brooks, Chad Seidl | |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF), John Johnson (C) Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 11:17 | Pitt | David Griffin gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 10:51 | Pitt | Augustine Greco can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #5 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), John Brooks (PF) Steven Savage, David Griffin, Dominic Yazzie | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Irvin Foster, John Johnson | |
| 10:51 | Pitt | Augustine Greco misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 10:51 | Pitt | Augustine Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 10:28 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts loses the dribble to Christopher McKee | 33-35 |
| 10:25 | Pitt | John Peterson misses the lay-in | 33-35 |
| 10:23 | Pitt | John Brooks hits the follow up shot | 35-35 |
| 10:11 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Anthony Baden | 35-37 |
| 09:47 | Pitt | Paul Carr is called for the reach on Christopher McKee - foul #1 on Paul Carr, team foul #6 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), David Griffin (SG), Young Chiong (SF), Dominic Yazzie (PF), Chad Seidl (C) Christopher McKee, Michael Pennington, John Peterson, John Brooks, Augustine Greco | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (SG), Irvin Foster (PF), John Johnson (C) Raymond Stephens, Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| 09:26 | Pitt | Chad Seidl buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 09:01 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clarence Roberts and he's hacked by David Griffin - foul #1 on David Griffin, team foul #5 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), John Peterson (SF), Augustine Greco (C) Steven Savage, David Griffin, Young Chiong, Chad Seidl | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Roland Nieman (C) Anthony Baden, John Johnson | |
| 09:01 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno makes the free throw | 37-40 |
| 08:46 | Pitt | Augustine Greco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG) Gustavo Bruno | |
| 08:24 | St. John's | Michael Pennington is called for the reach on Raymond Stephens - foul #3 on Michael Pennington, team foul #6 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Griffin (SG), Young Chiong (SF), Chad Seidl (C) Michael Pennington, John Peterson, Augustine Greco | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF) Irvin Foster | |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is denied on a dunk by Dominic Yazzie | 37-40 |
| 08:05 | St. John's | Paul Carr grabs the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts hits a shot from just outside the lane | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Griffin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Young Chiong (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dominic Yazzie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Chad Seidl (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Nieman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Pitt | Chad Seidl hits a jump hook in the paint | 39-42 |
| 06:56 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Chad Seidl - foul #3 on Chad Seidl, team foul #7 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), John Peterson (SF), John Brooks (PF), Augustine Greco (C) Christopher McKee, David Griffin, Young Chiong, Dominic Yazzie, Chad Seidl | |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF), John Johnson (C) Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| 06:56 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 06:56 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 06:37 | Pitt | Michael Pennington buries a 3 from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Anthony Baden | 42-46 |
| 05:45 | Pitt | John Brooks buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Steven Savage | 44-46 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Anthony Baden clanks a shot from the right side | 44-46 |
| 05:23 | Pitt | John Peterson snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 05:23 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), Dominic Yazzie (PF) Steven Savage, John Brooks | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG), Roland Nieman (C) Anthony Baden, John Johnson | |
| 05:06 | Pitt | Michael Pennington drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Christopher McKee | 47-46 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Augustine Greco - foul #3 on Augustine Greco, team foul #8 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Griffin (SG) Michael Pennington | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Paul Carr (PF) Raymond Stephens, Irvin Foster | |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 04:49 | Pitt | Augustine Greco grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 04:35 | Pitt | John Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-46 |
| 04:34 | Pitt | John Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 04:22 | Pitt | John Peterson hits a floater from close range | 49-46 |
| 03:56 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is hacked by Christopher McKee - foul #1 on Christopher McKee, team foul #9 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Pennington (SG), Young Chiong (SF), Chad Seidl (C) David Griffin, John Peterson, Augustine Greco | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Irvin Foster (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Gustavo Bruno, Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| 03:56 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 03:56 | Pitt | Chad Seidl pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 03:31 | Pitt | Michael Pennington is hacked by Matthew Jones - foul #4 on Matthew Jones, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Peterson (SF), Augustine Greco (C) Young Chiong, Chad Seidl | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG), John Johnson (C) Anthony Baden, Matthew Jones | |
| 03:31 | Pitt | Michael Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 03:31 | Pitt | Michael Pennington misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Irvin Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Pennington (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Augustine Greco (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Raymond Stephens | 50-48 |
| 02:52 | Pitt | Christopher McKee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), David Griffin (SG), John Brooks (PF), Chad Seidl (C) Christopher McKee, Michael Pennington, Dominic Yazzie, Augustine Greco | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Paul Carr (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Gustavo Bruno, Irvin Foster, John Johnson | |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Anthony Baden throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Young Chiong (SF) John Peterson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:30 | Pitt | Anthony Baden takes the ball from Chad Seidl | 50-48 |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens hits the finger roll on a great pass from Anthony Baden | 50-50 |
| 02:21 | Pitt | David Griffin connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Steven Savage | 53-50 |
| 01:59 | St. John's | Anthony Baden drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Stephens | 53-53 |
| 01:40 | Pitt | Chad Seidl misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-53 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Roland Nieman snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 01:32 | Pitt | Young Chiong gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 01:32 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), John Peterson (SF), Dominic Yazzie (PF), Augustine Greco (C) Steven Savage, David Griffin, Young Chiong, John Brooks, Chad Seidl | |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF), John Johnson (C) Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| 01:16 | Pitt | John Peterson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Irvin Foster | 56-56 |
| 00:31 | Pitt | Augustine Greco knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Dominic Yazzie | 58-56 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | The short jumper by Raymond Stephens is denied by Augustine Greco | 58-56 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to John Johnson | 58-56 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts loses the dribble to Augustine Greco | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:02 | Pitt | Michael Pennington is hacked by Raymond Stephens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Stephens, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| 00:02 | Pitt | Michael Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:02 | Pitt | Michael Pennington makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses long on a halfcourt shot | 60-56 |