| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Pennington (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. C - Augustine Greco (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Derosier (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Adam Graham (fresh) 5 pts. C - George Bray (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins inbounds the ball | 21-40 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-40 |
| 19:39 | Pitt | Augustine Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 21-40 |
| 19:24 | Pitt | Michael Pennington comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-40 |
| 19:23 | Pitt | Augustine Greco tips it back up and in | 23-40 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 23-40 |
| 19:10 | Pitt | John Brooks grabs the board | 23-40 |
| 18:47 | Pitt | John Peterson makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Christopher McKee and the foul's on Brandon Hopkins - foul #2 on Brandon Hopkins, team foul #1 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), David Griffin (SG), Chad Seidl (C) Christopher McKee, Michael Pennington, Augustine Greco | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (PG), John Nordin (SG), Timothy Schell (SF), Thomas Rogers (PF) Danny Brown, Albert Derosier, Brandon Hopkins, Adam Graham | |
| 18:47 | Pitt | John Peterson makes the free throw | 26-40 |
| 18:45 | Syracuse | David Griffin is called for the reach on Mwla Abdeldayen in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Griffin, team foul #1 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Young Chiong (SF) John Peterson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Timothy Schell | 26-43 |
| 18:11 | Pitt | John Brooks blows the layup | 26-43 |
| 18:09 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Thomas Rogers | 26-43 |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Rogers and he's hacked by Young Chiong - foul #3 on Young Chiong, team foul #2 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), John Peterson (SF), Augustine Greco (C) Steven Savage, David Griffin, Young Chiong, Chad Seidl | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), Albert Derosier (SG), Adam Graham (PF) Mwla Abdeldayen, John Nordin, Thomas Rogers | |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell misses the free throw | 26-45 |
| 17:47 | Pitt | John Brooks snags the defensive board | 26-45 |
| 17:30 | Pitt | Augustine Greco works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 26-45 |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | Danny Brown pulls down the rebound | 26-45 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell loses the ball out of bounds | 26-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Griffin (SG) Michael Pennington | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins (SF) Timothy Schell | |
| 17:02 | Pitt | John Peterson lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher McKee | 28-45 |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | Danny Brown works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-45 |
| 16:31 | Pitt | John Peterson grabs the board | 28-45 |
| 16:18 | Pitt | Augustine Greco works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 28-45 |
| 16:16 | Pitt | Augustine Greco snags the offensive board | 28-45 |
| 15:57 | Pitt | The jump hook by John Brooks is blocked by George Bray | 28-45 |
| 15:56 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Danny Brown | 28-45 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fresh) 5 ast. SG - David Griffin (fresh) SF - John Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Augustine Greco (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Derosier (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Adam Graham (fresh) 5 pts. C - George Bray (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier is hacked by Augustine Greco - foul #2 on Augustine Greco, team foul #3 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), Young Chiong (SF), Dominic Yazzie (PF), Chad Seidl (C) Christopher McKee, David Griffin, John Peterson, John Brooks, Augustine Greco | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (PG), Timothy Schell (SF), Thomas Rogers (PF) Danny Brown, Brandon Hopkins, Adam Graham | |
| 15:30 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Albert Derosier | 28-48 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:05 | Pitt | Young Chiong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), Augustine Greco (C) Steven Savage, Chad Seidl | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (SG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), Adam Graham (PF) Albert Derosier, Timothy Schell, Thomas Rogers | |
| 14:46 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins's pass is intercepted by Young Chiong | 28-48 |
| 14:42 | Pitt | Christopher McKee misses the easy layup | 28-48 |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins snags the defensive board | 28-48 |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Danny Brown out of the doubleteam | 28-51 |
| 14:01 | Pitt | Augustine Greco throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Chad Seidl (C) Christopher McKee, Augustine Greco | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (SG), Timothy Schell (SF), Thomas Rogers (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Danny Brown, Brandon Hopkins, Adam Graham, George Bray | |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 28-51 |
| 13:36 | Pitt | Chad Seidl grabs the board | 28-51 |
| 13:29 | Pitt | Steven Savage comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 28-51 |
| 13:28 | Pitt | Chad Seidl grabs the offensive board | 28-51 |
| 13:23 | Pitt | Young Chiong misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 28-51 |
| 13:22 | Pitt | Young Chiong pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-51 |
| 13:08 | Pitt | Young Chiong can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Ronald Cotta - foul #2 on Ronald Cotta, team foul #2 | 28-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), David Griffin (SG), Augustine Greco (C) Steven Savage, Michael Pennington, Chad Seidl | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), Adam Graham (PF), George Bray (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Timothy Schell, Thomas Rogers, Ronald Cotta | |
| 13:08 | Pitt | Young Chiong misses the 1st free throw | 28-51 |
| 13:08 | Pitt | Young Chiong misses the 2nd free throw | 28-51 |
| 13:08 | Syracuse | George Bray snags the defensive board | 28-51 |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Adam Graham | 28-54 |
| 12:30 | Pitt | Young Chiong scores on a jumper from the left wing | 30-54 |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | Danny Brown is hacked by Christopher McKee - foul #3 on Christopher McKee, team foul #4 | 30-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Pennington (SG), John Peterson (SF) David Griffin, Young Chiong | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Timothy Schell (SF), Ronald Cotta (C) Albert Derosier, Brandon Hopkins, George Bray | |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Danny Brown works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mwla Abdeldayen | 30-57 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Pennington (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dominic Yazzie (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Augustine Greco (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Graham (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:45 | Pitt | John Peterson misses the jumper from the right wing | 30-57 |
| 11:43 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie tips it back up and in | 32-57 |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell is fouled on the floor by Michael Pennington - foul #2 on Michael Pennington, team foul #5 | 32-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), David Griffin (SG), Chad Seidl (C) Christopher McKee, Michael Pennington, Augustine Greco | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (SG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), Thomas Rogers (PF), George Bray (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Timothy Schell, Adam Graham, Ronald Cotta | |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Griffin - foul #3 on David Griffin, team foul #6 | 32-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Pennington (SG) David Griffin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (PG) Danny Brown | |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier makes the 1st free throw | 32-58 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier makes the 2nd free throw | 32-59 |
| 10:46 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie's pass is intercepted by Albert Derosier | 32-59 |
| 10:27 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by George Bray | 32-61 |
| 10:18 | Pitt | Chad Seidl can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 32-61 |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier snags the defensive board | 32-61 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | John Peterson denies the turnaround by Albert Derosier | 32-61 |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | George Bray tips it back up and in | 32-63 |
| 09:46 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Rogers - foul #3 on Thomas Rogers, team foul #3 | 32-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), David Griffin (SG), Augustine Greco (C) Steven Savage, Michael Pennington, Chad Seidl | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Timothy Schell (SF), Adam Graham (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) John Nordin, Albert Derosier, Brandon Hopkins, Thomas Rogers, George Bray | |
| 09:46 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 33-63 |
| 09:46 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 34-63 |
| 09:27 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen misses short on a floater from the right side | 34-63 |
| 09:25 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie snags the defensive board | 34-63 |
| 09:08 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Christopher McKee | 36-63 |
| 08:45 | Syracuse | Danny Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-63 |
| 08:43 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie snags the defensive board | 36-63 |
| 08:22 | Pitt | David Griffin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-63 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-63 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta tips it in | 39-65 |
| 07:43 | Pitt | David Griffin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-65 |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Adam Graham | 39-65 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fresh) 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Peterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Dominic Yazzie (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Augustine Greco (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Adam Graham drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Danny Brown | 39-68 |
| 07:12 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie misses short on a jumper from the right side | 39-68 |
| 07:11 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen pulls down the rebound | 39-68 |
| 06:47 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen loses the dribble to Christopher McKee | 39-68 |
| 06:43 | Pitt | Christopher McKee banks in the layup | 41-68 |
| 06:30 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Danny Brown | 41-70 |
| 06:25 | Pitt | Christopher McKee hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from David Griffin | 44-70 |
| 06:04 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta is fouled on the floor by Augustine Greco - foul #3 on Augustine Greco, team foul #7 | 44-70 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Paul Sasse (SG), Young Chiong (SF), John Brooks (PF), Chad Seidl (C) Christopher McKee, David Griffin, John Peterson, Dominic Yazzie, Augustine Greco | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (PG), Albert Derosier (SG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), Thomas Rogers (PF) Danny Brown, Mwla Abdeldayen, Timothy Schell, Adam Graham | |
| 06:04 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the 1st free throw | 44-71 |
| 06:04 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the 2nd free throw | 44-72 |
| 05:52 | Pitt | Paul Sasse's pass is intercepted by John Nordin | 44-72 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Chad Seidl - foul #1 on Chad Seidl, team foul #8 | 44-72 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the 1st free throw | 44-73 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the 2nd free throw | 44-74 |
| 05:23 | Pitt | John Brooks lays it up and in on a great pass from Chad Seidl | 46-74 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Paul Sasse takes the ball from Albert Derosier | 46-74 |
| 04:51 | Pitt | John Brooks clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 46-74 |
| 04:49 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta snags the defensive board | 46-74 |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | John Nordin hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Rogers | 46-77 |
| 04:29 | Pitt | Young Chiong hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-77 |
| 04:28 | Pitt | Chad Seidl tips it home | 48-77 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-77 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-77 |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | John Brooks is called for the reach on Brandon Hopkins - foul #1 on John Brooks, team foul #9 | 48-77 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), Adam Graham (PF), George Bray (C) John Nordin, Thomas Rogers, Ronald Cotta | |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 48-78 |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins misses the 2nd free throw | 48-78 |
| 04:08 | Pitt | John Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 48-78 |
| 03:55 | Pitt | Chad Seidl misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-78 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier grabs the defensive rebound | 48-78 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Danny Brown connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Adam Graham | 48-80 |
| 03:35 | Pitt | Chad Seidl misses short on a floater from the left side | 48-80 |
| 03:33 | Syracuse | George Bray gets the rebound | 48-80 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Savage (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Sasse (fresh) SF - Young Chiong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Chad Seidl (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Albert Derosier (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brandon Hopkins (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Graham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - George Bray (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Danny Brown drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Brandon Hopkins | 48-83 |
| 03:15 | Pitt | Steven Savage misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-83 |
| 03:14 | Pitt | Young Chiong tips it back up and in | 50-83 |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Danny Brown | 50-86 |
| 02:45 | Pitt | John Brooks connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Paul Sasse | 52-86 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier connects on the open jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by George Bray | 52-88 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:23 | Pitt | John Brooks drills a runner in the lane | 54-88 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Steven Savage - foul #1 on Steven Savage, team foul #10 | 54-88 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 1st free throw | 54-89 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 54-89 |
| 02:17 | Pitt | Chad Seidl gets the rebound | 54-89 |
| 01:58 | Pitt | Adam Graham swats the shot by Paul Sasse | 54-89 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins grabs the board | 54-89 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-89 |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins hits the follow up shot | 54-91 |
| 01:21 | Pitt | Young Chiong lays it up and in | 56-91 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-91 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Griffin (SG) Paul Sasse | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Pitt | David Griffin scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-91 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Adam Graham misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Brooks - foul #2 on John Brooks, team foul #11 | 59-91 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Adam Graham misses the 1st free throw | 59-91 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Adam Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 59-92 |
| 00:26 | Pitt | John Brooks's dunk attempt is rejected by Adam Graham | 59-92 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | George Bray snags the defensive board | 59-92 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Danny Brown runs out the clock | 59-92 |