| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Branko Lakowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - James Dorrough (fresh) PF - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Fagin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bradley Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Blair Mullinix (fresh) SF - Patrick Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pat Evans (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Fusco (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens inbounds the ball | 13-34 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-36 |
| 19:21 | Samford | Donald Fusco takes the ball from James Dorrough | 13-36 |
| 19:08 | Pitt | Pat Evans clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-36 |
| 19:07 | Samford | Branko Lakowski gets the rebound | 13-36 |
| 18:54 | Samford | Branko Lakowski throws it down set up by Jeremy Peck and he's hacked by Patrick Stephens - foul #1 on Patrick Stephens, team foul #1 | 15-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (PF) James Dorrough | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 18:54 | Samford | Branko Lakowski makes the free throw | 16-36 |
| 18:33 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Blair Mullinix and he's hacked by Donald Williams - foul #2 on Donald Williams, team foul #1 | 16-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (SG) Branko Lakowski | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 18:33 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens misses the free throw | 16-38 |
| 18:33 | Samford | Oscar Fagin gets the rebound | 16-38 |
| 18:27 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh drills a floater from the right block set up by Dennis Mills and he's fouled by Blair Mullinix - foul #1 on Blair Mullinix, team foul #2 | 18-38 |
| 18:27 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh makes the free throw | 19-38 |
| 18:14 | Pitt | Donald Williams is called for the reach on Pat Evans - foul #3 on Donald Williams, team foul #2 | 19-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Branko Lakowski (SG), James Dorrough (SF) Dennis Mills, Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 17:54 | Pitt | Bradley Smith shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-38 |
| 17:52 | Samford | Oscar Fagin snags the defensive board | 19-38 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:27 | Samford | Jeremy Peck can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-38 |
| 17:26 | Samford | James Dorrough tips it but misses | 19-38 |
| 17:24 | Pitt | Pat Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 19-38 |
| 17:07 | Pitt | Bradley Smith scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 19-40 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:53 | Samford | Jeremy Peck misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 19-40 |
| 16:52 | Pitt | Bradley Smith grabs the board | 19-40 |
| 16:27 | Pitt | Donald Fusco hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Bradley Smith | 19-42 |
| 16:04 | Samford | James Dorrough misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 19-42 |
| 16:03 | Pitt | Donald Fusco pulls down the rebound | 19-42 |
| 15:43 | Pitt | Bradley Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (SG), Donald Williams (PF) Branko Lakowski, James Dorrough | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Baldwin (PG), Nathan Chico (SG), Martin Wareham (SF), Alvin Twitchell (PF), Michael Powers (C) Bradley Smith, Blair Mullinix, Patrick Stephens, Pat Evans, Donald Fusco | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Mills (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lino Zarrineh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Oscar Fagin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Baldwin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathan Chico (fresh) SF - Martin Wareham (fresh) PF - Alvin Twitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Powers (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Samford | Donald Williams connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jeremy Peck | 21-42 |
| 15:26 | Pitt | Martin Wareham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-42 |
| 15:09 | Samford | Dennis Mills buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Lino Zarrineh | 24-42 |
| 14:43 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell is open and buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nathan Chico | 24-44 |
| 14:40 | Samford | Jeremy Peck is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Chico - foul #1 on Nathan Chico, team foul #3 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Branko Lakowski (PF) Dennis Mills | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:24 | Samford | Branko Lakowski drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Lino Zarrineh | 27-44 |
| 14:01 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-44 |
| 14:00 | Pitt | Nathan Chico hits the follow up shot | 27-46 |
| 13:45 | Samford | Jeremy Peck is hacked by William Baldwin - foul #1 on William Baldwin, team foul #4 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Samford | James Dorrough (SF) Branko Lakowski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Blair Mullinix (SG) Nathan Chico | |
| 13:31 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Blair Mullinix - foul #2 on Blair Mullinix, team foul #5 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Patrick Stephens (SF), Pat Evans (PF) Martin Wareham, Alvin Twitchell | |
| 13:31 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh misses the free throw | 29-46 |
| 13:31 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens grabs the board | 29-46 |
| 13:14 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix is open and buries a shot from the free throw line set up by William Baldwin | 29-48 |
| 13:04 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh is hacked by Blair Mullinix - foul #3 on Blair Mullinix, team foul #6 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Branko Lakowski (PF) James Dorrough | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Smith (PG), Donald Fusco (C) William Baldwin, Michael Powers | |
| 12:55 | Samford | A charge is called on Oscar Fagin - foul #3 on Oscar Fagin, team foul #3 | 29-48 |
| 12:29 | Pitt | A charge is called on Patrick Stephens - foul #2 on Patrick Stephens, team foul #7 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Samford | James Dorrough (SF), Harold Pierce (C) Branko Lakowski, Oscar Fagin | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 12:20 | Samford | James Dorrough misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-48 |
| 12:19 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh grabs the offensive rebound | 29-48 |
| 12:09 | Samford | Donald Williams connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Jeremy Peck | 31-48 |
| 11:49 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 31-48 |
| 11:48 | Pitt | Donald Fusco tips it in | 31-50 |
| 11:41 | Samford | Donald Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 31-50 |
| 11:40 | Samford | Harold Pierce grabs the offensive board | 31-50 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - James Dorrough (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lino Zarrineh (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bradley Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Blair Mullinix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Stephens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Pat Evans (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Fusco (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 31-50 |
| 11:29 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens gets the rebound | 31-50 |
| 11:24 | Pitt | James Dorrough is called for the reach on Bradley Smith - foul #2 on James Dorrough, team foul #4 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Branko Lakowski (SG), Oscar Fagin (C) James Dorrough, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Baldwin (PG), Nathan Chico (SG), Martin Wareham (SF), Alvin Twitchell (PF), Michael Powers (C) Bradley Smith, Blair Mullinix, Patrick Stephens, Pat Evans, Donald Fusco | |
| 11:01 | Pitt | William Baldwin drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Powers | 31-53 |
| 10:50 | Samford | Jeremy Peck loses the dribble to Alvin Twitchell | 31-53 |
| 10:30 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell hits the finger roll | 31-55 |
| 10:21 | Samford | Jeremy Peck's pass is intercepted by Alvin Twitchell | 31-55 |
| 10:00 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell misses short on a shot from the left wing | 31-55 |
| 09:59 | Samford | Jeremy Peck pulls down the rebound | 31-55 |
| 09:55 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 31-55 |
| 09:53 | Pitt | Nathan Chico snags the defensive board | 31-55 |
| 09:46 | Pitt | William Baldwin scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-58 |
| 09:35 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 31-58 |
| 09:33 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell snags the defensive board | 31-58 |
| 09:20 | Pitt | Donald Williams is called for the reach on William Baldwin - foul #4 on Donald Williams, team foul #5 | 31-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (SG), James Dorrough (SF), Harold Pierce (C) Branko Lakowski, Donald Williams, Oscar Fagin | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Smith (PG), Blair Mullinix (SG), Patrick Stephens (SF), Pat Evans (PF), Donald Fusco (C) William Baldwin, Nathan Chico, Martin Wareham, Alvin Twitchell, Michael Powers | |
| 09:03 | Pitt | Pat Evans buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Patrick Stephens | 31-60 |
| 09:01 | Samford | Jeremy Peck double dribbles in the backcourt | 31-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Branko Lakowski (SG) Dennis Mills | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 08:43 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-60 |
| 08:42 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh grabs the board | 31-60 |
| 08:31 | Samford | Jeremy Peck scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-60 |
| 08:05 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (SG), Oscar Fagin (C) Lino Zarrineh, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 07:42 | Samford | Dennis Mills can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 33-60 |
| 07:41 | Pitt | Donald Fusco snags the defensive board | 33-60 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Mills (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dorrough (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Branko Lakowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Oscar Fagin (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bradley Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Blair Mullinix (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Stephens (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Pat Evans (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Fusco (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 33-60 |
| 07:29 | Samford | James Dorrough pulls down the rebound | 33-60 |
| 07:13 | Samford | Oscar Fagin hits the finger roll set up by Branko Lakowski | 35-60 |
| 06:53 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Fusco | 35-63 |
| 06:49 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Oscar Fagin | 38-63 |
| 06:31 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens is fouled on the floor by James Dorrough - foul #3 on James Dorrough, team foul #6 | 38-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG), Lino Zarrineh (PF), Harold Pierce (C) Dennis Mills, Branko Lakowski, Oscar Fagin | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Baldwin (PG), Nathan Chico (SG), Martin Wareham (SF), Alvin Twitchell (PF), Michael Powers (C) Bradley Smith, Blair Mullinix, Patrick Stephens, Pat Evans, Donald Fusco | |
| 06:16 | Pitt | Martin Wareham scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by William Baldwin | 38-66 |
| 06:01 | Samford | Donald Williams misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Nathan Chico - foul #2 on Nathan Chico, team foul #8 | 38-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Branko Lakowski (PF) James Dorrough | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 06:01 | Samford | Donald Williams makes the 1st free throw | 39-66 |
| 06:01 | Samford | Donald Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 40-66 |
| 05:48 | Pitt | Michael Powers misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-66 |
| 05:46 | Samford | Branko Lakowski snags the defensive board | 40-66 |
| 05:39 | Samford | Donald Williams makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-66 |
| 05:18 | Pitt | William Baldwin is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Peck - foul #2 on Jeremy Peck, team foul #7 | 42-66 |
| Subs | Samford | James Dorrough (SF), Oscar Fagin (C) Branko Lakowski, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Pitt | Blair Mullinix (SG), Pat Evans (PF) Nathan Chico, Alvin Twitchell | |
| 05:18 | Pitt | William Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 42-67 |
| 05:18 | Pitt | William Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-68 |
| 04:54 | Samford | Jeremy Peck comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Martin Wareham - foul #1 on Martin Wareham, team foul #9 | 42-68 |
| Subs | Samford | Antione Gallo (PG) James Dorrough | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Smith (PG), Patrick Stephens (SF), Donald Fusco (C) William Baldwin, Martin Wareham, Michael Powers | |
| 04:54 | Samford | Jeremy Peck misses the 1st free throw | 42-68 |
| 04:54 | Samford | Jeremy Peck misses the 2nd free throw | 42-68 |
| 04:54 | Pitt | Donald Fusco grabs the defensive rebound | 42-68 |
| 04:44 | Pitt | Bradley Smith shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-68 |
| 04:42 | Pitt | Donald Fusco tips it back up and in | 42-70 |
| 04:34 | Samford | Donald Williams can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-70 |
| 04:32 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Bradley Smith | 42-70 |
| 04:24 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-70 |
| 04:23 | Pitt | Donald Fusco snags the offensive board | 42-70 |
| 04:05 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-70 |
| 04:03 | Pitt | Bradley Smith misses the tip | 42-70 |
| 04:01 | Samford | The rebound goes to Lino Zarrineh | 42-70 |
| 03:52 | Samford | Blair Mullinix is called for the reach on Antione Gallo - foul #4 on Blair Mullinix, team foul #10 | 42-70 |
| Subs | Samford | Branko Lakowski (SG), Harold Pierce (C) Donald Williams, Oscar Fagin | |
| Subs | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell (PF) Pat Evans | |
| 03:52 | Samford | Antione Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 43-70 |
| 03:52 | Samford | Antione Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 43-70 |
| 03:52 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Donald Fusco | 43-70 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:34 | Pitt | Lino Zarrineh takes the ball from Blair Mullinix | 43-70 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Branko Lakowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. SF - Antione Gallo (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lino Zarrineh (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bradley Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Blair Mullinix (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Patrick Stephens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alvin Twitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Fusco (fresh) 9 pts. 15 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Samford | Branko Lakowski loses the ball out of bounds | 43-70 |
| Subs | Samford | James Dorrough (SF) Antione Gallo | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Baldwin (PG), Nathan Chico (SG), Martin Wareham (SF), Michael Powers (C) Bradley Smith, Blair Mullinix, Patrick Stephens, Donald Fusco | |
| 03:02 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell is called for traveling | 43-70 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG), Oscar Fagin (C) Lino Zarrineh, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:55 | Samford | Donald Williams comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 43-70 |
| 02:53 | Pitt | Michael Powers grabs the board | 43-70 |
| 02:50 | Pitt | William Baldwin is fouled in the backcourt by Branko Lakowski - foul #3 on Branko Lakowski, team foul #8 | 43-70 |
| Subs | Samford | Lino Zarrineh (PF), Harold Pierce (C) Donald Williams, Oscar Fagin | |
| Subs | Pitt | Pat Evans (PF) Alvin Twitchell | |
| 02:50 | Pitt | William Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 43-71 |
| 02:50 | Pitt | William Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-72 |
| 02:26 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-72 |
| 02:24 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Martin Wareham | 43-72 |
| 02:15 | Pitt | Lino Zarrineh picks off the pass by Martin Wareham | 43-72 |
| 02:00 | Samford | Branko Lakowski drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Jeremy Peck | 45-72 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:58 | Pitt | Martin Wareham is fouled in the backcourt by James Dorrough - foul #4 on James Dorrough, team foul #9 | 45-72 |
| Subs | Samford | Oscar Fagin (C) Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Smith (PG), Blair Mullinix (SG), Donald Fusco (C) William Baldwin, Nathan Chico, Michael Powers | |
| 01:58 | Pitt | Martin Wareham misses the 1st free throw | 45-72 |
| 01:58 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh snags the defensive board | 45-72 |
| 01:52 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeremy Peck | 47-72 |
| 01:50 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix is called for traveling in the backcourt | 47-72 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Patrick Stephens (SF) Martin Wareham | |
| 01:39 | Samford | James Dorrough knocks in the shot from the right side | 49-72 |
| 01:19 | Pitt | Lino Zarrineh takes the ball from Pat Evans | 49-72 |
| 01:03 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh hits a jumper from the left wing | 51-72 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Blair Mullinix | 51-74 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Samford | James Dorrough buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Peck | 53-74 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Bradley Smith runs out the clock | 53-74 |