| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Orlando Dahmen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arlie Barth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherman Wheat (fresh) PF - Kenneth Briggs (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Degeorge (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kristopher Bostwick (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine O'Banner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Carter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-26 |
| 19:41 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 19:14 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Orlando Dahmen | 34-26 |
| 18:56 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 34-26 |
| 18:54 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 18:34 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by John Carter - foul #3 on John Carter, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier (C) John Carter | |
| 18:34 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 18:34 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 18:19 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-26 |
| 18:18 | Pitt | Arlie Barth grabs the defensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 18:02 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge's pass is intercepted by Robert Jenkins | 36-26 |
| 17:46 | Central Michigan | Orlando Dahmen steals it from Blaine O'Banner | 36-26 |
| 17:42 | Pitt | Orlando Dahmen hits the finger roll | 38-26 |
| 17:26 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-26 |
| 17:24 | Pitt | Arlie Barth pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| 17:04 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat is fouled on the floor by Robert Jenkins - foul #1 on Robert Jenkins, team foul #2 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brandon Walker (SG) Arlie Barth | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:47 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Sherman Wheat | 40-26 |
| 16:24 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-26 |
| 16:23 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner hits the follow up shot | 40-28 |
| 15:59 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-28 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Orlando Dahmen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Walker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sherman Wheat (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Briggs (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Jim Degeorge (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kristopher Bostwick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine O'Banner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Carlson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Tellier (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Jenkins | 42-31 |
| 15:18 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-31 |
| 15:09 | Central Michigan | Brandon Walker is called for the reach on Robert Jenkins - foul #2 on Brandon Walker, team foul #1 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Stefan Dillon (PG), Arlie Barth (SF), Peter Desroches (PF), Michael Butler (C) Orlando Dahmen, Sherman Wheat, Kenneth Briggs, Jim Degeorge | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (PG), Ivan Zantow (SG), Chester Lytle (SF), Eric Patton (PF), John Carter (C) Kristopher Bostwick, Robert Jenkins, Blaine O'Banner, Walter Carlson, Carl Tellier | |
| 14:48 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Wood | 44-34 |
| 14:32 | Pitt | Stefan Dillon knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Arlie Barth | 46-34 |
| 14:10 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 46-34 |
| 14:08 | Central Michigan | John Carter tips it back up and in | 46-36 |
| 13:48 | Pitt | Arlie Barth misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-36 |
| 13:46 | Pitt | Peter Desroches hits the follow up shot | 48-36 |
| 13:25 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Eric Patton | 48-39 |
| 13:01 | Pitt | Ivan Zantow is called for the reach on Brandon Walker - foul #1 on Ivan Zantow, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Orlando Dahmen (PG), Sherman Wheat (SF), Kenneth Briggs (PF), Jim Degeorge (C) Stefan Dillon, Brandon Walker, Peter Desroches, Michael Butler | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Robert Jenkins (SG), Blaine O'Banner (SF), Walter Carlson (PF) Ronald Wood, Ivan Zantow, Chester Lytle, Eric Patton | |
| 12:34 | Pitt | Orlando Dahmen makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-39 |
| 12:12 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Stefan Dillon (SG) Arlie Barth | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 11:45 | Pitt | Orlando Dahmen is fouled on the floor by Walter Carlson - foul #1 on Walter Carlson, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier (C) John Carter | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Orlando Dahmen (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stefan Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherman Wheat (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Briggs (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Jim Degeorge (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kristopher Bostwick (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Blaine O'Banner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Tellier (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 51-39 |
| 11:19 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| 11:09 | Central Michigan | Jim Degeorge is called for the reach on Carl Tellier - foul #1 on Jim Degeorge, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brandon Walker (SG), Peter Desroches (PF) Stefan Dillon, Kenneth Briggs | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 11:03 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 11:01 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 10:32 | Pitt | Orlando Dahmen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 51-39 |
| 10:30 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier pulls down the rebound | 51-39 |
| 10:05 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kristopher Bostwick | 51-42 |
| 10:00 | Pitt | Orlando Dahmen misses the jumper from the left side | 51-42 |
| 09:58 | Pitt | Orlando Dahmen grabs the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 09:34 | Pitt | Orlando Dahmen loses the dribble to Robert Jenkins | 51-42 |
| 09:07 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Orlando Dahmen - foul #1 on Orlando Dahmen, team foul #3 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Stefan Dillon (PG), Arlie Barth (SF), Kenneth Briggs (PF), Michael Butler (C) Orlando Dahmen, Sherman Wheat, Peter Desroches, Jim Degeorge | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Carter (C) Walter Carlson | |
| 09:07 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 09:07 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 09:07 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick makes the 3rd free throw | 51-45 |
| 08:51 | Pitt | Michael Butler loses the ball out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (PG), Ivan Zantow (SF) Kristopher Bostwick, Blaine O'Banner | |
| 08:24 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 08:23 | Central Michigan | John Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 08:05 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 08:04 | Pitt | Brandon Walker grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 07:35 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs loses the dribble to Robert Jenkins | 51-45 |
| 07:32 | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Jenkins | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Stefan Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arlie Barth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Briggs (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Butler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ronald Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Jenkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ivan Zantow (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Tellier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - John Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:03 | Pitt | The jump hook by Kenneth Briggs is blocked by Carl Tellier | 51-47 |
| 07:01 | Central Michigan | John Carter gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 06:51 | Central Michigan | John Carter can't finish the layup | 51-47 |
| 06:50 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to John Carter | 51-47 |
| 06:36 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier comes up short on the shot from the right side | 51-47 |
| 06:35 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 06:16 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs blows the layup | 51-47 |
| 06:14 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 06:08 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 06:07 | Pitt | Arlie Barth grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 05:43 | Pitt | Arlie Barth makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-47 |
| 05:43 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Orlando Dahmen (PG), Sherman Wheat (SF), Jim Degeorge (C) Stefan Dillon, Brandon Walker, Michael Butler | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Blaine O'Banner (SF), Walter Carlson (PF) Ronald Wood, Ivan Zantow, Carl Tellier | |
| 05:26 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson buries a jumper from close range and the foul's on Kenneth Briggs - foul #2 on Kenneth Briggs, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| 05:26 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| 05:02 | Pitt | Orlando Dahmen knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Sherman Wheat | 57-50 |
| 04:44 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kristopher Bostwick | 57-52 |
| 04:23 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge blows the layup but he's hacked by Walter Carlson - foul #2 on Walter Carlson, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brandon Walker (SG) Arlie Barth | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:23 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 04:23 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 04:19 | Central Michigan | Orlando Dahmen steps in front of the Kristopher Bostwick pass in the backcourt | 59-52 |
| 04:18 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat lays it up and in on a nice dish by Orlando Dahmen | 61-52 |
| 04:04 | Central Michigan | Jim Degeorge takes the ball from Walter Carlson | 61-52 |
| 03:39 | Pitt | Orlando Dahmen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 03:38 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 03:18 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner grabs the offensive board | 61-52 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Orlando Dahmen (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brandon Walker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sherman Wheat (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Briggs (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. C - Jim Degeorge (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kristopher Bostwick (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Blaine O'Banner (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Carlson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-52 |
| 03:11 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 02:54 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat is fouled on the floor by Blaine O'Banner - foul #2 on Blaine O'Banner, team foul #6 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Arlie Barth (SG), Peter Desroches (PF) Brandon Walker, Kenneth Briggs | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (SG), Carl Tellier (C) Robert Jenkins, John Carter | |
| 02:42 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge misses the lay-in | 61-52 |
| 02:40 | Pitt | Peter Desroches grabs the offensive board | 61-52 |
| 02:28 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Orlando Dahmen | 63-52 |
| 02:17 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick loses the dribble to Arlie Barth | 63-52 |
| 02:02 | Pitt | Arlie Barth buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Sherman Wheat | 66-52 |
| 01:55 | Central Michigan | Jim Degeorge picks off the pass by Walter Carlson | 66-52 |
| 01:35 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Carl Tellier - foul #2 on Carl Tellier, team foul #7 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Stefan Dillon (PG), Brandon Walker (SG), Michael Butler (SF) Orlando Dahmen, Arlie Barth, Sherman Wheat | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow (SG), Chester Lytle (SF), Eric Patton (C) Kristopher Bostwick, Blaine O'Banner, Walter Carlson | |
| 01:35 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 01:35 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge makes the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| 01:18 | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 68-55 |
| 00:50 | Pitt | Stefan Dillon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-55 |
| 00:48 | Pitt | Stefan Dillon grabs the offensive board | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge can't throw it down | 68-55 |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow grabs the board | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Ronald Wood | 68-57 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Stefan Dillon runs out the clock | 68-57 |