| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Brian Bigelow (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Jones (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Russell Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Palm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Simmons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bradley Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Blair Mullinix (fresh) SF - Patrick Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pat Evans (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Fusco (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Arkansas | Billy Jones comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Blair Mullinix - foul #2 on Blair Mullinix, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| 19:34 | Arkansas | Billy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 19:34 | Arkansas | Billy Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 19:34 | Pitt | Pat Evans snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 19:17 | Pitt | Donald Fusco clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Billy Jones - foul #1 on Billy Jones, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| 19:17 | Pitt | Donald Fusco misses the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 19:17 | Pitt | Donald Fusco misses the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 19:17 | Arkansas | David Simmons pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 18:58 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-24 |
| 18:57 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Patrick Stephens | 31-24 |
| 18:34 | Pitt | Donald Fusco misses the lay-in | 31-24 |
| 18:33 | Arkansas | Michael Palm pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 18:07 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow misses short on a 3 from straight away | 31-24 |
| 18:06 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 18:02 | Pitt | Donald Fusco misses short on a jumper from the right side | 31-24 |
| 18:01 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Michael Palm | 31-24 |
| 17:37 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-24 |
| 17:35 | Arkansas | Billy Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 17:16 | Arkansas | Pat Evans steals it from Billy Jones | 31-24 |
| 16:53 | Pitt | Pat Evans makes the wide open jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Patrick Stephens | 31-26 |
| 16:29 | Arkansas | Billy Jones knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Bigelow | 33-26 |
| 16:15 | Pitt | Pat Evans can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 33-26 |
| 16:14 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 15:57 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Billy Jones | 36-26 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Brian Bigelow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Billy Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Henderson (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Palm (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Simmons (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bradley Smith (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Blair Mullinix (fairly fresh) SF - Patrick Stephens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pat Evans (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Fusco (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Pitt | Billy Jones is called for the reach on Blair Mullinix in the backcourt - foul #2 on Billy Jones, team foul #2 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edwin Mason (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Donald Jones (SF), Randall James (PF), Ellis Reynolds (C) Brian Bigelow, Billy Jones, Russell Henderson, Michael Palm, David Simmons | |
| 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 | |
| 15:44 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell is alone and drills a jump hook from the left block set up by William Baldwin | 36-28 |
| 15:15 | Arkansas | Ellis Reynolds is called for traveling | 36-28 |
| 15:13 | Pitt | William Baldwin loses the dribble to Garf Demski in the backcourt | 36-28 |
| 14:56 | Arkansas | Garf Demski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William Baldwin - foul #1 on William Baldwin, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| 14:56 | Arkansas | Garf Demski makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 14:56 | Arkansas | Garf Demski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 14:46 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell hits a wide open fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from William Baldwin | 38-30 |
| 14:27 | Arkansas | Ellis Reynolds connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Garf Demski and he's fouled by Michael Powers - foul #1 on Michael Powers, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), John Lewis (PF) Edwin Mason, Randall James | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:27 | Arkansas | Ellis Reynolds makes the free throw | 41-30 |
| 14:04 | Pitt | Michael Powers is open and scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by William Baldwin | 41-32 |
| 13:50 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow's floater is knocked away by Alvin Twitchell | 41-32 |
| 13:49 | Pitt | Michael Powers gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 13:30 | Pitt | Nathan Chico misses the dunk attempt | 41-32 |
| 13:28 | Pitt | Michael Powers pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 13:11 | Pitt | Ellis Reynolds is called for the reach on Martin Wareham - foul #1 on Ellis Reynolds, team foul #3 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edwin Mason (PG), Billy Jones (SG), Russell Henderson (SF), Randall James (PF) Brian Bigelow, Garf Demski, Donald Jones, Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Smith (PG), Blair Mullinix (SG), John Graf (SF), Pat Evans (PF), Robert Mohr (C) William Baldwin, Nathan Chico, Martin Wareham, Alvin Twitchell, Michael Powers | |
| 12:54 | Pitt | Robert Mohr misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by John Lewis - foul #2 on John Lewis, team foul #4 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Simmons (C) John Lewis | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 12:54 | Pitt | Robert Mohr makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 12:54 | Pitt | Robert Mohr misses the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 12:54 | Arkansas | Randall James gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 12:30 | Arkansas | Billy Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 12:28 | Pitt | Bradley Smith gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 12:07 | Pitt | Bradley Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 11:44 | Arkansas | 3 seconds is called on Randall James | 41-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Michael Palm (PF), John Lewis (C) Edwin Mason, Billy Jones, Randall James, David Simmons | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Baldwin (PG), Patrick Stephens (SF), Donald Fusco (C) Bradley Smith, Blair Mullinix, Pat Evans | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Brian Bigelow (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Garf Demski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Henderson (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Palm (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Baldwin (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Graf (fresh) SF - Patrick Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Mohr (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Fusco (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Pitt | William Baldwin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Patrick Stephens | 41-38 |
| 11:05 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Palm | 44-38 |
| 10:58 | Pitt | Garf Demski steps in front of the Patrick Stephens pass in the backcourt | 44-38 |
| 10:57 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow slams it home on a nice dish by Garf Demski | 46-38 |
| 10:31 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 10:29 | Pitt | Donald Fusco tips it home | 46-40 |
| 10:05 | Arkansas | Robert Mohr steals the ball from Russell Henderson | 46-40 |
| 09:49 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens knocks in the shot from the left side | 46-42 |
| 09:20 | Arkansas | Garf Demski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edwin Mason (PG), Billy Jones (SG), Donald Jones (SF), Randall James (PF), Ellis Reynolds (C) Brian Bigelow, Garf Demski, Russell Henderson, Michael Palm, John Lewis | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Smith (PG), Blair Mullinix (SG), Martin Wareham (SF), Pat Evans (PF), Michael Powers (C) William Baldwin, John Graf, Patrick Stephens, Robert Mohr, Donald Fusco | |
| 09:18 | Pitt | Martin Wareham is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Jones - foul #3 on Billy Jones, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| 09:13 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix's pass is intercepted by Donald Jones | 46-42 |
| 08:49 | Arkansas | Billy Jones connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 08:47 | Pitt | Edwin Mason steals the ball from Pat Evans in the backcourt | 49-42 |
| 08:45 | Arkansas | Billy Jones banks in the layup set up by Edwin Mason | 51-42 |
| 08:33 | Pitt | Bradley Smith is fouled on the floor by Randall James - foul #2 on Randall James, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG) Edwin Mason | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 08:21 | Pitt | Michael Powers slams it home on a nice dish by Martin Wareham | 51-44 |
| 08:00 | Arkansas | Billy Jones misses the easy layup | 51-44 |
| 07:59 | Pitt | Bradley Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 07:55 | Pitt | Bradley Smith buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Blair Mullinix | 51-46 |
| 07:28 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Blair Mullinix - foul #3 on Blair Mullinix, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Garf Demski (SG), Michael Palm (PF), David Simmons (C) Billy Jones, Randall James, Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Baldwin (PG), Nathan Chico (SG), Patrick Stephens (SF), Alvin Twitchell (PF), Donald Fusco (C) Bradley Smith, Blair Mullinix, Martin Wareham, Pat Evans, Michael Powers | |
| 07:28 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 07:28 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Brian Bigelow (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Garf Demski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Palm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Simmons (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nathan Chico (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Patrick Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alvin Twitchell (fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Fusco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Pitt | Nathan Chico is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Nathan Chico, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| 06:50 | Arkansas | Garf Demski buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Bigelow | 56-46 |
| 06:31 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Palm - foul #3 on Michael Palm, team foul #7 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edwin Mason (PG), Billy Jones (SG), Russell Henderson (SF), John Lewis (PF) Brian Bigelow, Garf Demski, Donald Jones, Michael Palm | |
| Subs | Pitt | Blair Mullinix (SG) Nathan Chico | |
| 06:31 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 06:31 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 06:05 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson is fouled on the floor by Alvin Twitchell - foul #1 on Alvin Twitchell, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ellis Reynolds (C) David Simmons | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Smith (PG), Martin Wareham (SF), Pat Evans (PF), Michael Powers (C) William Baldwin, Patrick Stephens, Alvin Twitchell, Donald Fusco | |
| 05:43 | Arkansas | John Lewis buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Billy Jones | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:25 | Pitt | Michael Powers can't finish the uncontested layup | 58-48 |
| 05:24 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| 04:58 | Arkansas | Blair Mullinix steals it from Russell Henderson | 58-48 |
| 04:45 | Pitt | Bradley Smith misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-48 |
| 04:43 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 04:15 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson lays it in on a great pass from Edwin Mason | 60-48 |
| 04:13 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix is called for traveling in the backcourt | 60-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Donald Jones (SF), Randall James (PF), David Simmons (C) Edwin Mason, Billy Jones, Russell Henderson, John Lewis, Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Baldwin (PG), Nathan Chico (SG), Patrick Stephens (SF), Alvin Twitchell (PF), Robert Mohr (C) Bradley Smith, Blair Mullinix, Martin Wareham, Pat Evans, Michael Powers | |
| 03:55 | Arkansas | David Simmons comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 03:53 | Arkansas | Randall James tips it but misses | 60-48 |
| 03:51 | Pitt | Nathan Chico grabs the board | 60-48 |
| 03:44 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell misses short on an open jump hook in the paint | 60-48 |
| 03:43 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Mohr | 60-48 |
| 03:26 | Pitt | William Baldwin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Donald Fusco (C) Robert Mohr | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Brian Bigelow (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Garf Demski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randall James (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Simmons (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nathan Chico (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Patrick Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alvin Twitchell (fresh) 8 pts. C - Donald Fusco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:07 | Arkansas | Donald Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 60-48 |
| 02:55 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Nathan Chico | 60-50 |
| 02:55 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Jones (SG), Michael Palm (SF) Garf Demski, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Pitt | Blair Mullinix (SG), Pat Evans (PF) Nathan Chico, Alvin Twitchell | |
| 02:26 | Arkansas | Billy Jones can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 02:24 | Arkansas | Randall James pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 01:59 | Arkansas | Billy Jones buries a driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Blair Mullinix - foul #4 on Blair Mullinix, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Russell Henderson (SF) Randall James | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Smith (PG) William Baldwin | |
| 01:59 | Arkansas | Billy Jones makes the free throw | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:45 | Pitt | Pat Evans connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 01:16 | Arkansas | Billy Jones comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-53 |
| 01:15 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Palm | 63-53 |
| 01:00 | Arkansas | Patrick Stephens steals the ball from David Simmons | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:52 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right block | 63-53 |
| 00:50 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson grabs the board | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Arkansas | Blair Mullinix is called for the reach on Russell Henderson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Blair Mullinix, team foul #8 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ellis Reynolds (C) David Simmons | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Baldwin (SG) Blair Mullinix | |
| 00:48 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:48 | Pitt | Pat Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 00:46 | Pitt | William Baldwin is hacked by Billy Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Billy Jones, team foul #8 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Simmons (C) Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:46 | Pitt | William Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:46 | Pitt | William Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:43 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow is hacked by Bradley Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bradley Smith, team foul #9 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Jones (SF), Ellis Reynolds (C) Russell Henderson, David Simmons | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:43 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:43 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:39 | Pitt | Donald Fusco is called for a charge - foul #1 on Donald Fusco, team foul #10 | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Arkansas | William Baldwin steals it from Donald Jones | 65-55 |
| 00:10 | Pitt | William Baldwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Russell Henderson (SF), David Simmons (C) Donald Jones, Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow runs out the clock | 65-55 |