| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bradley Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Baldwin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Blair Mullinix (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Pat Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Fusco (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leland Bopp (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Pitt | Pat Evans can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Matthew Foret - foul #2 on Matthew Foret, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 19:32 | Pitt | Pat Evans makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 19:32 | Pitt | Pat Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 19:32 | Northwestern | James Gregory pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 19:27 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by James Gregory | 34-31 |
| 19:08 | Pitt | Pat Evans can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Matthew Foret - foul #3 on Matthew Foret, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| 19:08 | Pitt | Pat Evans misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 19:08 | Pitt | Pat Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 18:54 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp is called for traveling | 35-31 |
| 18:35 | Pitt | Bradley Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Leland Bopp - foul #1 on Leland Bopp, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| 18:35 | Pitt | Bradley Smith makes the free throw | 38-31 |
| 18:06 | Northwestern | John Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 18:05 | Pitt | Donald Fusco pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 17:38 | Pitt | Jonas Richardson steals the ball from Pat Evans | 38-31 |
| 17:35 | Northwestern | John Brown misses the dunk | 38-31 |
| 17:33 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 17:13 | Pitt | Bradley Smith can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 17:12 | Pitt | Donald Fusco pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 16:55 | Pitt | Matthew Foret takes the ball from Bradley Smith | 38-31 |
| 16:32 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-31 |
| 16:30 | Pitt | Donald Fusco pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 16:02 | Pitt | William Baldwin is whistled for a carry | 38-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Patrick Stephens (PG), Nathan Chico (SG), Martin Wareham (SF), Alvin Twitchell (PF), Michael Powers (C) Bradley Smith, William Baldwin, Blair Mullinix, Pat Evans, Donald Fusco | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Lyle Carr (SG), Alphonso Valdez (PF), James Carter (C) Jonas Richardson, John Brown, Matthew Foret, James Gregory | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Patrick Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Nathan Chico (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Martin Wareham (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alvin Twitchell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lyle Carr (fresh) SF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Carter (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels's pass is intercepted by Nathan Chico | 38-31 |
| 15:13 | Pitt | Michael Powers misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Leland Bopp - foul #2 on Leland Bopp, team foul #4 | 38-31 |
| 15:13 | Pitt | Michael Powers makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 15:13 | Pitt | Michael Powers misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 15:13 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 15:03 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 15:01 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 14:32 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens misses short on a jumper from the left side | 39-31 |
| 14:30 | Northwestern | James Carter grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 14:08 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp is hacked by Martin Wareham - foul #3 on Martin Wareham, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Smith (PG), William Baldwin (SG), Blair Mullinix (SF), Pat Evans (PF), Donald Fusco (C) Patrick Stephens, Nathan Chico, Martin Wareham, Alvin Twitchell, Michael Powers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), John Brown (SG), Matthew Foret (PF), James Gregory (C) Darryl Daniels, Lyle Carr, Alphonso Valdez, James Carter | |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp's pass is intercepted by Blair Mullinix | 39-31 |
| 13:50 | Pitt | Bradley Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Blair Mullinix | 41-31 |
| 13:37 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Fusco - foul #1 on Donald Fusco, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF) Leland Bopp | |
| 13:37 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 13:37 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 13:11 | Pitt | Bradley Smith misses short on a 3 from straight away | 41-33 |
| 13:10 | Pitt | Donald Fusco snags the offensive board | 41-33 |
| 12:53 | Pitt | Pat Evans knocks in the shot near the basket and he's hacked by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #5 | 43-33 |
| 12:53 | Pitt | Pat Evans makes the free throw | 44-33 |
| 12:40 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret can't connect on a runner in the lane | 44-33 |
| 12:39 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Bradley Smith | 44-33 |
| 12:15 | Pitt | Bradley Smith connects on the 3 from the right corner | 47-33 |
| 11:57 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Foret | 47-35 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bradley Smith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Baldwin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Blair Mullinix (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Pat Evans (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Fusco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Pitt | Pat Evans throws it down set up by Bradley Smith | 49-35 |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | John Brown is fouled on the floor by William Baldwin - foul #1 on William Baldwin, team foul #3 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Patrick Stephens (PG), Martin Wareham (SF), Alvin Twitchell (PF), Michael Powers (C) Bradley Smith, Blair Mullinix, Pat Evans, Donald Fusco | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (SF) George Hutchcraft | |
| 10:48 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp is whistled for a carry | 49-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Nathan Chico (SG) William Baldwin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez (PF) Matthew Foret | |
| 10:21 | Pitt | Nathan Chico is fouled on the floor by John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #6 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Lyle Carr (SG), James Carter (C) Jonas Richardson, John Brown, James Gregory | |
| 10:05 | Pitt | Nathan Chico throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Blair Mullinix (SF) Martin Wareham | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:51 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez comes up short on the floater from the left side | 49-35 |
| 09:49 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens gets the rebound | 49-35 |
| 09:25 | Pitt | Michael Powers misses long on a shot from the left wing | 49-35 |
| 09:23 | Pitt | Michael Powers tips it but misses | 49-35 |
| 09:22 | Northwestern | James Carter grabs the board | 49-35 |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 08:41 | Pitt | Nathan Chico can't finish the layup but the foul's on Leland Bopp - foul #3 on Leland Bopp, team foul #7 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Smith (PG), Pat Evans (PF), Donald Fusco (C) Patrick Stephens, Alvin Twitchell, Michael Powers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), John Brown (SG), Matthew Foret (PF), James Gregory (C) Darryl Daniels, Lyle Carr, Alphonso Valdez, James Carter | |
| 08:41 | Pitt | Nathan Chico makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 08:41 | Pitt | Nathan Chico makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 08:31 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson's pass is intercepted by Pat Evans | 51-38 |
| 08:17 | Pitt | Bradley Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 08:16 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix snags the offensive board | 51-38 |
| 07:53 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix's layup is rejected by James Gregory | 51-38 |
| 07:51 | Pitt | Bradley Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-38 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bradley Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nathan Chico (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Blair Mullinix (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Pat Evans (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Fusco (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leland Bopp (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:35 | Pitt | Nathan Chico throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Baldwin (SG), Martin Wareham (SF) Nathan Chico, Blair Mullinix | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF) Leland Bopp | |
| 07:10 | Northwestern | Martin Wareham is called for the reach on George Hutchcraft - foul #4 on Martin Wareham, team foul #4 | 51-38 |
| 06:54 | Northwestern | James Gregory is hacked by Donald Fusco - foul #2 on Donald Fusco, team foul #5 | 51-38 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by George Hutchcraft | 51-41 |
| 06:16 | Pitt | Bradley Smith drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 05:54 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft misses long on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on William Baldwin - foul #2 on William Baldwin, team foul #6 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Patrick Stephens (PG), Blair Mullinix (SF), Michael Powers (C) Bradley Smith, Martin Wareham, Donald Fusco | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:54 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 05:54 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 05:26 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Powers | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:05 | Northwestern | John Brown is hacked by Patrick Stephens - foul #2 on Patrick Stephens, team foul #7 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell (PF) Pat Evans | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (SF), Alphonso Valdez (PF), James Carter (C) George Hutchcraft, Matthew Foret, James Gregory | |
| 05:05 | Northwestern | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 05:05 | Northwestern | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 04:44 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by John Brown - foul #3 on John Brown, team foul #8 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Smith (PG), Donald Fusco (C) Patrick Stephens, Michael Powers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Lyle Carr (SG) Jonas Richardson, John Brown | |
| 04:44 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell misses the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 04:44 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | James Carter gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:32 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-45 |
| 04:30 | Pitt | Donald Fusco gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 04:01 | Pitt | Darryl Daniels steals it from Bradley Smith | 56-45 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Darryl Daniels | 56-47 |
| 03:33 | Pitt | Donald Fusco clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-47 |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bradley Smith (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Baldwin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Blair Mullinix (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Alvin Twitchell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Fusco (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lyle Carr (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Carter (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Donald Fusco - foul #3 on Donald Fusco, team foul #8 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Patrick Stephens (SG), Pat Evans (PF), Michael Powers (C) William Baldwin, Alvin Twitchell, Donald Fusco | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), John Brown (SG), James Gregory (C) Darryl Daniels, Lyle Carr, James Carter | |
| 03:17 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 03:17 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 02:56 | Pitt | Bradley Smith is whistled for a carry | 56-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Martin Wareham (SF) Blair Mullinix | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Foret (PF) Alphonso Valdez | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:48 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-49 |
| 02:46 | Pitt | Michael Powers grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 02:46 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Baldwin (SG), Blair Mullinix (SF), Donald Fusco (C) Patrick Stephens, Martin Wareham, Michael Powers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:26 | Pitt | William Baldwin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Gregory | 56-49 |
| 02:10 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses the lay-in | 56-49 |
| 02:09 | Pitt | Donald Fusco snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 02:04 | Pitt | Bradley Smith misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | John Brown makes the 3 from straight away set up by James Gregory | 56-52 |
| 01:15 | Pitt | Bradley Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 01:13 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Leland Bopp | 56-52 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 01:08 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 00:44 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix hits a wide open jump hook in the paint set up by William Baldwin | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret banks in the layup on a great pass from Leland Bopp and the foul's on Blair Mullinix - foul #4 on Blair Mullinix, team foul #9 | 58-54 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret makes the free throw | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:36 | Pitt | Jonas Richardson is called for the reach on Blair Mullinix in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jonas Richardson, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| 00:36 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:36 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | James Gregory snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jonas Richardson and the foul's on Bradley Smith - foul #1 on Bradley Smith, team foul #10 | 59-57 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret makes the free throw | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix is hacked by John Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Brown, team foul #10 | 59-58 |
| 00:27 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:27 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Blair Mullinix is called for the reach on Leland Bopp - foul #5 on Blair Mullinix, team foul #11 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | Martin Wareham (SF) Blair Mullinix | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:19 | Pitt | Pat Evans snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Pat Evans is fouled in the backcourt by Jonas Richardson - foul #5 on Jonas Richardson, team foul #11 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG) Jonas Richardson | |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Pat Evans misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Pat Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | John Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 00:10 | Pitt | Donald Fusco pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Donald Fusco is fouled in the backcourt by John Brown - foul #5 on John Brown, team foul #12 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lyle Carr (SG) John Brown | |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Donald Fusco makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Donald Fusco makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-58 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret snags the offensive board | 64-58 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | The clock runs out | 64-58 |