| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kang Chin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Cheng-Gong Xie (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Belle (fresh) PF - Leonard Stuck (fresh) C - Calvin Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jason Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Perry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Ridout (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gary Edmond (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Charles Belle inbounds the ball | 21-30 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Pitt | Kang Chin blows the layup | 21-30 |
| 19:37 | Providence | William Robinson snags the defensive board | 21-30 |
| 19:33 | Providence | Larry Ridout misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Cheng-Gong Xie - foul #3 on Cheng-Gong Xie, team foul #1 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Timothy Noto (SG) Kang Chin, Cheng-Gong Xie | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 19:33 | Providence | Larry Ridout makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 19:33 | Providence | Larry Ridout makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 19:17 | Pitt | Calvin Cole misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jason Henderson - foul #2 on Jason Henderson, team foul #1 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Elvin Dalton (PF) Marko Kuklenski, Leonard Stuck | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 19:17 | Pitt | Calvin Cole makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 19:17 | Pitt | Calvin Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 19:17 | Providence | Gary Edmond grabs the board | 22-32 |
| 18:49 | Providence | Ernest Perry misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-32 |
| 18:47 | Pitt | Calvin Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 22-32 |
| 18:30 | Pitt | William Robinson swats the dunk try by Kang Chin | 22-32 |
| 18:28 | Providence | Ernest Perry gets the rebound | 22-32 |
| 18:16 | Providence | Jason Henderson comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Elvin Dalton - foul #1 on Elvin Dalton, team foul #2 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Paul Molloy (SF), Leonard Stuck (PF) Kang Chin, Charles Belle, Elvin Dalton | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 18:16 | Providence | Jason Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 18:16 | Providence | Jason Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 18:16 | Pitt | Calvin Cole pulls down the rebound | 22-32 |
| 18:01 | Pitt | Calvin Cole hits the finger roll and he's hacked by William Robinson - foul #1 on William Robinson, team foul #2 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Belle (SF) Paul Molloy | |
| Subs | Providence | Kenneth Barry (SF) Larry Ridout | |
| 18:01 | Pitt | Calvin Cole misses the free throw | 24-32 |
| 18:01 | Providence | Gary Edmond grabs the defensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 17:35 | Providence | Kenneth Barry can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 24-32 |
| 17:33 | Pitt | Calvin Cole grabs the board | 24-32 |
| 17:10 | Pitt | Timothy Noto misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by William Robinson - foul #2 on William Robinson, team foul #3 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Elvin Dalton (SF) Marko Kuklenski, Charles Belle | |
| Subs | Providence | Harold Andersen (SG), Larry Ridout (SF) Jason Henderson, Ernest Perry | |
| 17:10 | Pitt | Timothy Noto makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 17:10 | Pitt | Timothy Noto misses the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 17:10 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Calvin Cole | 25-32 |
| 16:46 | Pitt | Calvin Cole knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-32 |
| 16:43 | Providence | Gary Edmond is hacked by Timothy Noto in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Noto, team foul #3 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Charles Belle (SG), Paul Molloy (SF) Kang Chin, Timothy Noto, Leonard Stuck | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 16:27 | Providence | Larry Ridout comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 27-32 |
| 16:26 | Providence | William Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 16:06 | Providence | William Robinson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 27-32 |
| 16:05 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 15:50 | Pitt | The pull-up jumper by Calvin Cole is blocked by Gary Edmond | 27-32 |
| 15:48 | Providence | Kenneth Barry gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marko Kuklenski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Belle (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Molloy (fresh) PF - Elvin Dalton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Calvin Cole (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Kenneth Barry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Andersen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Larry Ridout (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Gary Edmond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - William Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:28 | Providence | Larry Ridout misses the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Calvin Cole - foul #1 on Calvin Cole, team foul #4 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Leonard Stuck (PF) Marko Kuklenski, Paul Molloy, Elvin Dalton | |
| Subs | Providence | Jason Henderson (PG), Ernest Perry (SG) Kenneth Barry, Harold Andersen | |
| 15:28 | Providence | Larry Ridout makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 15:28 | Providence | Larry Ridout misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 15:28 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Leonard Stuck | 27-33 |
| 15:06 | Pitt | Calvin Cole hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kang Chin | 29-33 |
| 14:45 | Providence | Larry Ridout hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 29-33 |
| 14:44 | Providence | Gary Edmond grabs the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 14:24 | Providence | William Robinson misses short on a floater from close range | 29-33 |
| 14:23 | Pitt | Leonard Stuck gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 14:05 | Pitt | Jason Henderson steals the ball from Cheng-Gong Xie | 29-33 |
| 13:43 | Providence | Larry Ridout throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Timothy Noto (SG), Paul Molloy (SF), Elvin Dalton (PF), Robert Franz (C) Kang Chin, Charles Belle, Leonard Stuck, Calvin Cole | |
| Subs | Providence | Harold Andersen (SG), Kenneth Barry (SF) Ernest Perry, Larry Ridout | |
| 13:32 | Pitt | Timothy Noto clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-33 |
| 13:31 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie misses the tip | 29-33 |
| 13:30 | Providence | Gary Edmond snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 13:05 | Providence | Timothy Noto is called for the reach on Harold Andersen - foul #3 on Timothy Noto, team foul #5 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Leonard Stuck (PF), Calvin Cole (C) Paul Molloy, Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Providence | David Cost (C) William Robinson | |
| 12:48 | Providence | Harold Andersen drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Henderson | 29-36 |
| 12:21 | Pitt | Calvin Cole double dribbles | 29-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Charles Belle (SF), Robert Franz (C) Timothy Noto, Leonard Stuck, Calvin Cole | |
| Subs | Providence | Ernest Perry (SG), Larry Ridout (SF) Harold Andersen, Kenneth Barry | |
| 11:59 | Providence | Jason Henderson is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Jason Henderson, team foul #4 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Timothy Noto (SG), Paul Molloy (SF), Leonard Stuck (PF) Cheng-Gong Xie, Charles Belle, Elvin Dalton | |
| Subs | Providence | William Robinson (C) David Cost | |
| 11:46 | Pitt | Robert Franz comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 29-36 |
| 11:44 | Providence | Jason Henderson snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marko Kuklenski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Noto (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Molloy (fresh) PF - Leonard Stuck (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Franz (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jason Henderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Perry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Ridout (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Gary Edmond (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - William Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Providence | Ernest Perry can't finish the layup | 29-36 |
| 11:17 | Pitt | Leonard Stuck pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 10:55 | Pitt | Leonard Stuck is hacked by Jason Henderson - foul #4 on Jason Henderson, team foul #5 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Charles Belle (SF), Elvin Dalton (PF), Calvin Cole (C) Marko Kuklenski, Timothy Noto, Paul Molloy, Leonard Stuck, Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Providence | Kenneth Barry (PG) Jason Henderson | |
| 10:47 | Pitt | Kang Chin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-36 |
| 10:45 | Pitt | Calvin Cole grabs the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 10:27 | Pitt | Charles Belle misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 29-36 |
| 10:25 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton grabs the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 10:04 | Pitt | Calvin Cole hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by William Robinson - foul #3 on William Robinson, team foul #6 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Leonard Stuck (PF) Elvin Dalton | |
| Subs | Providence | Harold Andersen (SG), David Cost (C) Ernest Perry, William Robinson | |
| 10:04 | Pitt | Calvin Cole misses the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 10:04 | Pitt | Calvin Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 10:02 | Providence | Harold Andersen is hacked by Charles Belle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Belle, team foul #6 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG) Kang Chin | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 09:48 | Providence | Kenneth Barry is called for 5 seconds | 30-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), Elvin Dalton (PF) Marko Kuklenski, Cheng-Gong Xie, Leonard Stuck | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 09:23 | Pitt | Charles Belle knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Noto | 33-36 |
| 08:54 | Providence | Larry Ridout misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 33-36 |
| 08:53 | Providence | Kenneth Barry grabs the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 08:38 | Providence | Gary Edmond makes the wide open jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Larry Ridout | 33-38 |
| 08:11 | Pitt | Calvin Cole misses the fadeaway from the left side | 33-38 |
| 08:09 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Belle | 33-38 |
| 07:47 | Pitt | Calvin Cole connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Kang Chin | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kang Chin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Noto (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Belle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Elvin Dalton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Calvin Cole (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Kenneth Barry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Andersen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Larry Ridout (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Gary Edmond (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - David Cost (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Providence | David Cost knocks in the floater in the lane and the foul's on Elvin Dalton - foul #2 on Elvin Dalton, team foul #7 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Paul Molloy (SF), Leonard Stuck (PF), Robert Franz (C) Kang Chin, Timothy Noto, Charles Belle, Elvin Dalton, Calvin Cole | |
| Subs | Providence | Jason Henderson (PG), Ernest Perry (SG) Harold Andersen, Larry Ridout | |
| 07:18 | Providence | David Cost makes the free throw | 35-41 |
| 06:53 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 06:52 | Providence | Gary Edmond grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 06:23 | Providence | Kenneth Barry misses short on a floater from the right side | 35-41 |
| 06:22 | Pitt | Robert Franz grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 06:01 | Pitt | Robert Franz comes up short on the runner from the left block | 35-41 |
| 06:00 | Providence | Jason Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 05:58 | Providence | Ernest Perry is hacked by Paul Molloy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Molloy, team foul #8 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Belle (SF), Calvin Cole (C) Paul Molloy, Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Providence | Larry Ridout (SF), William Robinson (C) Kenneth Barry, David Cost | |
| 05:58 | Providence | Ernest Perry makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 05:58 | Providence | Ernest Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 05:58 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Leonard Stuck | 35-42 |
| 05:38 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Calvin Cole | 38-42 |
| 05:35 | Providence | Charles Belle steals it from Jason Henderson in the backcourt | 38-42 |
| 05:14 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski travels with the ball | 38-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Franz (C) Calvin Cole | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 04:59 | Providence | William Robinson can't connect on a shot from the left side | 38-42 |
| 04:58 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Leonard Stuck | 38-42 |
| 04:33 | Pitt | Leonard Stuck clanks a jump hook in the paint | 38-42 |
| 04:32 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Cheng-Gong Xie | 38-42 |
| 04:10 | Pitt | Charles Belle drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 03:48 | Providence | William Robinson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ernest Perry | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marko Kuklenski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cheng-Gong Xie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Belle (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Leonard Stuck (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Robert Franz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jason Henderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ernest Perry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Ridout (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Gary Edmond (tired) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - William Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 03:19 | Providence | Ernest Perry is called for 10 seconds | 44-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), Paul Molloy (SF), Elvin Dalton (PF), Calvin Cole (C) Marko Kuklenski, Cheng-Gong Xie, Charles Belle, Leonard Stuck, Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Providence | Harold Andersen (SG), Kenneth Barry (SF) Ernest Perry, Larry Ridout | |
| 02:52 | Pitt | Calvin Cole's fadeaway is rejected by William Robinson | 44-44 |
| 02:50 | Pitt | Calvin Cole tips it back up and in | 46-44 |
| 02:36 | Providence | William Robinson's fadeaway is rejected by Calvin Cole | 46-44 |
| 02:34 | Pitt | Paul Molloy snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 02:29 | Pitt | Timothy Noto is called for a charge - foul #4 on Timothy Noto, team foul #9 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Belle (SF) Paul Molloy | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 02:02 | Providence | William Robinson knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Harold Andersen | 46-46 |
| 01:58 | Pitt | William Robinson picks off the pass by Charles Belle | 46-46 |
| 01:43 | Providence | Harold Andersen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-46 |
| 01:41 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 01:25 | Pitt | William Robinson is called for the reach on Calvin Cole - foul #4 on William Robinson, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Leonard Stuck (PF) Timothy Noto, Elvin Dalton | |
| Subs | Providence | Ernest Perry (SG), Larry Ridout (SF) Harold Andersen, Kenneth Barry | |
| 01:25 | Pitt | Calvin Cole makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 01:25 | Pitt | Calvin Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 01:23 | Providence | Gary Edmond double dribbles in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| 01:05 | Pitt | Calvin Cole's fadeaway is rejected by William Robinson | 48-46 |
| 01:04 | Providence | Ernest Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 00:35 | Providence | William Robinson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Cheng-Gong Xie - foul #4 on Cheng-Gong Xie, team foul #10 | 48-46 |
| 00:35 | Providence | William Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 00:35 | Providence | William Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 00:35 | Providence | Larry Ridout gets the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 00:22 | Providence | Ernest Perry misses long on a shot from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Charles Belle snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Pitt | Charles Belle is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Perry - foul #1 on Ernest Perry, team foul #8 | 48-47 |
| 00:18 | Pitt | Charles Belle makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 00:18 | Pitt | Charles Belle makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 00:01 | Providence | Jason Henderson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 00:00 | Providence | William Robinson grabs the offensive board | 50-47 |