| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Cribbs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Huff (fresh) PF - George Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Peter Bad inbounds the ball | 20-26 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-26 |
| 19:40 | Pitt | George Peterson snags the defensive board | 20-26 |
| 19:16 | Pitt | Raymond Huff misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 20-26 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Peter Bad snags the defensive board | 20-26 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 20-26 |
| 19:08 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried snags the offensive board | 20-26 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 18:31 | Pitt | Raymond Huff misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-26 |
| 18:29 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to George Peterson | 23-26 |
| 18:10 | Pitt | Peter Bad steals the ball from Raymond Huff | 23-26 |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-26 |
| 17:53 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Colin Vineyard | 23-26 |
| 17:30 | Pitt | George Peterson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 23-26 |
| 17:29 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 17:11 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong is hacked by Raymond Huff - foul #3 on Raymond Huff, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (SG) Raymond Huff | |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Peter Bad's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-26 |
| 16:44 | Pitt | Craig Gandy can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 23-26 |
| 16:43 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard gets the offensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 16:31 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Craig Gandy | 23-28 |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the dunk | 23-28 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve tips it home | 25-28 |
| 15:47 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-28 |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Toni Baczewski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bradley Cribbs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Peterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Colin Vineyard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Fuchs | 28-28 |
| 14:59 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Bradley Cribbs | 28-30 |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 28-30 |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried grabs the offensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | Peter Bad connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-30 |
| 14:02 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by George Peterson | 30-32 |
| 13:55 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 30-32 |
| 13:54 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 13:41 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Peter Bad pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried comes up short on the shot in the lane | 30-32 |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | Peter Bad pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Bradley Cribbs steps in front of the Bruce Shreve pass | 30-32 |
| 12:49 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses the lay-in | 30-32 |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | Peter Bad is fouled on the floor by Bradley Cribbs - foul #2 on Bradley Cribbs, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG), Robert Woods (C) Bruce Shreve, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG), Raymond Huff (SF), Matthew Sprague (PF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Toni Baczewski, Bradley Cribbs, George Peterson, Colin Vineyard | |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong loses the dribble to Raymond Huff | 30-32 |
| 11:51 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague can't connect on a runner from the left block | 30-32 |
| 11:49 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague misses the tip | 30-32 |
| 11:47 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague tips it home | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Woods (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zachary Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Huff (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong travels with the ball | 30-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs (SG) Craig Gandy | |
| 11:16 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague misses the jump hook from the right block | 30-34 |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | Peter Bad grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-34 |
| 10:47 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Raymond Huff | 30-34 |
| 10:30 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson drills a fadeaway from the left side | 30-36 |
| 10:15 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Allen Midgette (SF) Jeffrey Fuchs, Peter Bad | |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (PG) Bradley Cribbs | |
| 09:52 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague travels with the ball | 30-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Peterson (PF) Matthew Sprague | |
| 09:40 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Derrick Fong | 33-36 |
| 09:21 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski is fouled on the floor by Derrick Fong - foul #2 on Derrick Fong, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Peter Bad (SF), Stuart Ried (C) Russell Jolley, Allen Midgette, Derrick Fong | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 09:02 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Peter Bad is denied by Geoffrey Jackson | 33-38 |
| 08:40 | Pitt | Raymond Huff snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 08:36 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-38 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | Peter Bad connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Bruce Shreve | 35-38 |
| 08:05 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Stuart Ried - foul #1 on Stuart Ried, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Derrick Fong (PF) Paul Bramblett, Robert Woods | |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (PG), Colin Vineyard (C) Zachary Brown, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| 08:05 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 08:05 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stuart Ried | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Toni Baczewski (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Raymond Huff (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Peterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Pitt | Raymond Huff comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 37-40 |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-40 |
| 07:08 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 06:50 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Craig Gandy | 37-43 |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by George Peterson - foul #1 on George Peterson, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG), Allen Midgette (SF), Robert Woods (C) Bruce Shreve, Peter Bad, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG), Bradley Cribbs (SF), Matthew Sprague (PF) Toni Baczewski, Raymond Huff, George Peterson | |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 06:05 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard is fouled on the floor by Derrick Fong - foul #3 on Derrick Fong, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| 05:49 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Zachary Brown and the foul's on Robert Woods - foul #1 on Robert Woods, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| 05:49 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the free throw | 39-46 |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 05:32 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague grabs the board | 39-46 |
| 05:10 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 05:08 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard gets the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 04:55 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague is called for traveling | 39-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Peter Bad (SF), Stuart Ried (C) Russell Jolley, Allen Midgette, Robert Woods | |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (PG) Craig Gandy | |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve's pass is intercepted by Toni Baczewski | 39-46 |
| 04:40 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski hits the finger roll | 39-48 |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-48 |
| 03:50 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Bradley Cribbs | 41-50 |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Peter Bad | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Toni Baczewski (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SG - Zachary Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Cribbs (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Colin Vineyard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew Sprague and he's hacked by Stuart Ried - foul #2 on Stuart Ried, team foul #5 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Robert Woods (PF) Jeffrey Fuchs, Derrick Fong | |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (PG), Raymond Huff (SF), George Peterson (PF) Toni Baczewski, Zachary Brown, Matthew Sprague | |
| 03:07 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard misses the free throw | 43-52 |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | Peter Bad gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 02:31 | Pitt | Raymond Huff misses the easy layup but the foul's on Peter Bad - foul #2 on Peter Bad, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG) Bruce Shreve | |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (SG), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Bradley Cribbs, Colin Vineyard | |
| 02:31 | Pitt | Raymond Huff makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 02:31 | Pitt | Raymond Huff misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stuart Ried | 46-53 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-53 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses badly on a floater from the right block | 46-53 |
| 02:05 | Pitt | George Peterson gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 02:05 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Derrick Fong (PF) Paul Bramblett, Russell Jolley, Robert Woods | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs (SG), Colin Vineyard (C) Toni Baczewski, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:02 | Pitt | Jeffrey Fuchs is called for the reach on Colin Vineyard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Fuchs, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG), Matthew Sprague (PF) Bradley Cribbs, George Peterson | |
| 02:02 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 02:02 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | Peter Bad clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-55 |
| 01:41 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 01:40 | Pitt | Bruce Shreve is called for the reach on Matthew Sprague in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruce Shreve, team foul #8 | 46-55 |
| 01:40 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Derrick Fong | 46-55 |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong is hacked by Matthew Sprague - foul #1 on Matthew Sprague, team foul #4 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs (SG), George Peterson (PF) Zachary Brown, Matthew Sprague | |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-55 |
| 01:19 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Colin Vineyard | 46-55 |
| 01:17 | Pitt | Jeffrey Fuchs is called for the reach on Colin Vineyard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Fuchs, team foul #9 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG), Matthew Sprague (PF) Bradley Cribbs, George Peterson | |
| 01:17 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stuart Ried | 46-55 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-55 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong grabs the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs double dribbles | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Pitt | Raymond Huff is hacked by Jeffrey Fuchs in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey Fuchs, team foul #10 | 46-55 |
| 00:53 | Pitt | Raymond Huff misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 00:53 | Pitt | Raymond Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-56 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong tips it home | 48-56 |
| 00:45 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-56 |
| 00:43 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Fuchs - foul #5 on Jeffrey Fuchs, team foul #11 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG) Jeffrey Fuchs | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:43 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:43 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague misses the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:43 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 00:41 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard is hacked by Stuart Ried - foul #3 on Stuart Ried, team foul #12 | 48-56 |
| 00:41 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:41 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-57 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Peter Bad gets the offensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-57 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Peter Bad snags the offensive board | 48-57 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve makes the 3 from straight away | 51-57 |
| 00:26 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 51-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs (SF) Raymond Huff | |
| 00:24 | Pitt | Zachary Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Shreve - foul #3 on Bruce Shreve, team foul #13 | 51-57 |
| 00:24 | Pitt | Zachary Brown makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:24 | Pitt | Zachary Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-59 |
| 00:15 | Pitt | Craig Gandy is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Bramblett - foul #1 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #14 | 54-59 |
| 00:15 | Pitt | Craig Gandy makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:15 | Pitt | Craig Gandy makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Peter Bad drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Bruce Shreve | 57-61 |
| 00:08 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 57-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Raymond Huff (SF), George Peterson (PF) Zachary Brown, Matthew Sprague | |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Paul Bramblett is called for the reach on George Peterson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #15 | 57-61 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | George Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | George Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-62 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong grabs the offensive board | 57-62 |