| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Horace Morse (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Cruz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lee Walls (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Jacob (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - George Vacca (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Hisey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. C - Richard Curtis (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz inbounds the ball | 47-43 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:57 | Pitt | Barry Jacob is hacked by Larry Hisey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Hisey, team foul #1 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Depriest (SG) Horace Morse | |
| Subs | La Salle | Richard Smith (SG) Larry Hisey | |
| 19:42 | Pitt | Michael Alexander's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Curtis | 47-43 |
| 19:41 | La Salle | Richard Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 19:36 | La Salle | George Vacca is hacked by Barry Jacob - foul #2 on Barry Jacob, team foul #1 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG) John Depriest | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 19:17 | La Salle | Richard Curtis misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 19:16 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 18:58 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 18:57 | Pitt | Lee Walls tips it home | 49-43 |
| 18:50 | La Salle | Howard Taylor misses the floater in the paint | 49-43 |
| 18:49 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 18:28 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is fouled on the floor by George Vacca - foul #2 on George Vacca, team foul #2 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG) Terry O'Harra | |
| Subs | La Salle | James Davis (SF), Roger Akers (PF), Howard Hunter (C) David Wilson, Howard Taylor, Richard Curtis | |
| 18:12 | Pitt | Lee Walls scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Antonio Cruz | 51-43 |
| 17:51 | La Salle | Richard Smith clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-43 |
| 17:50 | Pitt | Lee Walls pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 17:48 | Pitt | James Davis is called for the reach on Antonio Cruz in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Davis, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Depriest (SG) Horace Morse | |
| Subs | La Salle | David Wilson (SF) James Davis | |
| 17:35 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 17:33 | La Salle | David Wilson pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 17:28 | La Salle | George Vacca misses the floater from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 17:27 | Pitt | Lee Walls gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 17:05 | Pitt | David Wilson takes the ball from Antonio Cruz | 51-43 |
| 16:36 | La Salle | Roger Akers can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 16:34 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 16:19 | Pitt | John Depriest's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (PG), Terry O'Harra (SG) Michael Alexander, John Depriest | |
| Subs | La Salle | Howard Taylor (PF), Albert Turner (C) Roger Akers, Howard Hunter | |
| 15:59 | La Salle | Richard Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 15:57 | Pitt | Lee Walls snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Miguel Ayala (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Cruz (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Barry Jacob (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - George Vacca (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Smith (tiring) 8 pts. SF - David Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Howard Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. C - Albert Turner (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Pitt | Lee Walls knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 15:32 | La Salle | Lee Walls takes the ball from George Vacca | 54-43 |
| 15:06 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 15:05 | La Salle | Albert Turner snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| 14:59 | La Salle | Albert Turner is whistled for a carry | 54-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG), Horace Morse (SG), Kenneth Drozd (C) Miguel Ayala, Terry O'Harra, Barry Jacob | |
| Subs | La Salle | James Devos (PG), Steven Krieg (SG), James Davis (SF), Richard Curtis (C) George Vacca, Richard Smith, David Wilson, Albert Turner | |
| 14:57 | Pitt | Howard Taylor steps in front of the Horace Morse pass in the backcourt | 54-43 |
| 14:37 | La Salle | James Davis drills a floater from the right block set up by James Devos and he's hacked by Antonio Cruz - foul #3 on Antonio Cruz, team foul #2 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Elkins (PF) Lee Walls | |
| Subs | La Salle | Roger Akers (PF) Howard Taylor | |
| 14:37 | La Salle | James Davis makes the free throw | 54-46 |
| 14:27 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd lays it up and in set up by Michael Alexander | 56-46 |
| 14:13 | La Salle | James Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-46 |
| 14:12 | Pitt | Steven Elkins snags the defensive board | 56-46 |
| 13:56 | Pitt | Richard Curtis is called for the reach on Kenneth Drozd - foul #2 on Richard Curtis, team foul #4 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SF), Lee Walls (PF) Antonio Cruz, Steven Elkins | |
| Subs | La Salle | Howard Hunter (C) Richard Curtis | |
| 13:44 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 56-46 |
| 13:42 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd tips it in | 58-46 |
| 13:21 | La Salle | James Davis misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 58-46 |
| 13:20 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd grabs the board | 58-46 |
| 13:15 | Pitt | Horace Morse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Antonio Cruz (SF) Horace Morse | |
| Subs | La Salle | Larry Hisey (PG), David Wilson (SF), Howard Taylor (PF) James Devos, James Davis, Roger Akers | |
| 12:54 | La Salle | Howard Taylor misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-46 |
| 12:52 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd gets the rebound | 58-46 |
| 12:23 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Lee Walls | 60-46 |
| 12:09 | La Salle | Larry Hisey can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-46 |
| 12:08 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd grabs the board | 60-46 |
| 12:00 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Michael Alexander and he's fouled by David Wilson - foul #1 on David Wilson, team foul #5 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG), Barry Jacob (C) Terry O'Harra, Antonio Cruz | |
| Subs | La Salle | James Davis (SF), Roger Akers (PF), Richard Curtis (C) David Wilson, Howard Taylor, Howard Hunter | |
| 12:00 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd makes the free throw | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 11:46 | La Salle | James Davis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on James Davis, team foul #6 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | La Salle | James Devos (PG), Howard Taylor (PF) Larry Hisey, James Davis | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Horace Morse (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Walls (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Jacob (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - James Devos (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Krieg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roger Akers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Howard Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Richard Curtis (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Pitt | Lee Walls makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-46 |
| 11:13 | La Salle | Kenneth Drozd steals the ball from Howard Taylor | 66-46 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 10:48 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 66-46 |
| 10:47 | La Salle | James Devos pulls down the rebound | 66-46 |
| 10:40 | La Salle | Lee Walls is called for the reach on Roger Akers - foul #2 on Lee Walls, team foul #3 | 66-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Antonio Cruz (SF) Horace Morse, Barry Jacob | |
| Subs | La Salle | George Vacca (PG), Larry Hisey (SG), David Wilson (SF), Albert Turner (C) James Devos, Steven Krieg, Roger Akers, Richard Curtis | |
| 10:20 | La Salle | Terry O'Harra takes the ball from George Vacca | 66-46 |
| 09:52 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd is called for traveling | 66-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG), Barry Jacob (C) Terry O'Harra, Antonio Cruz | |
| Subs | La Salle | James Devos (SG) Larry Hisey | |
| 09:43 | La Salle | George Vacca buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Devos | 66-49 |
| 09:24 | Pitt | Lee Walls clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-49 |
| 09:22 | La Salle | The rebound goes to Howard Taylor | 66-49 |
| 09:17 | La Salle | James Devos connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by George Vacca | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 08:52 | Pitt | Lee Walls makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Alexander | 69-52 |
| 08:41 | La Salle | Kenneth Drozd is called for the reach on Howard Taylor - foul #4 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #4 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Antonio Cruz (SF), Steven Elkins (PF) Horace Morse, Lee Walls, Kenneth Drozd | |
| Subs | La Salle | Larry Hisey (PG), Steven Krieg (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Roger Akers (PF), Howard Hunter (C) George Vacca, James Devos, David Wilson, Howard Taylor, Albert Turner | |
| 08:33 | La Salle | Steven Krieg misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Alexander - foul #1 on Michael Alexander, team foul #5 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Lee Walls (PF) Steven Elkins | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 08:33 | La Salle | Steven Krieg makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 08:33 | La Salle | Steven Krieg makes the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 08:31 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Richard Curtis (C) Steven Krieg | |
| 08:04 | Pitt | Michael Alexander can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 69-54 |
| 08:02 | La Salle | Richard Smith snags the defensive board | 69-54 |
| 07:55 | La Salle | Richard Smith scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Hisey | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 07:37 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Terry O'Harra | 71-57 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (tiring) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antonio Cruz (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Lee Walls (tired) 19 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Barry Jacob (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Larry Hisey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Roger Akers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Howard Hunter (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Curtis (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 07:33 | La Salle | Larry Hisey is hacked by Michael Alexander in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Alexander, team foul #6 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Elkins (PF), Kenneth Drozd (C) Antonio Cruz, Barry Jacob | |
| Subs | La Salle | James Devos (PG), Steven Krieg (SG), James Davis (SF) Larry Hisey, Richard Smith, Howard Hunter | |
| 07:15 | La Salle | Roger Akers misses the driving attempt from close range | 71-57 |
| 07:13 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd grabs the board | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 07:10 | Pitt | James Devos is called for the reach on Terry O'Harra in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Devos, team foul #7 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Barry Jacob (C) Steven Elkins | |
| Subs | La Salle | David Wilson (SF) Richard Curtis | |
| 07:10 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra makes the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 07:10 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra makes the 2nd free throw | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:51 | La Salle | James Devos comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-57 |
| 06:50 | La Salle | The offensive rebound goes to James Davis | 73-57 |
| 06:33 | La Salle | Steven Krieg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG), Antonio Cruz (SF) Terry O'Harra, Barry Jacob | |
| Subs | La Salle | Larry Hisey (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Howard Hunter (C) Steven Krieg, David Wilson, Roger Akers | |
| 06:10 | Pitt | Lee Walls hits a wide open turnaround from the baseline set up by Horace Morse | 75-57 |
| 05:53 | La Salle | Larry Hisey clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-57 |
| 05:51 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd gets the rebound | 75-57 |
| 05:29 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Michael Alexander | 77-57 |
| 05:14 | La Salle | James Davis misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Horace Morse - foul #3 on Horace Morse, team foul #7 | 77-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Barry Jacob (C) Horace Morse, Antonio Cruz | |
| Subs | La Salle | George Vacca (PG), Steven Krieg (SG), Roger Akers (SF), Richard Curtis (C) James Devos, Larry Hisey, Richard Smith, Howard Hunter | |
| 05:14 | La Salle | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 77-58 |
| 05:14 | La Salle | James Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 77-58 |
| 05:14 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd grabs the defensive rebound | 77-58 |
| 04:50 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 80-58 |
| 04:33 | La Salle | Richard Curtis misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-58 |
| 04:32 | La Salle | James Davis grabs the offensive board | 80-58 |
| 04:19 | La Salle | James Davis connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from George Vacca | 80-60 |
| 04:12 | Pitt | George Vacca steals it from Barry Jacob in the backcourt | 80-60 |
| 04:11 | La Salle | George Vacca dunks the ball | 80-62 |
| 04:09 | Pitt | Michael Alexander loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG), Antonio Cruz (SF) Terry O'Harra, Lee Walls | |
| Subs | La Salle | Larry Hisey (PG), David Wilson (SF), Howard Taylor (PF), Albert Turner (C) George Vacca, Roger Akers, James Davis, Richard Curtis | |
| 04:03 | La Salle | David Wilson misses short on a floater from the baseline | 80-62 |
| 04:01 | La Salle | The offensive rebound goes to David Wilson | 80-62 |
| 03:53 | La Salle | Albert Turner misses short on a runner near the basket | 80-62 |
| 03:51 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz gets the rebound | 80-62 |
| 03:47 | Pitt | Michael Alexander clanks a jumper from the right wing | 80-62 |
| 03:46 | La Salle | David Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 80-62 |
| 03:42 | La Salle | Kenneth Drozd blocks the short jumper by Larry Hisey | 80-62 |
| 03:41 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz grabs the board | 80-62 |
| 03:15 | Pitt | Horace Morse comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 80-62 |
| 03:13 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz tips it home | 82-62 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (tired) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Horace Morse (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Antonio Cruz (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Drozd (tired) 17 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Barry Jacob (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Larry Hisey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Krieg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Howard Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Albert Turner (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | La Salle | Steven Krieg comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 82-62 |
| 03:07 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Horace Morse | 82-62 |
| 03:05 | Pitt | Michael Alexander's pass is intercepted by Larry Hisey in the backcourt | 82-62 |
| 03:04 | La Salle | David Wilson misses the lay-in | 82-62 |
| 03:03 | La Salle | Howard Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 82-62 |
| 02:51 | La Salle | Larry Hisey comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 82-62 |
| 02:49 | La Salle | Howard Taylor tips it back up and in | 82-64 |
| 02:29 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 84-64 |
| 02:21 | La Salle | Larry Hisey scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Howard Taylor | 84-67 |
| 02:19 | Pitt | Horace Morse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 84-67 |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (PG), Terry O'Harra (SG), Lee Walls (SF), Steven Elkins (PF) Michael Alexander, Horace Morse, Antonio Cruz, Barry Jacob | |
| Subs | La Salle | James Devos (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Roger Akers (SF), James Davis (PF), Howard Hunter (C) Larry Hisey, Steven Krieg, David Wilson, Howard Taylor, Albert Turner | |
| 02:03 | La Salle | Richard Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 84-67 |
| 02:02 | La Salle | Roger Akers hits the follow up shot | 84-69 |
| 01:56 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 84-69 |
| 01:54 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala hits the follow up shot | 86-69 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:43 | La Salle | Roger Akers drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 86-71 |
| 01:14 | Pitt | Lee Walls is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Miguel Ayala | 89-71 |
| 00:49 | La Salle | Howard Hunter banks in the layup on a great pass from Roger Akers | 89-73 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #8 | 89-73 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Depriest (SG) Kenneth Drozd | |
| Subs | La Salle | Larry Hisey (SG) Richard Smith | |
| 00:29 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra misses the 1st free throw | 89-73 |
| 00:29 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra makes the 2nd free throw | 90-73 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | La Salle | Roger Akers is fouled on the floor by Steven Elkins - foul #1 on Steven Elkins, team foul #8 | 90-73 |
| Subs | Pitt | Barry Jacob (C) John Depriest | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 00:22 | La Salle | Roger Akers makes the 1st free throw | 90-74 |
| 00:22 | La Salle | Roger Akers makes the 2nd free throw | 90-75 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala runs out the clock | 90-75 |