| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fresh) SG - Bradley Cribbs (fresh) SF - Raymond Huff (fresh) PF - George Peterson (fresh) C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) C - Ronald Foor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | George Peterson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Pitt | Rubin Wolfe picks off the pass by Colin Vineyard | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Rutgers | Colin Vineyard swats the shot by Rubin Wolfe | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Bradley Cribbs | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Pitt | Raymond Huff misses long on a shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses the floater from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Rutgers | James Calvert tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Pitt | George Peterson misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Rubin Wolfe - foul #1 on Rubin Wolfe, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Pitt | George Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:25 | Pitt | George Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:13 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Raymond Huff - foul #1 on Raymond Huff, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:13 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:13 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:01 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-3 |
| 18:00 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard tips it but misses | 3-3 |
| 17:59 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:37 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Craig Gandy | 5-3 |
| 17:15 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Rubin Wolfe | 5-6 |
| 16:47 | Pitt | Craig Gandy connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Bradley Cribbs | 8-6 |
| 16:26 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-6 |
| 16:25 | Pitt | Craig Gandy pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:02 | Pitt | Craig Gandy clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-6 |
| 16:01 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Cribbs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Huff (fairly fresh) PF - George Peterson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Colin Vineyard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 15:38 | Pitt | Raymond Huff grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:09 | Pitt | Craig Gandy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 15:07 | Rutgers | James Calvert pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:50 | Rutgers | James Calvert is fouled on the floor by Raymond Huff - foul #2 on Raymond Huff, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (PG), Zachary Brown (SG), Matthew Sprague (PF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Craig Gandy, Raymond Huff, George Peterson, Colin Vineyard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Orville Hedge (SG), Don Hughes (SF), Dima Pelkowski (PF), Mathew Perry (C) James Calvert, Gregory Capel, Nelson Strum, Rubin Wolfe, Ronald Foor | |
| 14:31 | Rutgers | Don Hughes slams it home on a nice dish by Harry Murphy | 8-8 |
| 14:09 | Pitt | Harry Murphy is called for the reach on Toni Baczewski - foul #1 on Harry Murphy, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| 13:53 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski is hacked by Harry Murphy - foul #2 on Harry Murphy, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Ronald Foor (C) Harry Murphy, Don Hughes, Mathew Perry | |
| 13:25 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs can't finish the layup | 8-8 |
| 13:24 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:09 | Rutgers | Toni Baczewski takes the ball from Ronald Foor | 8-8 |
| 12:42 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague loses the ball out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (PG), George Peterson (PF), Colin Vineyard (C) Zachary Brown, Matthew Sprague, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Rubin Wolfe (PF) Orville Hedge, Dima Pelkowski | |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-8 |
| 11:56 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Colin Vineyard | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Toni Baczewski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bradley Cribbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Peterson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Rutgers | Toni Baczewski picks off the pass by James Calvert | 10-8 |
| 11:22 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski misses long on a shot from the right side | 10-8 |
| 11:21 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 11:12 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe's fadeaway is rejected by George Peterson | 10-8 |
| 11:11 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Foor | 10-8 |
| 10:57 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 10-8 |
| 10:55 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum can't tip it in | 10-8 |
| 10:54 | Pitt | George Peterson snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 10:34 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 10-8 |
| 10:33 | Pitt | George Peterson tips it home | 12-8 |
| 10:26 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-8 |
| 10:24 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 10:02 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski scores on a shot in the paint set up by Craig Gandy | 14-8 |
| 09:44 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Rubin Wolfe is denied by George Peterson | 14-8 |
| 09:42 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard snags the defensive board | 14-8 |
| 09:21 | Pitt | Rubin Wolfe is called for the reach on Bradley Cribbs - foul #2 on Rubin Wolfe, team foul #4 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Toni Baczewski, Colin Vineyard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (SG), Don Hughes (SF), Dima Pelkowski (PF), Mathew Perry (C) Gregory Capel, Nelson Strum, Rubin Wolfe, Ronald Foor | |
| 08:58 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses the shot from the left wing | 14-8 |
| 08:56 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Geoffrey Jackson | 14-8 |
| 08:34 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Craig Gandy | 17-8 |
| 08:14 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry blows the layup | 17-8 |
| 08:13 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson pulls down the rebound | 17-8 |
| 07:58 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson misses short on a shot from the right side | 17-8 |
| 07:57 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski gets the rebound | 17-8 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zachary Brown (fresh) SF - Bradley Cribbs (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Orville Hedge (fresh) SF - Don Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) C - Mathew Perry (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge drills a shot from the right side | 17-10 |
| 07:05 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs hits the finger roll and the foul's on Don Hughes - foul #1 on Don Hughes, team foul #5 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (PG), Matthew Sprague (PF), Colin Vineyard (C) Craig Gandy, George Peterson, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Ronald Foor (C) James Calvert, Don Hughes, Mathew Perry | |
| 07:05 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs makes the free throw | 20-10 |
| 06:42 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum is whistled for traveling | 20-10 |
| 06:16 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague is whistled for traveling | 20-10 |
| 06:00 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-10 |
| 05:59 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard snags the defensive board | 20-10 |
| 05:30 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Bradley Cribbs, team foul #3 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (PG), George Peterson (PF) Zachary Brown, Matthew Sprague | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Craig Gandy - foul #1 on Craig Gandy, team foul #4 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG) Gregory Capel | |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge makes the 1st free throw | 20-11 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge misses the 2nd free throw | 20-11 |
| 05:08 | Pitt | George Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 20-11 |
| 04:45 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dima Pelkowski - foul #1 on Dima Pelkowski, team foul #6 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG), Don Hughes (PF) Orville Hedge, Dima Pelkowski | |
| 04:45 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski misses the 1st free throw | 20-11 |
| 04:45 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski misses the 2nd free throw | 20-11 |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ronald Foor | 20-11 |
| 04:21 | Rutgers | Don Hughes's layup is rejected by Colin Vineyard | 20-11 |
| 04:20 | Rutgers | Don Hughes pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-11 |
| 04:09 | Rutgers | James Calvert buries a floater from the left wing set up by Don Hughes | 20-13 |
| 03:40 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-13 |
| 03:39 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor pulls down the rebound | 20-13 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Toni Baczewski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bradley Cribbs (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Don Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Rutgers | James Calvert is fouled on the floor by Colin Vineyard - foul #1 on Colin Vineyard, team foul #5 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Pitt | Raymond Huff (SF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Bradley Cribbs, Colin Vineyard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe (PF) Don Hughes | |
| 03:05 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel's pass is intercepted by Geoffrey Jackson | 20-13 |
| 02:49 | Pitt | Craig Gandy can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Calvert - foul #1 on James Calvert, team foul #7 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG), Matthew Sprague (PF) Toni Baczewski, George Peterson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:49 | Pitt | Craig Gandy makes the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 02:49 | Pitt | Craig Gandy makes the 2nd free throw | 22-13 |
| 02:29 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-13 |
| 02:28 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses the tip | 22-13 |
| 02:27 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague snags the defensive board | 22-13 |
| 02:05 | Pitt | Craig Gandy scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Raymond Huff and he's fouled by Gregory Capel - foul #1 on Gregory Capel, team foul #8 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Pitt | Colin Vineyard (C) Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Don Hughes (SF), Dima Pelkowski (C) James Calvert, Nelson Strum, Ronald Foor | |
| 02:05 | Pitt | Craig Gandy makes the free throw | 25-13 |
| 01:48 | Rutgers | Craig Gandy picks off the pass by Dima Pelkowski | 25-13 |
| 01:22 | Pitt | Gregory Capel is called for the reach on Zachary Brown - foul #2 on Gregory Capel, team foul #9 | 25-13 |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (SG), George Peterson (PF) Craig Gandy, Matthew Sprague | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:22 | Pitt | Zachary Brown makes the 1st free throw | 26-13 |
| 01:22 | Pitt | Zachary Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 26-13 |
| 01:22 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard gets the offensive rebound | 26-13 |
| 01:05 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Raymond Huff | 28-13 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Harry Murphy | 28-15 |
| 00:27 | Pitt | George Peterson misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 28-15 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Rubin Wolfe | 28-15 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-15 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard grabs the board | 28-15 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard misses the halfcourt shot | 28-15 |