| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Horace Morse (fresh) SF - Antonio Cruz (fresh) PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Barry Jacob (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Britton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Gale (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Dittmer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ross Hamm (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz inbounds the ball | 22-33 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Lee Walls (PF) Horace Morse, Kenneth Drozd | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 19:17 | Michigan State | Barry Jacob picks off the pass by Martin Anderson out of a doubleteam | 22-33 |
| 18:51 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left wing | 24-33 |
| 18:45 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Alexander - foul #1 on Michael Alexander, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd (PF) Antonio Cruz | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:45 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 18:45 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm misses the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 18:45 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd pulls down the rebound | 24-34 |
| 18:29 | Pitt | Lee Walls comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 24-34 |
| 18:28 | Pitt | Michael Alexander grabs the offensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 18:04 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd's floater is tipped away by James Gale | 24-34 |
| 18:03 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Gale | 24-34 |
| 17:59 | Michigan State | James Gale makes the wide open fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Mark Britton | 24-36 |
| 17:44 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd is called for 5 seconds | 24-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG), Antonio Cruz (SF) Terry O'Harra, Barry Jacob | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:37 | Michigan State | Martin Anderson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-36 |
| 17:35 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz grabs the defensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 17:16 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-36 |
| 17:14 | Pitt | Lee Walls snags the offensive board | 24-36 |
| 16:50 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Horace Morse | 27-36 |
| 16:40 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm misses the dunk | 27-36 |
| 16:38 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 16:22 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd clanks a jump hook in the lane | 27-36 |
| 16:20 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 16:14 | Michigan State | James Gale blows the dunk but he's hacked by Horace Morse - foul #2 on Horace Morse, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Barry Jacob (C) Horace Morse, Antonio Cruz | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:14 | Michigan State | James Gale misses the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 16:14 | Michigan State | James Gale misses the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 16:14 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 15:52 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 27-36 |
| 15:50 | Pitt | Barry Jacob misses the tip | 27-36 |
| 15:49 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Mark Britton | 27-36 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Barry Jacob (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Britton (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Gale (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Dittmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ross Hamm (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Timothy Dittmer and he's hacked by Kenneth Drozd - foul #2 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #3 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (PG) Michael Alexander | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 15:42 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm makes the free throw | 27-39 |
| 15:20 | Pitt | Martin Anderson is called for the reach on Miguel Ayala - foul #1 on Martin Anderson, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG) Miguel Ayala | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 15:05 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-39 |
| 15:03 | Pitt | Michael Alexander grabs the offensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 14:48 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Mark Britton - foul #2 on Mark Britton, team foul #2 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG) Terry O'Harra | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:48 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 14:48 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 14:40 | Michigan State | James Gale is fouled on the floor by Lee Walls - foul #2 on Lee Walls, team foul #4 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG) Horace Morse | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:22 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm hits the finger roll set up by Martin Anderson and the foul's on Lee Walls - foul #3 on Lee Walls, team foul #5 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG), Antonio Cruz (SF) Terry O'Harra, Barry Jacob | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:22 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm makes the free throw | 29-42 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 13:59 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-42 |
| 13:58 | Michigan State | Mark Britton gets the rebound | 29-42 |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | James Gale jams it on a nice dish by Martin Anderson | 29-44 |
| 13:34 | Pitt | Lee Walls loses the ball out of bounds | 29-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Barry Jacob (C) Horace Morse, Antonio Cruz | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG), Bruce Cane (SG), David Prouty (PF) Martin Anderson, Mark Britton, Timothy Dittmer | |
| 13:25 | Michigan State | James Gale is hacked by Terry O'Harra - foul #2 on Terry O'Harra, team foul #6 | 29-44 |
| 13:07 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm misses the floater from just outside the lane | 29-44 |
| 13:06 | Michigan State | James Gale tips it in | 29-46 |
| 12:53 | Pitt | Lee Walls makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry O'Harra | 32-46 |
| 12:44 | Michigan State | James Gale's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Drozd | 32-46 |
| 12:43 | Pitt | Barry Jacob snags the defensive board | 32-46 |
| 12:22 | Pitt | Lee Walls knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 34-46 |
| 11:53 | Michigan State | James Gale misses the lay-in | 34-46 |
| 11:52 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Barry Jacob | 34-46 |
| 11:32 | Pitt | Lee Walls clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-46 |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lee Walls (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Drozd (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Barry Jacob (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Marcus (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce Cane (fresh) SF - James Gale (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Prouty (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ross Hamm (tiring) 15 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Michigan State | Barry Jacob is called for the reach on Richard Marcus - foul #3 on Barry Jacob, team foul #7 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (PG), Horace Morse (SG), Antonio Cruz (SF) Michael Alexander, Terry O'Harra, Barry Jacob | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Anderson (PG), Robert Jackson (SF), Timothy Dittmer (PF), Michael Hooks (C) Bruce Cane, James Gale, David Prouty, Ross Hamm | |
| 11:26 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 11:26 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 11:10 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-48 |
| 11:09 | Pitt | Lee Walls tips it back up and in | 36-48 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Martin Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 10:59 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson tips it home | 36-50 |
| 10:32 | Pitt | Lee Walls connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-50 |
| 10:12 | Michigan State | Antonio Cruz blocks the jumper by Martin Anderson | 38-50 |
| 10:11 | Pitt | Lee Walls gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 09:50 | Pitt | Horace Morse can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 09:49 | Michigan State | Timothy Dittmer pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| 09:45 | Michigan State | Timothy Dittmer is fouled on the floor by Lee Walls - foul #4 on Lee Walls, team foul #8 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG), Terry O'Harra (SG), Barry Jacob (C) Miguel Ayala, Horace Morse, Antonio Cruz | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Britton (SG), James Gale (SF), Ross Hamm (C) Richard Marcus, Robert Jackson, Michael Hooks | |
| 09:45 | Michigan State | Timothy Dittmer makes the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 09:45 | Michigan State | Timothy Dittmer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 09:28 | Pitt | Martin Anderson takes the ball from Michael Alexander | 38-52 |
| 09:05 | Michigan State | James Gale misses the fadeaway from the left side | 38-52 |
| 09:04 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm tips it home | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 08:53 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Martin Anderson - foul #2 on Martin Anderson, team foul #3 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG) Terry O'Harra | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (SG), David Prouty (PF) Martin Anderson, Timothy Dittmer | |
| 08:53 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 38-54 |
| 08:53 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 08:36 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm clanks a 3 from the right corner | 39-54 |
| 08:35 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd pulls down the rebound | 39-54 |
| 08:13 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Michael Alexander | 41-54 |
| 07:57 | Michigan State | James Gale banks in the layup set up by David Prouty | 41-56 |
| 07:50 | Pitt | David Prouty is called for the reach on Kenneth Drozd - foul #1 on David Prouty, team foul #4 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Antonio Cruz (SF) Horace Morse, Kenneth Drozd | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Hooks (C) Ross Hamm | |
| 07:36 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-56 |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks is fouled on the floor by Barry Jacob - foul #4 on Barry Jacob, team foul #9 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd (PF) Antonio Cruz | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Jackson (SF), Timothy Dittmer (PF) James Gale, David Prouty | |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks misses the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 07:28 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Barry Jacob | 43-57 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Walls (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Drozd (tiring) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Barry Jacob (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Mark Britton (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bruce Cane (fresh) SF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Dittmer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Hooks (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 07:17 | Pitt | Timothy Dittmer swats the layup by Lee Walls | 43-57 |
| 07:15 | Michigan State | Timothy Dittmer pulls down the rebound | 43-57 |
| 07:11 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Bruce Cane and he's fouled by Lee Walls - foul #5 on Lee Walls, team foul #10 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Antonio Cruz (SF) Lee Walls | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Anderson (PG) Bruce Cane | |
| 07:11 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson makes the free throw | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 06:54 | Pitt | Barry Jacob makes the jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Timothy Dittmer - foul #3 on Timothy Dittmer, team foul #5 | 45-60 |
| 06:54 | Pitt | Barry Jacob makes the free throw | 46-60 |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-60 |
| 06:31 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks grabs the offensive rebound | 46-60 |
| 06:26 | Michigan State | Terry O'Harra takes the ball from Robert Jackson | 46-60 |
| 06:07 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG) Terry O'Harra | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Gale (SF), David Prouty (PF), Ross Hamm (C) Robert Jackson, Timothy Dittmer, Michael Hooks | |
| 05:58 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm makes the wide open floater from close range on a great pass from Martin Anderson | 46-62 |
| 05:33 | Pitt | Horace Morse is fouled on the floor by Mark Britton - foul #3 on Mark Britton, team foul #6 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG) Horace Morse | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (SG) Martin Anderson | |
| 05:28 | Pitt | Michael Alexander buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Antonio Cruz | 48-62 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm misses the easy layup | 48-62 |
| 05:20 | Pitt | Michael Alexander pulls down the rebound | 48-62 |
| 05:05 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses the floater from the free throw line | 48-62 |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | James Gale gets the rebound | 48-62 |
| 04:58 | Michigan State | James Gale lays it up and in and he's hacked by Antonio Cruz - foul #1 on Antonio Cruz, team foul #11 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG), John Depriest (SF) Terry O'Harra, Antonio Cruz | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (SG), Timothy Dittmer (PF) Mark Britton, David Prouty | |
| 04:58 | Michigan State | James Gale makes the free throw | 48-65 |
| 04:37 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Barry Jacob | 50-65 |
| 04:27 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus is called for 10 seconds | 50-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG) Horace Morse | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:20 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd hits the finger roll set up by Terry O'Harra | 52-65 |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | Timothy Dittmer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-65 |
| 04:04 | Pitt | Barry Jacob grabs the defensive rebound | 52-65 |
| 03:48 | Pitt | Barry Jacob blows the layup | 52-65 |
| 03:46 | Pitt | Barry Jacob hits the follow up shot | 54-65 |
| 03:32 | Michigan State | James Gale comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-65 |
| 03:30 | Pitt | John Depriest grabs the board | 54-65 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Depriest (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Drozd (tired) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - Barry Jacob (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Marcus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Cane (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Gale (tiring) 22 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Dittmer (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Ross Hamm (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is hacked by Richard Marcus - foul #3 on Richard Marcus, team foul #7 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG), Antonio Cruz (SF) Terry O'Harra, John Depriest | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Anderson (PG), Mark Britton (SG), Robert Jackson (SF), David Prouty (PF), Michael Hooks (C) Richard Marcus, Bruce Cane, James Gale, Timothy Dittmer, Ross Hamm | |
| 03:14 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 03:14 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 03:04 | Michigan State | Martin Anderson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Jackson and he's hacked by Michael Alexander - foul #2 on Michael Alexander, team foul #12 | 56-67 |
| 03:04 | Michigan State | Martin Anderson misses the free throw | 56-67 |
| 03:04 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd pulls down the rebound | 56-67 |
| 02:53 | Pitt | Horace Morse clanks a 3 from straight away | 56-67 |
| 02:51 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz grabs the offensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 02:41 | Pitt | The jump hook by Kenneth Drozd is blocked by Michael Hooks | 56-67 |
| 02:40 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks gets the rebound | 56-67 |
| 02:40 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-67 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Gale (SF), Timothy Dittmer (PF), Ross Hamm (C) Robert Jackson, David Prouty, Michael Hooks | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:26 | Michigan State | James Gale scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Britton | 56-69 |
| 02:09 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd lays it up and in on a nice dish by Horace Morse | 58-69 |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | James Gale makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Ross Hamm | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:37 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-71 |
| 01:35 | Michigan State | James Gale snags the defensive board | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Barry Jacob blocks the short jumper by James Gale | 58-71 |
| 01:27 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz snags the defensive board | 58-71 |
| 01:20 | Pitt | Michael Alexander knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Antonio Cruz | 60-71 |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | James Gale connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Timothy Dittmer | 60-73 |
| 00:53 | Pitt | Michael Alexander buries a jumper from the left block | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | James Gale connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Mark Britton and he's fouled by Michael Alexander - foul #3 on Michael Alexander, team foul #13 | 62-75 |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (PG), Terry O'Harra (SG), John Depriest (SF) Michael Alexander, Horace Morse, Antonio Cruz | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG), Bruce Cane (SG), David Prouty (PF), Michael Hooks (C) Martin Anderson, Mark Britton, Timothy Dittmer, Ross Hamm | |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | James Gale makes the free throw | 62-76 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Pitt | James Gale denies the turnaround by Kenneth Drozd | 62-76 |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks gets the rebound | 62-76 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | James Gale is hacked by Barry Jacob - foul #5 on Barry Jacob, team foul #14 | 62-76 |
| Subs | Pitt | Vernon Brown (PF) Barry Jacob | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | James Gale makes the 1st free throw | 62-77 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | James Gale makes the 2nd free throw | 62-78 |
| 00:30 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Depriest | 65-78 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus runs out the clock | 65-78 |