| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (fresh) SG - Manuel Barker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) PF - John Matas (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman inbounds the ball | 24-22 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-22 |
| 19:29 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard grabs the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Zlatko Zachman | 27-22 |
| 19:02 | Pitt | Peter Witt connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-25 |
| 18:45 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Joshua Savage | 30-25 |
| 18:28 | Pitt | Manuel Barker clanks a shot in the lane | 30-25 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 18:08 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 18:07 | Pitt | Peter Witt gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 17:47 | Pitt | Zlatko Zachman takes the ball from Manuel Barker | 30-25 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 33-25 |
| 17:12 | Pitt | Manuel Barker misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 17:10 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 16:59 | Pitt | Peter Witt loses the dribble to Paul Sanders | 33-25 |
| 16:31 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 33-25 |
| 16:30 | Pitt | John Matas grabs the board | 33-25 |
| 16:23 | Pitt | Joshua Savage picks off the pass by John Matas | 33-25 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Craig Thomas steals it from Zlatko Zachman | 33-25 |
| 15:52 | Pitt | Craig Thomas is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Gilyard - foul #1 on Lawrence Gilyard, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF), Richard Norby (PF), Richard Jones (C) Zlatko Zachman, Lawrence Gilyard, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ronald Delk (SF), Kong Ming (PF) Peter Witt, Giuseppe Conti | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lloyd Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Norby (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Craig Thomas (tiring) SF - Ronald Delk (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kong Ming (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Matas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Pitt | Manuel Barker connects on the shot from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 15:15 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-27 |
| 15:14 | Pitt | John Matas grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 15:07 | Pitt | Richard Jones denies the turnaround by John Matas | 33-27 |
| 15:06 | Pitt | John Matas misses the tip | 33-27 |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Norby | 33-27 |
| 14:35 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders drills a floater from the left wing set up by Ronald Hillman and he's fouled by Ronald Delk - foul #2 on Ronald Delk, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Savage (PF) Richard Norby | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:35 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses the free throw | 35-27 |
| 14:35 | Pitt | John Matas snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 14:16 | Pitt | Manuel Barker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 35-27 |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Joshua Savage | 35-27 |
| 13:54 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Savage | 38-27 |
| 13:37 | Pitt | Ronald Delk hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-27 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lloyd Clark | 38-27 |
| 13:07 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-27 |
| 13:05 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Matas | 38-27 |
| 12:55 | Pitt | John Matas is hacked by Richard Jones - foul #2 on Richard Jones, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (PF) Lloyd Clark, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF), Giuseppe Conti (PF) Ronald Delk, Kong Ming | |
| 12:45 | Pitt | Craig Thomas drills a 3 from the right corner | 38-30 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Craig Thomas - foul #2 on Craig Thomas, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG) Ronald Hillman | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 12:22 | Pitt | John Matas snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 12:08 | Pitt | John Matas makes the jump hook from the left block | 39-32 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 11:44 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Craig Thomas | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lloyd Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. C - Joshua Savage (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Craig Thomas (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Matas (tiring) 6 pts. 14 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Pitt | John Matas is hacked by Lloyd Clark - foul #1 on Lloyd Clark, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Jones (C) Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (PF) John Matas | |
| 11:15 | Pitt | Manuel Barker makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Kong Ming | 39-34 |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Craig Thomas - foul #3 on Craig Thomas, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF) Lloyd Clark | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 10:52 | Pitt | Richard Jones blocks the short jumper by Giuseppe Conti | 41-34 |
| 10:50 | Pitt | Kong Ming can't tip it in | 41-34 |
| 10:48 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses the tip | 41-34 |
| 10:47 | Pitt | Peter Witt gets the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 10:27 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-34 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 10:10 | Syracuse | Kong Ming steps in front of the Lawrence Gilyard pass | 41-34 |
| 09:56 | Pitt | Ronald Hillman is called for the reach on Peter Witt - foul #1 on Ronald Hillman, team foul #4 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Joshua Savage (PF) Zlatko Zachman, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ronald Delk (SF), John Matas (C) Peter Witt, Giuseppe Conti | |
| 09:33 | Pitt | Ronald Delk is called for traveling | 41-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF), Richard Norby (C) Ronald Hillman, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti (C) Kong Ming | |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses long on a floater from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 09:17 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage tips it home | 43-34 |
| 08:59 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-34 |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Paul Sanders | 45-34 |
| 08:05 | Pitt | Richard Norby steps in front of the Giuseppe Conti pass | 45-34 |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | Ronald Delk is called for the reach on Zlatko Zachman - foul #3 on Ronald Delk, team foul #4 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF), Lawrence Gilyard (PF), Richard Jones (C) Zlatko Zachman, Joshua Savage, Richard Norby | |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF), Kong Ming (PF) Ronald Delk, Giuseppe Conti | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lloyd Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Craig Thomas (tired) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kong Ming (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - John Matas (tiring) 6 pts. 14 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is hacked by John Matas - foul #3 on John Matas, team foul #5 | 45-34 |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Ronald Hillman | 47-34 |
| 06:32 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 47-34 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lawrence Gilyard | 47-34 |
| 06:07 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Savage (SF) Paul Sanders | |
| Subs | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti (C) John Matas | |
| 05:54 | Pitt | Richard Jones denies the turnaround by Craig Thomas | 47-34 |
| 05:52 | Pitt | Peter Witt pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-34 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:44 | Pitt | Manuel Barker's floater is knocked away by Richard Jones | 47-34 |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Lloyd Clark and he's hacked by Craig Thomas - foul #4 on Craig Thomas, team foul #6 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (PG) Lloyd Clark | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the free throw | 50-34 |
| 05:05 | Pitt | Manuel Barker drills a jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Zlatko Zachman - foul #1 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #5 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Richard Norby (C) Lawrence Gilyard, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Matas (PF) Kong Ming | |
| 05:05 | Pitt | Manuel Barker makes the free throw | 50-37 |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | Richard Norby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ronald Delk (SF) Peter Witt | |
| 04:31 | Pitt | Zlatko Zachman is called for the reach on Manuel Barker - foul #2 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #6 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG) Ronald Hillman | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 04:15 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 50-39 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Zlatko Zachman | 53-39 |
| 03:36 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-39 |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Norby | 53-39 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lloyd Clark (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Norby (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Craig Thomas (very tired) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ronald Delk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Matas (tiring) 6 pts. 14 reb. 3 pf. C - Giuseppe Conti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Sanders | 55-39 |
| 03:01 | Pitt | Manuel Barker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-39 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman grabs the defensive rebound | 55-39 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Richard Norby can't finish the layup | 55-39 |
| 02:31 | Pitt | Manuel Barker pulls down the rebound | 55-39 |
| 02:20 | Pitt | Manuel Barker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (PF), Richard Jones (C) Lloyd Clark, Joshua Savage, Richard Norby | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (PF) Giuseppe Conti | |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ronald Hillman | 57-39 |
| 01:39 | Pitt | Manuel Barker buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Ronald Delk | 57-41 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Zlatko Zachman | 59-41 |
| 01:09 | Pitt | Ronald Delk misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-41 |
| 01:07 | Pitt | John Matas tips it back up and in | 59-43 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Hillman | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Pitt | John Matas drills a floater from the left block | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses short on a floater from the left wing | 61-45 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Richard Jones tips it home | 63-45 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Ronald Hillman picks off the pass by Craig Thomas | 63-45 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders runs out the clock | 63-45 |