| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Matas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Schiavo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Hellberg (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | David Schiavo inbounds the ball | 31-42 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | Rutgers | David Schiavo knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Alfredo Gallo | 31-44 |
| 19:12 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses short on a shot from the left side | 31-44 |
| 19:11 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg snags the defensive board | 31-44 |
| 18:50 | Rutgers | Tony Levine connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Alfredo Gallo | 31-46 |
| 18:34 | Pitt | Peter Witt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-46 |
| 18:32 | Rutgers | Tony Levine pulls down the rebound | 31-46 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | David Schiavo is fouled on the floor by Craig Thomas - foul #3 on Craig Thomas, team foul #1 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ronald Delk (SF), Kong Ming (PF) Peter Witt, Giuseppe Conti | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol (SF), Carmelo Moreno (PF), Garf Ziebart (C) David Schiavo, Tony Levine, Kevin Hellberg | |
| 18:11 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol lays it up and in | 31-48 |
| 17:59 | Pitt | Ronald Delk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-48 |
| 17:57 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart gets the rebound | 31-48 |
| 17:44 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart is fouled on the floor by John Matas - foul #2 on John Matas, team foul #2 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), John James (SG) Alfredo Gallo, Stjepan Kedzierski | |
| 17:27 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Kong Ming - foul #1 on Kong Ming, team foul #3 | 31-48 |
| 17:27 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno makes the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 17:27 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno makes the 2nd free throw | 31-50 |
| 17:10 | Pitt | John Matas misses badly on a floater near the basket | 31-50 |
| 17:09 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno gets the rebound | 31-50 |
| 16:55 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 31-50 |
| 16:53 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Matas | 31-50 |
| 16:35 | Pitt | Craig Thomas's fadeaway is rejected by Carmelo Moreno | 31-50 |
| 16:34 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Barker | 31-50 |
| 16:15 | Pitt | John Matas makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Manuel Barker | 34-50 |
| 15:58 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno hits a runner in the paint | 34-52 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Craig Thomas (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Delk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kong Ming (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Matas (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Julio Martin (fairly fresh) SG - John James (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Nichol (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carmelo Moreno (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Garf Ziebart (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Pitt | Craig Thomas is hacked by Julio Martin - foul #2 on Julio Martin, team foul #1 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF), Giuseppe Conti (PF) Ronald Delk, Kong Ming | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), David Schiavo (SF), Tony Levine (PF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Julio Martin, John James, Daniel Nichol, Carmelo Moreno, Garf Ziebart | |
| 15:30 | Pitt | John Matas banks in the wide open layup | 36-52 |
| 15:04 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg is hacked by Giuseppe Conti - foul #2 on Giuseppe Conti, team foul #4 | 36-52 |
| 14:42 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Schiavo and the foul's on Craig Thomas - foul #4 on Craig Thomas, team foul #5 | 36-54 |
| 14:42 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski makes the free throw | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 14:34 | Pitt | John Matas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-55 |
| 14:32 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Kevin Hellberg | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 14:12 | Rutgers | David Schiavo clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 36-55 |
| 14:11 | Pitt | John Matas grabs the board | 36-55 |
| 14:09 | Pitt | Alfredo Gallo is called for the reach on Giuseppe Conti in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #2 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen (SF) David Schiavo | |
| 13:57 | Pitt | The short jumper by Giuseppe Conti is denied by Kevin Hellberg | 36-55 |
| 13:56 | Rutgers | Tony Levine gets the rebound | 36-55 |
| 13:36 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 36-55 |
| 13:34 | Pitt | Peter Witt pulls down the rebound | 36-55 |
| 13:30 | Pitt | Craig Thomas travels in the backcourt | 36-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ronald Delk (SF), Kong Ming (PF) Peter Witt, John Matas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), John James (SG), Carmelo Moreno (PF) Alfredo Gallo, Stjepan Kedzierski, Tony Levine | |
| 13:06 | Rutgers | John James knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 36-57 |
| 12:56 | Pitt | Craig Thomas's fadeaway is rejected by Carmelo Moreno | 36-57 |
| 12:54 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti hits the follow up shot | 38-57 |
| 12:33 | Rutgers | Julio Martin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Delk - foul #1 on Ronald Delk, team foul #6 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Schiavo (SF), Tony Levine (PF) Jesse Nguyen, Carmelo Moreno | |
| 12:33 | Rutgers | Julio Martin makes the 1st free throw | 38-58 |
| 12:33 | Rutgers | Julio Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 38-59 |
| 12:16 | Pitt | Ronald Delk makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Manuel Barker | 41-59 |
| 11:49 | Rutgers | Julio Martin can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 41-59 |
| 11:47 | Rutgers | Julio Martin gets the offensive rebound | 41-59 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Craig Thomas (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ronald Delk (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kong Ming (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Julio Martin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John James (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Schiavo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Tony Levine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Hellberg (tiring) 8 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Rutgers | Julio Martin misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-59 |
| 11:22 | Pitt | Craig Thomas snags the defensive board | 41-59 |
| 11:17 | Pitt | Manuel Barker is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Manuel Barker, team foul #7 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF), John Matas (PF) Ronald Delk, Kong Ming | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Carmelo Moreno (PF), Garf Ziebart (C) Julio Martin, John James, David Schiavo, Tony Levine, Kevin Hellberg | |
| 11:04 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-59 |
| 11:02 | Pitt | Peter Witt pulls down the rebound | 41-59 |
| 10:46 | Pitt | Manuel Barker comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 41-59 |
| 10:44 | Pitt | John Matas tips it in | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 10:30 | Rutgers | Manuel Barker steals it from Garf Ziebart | 43-59 |
| 10:25 | Pitt | Manuel Barker lays it in | 45-59 |
| 10:04 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski is hacked by Craig Thomas - foul #5 on Craig Thomas, team foul #8 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG), Kong Ming (PF) Craig Thomas, Giuseppe Conti | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Schiavo (SF), Jesse Nguyen (PF) Daniel Nichol, Carmelo Moreno | |
| 10:04 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 10:04 | Pitt | Kong Ming grabs the defensive rebound | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 10:02 | Pitt | Peter Witt loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-59 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Alfredo Gallo | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:46 | Pitt | Alfredo Gallo is called for the reach on Manuel Barker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #3 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), Tony Levine (C) Alfredo Gallo, Garf Ziebart | |
| 09:32 | Pitt | Peter Witt comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-62 |
| 09:31 | Rutgers | Tony Levine grabs the defensive rebound | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:09 | Rutgers | Julio Martin misses badly on a shot near the basket | 45-62 |
| 09:07 | Rutgers | Julio Martin gets the offensive rebound | 45-62 |
| 08:45 | Rutgers | Tony Levine clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-62 |
| 08:43 | Pitt | John Matas gets the rebound | 45-62 |
| 08:28 | Pitt | Kong Ming misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-62 |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Tony Levine | 45-62 |
| 08:07 | Rutgers | Tony Levine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-62 |
| 08:06 | Rutgers | Tony Levine grabs the offensive rebound | 45-62 |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Kong Ming - foul #2 on Kong Ming, team foul #9 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | Palmer Leavitt (PG), Ronald Delk (SF), Giuseppe Conti (PF) Andrew Birkland, Peter Witt, Kong Ming | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Carmelo Moreno (PF), Garf Ziebart (C) Julio Martin, David Schiavo, Jesse Nguyen, Tony Levine | |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 07:44 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Matas | 45-62 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Palmer Leavitt (fresh) SG - Manuel Barker (tired) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Delk (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Giuseppe Conti (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Matas (tired) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Nichol (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Pitt | Daniel Nichol is called for the reach on Ronald Delk - foul #2 on Daniel Nichol, team foul #4 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG) Stjepan Kedzierski | |
| 07:30 | Pitt | Manuel Barker is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-62 |
| 07:28 | Pitt | Manuel Barker misses the tip | 45-62 |
| 07:26 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart grabs the defensive rebound | 45-62 |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Nichol | 45-64 |
| 06:40 | Pitt | John Matas hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Carmelo Moreno - foul #2 on Carmelo Moreno, team foul #5 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (PF) Palmer Leavitt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:40 | Pitt | John Matas makes the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 06:40 | Pitt | John Matas makes the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 06:17 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-64 |
| 06:16 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart hits the follow up shot | 47-66 |
| 06:14 | Pitt | Carmelo Moreno steals it from John Matas in the backcourt | 47-66 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart jams it | 47-68 |
| 05:44 | Pitt | John Matas is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on John Matas, team foul #10 | 47-68 |
| 05:44 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 47-68 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG) John Matas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), David Schiavo (SF), Tony Levine (PF) John James, Daniel Nichol, Garf Ziebart | |
| 05:24 | Rutgers | Tony Levine hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-71 |
| 05:21 | Pitt | Manuel Barker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-71 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), John James (SG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Garf Ziebart (C) Alfredo Gallo, Stjepan Kedzierski, David Schiavo, Tony Levine | |
| 05:01 | Rutgers | Julio Martin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 47-71 |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno grabs the offensive rebound | 47-71 |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-71 |
| 04:34 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-71 |
| 04:11 | Rutgers | John James misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-71 |
| 04:09 | Pitt | Manuel Barker grabs the board | 47-71 |
| 04:04 | Pitt | Ronald Delk connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Kong Ming | 49-71 |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Manuel Barker - foul #3 on Manuel Barker, team foul #11 | 49-71 |
| Subs | Pitt | Palmer Leavitt (PG), John Matas (PF) Andrew Birkland, Kong Ming | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kun Ximines (PG), Jesse Nguyen (PF) Julio Martin, Daniel Nichol | |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart misses the 1st free throw | 49-71 |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart makes the 2nd free throw | 49-72 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Palmer Leavitt (fresh) SG - Manuel Barker (tired) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Delk (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Matas (tired) 15 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Giuseppe Conti (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kun Ximines (fresh) SG - John James (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Garf Ziebart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jesse Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carmelo Moreno (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:32 | Pitt | Manuel Barker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-72 |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 49-72 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:17 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-72 |
| 03:16 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart tips it home | 49-74 |
| 03:05 | Pitt | Garf Ziebart steals the ball from John Matas | 49-74 |
| 03:01 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart lays it up and in | 49-76 |
| 02:43 | Pitt | Ronald Delk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-76 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (PF) Giuseppe Conti | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), Daniel Nichol (SF) John James, Garf Ziebart | |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno's pass is intercepted by John Matas | 49-76 |
| 01:58 | Pitt | John Matas misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Carmelo Moreno - foul #3 on Carmelo Moreno, team foul #6 | 49-76 |
| Subs | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti (C) Palmer Leavitt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG), Garf Ziebart (C) Kun Ximines, Jesse Nguyen | |
| 01:58 | Pitt | John Matas makes the 1st free throw | 50-76 |
| 01:58 | Pitt | John Matas makes the 2nd free throw | 51-76 |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Julio Martin misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Manuel Barker - foul #4 on Manuel Barker, team foul #12 | 51-76 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG) Ronald Delk | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Julio Martin makes the 1st free throw | 51-77 |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Julio Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-78 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:16 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-78 |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol grabs the board | 51-78 |
| 01:10 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-78 |
| 01:08 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti gets the rebound | 51-78 |
| 00:54 | Pitt | Manuel Barker misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-78 |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | John James grabs the board | 51-78 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Julio Martin | 51-80 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Pitt | Garf Ziebart blocks the short jumper by John Matas | 51-80 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Daniel Nichol | 51-80 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Julio Martin runs out the clock | 51-80 |