| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Maurice Zemjanis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cesar Castro (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bryan Sayers (fresh) PF - Paul Harrison (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Mike Hoyt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - David Hawkins (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SG - Robert Dickinson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Arthur Banks (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Bruce Bouley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Arthur Banks inbounds the ball | 21-34 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Pitt | David Hawkins clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-34 |
| 19:38 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers grabs the defensive rebound | 21-34 |
| 19:27 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison misses the easy layup | 21-34 |
| 19:26 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson pulls down the rebound | 21-34 |
| 19:06 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Paul Harrison - foul #3 on Paul Harrison, team foul #1 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Wampler (PF) Paul Harrison | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 19:06 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson makes the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 19:06 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson misses the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 19:06 | Pitt | Robert Fleming grabs the offensive rebound | 21-35 |
| 18:40 | Pitt | Robert Fleming's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-35 |
| 18:22 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 21-35 |
| 18:20 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers grabs the offensive rebound | 21-35 |
| 18:10 | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-35 |
| 17:58 | Pitt | Cesar Castro is called for the reach on Robert Dickinson - foul #1 on Cesar Castro, team foul #2 | 21-35 |
| 17:35 | Pitt | Robert Fleming hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Paul Wampler - foul #1 on Paul Wampler, team foul #3 | 21-35 |
| 17:35 | Pitt | Robert Fleming misses the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 17:35 | Pitt | Robert Fleming misses the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 17:35 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Cesar Castro | 21-35 |
| 17:06 | Rutgers | Cesar Castro lays it in | 23-35 |
| 16:37 | Pitt | The short jumper by David Hawkins is denied by Mike Hoyt | 23-35 |
| 16:35 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler grabs the board | 23-35 |
| 16:29 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael (SG), Walter Pointer (SF), Jonathan Myers (PF), Hedeon Roblodowski (C) Cesar Castro, Bryan Sayers, Paul Wampler, Mike Hoyt | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Dock (PG), Thad Lynn (SG), Matthew Orner (SF), John Bailey (PF), Scott Desantis (C) David Hawkins, Robert Dickinson, Arthur Banks, Robert Fleming, Bruce Bouley | |
| 16:02 | Pitt | John Bailey is denied on a layup by Walter Pointer | 23-35 |
| 16:01 | Pitt | John Bailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 15:50 | Pitt | John Bailey makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-37 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Maurice Zemjanis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lance Carmichael (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Walter Pointer (fresh) PF - Jonathan Myers (fresh) 3 pts. C - Hedeon Roblodowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Dock (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thad Lynn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Orner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Desantis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-37 |
| 15:35 | Pitt | Thad Lynn snags the defensive board | 23-37 |
| 15:17 | Pitt | Matthew Orner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert (SG), Paul Harrison (PF), Paul Wampler (C) Maurice Zemjanis, Walter Pointer, Hedeon Roblodowski | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Hawkins (PG), Robert Dickinson (SG), Bruce Bouley (C) Steven Dock, Matthew Orner, John Bailey | |
| 14:55 | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Paul Harrison | 25-37 |
| 14:43 | Pitt | David Hawkins drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Dickinson | 25-40 |
| 14:25 | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert is fouled on the floor by Robert Dickinson - foul #1 on Robert Dickinson, team foul #1 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cesar Castro (SG), Bryan Sayers (SF), Mike Hoyt (C) Sammy Tolbert, Jonathan Myers, Paul Wampler | |
| Subs | Pitt | Arthur Banks (SF), Robert Fleming (PF) Thad Lynn, Scott Desantis | |
| 14:11 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Arthur Banks - foul #2 on Arthur Banks, team foul #2 | 25-40 |
| 14:11 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers makes the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 14:11 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers misses the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 14:11 | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt grabs the offensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 14:01 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 26-40 |
| 14:00 | Pitt | Arthur Banks gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 13:36 | Pitt | David Hawkins misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Paul Harrison - foul #4 on Paul Harrison, team foul #4 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis (PG), Paul Wampler (PF) Lance Carmichael, Paul Harrison | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 13:36 | Pitt | David Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 13:36 | Pitt | David Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 13:12 | Rutgers | Cesar Castro misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 26-42 |
| 13:10 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Fleming | 26-42 |
| 12:45 | Pitt | David Hawkins knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-45 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:28 | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but the foul's on Arthur Banks - foul #3 on Arthur Banks, team foul #3 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Dock (PG), Thad Lynn (SG), Matthew Orner (SF), John Bailey (PF), Scott Desantis (C) David Hawkins, Robert Dickinson, Arthur Banks, Robert Fleming, Bruce Bouley | |
| 12:28 | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt makes the 1st free throw | 27-45 |
| 12:28 | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt makes the 2nd free throw | 28-45 |
| 12:01 | Pitt | Scott Desantis buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Orner | 28-47 |
| 11:50 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Scott Desantis - foul #1 on Scott Desantis, team foul #4 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers (PF), Hedeon Roblodowski (C) Paul Wampler, Mike Hoyt | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 11:50 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis makes the 1st free throw | 29-47 |
| 11:50 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Maurice Zemjanis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cesar Castro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Sayers (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Myers (fresh) 3 pts. C - Hedeon Roblodowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Dock (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thad Lynn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Orner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Desantis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Pitt | Scott Desantis is hacked by Bryan Sayers - foul #2 on Bryan Sayers, team foul #5 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Pointer (SF) Bryan Sayers | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 11:07 | Pitt | Scott Desantis comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 30-47 |
| 11:05 | Pitt | John Bailey tips it home | 30-49 |
| 10:48 | Rutgers | Hedeon Roblodowski connects on the floater in the lane and he's fouled by Steven Dock - foul #1 on Steven Dock, team foul #5 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael (SG) Cesar Castro | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Hawkins (PG), Robert Dickinson (SG), Arthur Banks (SF), Robert Fleming (PF), Bruce Bouley (C) Steven Dock, Thad Lynn, Matthew Orner, John Bailey, Scott Desantis | |
| 10:48 | Rutgers | Hedeon Roblodowski makes the free throw | 33-49 |
| 10:28 | Pitt | Robert Fleming connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Dickinson | 33-51 |
| 10:04 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Maurice Zemjanis is blocked by Bruce Bouley | 33-51 |
| 10:02 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers grabs the offensive rebound | 33-51 |
| 09:51 | Rutgers | David Hawkins steals the ball from Jonathan Myers | 33-51 |
| 09:22 | Pitt | Robert Fleming misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Hedeon Roblodowski - foul #1 on Hedeon Roblodowski, team foul #6 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cesar Castro (SG), Bryan Sayers (SF), Paul Wampler (PF), Mike Hoyt (C) Maurice Zemjanis, Walter Pointer, Hedeon Roblodowski, Jonathan Myers | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 09:22 | Pitt | Robert Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 33-52 |
| 09:22 | Pitt | Robert Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 33-53 |
| 09:15 | Rutgers | Robert Fleming steals the ball from Lance Carmichael | 33-53 |
| 08:54 | Pitt | David Hawkins scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Arthur Banks and he's hacked by Lance Carmichael - foul #1 on Lance Carmichael, team foul #7 | 33-55 |
| 08:54 | Pitt | David Hawkins makes the free throw | 33-56 |
| 08:43 | Rutgers | Cesar Castro clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Arthur Banks - foul #4 on Arthur Banks, team foul #6 | 33-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Dock (PG), Scott Desantis (C) David Hawkins, Bruce Bouley | |
| 08:43 | Rutgers | Cesar Castro makes the 1st free throw | 34-56 |
| 08:43 | Rutgers | Cesar Castro makes the 2nd free throw | 35-56 |
| 08:19 | Pitt | Scott Desantis clanks a turnaround from close range | 35-56 |
| 08:18 | Pitt | Scott Desantis tips it in | 35-58 |
| 08:09 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-58 |
| 08:08 | Pitt | Arthur Banks snags the defensive board | 35-58 |
| 07:53 | Pitt | Steven Dock buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Fleming | 35-60 |
| 07:50 | Rutgers | Robert Dickinson picks off the pass by Lance Carmichael in the backcourt | 35-60 |
| 07:49 | Pitt | Steven Dock hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Dickinson | 35-62 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Lance Carmichael (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cesar Castro (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Sayers (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Wampler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Hoyt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Dock (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Dickinson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Banks (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Fleming (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Scott Desantis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the left block | 37-62 |
| 07:02 | Pitt | Scott Desantis scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Arthur Banks and he's fouled by Mike Hoyt - foul #2 on Mike Hoyt, team foul #8 | 37-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerome Hafer (PG), Sammy Tolbert (SG), Jonathan Myers (SF), Hedeon Roblodowski (C) Lance Carmichael, Cesar Castro, Bryan Sayers, Mike Hoyt | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Hawkins (PG), Thad Lynn (SG), Matthew Orner (SF), Bruce Bouley (C) Steven Dock, Robert Dickinson, Arthur Banks, Robert Fleming | |
| 07:02 | Pitt | Scott Desantis makes the free throw | 37-65 |
| 06:51 | Rutgers | Hedeon Roblodowski clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-65 |
| 06:50 | Pitt | Scott Desantis snags the defensive board | 37-65 |
| 06:29 | Pitt | Thad Lynn connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by David Hawkins and he's fouled by Sammy Tolbert - foul #1 on Sammy Tolbert, team foul #9 | 37-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Pointer (SF) Paul Wampler | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 06:29 | Pitt | Thad Lynn makes the free throw | 37-68 |
| 06:21 | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 37-68 |
| 06:20 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Matthew Orner | 37-68 |
| 05:51 | Pitt | David Hawkins misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-68 |
| 05:50 | Rutgers | Walter Pointer pulls down the rebound | 37-68 |
| 05:43 | Rutgers | Hedeon Roblodowski comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 37-68 |
| 05:41 | Pitt | David Hawkins snags the defensive board | 37-68 |
| 05:12 | Pitt | David Hawkins connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-71 |
| 04:55 | Rutgers | Walter Pointer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael (PG), Paul Wampler (PF) Jerome Hafer, Walter Pointer | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Dickinson (SG), Arthur Banks (SF) Thad Lynn, Matthew Orner | |
| 04:37 | Pitt | David Hawkins misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-71 |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler gets the rebound | 37-71 |
| 04:20 | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael is fouled on the floor by Robert Dickinson - foul #2 on Robert Dickinson, team foul #7 | 37-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Pointer (SF) Hedeon Roblodowski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Fleming (PF) Scott Desantis | |
| 04:20 | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael makes the 1st free throw | 38-71 |
| 04:20 | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael makes the 2nd free throw | 39-71 |
| 04:15 | Pitt | David Hawkins's pass is intercepted by Lance Carmichael in the backcourt | 39-71 |
| 04:06 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 39-71 |
| 04:05 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Fleming | 39-71 |
| 03:48 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-71 |
| 03:46 | Pitt | Robert Fleming tips it back up and in | 39-73 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Lance Carmichael (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sammy Tolbert (fairly fresh) SF - Walter Pointer (fresh) PF - Paul Wampler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Myers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - David Hawkins (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 4 reb. SG - Robert Dickinson (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Banks (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Fleming (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Bruce Bouley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 39-73 |
| 03:38 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers tips it home | 41-73 |
| 03:20 | Pitt | Arthur Banks is hacked by Walter Pointer - foul #1 on Walter Pointer, team foul #10 | 41-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerome Hafer (PG) Sammy Tolbert | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Dock (PG), Scott Desantis (C) David Hawkins, Bruce Bouley | |
| 03:20 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 1st free throw | 41-74 |
| 03:20 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 41-75 |
| 03:07 | Rutgers | Walter Pointer misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-75 |
| 03:05 | Pitt | Robert Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 41-75 |
| 02:44 | Pitt | Robert Fleming misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-75 |
| 02:42 | Pitt | Scott Desantis tips it home | 41-77 |
| 02:39 | Rutgers | Robert Dickinson picks off the pass by Jerome Hafer in the backcourt | 41-77 |
| 02:19 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Fleming and the foul's on Walter Pointer - foul #2 on Walter Pointer, team foul #11 | 41-79 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Hedeon Roblodowski (PF) Jonathan Myers | |
| Subs | Pitt | Thad Lynn (SF), John Bailey (PF) Arthur Banks, Robert Fleming | |
| 02:19 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson misses the free throw | 41-79 |
| 02:19 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler pulls down the rebound | 41-79 |
| 02:02 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Walter Pointer is blocked by Scott Desantis | 41-79 |
| 02:00 | Rutgers | Hedeon Roblodowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-79 |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | Hedeon Roblodowski comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-79 |
| 01:52 | Pitt | Thad Lynn grabs the board | 41-79 |
| 01:29 | Pitt | Scott Desantis throws it down set up by Steven Dock | 41-81 |
| 01:10 | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-81 |
| 01:09 | Rutgers | Jerome Hafer hits the follow up shot | 43-81 |
| 00:51 | Pitt | Scott Desantis's layup is rejected by Walter Pointer | 43-81 |
| 00:50 | Pitt | Scott Desantis snags the offensive board | 43-81 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Pitt | Scott Desantis knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Thad Lynn and he's fouled by Paul Wampler - foul #2 on Paul Wampler, team foul #12 | 43-83 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert (SG), Jonathan Myers (SF) Jerome Hafer, Walter Pointer | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Hawkins (PG), Arthur Banks (SF), Bruce Bouley (C) Steven Dock, Thad Lynn, John Bailey | |
| 00:26 | Pitt | Scott Desantis makes the free throw | 43-84 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | David Hawkins picks off the pass by Sammy Tolbert | 43-84 |
| 00:18 | Pitt | Arthur Banks can't throw it down | 43-84 |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley grabs the offensive board | 43-84 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | David Hawkins runs out the clock | 43-84 |