| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Ray Whitlow (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Whidden (fresh) SF - William Haskin (fresh) PF - Ray Lane (fresh) C - Bruce Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Denny (fresh) SG - Ray Thrower (fresh) SF - Boris Zulauf (fresh) PF - Philip Jordan (fresh) C - Paul Vecchio (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Bruce Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Pitt | Ray Lane can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Philip Jordan | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Pitt | Bruce Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Pitt | William Haskin misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Iowa | Ray Lane is called for the reach on Boris Zulauf - foul #1 on Ray Lane, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf clanks a jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Pitt | Bruce Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Pitt | Ray Whitlow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Iowa | Philip Jordan misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | Iowa | Philip Jordan snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | Iowa | John Denny hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:23 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 18:06 | Pitt | Bruce Williams misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:05 | Pitt | Bruce Williams tips it home | 2-2 |
| 17:47 | Iowa | Ray Thrower hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Denny | 2-4 |
| 17:18 | Pitt | Bruce Williams comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:17 | Pitt | Bruce Williams snags the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:01 | Pitt | Bruce Williams is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Bruce Williams, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge (SG), Glen Greeley (SF), Salvador Saenz (C) Jeffrey Whidden, William Haskin, Bruce Williams | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (SG), Young Qian (SF) Ray Thrower, Boris Zulauf | |
| 16:52 | Iowa | Young Qian banks in the layup set up by John Denny and he's fouled by Michael Wooldridge - foul #1 on Michael Wooldridge, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| 16:52 | Iowa | Young Qian makes the free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:31 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Philip Jordan - foul #1 on Philip Jordan, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Desmond Tobin (PF), Joseph Barnes (C) John Denny, Philip Jordan, Paul Vecchio | |
| 16:31 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz misses the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:31 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:16 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-7 |
| 16:15 | Pitt | Ray Lane pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:03 | Pitt | Ray Lane can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Desmond Tobin - foul #1 on Desmond Tobin, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Haskin (SF) Glen Greeley | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Thrower (SG) Sang Zheng | |
| 16:03 | Pitt | Ray Lane makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:03 | Pitt | Ray Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:42 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Ray Whitlow (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Wooldridge (fresh) SF - William Haskin (fresh) PF - Ray Lane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Salvador Saenz (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matthew Johansson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ray Thrower (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Desmond Tobin (fresh) C - Joseph Barnes (fresh) | |
| 15:16 | Pitt | William Haskin comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Ray Thrower - foul #1 on Ray Thrower, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden (SG), Bruce Williams (C) Michael Wooldridge, Salvador Saenz | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Denny (PG), Boris Zulauf (SF), Philip Jordan (PF), Paul Vecchio (C) Matthew Johansson, Young Qian, Desmond Tobin, Joseph Barnes | |
| 15:16 | Pitt | William Haskin misses the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 15:16 | Pitt | William Haskin misses the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 15:16 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio snags the defensive board | 5-10 |
| 14:50 | Iowa | Ray Thrower double dribbles | 5-10 |
| 14:31 | Pitt | Ray Whitlow loses the dribble to Boris Zulauf | 5-10 |
| 14:14 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from John Denny and he's fouled by Bruce Williams - foul #2 on Bruce Williams, team foul #4 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Pitt | Salvador Saenz (C) Bruce Williams | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (SG) Ray Thrower | |
| 14:14 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio makes the free throw | 5-13 |
| 13:57 | Pitt | William Haskin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ray Whitlow | 7-13 |
| 13:42 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio makes the shot in the paint set up by Sang Zheng and he's fouled by Salvador Saenz - foul #1 on Salvador Saenz, team foul #5 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bill Raymond (PG), Michael Wooldridge (SG), Glen Greeley (SF) Ray Whitlow, Jeffrey Whidden, William Haskin | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 13:42 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio makes the free throw | 7-16 |
| 13:21 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on John Denny - foul #1 on John Denny, team foul #4 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Mills (PF) Ray Lane | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 13:21 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 13:21 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 13:07 | Iowa | John Denny misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-16 |
| 13:05 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge gets the rebound | 9-16 |
| 12:51 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 9-16 |
| 12:50 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge grabs the offensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 12:33 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-16 |
| 12:27 | Iowa | Bill Raymond steps in front of the Paul Vecchio pass | 11-16 |
| 12:24 | Pitt | Bill Raymond banks in the layup | 13-16 |
| 12:01 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-16 |
| 11:59 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz grabs the defensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 11:35 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge jams it | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bill Raymond (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Wooldridge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Glen Greeley (fresh) PF - Daniel Mills (fresh) C - Salvador Saenz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Denny (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Sang Zheng (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Boris Zulauf (fairly fresh) PF - Philip Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Vecchio (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Iowa | Michael Wooldridge steals it from Boris Zulauf | 15-16 |
| 11:18 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge misses the lay-in | 15-16 |
| 11:16 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz tips it in | 17-16 |
| 11:09 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio's pass is intercepted by Glen Greeley | 17-16 |
| 10:48 | Pitt | Bill Raymond misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by John Denny - foul #2 on John Denny, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden (SG), William Haskin (SF), Ray Lane (PF), Igor Bernoski (C) Michael Wooldridge, Glen Greeley, Daniel Mills, Salvador Saenz | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Ray Thrower (SG), Young Qian (SF), Desmond Tobin (PF), Joseph Barnes (C) John Denny, Sang Zheng, Boris Zulauf, Philip Jordan, Paul Vecchio | |
| 10:48 | Pitt | Bill Raymond makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 10:48 | Pitt | Bill Raymond makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 10:25 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-16 |
| 10:24 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Ray Lane | 19-16 |
| 10:03 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Barnes | 19-16 |
| 10:02 | Iowa | Young Qian grabs the board | 19-16 |
| 09:58 | Iowa | Ray Thrower comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 19-16 |
| 09:57 | Pitt | Ray Lane grabs the board | 19-16 |
| 09:33 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden is fouled on the floor by Ray Thrower - foul #2 on Ray Thrower, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ray Whitlow (PG) Bill Raymond | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (SG) Ray Thrower | |
| 09:07 | Pitt | Igor Bernoski misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-16 |
| 09:05 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 09:00 | Iowa | Sang Zheng comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 19-16 |
| 08:59 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 08:44 | Iowa | Ray Whitlow picks off the pass by Sang Zheng | 19-16 |
| 08:41 | Pitt | Ray Whitlow lays it in | 21-16 |
| 08:32 | Iowa | Young Qian clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-16 |
| 08:31 | Pitt | Ray Whitlow snags the defensive board | 21-16 |
| 08:03 | Pitt | Matthew Johansson is called for the reach on Ray Whitlow - foul #1 on Matthew Johansson, team foul #7 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge (SG), Salvador Saenz (C) Jeffrey Whidden, Igor Bernoski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Boris Zulauf (SF), Philip Jordan (PF), Paul Vecchio (C) Matthew Johansson, Young Qian, Desmond Tobin, Joseph Barnes | |
| 08:03 | Pitt | Ray Whitlow misses the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 08:03 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Sang Zheng | 21-16 |
| 07:46 | Iowa | Sang Zheng hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-16 |
| 07:45 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio hits the follow up shot | 21-18 |
| 07:40 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge knocks in the jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Sang Zheng - foul #1 on Sang Zheng, team foul #8 | 23-18 |
| 07:40 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge makes the free throw | 24-18 |
| 07:33 | Iowa | Jose Ponce hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Vecchio | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Ray Whitlow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Wooldridge (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Haskin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ray Lane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Salvador Saenz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sang Zheng (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Boris Zulauf (fresh) PF - Philip Jordan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Vecchio (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Pitt | Ray Lane drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Ray Whitlow | 26-21 |
| 06:58 | Iowa | William Haskin swats the short shot by Boris Zulauf | 26-21 |
| 06:56 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz snags the defensive board | 26-21 |
| 06:37 | Pitt | Ray Whitlow hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-21 |
| 06:22 | Iowa | Salvador Saenz swats the dunk try by Paul Vecchio | 28-21 |
| 06:21 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 06:01 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by William Haskin | 31-21 |
| 05:41 | Iowa | William Haskin is called for the reach on Boris Zulauf - foul #1 on William Haskin, team foul #6 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden (SG), Glen Greeley (SF), Daniel Mills (PF), Igor Bernoski (C) Michael Wooldridge, William Haskin, Ray Lane, Salvador Saenz | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Young Qian (SF) Jose Ponce, Boris Zulauf | |
| 05:30 | Iowa | Young Qian can't finish the layup | 31-21 |
| 05:29 | Pitt | Igor Bernoski gets the rebound | 31-21 |
| 05:01 | Pitt | Ray Whitlow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Desmond Tobin (PF), Joseph Barnes (C) Philip Jordan, Paul Vecchio | |
| 04:40 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson travels with the ball | 31-21 |
| 04:22 | Pitt | Daniel Mills clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-21 |
| 04:20 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 31-21 |
| 04:15 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-21 |
| 04:14 | Pitt | Igor Bernoski snags the defensive board | 31-21 |
| 04:03 | Pitt | Igor Bernoski buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-21 |
| 03:56 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-21 |
| 03:55 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden snags the defensive board | 33-21 |
| 03:29 | Pitt | Ray Whitlow misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-21 |
| 03:27 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Desmond Tobin | 33-21 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Ray Whitlow (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Whidden (fresh) SF - Glen Greeley (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Mills (fresh) C - Igor Bernoski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matthew Johansson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sang Zheng (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Desmond Tobin (fresh) C - Joseph Barnes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Matthew Johansson | 33-23 |
| 03:03 | Pitt | Ray Whitlow misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Matthew Johansson - foul #2 on Matthew Johansson, team foul #9 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge (SG), William Haskin (SF), Ray Lane (PF), Bruce Williams (C) Jeffrey Whidden, Glen Greeley, Daniel Mills, Igor Bernoski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Ray Thrower (SG), Boris Zulauf (SF), Philip Jordan (PF), Paul Vecchio (C) Matthew Johansson, Sang Zheng, Young Qian, Desmond Tobin, Joseph Barnes | |
| 03:03 | Pitt | Ray Whitlow misses the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 03:03 | Pitt | Ray Whitlow misses the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 03:03 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio snags the defensive board | 33-23 |
| 02:48 | Iowa | Ray Thrower is fouled on the floor by Michael Wooldridge - foul #2 on Michael Wooldridge, team foul #7 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bill Raymond (PG) Ray Whitlow | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:48 | Iowa | Ray Thrower makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 02:48 | Iowa | Ray Thrower makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 02:22 | Pitt | Ray Lane is whistled for traveling | 33-25 |
| 02:10 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses short on a floater from the left side | 33-25 |
| 02:09 | Pitt | Bill Raymond grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 01:47 | Pitt | Bill Raymond clanks a floater from the left side | 33-25 |
| 01:45 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio grabs the board | 33-25 |
| 01:40 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses the dunk attempt | 33-25 |
| 01:39 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Vecchio | 33-25 |
| 01:28 | Iowa | Jose Ponce makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Vecchio | 33-28 |
| 01:04 | Pitt | Ray Lane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ray Whitlow (PG), Jeffrey Whidden (SG) Bill Raymond, Michael Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:41 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-28 |
| 00:39 | Iowa | Philip Jordan pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 00:30 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 33-28 |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio can't tip it in | 33-28 |
| 00:26 | Pitt | Ray Lane pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 00:02 | Pitt | Ray Whitlow scores on a jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Jose Ponce - foul #1 on Jose Ponce, team foul #10 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | Salvador Saenz (C) Bruce Williams | |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF), Desmond Tobin (PF), Joseph Barnes (C) Boris Zulauf, Philip Jordan, Paul Vecchio | |
| 00:02 | Pitt | Ray Whitlow misses the free throw | 35-28 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Ray Thrower grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Ray Thrower clanks a fullcourt shot | 35-28 |