| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fresh) SG - Craig Thomas (fresh) SF - Peter Witt (fresh) PF - John Matas (fresh) C - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Minh Xiang (fresh) SG - Matthew Alderman (fresh) SF - Mark Thompson (fresh) PF - John Blane (fresh) C - Gaston Barrier (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | John Matas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:56 | Pitt | Matthew Alderman is called for the reach on Craig Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Alderman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Pitt | Peter Witt buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Manuel Barker | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Seton Hall | Matthew Alderman misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Craig Thomas - foul #1 on Craig Thomas, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Seton Hall | Matthew Alderman makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:04 | Seton Hall | Matthew Alderman makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Pitt | Manuel Barker hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Seton Hall | Gaston Barrier grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Seton Hall | Mark Thompson is fouled on the floor by John Matas - foul #1 on John Matas, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Seton Hall | Gaston Barrier blows the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Pitt | Peter Witt makes the 3 from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 18:01 | Seton Hall | Matthew Alderman clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 17:59 | Seton Hall | Gaston Barrier tips it back up and in | 5-4 |
| 17:46 | Pitt | Peter Witt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 17:44 | Pitt | Peter Witt gets the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:28 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Giuseppe Conti, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ronald Delk (SF), Kong Ming (PF) Peter Witt, Giuseppe Conti | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 17:08 | Seton Hall | Minh Xiang scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Alderman | 5-7 |
| 16:49 | Pitt | Craig Thomas is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Craig Thomas, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG) Craig Thomas | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Larry Robb (PG), Derek Aguilera (PF) Minh Xiang, John Blane | |
| 16:26 | Seton Hall | Kong Ming steps in front of the Mark Thompson pass | 5-7 |
| 16:21 | Pitt | Mark Thompson takes the ball from Manuel Barker in the backcourt | 5-7 |
| 16:02 | Seton Hall | Larry Robb comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 16:00 | Pitt | Kong Ming pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Birkland (fresh) SF - Ronald Delk (fresh) PF - Kong Ming (fresh) C - John Matas (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Larry Robb (fresh) SG - Matthew Alderman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Thompson (fairly fresh) PF - Derek Aguilera (fresh) C - Gaston Barrier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 15:35 | Seton Hall | Mark Thompson snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 15:15 | Seton Hall | Derek Aguilera drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Gaston Barrier | 5-9 |
| 15:11 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland travels in the backcourt | 5-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF), Giuseppe Conti (PF) Ronald Delk, Kong Ming | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Minh Xiang (PG), John Blane (PF) Matthew Alderman, Gaston Barrier | |
| 14:50 | Seton Hall | Larry Robb scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Blane | 5-12 |
| 14:39 | Pitt | Peter Witt can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-12 |
| 14:38 | Seton Hall | Derek Aguilera pulls down the rebound | 5-12 |
| 14:14 | Seton Hall | John Blane misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 5-12 |
| 14:12 | Seton Hall | Derek Aguilera pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-12 |
| 14:01 | Seton Hall | Minh Xiang misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-12 |
| 14:00 | Seton Hall | Mark Thompson tips it but misses | 5-12 |
| 13:58 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Giuseppe Conti | 5-12 |
| 13:51 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Derek Aguilera - foul #1 on Derek Aguilera, team foul #2 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Bill Vacca (PG), Gaston Barrier (C) Larry Robb, Derek Aguilera | |
| 13:51 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland misses the 1st free throw | 5-12 |
| 13:51 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland misses the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 13:51 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to John Blane | 5-12 |
| 13:28 | Seton Hall | Minh Xiang is fouled on the floor by Manuel Barker - foul #1 on Manuel Barker, team foul #5 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Thomas (SG), Ronald Delk (SF), Kong Ming (PF) Andrew Birkland, Peter Witt, John Matas | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Matthew Alderman (SG) Minh Xiang | |
| 13:12 | Seton Hall | Matthew Alderman comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 5-12 |
| 13:10 | Pitt | Ronald Delk grabs the board | 5-12 |
| 12:59 | Pitt | Craig Thomas clanks a shot from the right wing | 5-12 |
| 12:57 | Seton Hall | Gaston Barrier snags the defensive board | 5-12 |
| 12:40 | Seton Hall | Mark Thompson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 5-12 |
| 12:38 | Pitt | Kong Ming pulls down the rebound | 5-12 |
| 12:36 | Pitt | Manuel Barker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-12 |
| 12:22 | Seton Hall | Mark Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-12 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Matas (PF) Kong Ming | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Albert Gorman (PG) Bill Vacca | |
| 12:14 | Pitt | Ronald Delk misses the easy open layup | 5-12 |
| 12:13 | Pitt | John Matas tips it back up and in | 7-12 |
| 11:53 | Seton Hall | Matthew Alderman drills a floater from the right wing | 7-14 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Craig Thomas (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Delk (fresh) PF - John Matas (tiring) 2 pts. C - Giuseppe Conti (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Albert Gorman (fresh) SG - Matthew Alderman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Thompson (tiring) 2 reb. PF - John Blane (tiring) C - Gaston Barrier (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Pitt | Manuel Barker is fouled on the floor by Gaston Barrier - foul #1 on Gaston Barrier, team foul #3 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF) Ronald Delk | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Minh Xiang (SG), Derek Aguilera (PF) Mark Thompson, John Blane | |
| 11:34 | Pitt | John Matas double dribbles | 7-14 |
| 11:06 | Seton Hall | Peter Witt is called for the reach on Matthew Alderman - foul #1 on Peter Witt, team foul #6 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (PF) Giuseppe Conti | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Larry Robb (SG), John Blane (PF) Albert Gorman, Gaston Barrier | |
| 10:53 | Seton Hall | John Blane misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Kong Ming - foul #1 on Kong Ming, team foul #7 | 7-14 |
| 10:53 | Seton Hall | John Blane misses the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 10:53 | Seton Hall | John Blane makes the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 10:51 | Pitt | Manuel Barker is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Alderman - foul #2 on Matthew Alderman, team foul #4 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Mark Thompson (SF) Matthew Alderman | |
| 10:44 | Pitt | Mark Thompson steals it from Manuel Barker | 7-15 |
| 10:31 | Seton Hall | John Blane misses the lay-in | 7-15 |
| 10:29 | Seton Hall | Derek Aguilera hits the follow up shot | 7-17 |
| 10:21 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses the jumper from the right side | 7-17 |
| 10:19 | Pitt | Peter Witt grabs the offensive board | 7-17 |
| 10:10 | Pitt | Peter Witt drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-17 |
| 09:48 | Seton Hall | Minh Xiang misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 10-17 |
| 09:47 | Seton Hall | Derek Aguilera tips it in | 10-19 |
| 09:26 | Pitt | Manuel Barker can't throw it down | 10-19 |
| 09:24 | Seton Hall | Derek Aguilera pulls down the rebound | 10-19 |
| 09:06 | Seton Hall | Mark Thompson loses the dribble to John Matas | 10-19 |
| 08:48 | Pitt | Kong Ming misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Mark Thompson - foul #1 on Mark Thompson, team foul #5 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ronald Delk (SF), Giuseppe Conti (PF) Craig Thomas, Peter Witt | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Bill Vacca (PG), Gaston Barrier (C) Larry Robb, John Blane | |
| 08:48 | Pitt | Kong Ming makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 08:48 | Pitt | Kong Ming makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:29 | Seton Hall | Gaston Barrier scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Mark Thompson | 12-21 |
| 08:08 | Pitt | Kong Ming's fadeaway is rejected by Gaston Barrier | 12-21 |
| 08:06 | Seton Hall | Gaston Barrier grabs the defensive rebound | 12-21 |
| 07:41 | Seton Hall | Mark Thompson clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 12-21 |
| 07:40 | Seton Hall | Gaston Barrier tips it home | 12-23 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kong Ming (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Manuel Barker (tired) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Delk (fresh) PF - Giuseppe Conti (tiring) 2 reb. C - John Matas (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Bill Vacca (fresh) SG - Minh Xiang (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Mark Thompson (tired) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Derek Aguilera (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gaston Barrier (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Pitt | Ronald Delk drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Manuel Barker | 14-23 |
| 07:15 | Seton Hall | John Matas blocks the short jumper by Mark Thompson | 14-23 |
| 07:13 | Pitt | John Matas snags the defensive board | 14-23 |
| 06:58 | Pitt | Ronald Delk makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kong Ming | 16-23 |
| 06:34 | Seton Hall | Minh Xiang misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Matas - foul #2 on John Matas, team foul #8 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Thomas (SG), Peter Witt (SF) Ronald Delk, John Matas | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Albert Gorman (PG), John Blane (PF) Bill Vacca, Derek Aguilera | |
| 06:34 | Seton Hall | Minh Xiang misses the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 06:34 | Seton Hall | Minh Xiang misses the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 06:34 | Seton Hall | Gaston Barrier grabs the offensive board | 16-23 |
| 06:14 | Seton Hall | Mark Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 16-23 |
| 06:12 | Pitt | Manuel Barker grabs the defensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 05:49 | Pitt | Kong Ming's pass is intercepted by John Blane | 16-23 |
| 05:27 | Seton Hall | Gaston Barrier can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Giuseppe Conti - foul #2 on Giuseppe Conti, team foul #9 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Larry Robb (SG) Minh Xiang | |
| 05:27 | Seton Hall | Gaston Barrier makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 05:27 | Seton Hall | Gaston Barrier makes the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 05:09 | Pitt | Peter Witt clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner but the foul's on Mark Thompson - foul #2 on Mark Thompson, team foul #6 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ronald Delk (SF) Craig Thomas | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Derek Aguilera (C) Mark Thompson | |
| 05:09 | Pitt | Peter Witt makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 05:09 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 05:09 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses the 3rd free throw | 17-25 |
| 05:09 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Derek Aguilera | 17-25 |
| 04:45 | Seton Hall | Albert Gorman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Thomas (SG), John Matas (C) Peter Witt, Giuseppe Conti | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Minh Xiang (SG) Albert Gorman | |
| 04:43 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Bill Vacca (PG) Minh Xiang | |
| 04:28 | Pitt | Ronald Delk misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-25 |
| 04:27 | Pitt | John Matas tips it back up and in | 19-25 |
| 04:00 | Seton Hall | John Blane's pass is intercepted by Ronald Delk | 19-25 |
| 03:57 | Pitt | Craig Thomas banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ronald Delk | 21-25 |
| 03:37 | Seton Hall | Gaston Barrier lays it up and in | 21-27 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (tired) 2 ast. SG - Craig Thomas (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Delk (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kong Ming (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Matas (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Bill Vacca (fairly fresh) SG - Larry Robb (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gaston Barrier (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Blane (tired) 1 pts. C - Derek Aguilera (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Pitt | Ronald Delk scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 03:12 | Seton Hall | Derek Aguilera misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-27 |
| 03:11 | Pitt | Craig Thomas pulls down the rebound | 24-27 |
| 02:54 | Pitt | Derek Aguilera denies the turnaround by John Matas | 24-27 |
| 02:52 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Derek Aguilera | 24-27 |
| 02:28 | Seton Hall | Gaston Barrier comes up short on the runner from the left block | 24-27 |
| 02:26 | Pitt | Craig Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 02:21 | Pitt | Ronald Delk misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Gaston Barrier - foul #2 on Gaston Barrier, team foul #7 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF), Giuseppe Conti (PF) Craig Thomas, Kong Ming | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Albert Gorman (PG), Minh Xiang (SG), Matthew Alderman (SF) Bill Vacca, Larry Robb, John Blane | |
| 02:21 | Pitt | Ronald Delk makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:21 | Pitt | Ronald Delk makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:04 | Seton Hall | Gaston Barrier buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Alderman and he's fouled by John Matas - foul #3 on John Matas, team foul #10 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Thomas (SG), Kong Ming (PF) Ronald Delk, John Matas | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 02:04 | Seton Hall | Gaston Barrier makes the free throw | 26-30 |
| 02:01 | Pitt | Minh Xiang steps in front of the Craig Thomas pass in the backcourt | 26-30 |
| 01:46 | Seton Hall | Derek Aguilera can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Kong Ming - foul #2 on Kong Ming, team foul #11 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Blane (PF) Gaston Barrier | |
| 01:46 | Seton Hall | Derek Aguilera makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:46 | Seton Hall | Derek Aguilera makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 01:31 | Pitt | Craig Thomas makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-32 |
| 01:15 | Seton Hall | Craig Thomas steals it from Matthew Alderman | 28-32 |
| 01:12 | Pitt | Craig Thomas banks in the layup | 30-32 |
| 00:49 | Seton Hall | Minh Xiang double dribbles | 30-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Larry Robb (PG), Mark Thompson (SF), Gaston Barrier (C) Albert Gorman, Minh Xiang, John Blane | |
| 00:31 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 00:29 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Witt | 30-32 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-32 |