| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Craig Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Matas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Hart (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Peter Witt inbounds the ball | 24-37 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Pitt | Craig Thomas is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 24-37 |
| 19:31 | St. John's | John Hart clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-37 |
| 19:29 | St. John's | David Rhodes tips it back up and in | 24-39 |
| 19:27 | Pitt | Manuel Barker loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-39 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | David Rhodes knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from John Hart | 24-41 |
| 18:52 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-41 |
| 18:51 | St. John's | Scott Davis gets the rebound | 24-41 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | John Hart misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-41 |
| 18:44 | Pitt | Peter Witt gets the rebound | 24-41 |
| 18:41 | Pitt | Manuel Barker is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 24-41 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant can't finish the layup but the foul's on Giuseppe Conti - foul #3 on Giuseppe Conti, team foul #1 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (PF) Giuseppe Conti | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:33 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the 1st free throw | 24-41 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 24-42 |
| 18:13 | Pitt | The jump hook by Manuel Barker is blocked by David Rhodes | 24-42 |
| 18:11 | Pitt | Craig Thomas can't tip it in | 24-42 |
| 18:10 | St. John's | David Rhodes gets the rebound | 24-42 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant is fouled on the floor by John Matas - foul #3 on John Matas, team foul #2 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG) Scott Davis | |
| 17:38 | St. John's | John Hart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-42 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant tips it back up and in | 24-44 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:29 | Pitt | Manuel Barker's fadeaway is rejected by David Rhodes | 24-44 |
| 17:28 | Pitt | Manuel Barker grabs the offensive board | 24-44 |
| 17:22 | Pitt | Kong Ming scores on a jumper in the paint | 26-44 |
| 17:09 | St. John's | Peter Witt picks off the pass by Robert Hardy | 26-44 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:51 | Pitt | Kong Ming misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-44 |
| 16:49 | St. John's | James Hough pulls down the rebound | 26-44 |
| 16:36 | St. John's | Kong Ming takes the ball from Robert Hardy | 26-44 |
| 16:17 | Pitt | Robert Hardy is called for the reach on John Matas - foul #1 on Robert Hardy, team foul #1 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ronald Delk (SF), Giuseppe Conti (C) Peter Witt, John Matas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Thomas Powell (SG), Louis Taylor (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) John Hart, Robert Hardy, David Rhodes, Paul Oliphant | |
| 16:03 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Craig Thomas | 28-44 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Craig Thomas (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Delk (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kong Ming (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 reb. SF - James Hough (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | St. John's | James Hough connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 28-46 |
| 15:14 | Pitt | Manuel Barker is whistled for traveling | 28-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Matas (C) Kong Ming | |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (SF) James Hough | |
| 14:54 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault's pass is intercepted by John Matas | 28-46 |
| 14:40 | Pitt | John Matas is whistled for traveling | 28-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG), Paul Oliphant (C) Thomas Powell, Martin Arsenault | |
| 14:20 | St. John's | John Hart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-46 |
| 14:18 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Manuel Barker | 28-46 |
| 14:13 | Pitt | Manuel Barker scores on a shot in the lane set up by Craig Thomas and the foul's on Scott Davis - foul #1 on Scott Davis, team foul #2 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG), David Rhodes (SF) Scott Davis, Woodrow Shapiro | |
| 14:13 | Pitt | Manuel Barker makes the free throw | 31-46 |
| 13:59 | St. John's | John Hart connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Louis Taylor | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:52 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Delk | 34-49 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | John Hart scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-52 |
| 13:17 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-52 |
| 13:15 | St. John's | Thomas Powell snags the defensive board | 34-52 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant buries a floater in the paint set up by John Hart | 34-54 |
| 12:46 | Pitt | John Matas misses the jumper from close range | 34-54 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Paul Oliphant | 34-54 |
| 12:25 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-54 |
| 12:24 | Pitt | Manuel Barker grabs the defensive rebound | 34-54 |
| 12:06 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti is hacked by Louis Taylor - foul #3 on Louis Taylor, team foul #3 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF), Kong Ming (PF) Ronald Delk, Giuseppe Conti | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), James Hough (SG), Robert Hardy (SF), Martin Arsenault (C) John Hart, Thomas Powell, Louis Taylor, Paul Oliphant | |
| 11:52 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by David Rhodes - foul #2 on David Rhodes, team foul #4 | 34-54 |
| 11:52 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 34-54 |
| 11:52 | Pitt | Craig Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 35-54 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (tired) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Manuel Barker (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kong Ming (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - John Matas (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Hough (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Rhodes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 5 blk. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | St. John's | David Rhodes is hacked by Kong Ming - foul #1 on Kong Ming, team foul #3 | 35-54 |
| 11:27 | St. John's | Robert Hardy misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-54 |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault misses the tip | 35-54 |
| 11:24 | Pitt | Manuel Barker grabs the board | 35-54 |
| 11:16 | Pitt | Peter Witt knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-54 |
| 10:57 | St. John's | Scott Davis knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-57 |
| 10:48 | Pitt | Kong Ming connects on the 3 from the left corner | 41-57 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | David Rhodes knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Robert Hardy | 41-59 |
| 10:07 | Pitt | John Matas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-59 |
| 10:06 | St. John's | Robert Hardy grabs the board | 41-59 |
| 10:02 | St. John's | Scott Davis knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Hough | 41-62 |
| 09:49 | Pitt | Martin Arsenault is called for the reach on Kong Ming - foul #1 on Martin Arsenault, team foul #5 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ronald Delk (SF), Giuseppe Conti (PF) Peter Witt, Kong Ming | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (PG), Thomas Powell (SG), Paul Oliphant (C) Scott Davis, Robert Hardy, Martin Arsenault | |
| 09:43 | Pitt | John Matas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-62 |
| 09:42 | St. John's | The rebound goes to John Hart | 41-62 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Thomas Powell dunks the ball | 41-64 |
| 09:20 | Pitt | Manuel Barker is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 41-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (SF) James Hough | |
| 09:10 | St. John's | David Rhodes can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on John Matas - foul #4 on John Matas, team foul #4 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (PF) John Matas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Taylor (PF) Thomas Powell | |
| 09:10 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 41-65 |
| 09:10 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the 2nd free throw | 41-65 |
| 09:10 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti pulls down the rebound | 41-65 |
| 09:01 | Pitt | Craig Thomas is whistled for a carry | 41-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG) David Rhodes | |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Craig Thomas steals it from Woodrow Shapiro | 41-65 |
| 08:29 | Pitt | Ronald Delk misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-65 |
| 08:28 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti tips it home | 43-65 |
| 08:14 | St. John's | Thomas Powell misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 43-65 |
| 08:13 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti pulls down the rebound | 43-65 |
| 07:59 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti loses the ball out of bounds | 43-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF), John Matas (C) Ronald Delk, Kong Ming | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Robert Hardy (SF), Martin Arsenault (PF) Thomas Powell, Woodrow Shapiro, Louis Taylor | |
| 07:43 | St. John's | Manuel Barker is called for the reach on Robert Hardy - foul #3 on Manuel Barker, team foul #5 | 43-65 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (tiring) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Craig Thomas (tired) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Matas (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Giuseppe Conti (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 9 pts. SG - John Hart (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Martin Arsenault (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Scott Davis | 43-67 |
| 07:23 | Pitt | Craig Thomas is called for a charge - foul #3 on Craig Thomas, team foul #6 | 43-67 |
| 07:03 | St. John's | John Hart hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert Hardy | 43-70 |
| 06:47 | Pitt | Craig Thomas's fadeaway is rejected by Martin Arsenault | 43-70 |
| 06:45 | Pitt | Manuel Barker grabs the offensive rebound | 43-70 |
| 06:31 | Pitt | Craig Thomas's layup is rejected by Paul Oliphant | 43-70 |
| 06:30 | St. John's | Robert Hardy gets the rebound | 43-70 |
| 06:11 | St. John's | John Hart connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Martin Arsenault | 43-73 |
| 05:50 | Pitt | Craig Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-73 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant gets the rebound | 43-73 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | Robert Hardy is hacked by Craig Thomas - foul #4 on Craig Thomas, team foul #7 | 43-73 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ronald Delk (SF), Kong Ming (PF) Peter Witt, Giuseppe Conti | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG), David Rhodes (PF), Louis Taylor (C) John Hart, Martin Arsenault, Paul Oliphant | |
| 05:30 | St. John's | Robert Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 43-74 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | Robert Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 43-74 |
| 05:30 | Pitt | John Matas grabs the defensive rebound | 43-74 |
| 05:17 | Pitt | Ronald Delk misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Scott Davis - foul #2 on Scott Davis, team foul #6 | 43-74 |
| Subs | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti (C) Craig Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG) Robert Hardy | |
| 05:17 | Pitt | Ronald Delk makes the 1st free throw | 44-74 |
| 05:17 | Pitt | Ronald Delk makes the 2nd free throw | 45-74 |
| 05:09 | St. John's | James Hough is fouled on the floor by John Matas - foul #5 on John Matas, team foul #8 | 45-74 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Thomas (SG) John Matas | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:09 | St. John's | James Hough makes the 1st free throw | 45-75 |
| 05:09 | St. John's | James Hough makes the 2nd free throw | 45-76 |
| 04:48 | Pitt | Ronald Delk scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Manuel Barker | 47-76 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | David Rhodes can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 47-76 |
| 04:29 | St. John's | David Rhodes tips it but misses | 47-76 |
| 04:27 | St. John's | Thomas Powell tips it but misses | 47-76 |
| 04:25 | St. John's | Scott Davis tips it home | 47-78 |
| 04:08 | Pitt | Manuel Barker drills a shot from the left block set up by Craig Thomas | 49-78 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Kong Ming steps in front of the James Hough pass | 49-78 |
| 03:23 | Pitt | Ronald Delk is fouled on the floor by James Hough - foul #1 on James Hough, team foul #7 | 49-78 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (PG), Robert Hardy (SF), Paul Oliphant (C) Scott Davis, Thomas Powell, Louis Taylor | |
| 03:23 | Pitt | Ronald Delk misses the 1st free throw | 49-78 |
| 03:23 | St. John's | James Hough gets the rebound | 49-78 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (tired) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Craig Thomas (very tired) 3 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ronald Delk (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kong Ming (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. C - Giuseppe Conti (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Hart (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Hough (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Rhodes (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 5 blk. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:57 | St. John's | James Hough connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from John Hart | 49-80 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:48 | Pitt | Kong Ming knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-80 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:22 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Hart | 51-82 |
| 02:03 | Pitt | Ronald Delk comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-82 |
| 02:02 | Pitt | Kong Ming tips it in | 53-82 |
| 01:50 | St. John's | David Rhodes knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by John Hart | 53-84 |
| 01:37 | Pitt | Ronald Delk misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-84 |
| 01:36 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the board | 53-84 |
| 01:09 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant clanks a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Craig Thomas - foul #5 on Craig Thomas, team foul #9 | 53-84 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG) Craig Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG) James Hough | |
| 01:09 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the 1st free throw | 53-84 |
| 01:09 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 53-85 |
| 00:47 | Pitt | Kong Ming can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by David Rhodes - foul #3 on David Rhodes, team foul #8 | 53-85 |
| 00:47 | Pitt | Kong Ming makes the 1st free throw | 54-85 |
| 00:47 | Pitt | Kong Ming makes the 2nd free throw | 55-85 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Hardy | 55-87 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Ronald Delk misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-87 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant gets the rebound | 55-87 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Scott Davis runs out the clock | 55-87 |