| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Blackmore (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Donald Holmes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Manuel Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Ray Whitlow (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bill Raymond (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Glen Greeley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Lane (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Blackmore inbounds the ball | 49-32 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 19:37 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Glen Greeley - foul #2 on Glen Greeley, team foul #1 | 49-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Mills (SF), Igor Bernoski (C) Glen Greeley, Bruce Williams | |
| 19:37 | St. John's | James Blackmore makes the 1st free throw | 50-32 |
| 19:37 | St. John's | James Blackmore makes the 2nd free throw | 51-32 |
| 19:21 | Pitt | Ray Lane's floater is tipped away by Manuel Wheeler | 51-32 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | Donald Holmes pulls down the rebound | 51-32 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Donald Holmes misses the floater from the left wing | 51-32 |
| 19:12 | Pitt | Ray Lane gets the rebound | 51-32 |
| 18:58 | Pitt | Ray Lane knocks in the floater from close range | 51-34 |
| 18:40 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses long on a jumper from close range | 51-34 |
| 18:39 | Pitt | Daniel Mills pulls down the rebound | 51-34 |
| 18:23 | Pitt | Ray Lane can't connect on a floater in the lane | 51-34 |
| 18:21 | Pitt | Igor Bernoski grabs the offensive board | 51-34 |
| 18:16 | Pitt | Bill Raymond is fouled on the floor by Timothy Fleming - foul #1 on Timothy Fleming, team foul #1 | 51-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), William Campbell (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), Esteban Chavez (PF), Gary Wilson (C) Michael Pagan, Timothy Fleming, James Blackmore, Donald Holmes, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden (SG), Glen Greeley (SF), Bruce Williams (C) Bill Raymond, Daniel Mills, Igor Bernoski | |
| 18:08 | Pitt | Robert Cobb steals the ball from Jeffrey Whidden | 51-34 |
| 17:44 | St. John's | William Campbell drills a fadeaway from the left side | 53-34 |
| 17:40 | Pitt | Ray Whitlow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bill Raymond (PG), Daniel Mills (PF) Ray Whitlow, Ray Lane | |
| 17:31 | St. John's | Robert Cobb clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bill Raymond - foul #2 on Bill Raymond, team foul #2 | 53-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), Timothy Fleming (SG), Donald Holmes (PF) Richard Kelly, William Campbell, Esteban Chavez | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ray Whitlow (PG) Bill Raymond | |
| 17:31 | St. John's | Robert Cobb misses the 1st free throw | 53-34 |
| 17:31 | St. John's | Robert Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 53-34 |
| 17:31 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Daniel Mills | 53-34 |
| 17:18 | Pitt | Ray Whitlow comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-34 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming snags the defensive board | 53-34 |
| 17:13 | St. John's | Ray Whitlow is called for the reach on Robert Cobb in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ray Whitlow, team foul #3 | 53-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Blackmore (SF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Robert Cobb, Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bill Raymond (PG), Ray Lane (PF) Ray Whitlow, Daniel Mills | |
| 16:53 | St. John's | James Blackmore hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 53-34 |
| 16:51 | Pitt | Ray Lane pulls down the rebound | 53-34 |
| 16:47 | Pitt | Bruce Williams travels with the ball | 53-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Mills (PF) Ray Lane | |
| 16:33 | St. John's | Donald Holmes scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by James Blackmore and he's hacked by Daniel Mills - foul #2 on Daniel Mills, team foul #4 | 55-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (SG) Timothy Fleming | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ray Lane (PF), Igor Bernoski (C) Daniel Mills, Bruce Williams | |
| 16:33 | St. John's | Donald Holmes misses the free throw | 55-34 |
| 16:33 | Pitt | Igor Bernoski pulls down the rebound | 55-34 |
| 16:13 | Pitt | Donald Holmes denies the turnaround by Ray Lane | 55-34 |
| 16:12 | Pitt | Bill Raymond snags the offensive board | 55-34 |
| 16:03 | Pitt | Ray Lane comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Manuel Wheeler - foul #3 on Manuel Wheeler, team foul #2 | 55-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (SG), Esteban Chavez (SF), Gary Wilson (C) William Campbell, James Blackmore, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ray Whitlow (PG), Daniel Mills (SF), Bruce Williams (C) Bill Raymond, Glen Greeley, Igor Bernoski | |
| 16:03 | Pitt | Ray Lane makes the 1st free throw | 55-35 |
| 16:03 | Pitt | Ray Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 55-35 |
| 16:03 | St. John's | Donald Holmes gets the rebound | 55-35 |
| 15:54 | St. John's | Michael Pagan buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-35 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Esteban Chavez (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Donald Holmes (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Gary Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Ray Whitlow (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jeffrey Whidden (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Daniel Mills (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Lane (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Pitt | Ray Lane misses the shot from the left block | 58-35 |
| 15:34 | St. John's | Richard Kelly gets the rebound | 58-35 |
| 15:16 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-35 |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Gary Wilson tips it back up and in | 60-35 |
| 15:07 | Pitt | The jumper by Ray Lane is denied by Gary Wilson | 60-35 |
| 15:06 | St. John's | Donald Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 60-35 |
| 15:04 | St. John's | Richard Kelly throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), Horace Ringenberg (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Michael Pagan, Esteban Chavez, Donald Holmes, Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bill Raymond (PG), William Haskin (SF), Salvador Saenz (C) Ray Whitlow, Daniel Mills, Bruce Williams | |
| 14:49 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-35 |
| 14:48 | St. John's | Richard Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 60-35 |
| 14:46 | St. John's | Richard Kelly throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (PG) Richard Kelly | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Mills (PF) Ray Lane | |
| 14:32 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden travels with the ball | 60-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Blackmore (SF) Robert Cobb | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ray Lane (PF) Daniel Mills | |
| 14:15 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 60-35 |
| 14:14 | Pitt | William Haskin snags the defensive board | 60-35 |
| 14:10 | Pitt | Timothy Fleming is called for the reach on Jeffrey Whidden in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Fleming, team foul #3 | 60-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), Donald Holmes (PF), Gary Wilson (C) William Campbell, Horace Ringenberg, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ray Whitlow (PG), Daniel Mills (PF) Bill Raymond, Ray Lane | |
| 14:02 | Pitt | William Haskin scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-37 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | James Blackmore buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Michael Pagan | 62-37 |
| 13:10 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-37 |
| 13:09 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Donald Holmes | 62-37 |
| 13:04 | St. John's | Michael Pagan buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Donald Holmes | 65-37 |
| 12:53 | Pitt | Ray Whitlow clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-37 |
| 12:51 | St. John's | Gary Wilson gets the rebound | 65-37 |
| 12:49 | St. John's | Michael Pagan loses the dribble to Ray Whitlow in the backcourt | 65-37 |
| 12:48 | Pitt | Ray Whitlow jams it | 65-39 |
| 12:39 | St. John's | James Blackmore scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 67-39 |
| 12:22 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-39 |
| 12:20 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Mills | 67-39 |
| 12:20 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), William Campbell (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), Esteban Chavez (PF), Horace Ringenberg (C) Michael Pagan, Timothy Fleming, James Blackmore, Donald Holmes, Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bill Raymond (PG), Ray Lane (PF), Bruce Williams (C) Ray Whitlow, Daniel Mills, Salvador Saenz | |
| 12:10 | Pitt | Ray Lane misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Esteban Chavez - foul #1 on Esteban Chavez, team foul #4 | 67-39 |
| 12:10 | Pitt | Ray Lane makes the 1st free throw | 67-40 |
| 12:10 | Pitt | Ray Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 67-41 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | Robert Cobb's pass is intercepted by Bill Raymond in the backcourt | 67-41 |
| 12:07 | Pitt | Bill Raymond banks in the layup | 67-43 |
| 11:43 | St. John's | William Campbell scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Cobb | 70-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Cobb (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Esteban Chavez (fresh) 3 reb. C - Horace Ringenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bill Raymond (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Whidden (very tired) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - William Haskin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ray Lane (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Pitt | William Haskin comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Robert Cobb - foul #1 on Robert Cobb, team foul #5 | 70-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), Timothy Fleming (SG), Manuel Wheeler (C) Richard Kelly, William Campbell, Esteban Chavez | |
| Subs | Pitt | Glen Greeley (SF) Jeffrey Whidden | |
| 11:31 | Pitt | William Haskin makes the 1st free throw | 70-44 |
| 11:31 | Pitt | William Haskin makes the 2nd free throw | 70-45 |
| 11:11 | St. John's | Glen Greeley steals the ball from Horace Ringenberg | 70-45 |
| 10:59 | Pitt | William Haskin's pass is intercepted by Timothy Fleming | 70-45 |
| 10:43 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-45 |
| 10:42 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming tips it in | 72-45 |
| 10:33 | Pitt | Ray Lane slams it home on a great pass from Bill Raymond | 72-47 |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 72-47 |
| 10:14 | Pitt | Bruce Williams pulls down the rebound | 72-47 |
| 10:10 | Pitt | Robert Cobb is called for the reach on Bill Raymond in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Cobb, team foul #6 | 72-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (PG), Richard Kelly (SG), James Blackmore (SF), Donald Holmes (PF) Michael Pagan, Timothy Fleming, Robert Cobb, Horace Ringenberg | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden (SG), Salvador Saenz (C) Glen Greeley, Bruce Williams | |
| 09:58 | Pitt | Ray Lane misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 72-47 |
| 09:56 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-47 |
| 09:41 | Pitt | The jump hook by Ray Lane is blocked by Manuel Wheeler | 72-47 |
| 09:39 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Manuel Wheeler | 72-47 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | James Blackmore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 72-47 |
| 09:12 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz snags the defensive board | 72-47 |
| 08:53 | Pitt | Manuel Wheeler picks off the pass by Jeffrey Whidden | 72-47 |
| 08:29 | St. John's | James Blackmore lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Campbell and he's fouled by William Haskin - foul #4 on William Haskin, team foul #5 | 74-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), Timothy Fleming (SG), Esteban Chavez (PF), Gary Wilson (C) William Campbell, Richard Kelly, Donald Holmes, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ray Whitlow (PG), Glen Greeley (SF), Daniel Mills (PF), Bruce Williams (C) Bill Raymond, William Haskin, Ray Lane, Salvador Saenz | |
| 08:29 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses the free throw | 74-47 |
| 08:29 | Pitt | Daniel Mills snags the defensive board | 74-47 |
| 08:22 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-50 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Gary Wilson is hacked by Ray Whitlow in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ray Whitlow, team foul #6 | 74-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cobb (SF) James Blackmore | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bill Raymond (PG) Ray Whitlow | |
| 08:08 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-50 |
| 08:07 | Pitt | Daniel Mills pulls down the rebound | 74-50 |
| 07:57 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Cobb - foul #3 on Robert Cobb, team foul #7 | 74-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Holmes (PF) Robert Cobb | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Haskin (SF) Daniel Mills | |
| 07:57 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden makes the 1st free throw | 74-51 |
| 07:57 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden misses the 2nd free throw | 74-51 |
| 07:57 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Gary Wilson | 74-51 |
| 07:39 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-51 |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Gary Wilson hits the follow up shot | 76-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (tiring) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Fleming (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Esteban Chavez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Donald Holmes (tired) 11 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - Gary Wilson (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bill Raymond (very tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Whidden (very tired) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - William Haskin (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Glen Greeley (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Bruce Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Pitt | Bill Raymond clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Pagan - foul #2 on Michael Pagan, team foul #8 | 76-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Blackmore (SF), Horace Ringenberg (C) Esteban Chavez, Donald Holmes | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ray Lane (PF) Glen Greeley | |
| 07:15 | Pitt | Bill Raymond makes the 1st free throw | 76-52 |
| 07:15 | Pitt | Bill Raymond makes the 2nd free throw | 76-53 |
| 07:13 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming is hacked by Bill Raymond in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bill Raymond, team foul #7 | 76-53 |
| 07:13 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 77-53 |
| 07:13 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 78-53 |
| 07:05 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden double dribbles | 78-53 |
| 06:43 | St. John's | James Blackmore hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by William Haskin - foul #5 on William Haskin, team foul #8 | 78-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler (C) Horace Ringenberg | |
| Subs | Pitt | Glen Greeley (SF), Daniel Mills (PF), Salvador Saenz (C) William Haskin, Ray Lane, Bruce Williams | |
| 06:43 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-53 |
| 06:43 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses the 1st free throw | 78-53 |
| 06:43 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses the 2nd free throw | 78-53 |
| 06:43 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz grabs the defensive rebound | 78-53 |
| 06:26 | Pitt | Glen Greeley misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 78-53 |
| 06:25 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz grabs the offensive board | 78-53 |
| 06:19 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 78-53 |
| 06:18 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Salvador Saenz | 78-53 |
| 06:03 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 78-55 |
| 05:56 | St. John's | James Blackmore connects on the open turnaround near the basket set up by Michael Pagan | 80-55 |
| 05:43 | Pitt | The pull-up jumper by Jeffrey Whidden is blocked by Manuel Wheeler | 80-55 |
| 05:42 | St. John's | Michael Pagan pulls down the rebound | 80-55 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | James Blackmore comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 80-55 |
| 05:33 | Pitt | Bill Raymond gets the rebound | 80-55 |
| 05:26 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 80-55 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Gary Wilson | 80-55 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | Michael Pagan hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 83-55 |
| 05:00 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden double dribbles in the backcourt | 83-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (PG), Richard Kelly (SG), Esteban Chavez (SF), Donald Holmes (PF), Horace Ringenberg (C) Michael Pagan, Timothy Fleming, James Blackmore, Gary Wilson, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ray Lane (PF), Bruce Williams (C) Daniel Mills, Salvador Saenz | |
| 04:45 | St. John's | Horace Ringenberg is hacked by Bruce Williams - foul #1 on Bruce Williams, team foul #9 | 83-55 |
| 04:45 | St. John's | Horace Ringenberg makes the 1st free throw | 84-55 |
| 04:45 | St. John's | Horace Ringenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 85-55 |
| 04:33 | Pitt | Richard Kelly steals the ball from Ray Lane | 85-55 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Donald Holmes misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 85-55 |
| 04:17 | Pitt | Ray Lane gets the rebound | 85-55 |
| 04:07 | Pitt | Ray Lane knocks in the floater in the lane | 85-57 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Richard Kelly is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by William Campbell | 87-57 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Campbell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Kelly (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Esteban Chavez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Donald Holmes (tired) 11 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - Horace Ringenberg (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bill Raymond (very tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Whidden (very tired) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Glen Greeley (very tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ray Lane (very tired) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Bruce Williams (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 87-57 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Esteban Chavez grabs the defensive rebound | 87-57 |
| 03:30 | St. John's | Bill Raymond is called for the reach on William Campbell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bill Raymond, team foul #10 | 87-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), Robert Cobb (SF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Richard Kelly, Esteban Chavez, Horace Ringenberg | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Mills (SF) Glen Greeley | |
| 03:30 | St. John's | William Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 87-57 |
| 03:30 | St. John's | William Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 87-57 |
| 03:30 | St. John's | Donald Holmes grabs the offensive rebound | 87-57 |
| 03:21 | St. John's | Michael Pagan buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Donald Holmes | 89-57 |
| 03:04 | Pitt | Ray Lane drills a shot from the left block | 89-59 |
| 03:01 | St. John's | Jeffrey Whidden is called for the reach on William Campbell in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeffrey Whidden, team foul #11 | 89-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gary Wilson (C) Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Pitt | Fyodor Zollman (SG), Salvador Saenz (C) Jeffrey Whidden, Bruce Williams | |
| 03:01 | St. John's | William Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 90-59 |
| 03:01 | St. John's | William Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 90-59 |
| 03:01 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz snags the defensive board | 90-59 |
| 02:52 | Pitt | Ray Lane hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Donald Holmes - foul #3 on Donald Holmes, team foul #9 | 90-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG) William Campbell | |
| Subs | Pitt | Glen Greeley (SF), Bruce Williams (C) Fyodor Zollman, Salvador Saenz | |
| 02:52 | Pitt | Ray Lane makes the 1st free throw | 90-60 |
| 02:52 | Pitt | Ray Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 90-61 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Ray Lane is called for the reach on Michael Pagan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ray Lane, team foul #12 | 90-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Fyodor Zollman (SG) Glen Greeley | |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Michael Pagan makes the 1st free throw | 91-61 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Michael Pagan makes the 2nd free throw | 92-61 |
| 02:32 | Pitt | Daniel Mills blows the layup | 92-61 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 92-61 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Michael Pagan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 92-61 |
| 02:03 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Daniel Mills | 92-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 01:45 | Pitt | Ray Lane misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Donald Holmes - foul #4 on Donald Holmes, team foul #10 | 92-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Blackmore (SF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Robert Cobb, Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Glen Greeley (SF) Fyodor Zollman | |
| 01:45 | Pitt | Ray Lane makes the 1st free throw | 92-62 |
| 01:45 | Pitt | Ray Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 92-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Bill Raymond is called for the reach on Michael Pagan - foul #5 on Bill Raymond, team foul #13 | 92-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Fyodor Zollman (PG) Bill Raymond | |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Michael Pagan makes the 1st free throw | 93-63 |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses the 2nd free throw | 93-63 |
| 01:21 | Pitt | Glen Greeley snags the defensive board | 93-63 |
| 01:18 | Pitt | James Blackmore steps in front of the Bruce Williams pass in the backcourt | 93-63 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Michael Pagan drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 95-63 |
| 01:00 | Pitt | Glen Greeley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 95-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Bruce Williams picks off the pass by Donald Holmes | 95-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Ray Lane drills a shot from the left block | 95-65 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Donald Holmes misses the lay-in | 95-65 |
| 00:09 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Daniel Mills | 95-65 |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Ray Lane misses the lay-in | 95-65 |
| 00:03 | Pitt | Daniel Mills tips it back up and in | 95-67 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Michael Pagan runs out the clock | 95-67 |