| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Lemke (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Andrew Birkland (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Shannon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Matas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Dennis Shannon - foul #2 on Dennis Shannon, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| 19:41 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 19:41 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 19:32 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland scores on a shot from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 19:24 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-27 |
| 19:23 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell tips it back up and in | 31-27 |
| 19:08 | Pitt | John Matas can't connect on a runner in the lane | 31-27 |
| 19:06 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 18:57 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker drills a 3 from the right corner | 34-27 |
| 18:42 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-27 |
| 18:40 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 18:31 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell loses the ball out of bounds | 34-27 |
| 18:15 | Pitt | Craig Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-27 |
| 17:57 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby is hacked by Craig Thomas - foul #2 on Craig Thomas, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| 17:38 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Jeff Bigby | 36-27 |
| 17:13 | Pitt | John Matas scores on a turnaround near the basket | 36-29 |
| 16:52 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Giuseppe Conti - foul #3 on Giuseppe Conti, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), Robert Witherspoon (SF), Nicholas Brooks (C) Jeff Bigby, John Lemke, James Brubaker, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Key (SG), Lance Jeanlouis (SF) Andrew Birkland, Dennis Shannon | |
| 16:52 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell misses the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 16:52 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 16:31 | Pitt | Craig Thomas can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 16:30 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 16:08 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Blake Roberts | 39-29 |
| 15:49 | Pitt | Charles Bell steps in front of the John Matas pass | 39-29 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Bateman (fresh) SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Witherspoon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Bell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Key (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lance Jeanlouis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Matas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:35 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-29 |
| 15:33 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti snags the defensive board | 39-29 |
| 15:29 | Pitt | Craig Thomas is called for traveling in the backcourt | 39-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Larry Bateman, Charles Bell | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 15:18 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 14:59 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Lance Jeanlouis | 42-31 |
| 14:53 | Northern Iowa | Craig Thomas is called for the reach on Geoffrey Kammer - foul #3 on Craig Thomas, team foul #4 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (SG), James Brubaker (SF) Blake Roberts, Robert Witherspoon | |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG), Dennis Shannon (SF) John Key, Lance Jeanlouis | |
| 14:36 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-31 |
| 14:34 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland pulls down the rebound | 42-31 |
| 14:14 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti misses badly on a floater from the right block | 42-31 |
| 14:12 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to John Matas | 42-31 |
| 13:59 | Pitt | John Matas drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Andrew Birkland | 42-33 |
| 13:44 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 13:42 | Pitt | John Matas snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 13:35 | Pitt | Dennis Shannon misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Nicholas Brooks - foul #2 on Nicholas Brooks, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford (PF), Nathan Exley (C) Nicholas Brooks, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis (SF) Andrew Birkland | |
| 13:35 | Pitt | Dennis Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 13:35 | Pitt | Dennis Shannon misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 13:35 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 13:06 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-34 |
| 13:05 | Pitt | Dennis Shannon grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 12:49 | Pitt | Craig Thomas hits a 3 from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 12:30 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by Lance Jeanlouis - foul #1 on Lance Jeanlouis, team foul #5 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), Nicholas Brooks (PF) Jeff Bigby, John Lemke, Nathan Exley | |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG) Dennis Shannon | |
| 12:30 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses the free throw | 44-37 |
| 12:30 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Hartford | 44-37 |
| 12:11 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 44-37 |
| 12:10 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 12:01 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Craig Thomas - foul #4 on Craig Thomas, team foul #6 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon (SF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) James Brubaker, Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 12:01 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 12:01 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 11:41 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 11:40 | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis gets the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Bateman (fresh) SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Witherspoon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bobby Hartford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (tiring) 9 pts. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Birkland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lance Jeanlouis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Matas (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | Pitt | Robert Witherspoon steps in front of the Craig Thomas pass | 46-37 |
| 11:05 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-37 |
| 11:03 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 10:58 | Pitt | Craig Thomas scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-39 |
| 10:42 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford misses badly on a shot from close range | 46-39 |
| 10:40 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Geoffrey Kammer | 46-39 |
| 10:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 10:24 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford tips it home | 48-39 |
| 10:08 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Giuseppe Conti, team foul #7 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), John Lemke (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Charles Bell (PF) Larry Bateman, Blake Roberts, Robert Witherspoon, Bobby Hartford | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Key (SG), Dennis Shannon (SF) Andrew Birkland, Lance Jeanlouis | |
| 09:44 | Northern Iowa | John Key steps in front of the Charles Bell pass | 48-39 |
| 09:26 | Pitt | John Matas is denied on a layup by Charles Bell | 48-39 |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 09:06 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby travels with the ball | 48-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks (C) Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 08:45 | Pitt | John Matas jams it on a nice dish by John Key and he's hacked by Charles Bell - foul #2 on Charles Bell, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG) John Key | |
| 08:45 | Pitt | John Matas makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| 08:26 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell is fouled on the floor by John Matas - foul #2 on John Matas, team foul #8 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SG) John Lemke | |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Ayon (SF) Dennis Shannon | |
| 08:26 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 08:26 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 08:13 | Pitt | Craig Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-42 |
| 08:12 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 08:10 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby is hacked by Craig Thomas in the backcourt - foul #5 on Craig Thomas, team foul #9 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon (SF) James Brubaker | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kristopher Butera (PG) Craig Thomas | |
| 08:10 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby misses the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 08:10 | Pitt | John Matas grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 08:00 | Pitt | John Matas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 07:58 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-42 |
| 07:51 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 07:22 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland is whistled for a carry | 50-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (SG), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Robert Witherspoon, Charles Bell | |
| Subs | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis (SF) Harold Ayon | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Lemke (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blake Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kristopher Butera (fresh) SG - Andrew Birkland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lance Jeanlouis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Matas (tired) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 07:09 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer grabs the offensive board | 50-42 |
| 06:54 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer misses long on a jumper from the right block | 50-42 |
| 06:53 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks grabs the offensive board | 50-42 |
| 06:46 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks comes up short on the floater near the basket | 50-42 |
| 06:44 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer gets the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 06:32 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer is fouled on the floor by John Matas - foul #3 on John Matas, team foul #10 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), James Brubaker (SF) Jeff Bigby, Blake Roberts | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Key (SG), Dennis Shannon (SF) Andrew Birkland, Lance Jeanlouis | |
| 06:32 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 06:32 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer misses the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 06:32 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Giuseppe Conti | 51-42 |
| 06:22 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 06:21 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 06:05 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by James Brubaker | 53-42 |
| 05:40 | Pitt | John Key hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-42 |
| 05:39 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker is denied on a dunk by John Matas | 53-42 |
| 05:10 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses the tip | 53-42 |
| 05:08 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 04:59 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Brooks | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:47 | Pitt | John Matas is whistled for traveling | 56-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), Charles Bell (PF), Bobby Hartford (C) Larry Bateman, John Lemke, Nicholas Brooks, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Pitt | Mike Hayslett (PG), Andrew Birkland (SG) Kristopher Butera, John Key | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:24 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jeff Bigby | 59-42 |
| 04:09 | Pitt | John Matas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-42 |
| 04:08 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell snags the defensive board | 59-42 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeff Bigby | 61-42 |
| 03:55 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland misses the jumpshot from the left side | 61-42 |
| 03:54 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Charles Bell | 61-42 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Blake Roberts | 63-42 |
| 03:28 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Blake Roberts - foul #3 on Blake Roberts, team foul #3 | 63-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), Robert Witherspoon (SF), Nicholas Brooks (PF) Jeff Bigby, James Brubaker, Charles Bell | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Key (SG), Lance Jeanlouis (SF) Mike Hayslett, Dennis Shannon | |
| 03:28 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland makes the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 03:28 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland makes the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 03:05 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks hits the finger roll | 65-44 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Bateman (fresh) SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Witherspoon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Bobby Hartford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Andrew Birkland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Key (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lance Jeanlouis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Matas (tired) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Giuseppe Conti (very tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:44 | Pitt | John Matas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Mike Hayslett (PG) Andrew Birkland | |
| 02:22 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford is fouled on the floor by John Matas - foul #4 on John Matas, team foul #11 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kristopher Butera (PG) Mike Hayslett | |
| 02:22 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford misses the 1st free throw | 65-44 |
| 02:22 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford misses the 2nd free throw | 65-44 |
| 02:22 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Giuseppe Conti | 65-44 |
| 01:59 | Pitt | John Key clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 65-44 |
| 01:58 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Witherspoon | 65-44 |
| 01:33 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks is hacked by Giuseppe Conti - foul #5 on Giuseppe Conti, team foul #12 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG), Dennis Shannon (SF), Dwight Tooley (C) John Key, Lance Jeanlouis, Giuseppe Conti | |
| 01:33 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 65-44 |
| 01:33 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 66-44 |
| 01:16 | Pitt | The short jumper by John Matas is denied by Nicholas Brooks | 66-44 |
| 01:14 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks pulls down the rebound | 66-44 |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-44 |
| 00:43 | Pitt | Dennis Shannon snags the defensive board | 66-44 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-44 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford dunks the ball set up by Larry Bateman | 68-44 |
| 00:10 | Pitt | Kristopher Butera misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 68-44 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks pulls down the rebound | 68-44 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman runs out the clock | 68-44 |