| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Mayer (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Hawkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rick Carpenter (fresh) SF - Pat Evans (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Maloney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alvin Twitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Pat Evans inbounds the ball | 26-24 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Pitt | Pat Evans connects on the shot from close range set up by Alvin Twitchell | 26-26 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | James Hawkins misses short on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Alvin Twitchell - foul #1 on Alvin Twitchell, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | James Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | James Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 19:04 | Pitt | William Baldwin buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 18:53 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer dunks the ball on a nice dish by Darryl Daniels | 30-29 |
| 18:27 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell is whistled for a carry | 30-29 |
| 18:17 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 18:15 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 17:57 | Pitt | Pat Evans connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by William Baldwin | 30-31 |
| 17:43 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-31 |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels tips it in | 32-31 |
| 17:13 | Pitt | Pat Evans misses long on a shot from the right side | 32-31 |
| 17:11 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 16:53 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Darryl Daniels | 35-31 |
| 16:33 | Pitt | Steven Mayer takes the ball from William Baldwin | 35-31 |
| 16:12 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's fouled by Rick Carpenter - foul #2 on Rick Carpenter, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), James Carter (C) Darryl Daniels, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Pitt | Nathan Chico (SG), Michael Powers (SF), Donald Fusco (PF), Robert Mohr (C) Rick Carpenter, Pat Evans, Jesse Maloney, Alvin Twitchell | |
| 16:12 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 16:12 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:12 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 3rd free throw | 38-31 |
| 15:48 | Pitt | Nathan Chico is whistled for a carry | 38-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lyle Carr (SG) Jonas Richardson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lyle Carr (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Mayer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Hunt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Baldwin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Chico (fresh) SF - Michael Powers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Fusco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Mohr (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Mayer | 40-31 |
| 15:21 | Pitt | Michael Powers misses short on a shot from the baseline | 40-31 |
| 15:19 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Fusco | 40-31 |
| 14:58 | Pitt | William Baldwin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-31 |
| 14:57 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 14:30 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Brown | 43-31 |
| 14:12 | Pitt | Lyle Carr is called for the reach on Nathan Chico - foul #1 on Lyle Carr, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Jonas Richardson (SG), Raymond Price (PF) John Brown, Lyle Carr, Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | Pitt | Pat Evans (PG), Rick Carpenter (SG), Jesse Maloney (PF), Alvin Twitchell (C) William Baldwin, Nathan Chico, Donald Fusco, Robert Mohr | |
| 13:54 | Pitt | Michael Powers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on James Carter - foul #3 on James Carter, team foul #2 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF) Steven Mayer | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 13:54 | Pitt | Michael Powers misses the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 13:54 | Pitt | Michael Powers misses the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | James Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-31 |
| 13:35 | Northwestern | James Carter tips it home | 45-31 |
| 13:16 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-31 |
| 13:14 | Northwestern | Raymond Price grabs the board | 45-31 |
| 12:57 | Northwestern | Jesse Maloney is called for the reach on Raymond Price - foul #2 on Jesse Maloney, team foul #3 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (PF) James Carter | |
| Subs | Pitt | Martin Wareham (SF) Michael Powers | |
| 12:35 | Northwestern | Rick Carpenter picks off the pass by George Hutchcraft | 45-31 |
| 12:07 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell banks in the layup set up by Pat Evans | 45-33 |
| 11:45 | Northwestern | Raymond Price scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonas Richardson | 47-33 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) PF - Leland Bopp (fresh) C - Raymond Price (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Pat Evans (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SG - Rick Carpenter (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Martin Wareham (fresh) PF - Jesse Maloney (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Alvin Twitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:23 | Pitt | Pat Evans clanks a driving attempt from close range | 47-33 |
| 11:22 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-33 |
| 11:08 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by George Hutchcraft | 50-33 |
| 10:54 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell hits a wide open floater from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 10:40 | Northwestern | Raymond Price misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Alvin Twitchell - foul #2 on Alvin Twitchell, team foul #4 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), Lyle Carr (SG), Steven Mayer (SF), James Hawkins (C) Darryl Daniels, Jonas Richardson, George Hutchcraft, Leland Bopp | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Baldwin (PG), Nathan Chico (SG), Michael Powers (SF), Donald Fusco (PF), Robert Mohr (C) Pat Evans, Rick Carpenter, Martin Wareham, Jesse Maloney, Alvin Twitchell | |
| 10:40 | Northwestern | Raymond Price makes the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 10:40 | Northwestern | Raymond Price misses the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 10:40 | Pitt | Donald Fusco gets the rebound | 51-35 |
| 10:19 | Pitt | Nathan Chico misses short on a jumper from the right side | 51-35 |
| 10:18 | Northwestern | Raymond Price grabs the defensive rebound | 51-35 |
| 10:01 | Northwestern | Nathan Chico steals it from Lyle Carr | 51-35 |
| 09:58 | Pitt | Nathan Chico banks in the layup | 51-37 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr is hacked by Nathan Chico - foul #1 on Nathan Chico, team foul #5 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt (PF) Raymond Price | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 09:32 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-37 |
| 09:31 | Pitt | Robert Mohr pulls down the rebound | 51-37 |
| 09:05 | Pitt | William Baldwin can't connect on a runner in the paint | 51-37 |
| 09:03 | Pitt | Nathan Chico tips it but misses | 51-37 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | James Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 51-37 |
| 08:56 | Northwestern | John Brown's pass is intercepted by Nathan Chico | 51-37 |
| 08:41 | Pitt | Donald Fusco misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Mayer - foul #2 on Steven Mayer, team foul #3 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Jonas Richardson (SG) John Brown, Lyle Carr | |
| Subs | Pitt | Rick Carpenter (SG), Pat Evans (SF) Nathan Chico, Michael Powers | |
| 08:41 | Pitt | Donald Fusco makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 08:41 | Pitt | Donald Fusco makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 08:14 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jonas Richardson | 54-39 |
| 07:45 | Pitt | Pat Evans makes the contested driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Rick Carpenter and he's hacked by Steven Mayer - foul #3 on Steven Mayer, team foul #4 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carter (C) James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Maloney (PF), Alvin Twitchell (C) Donald Fusco, Robert Mohr | |
| 07:45 | Pitt | Pat Evans makes the free throw | 54-42 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Mayer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Hunt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Baldwin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rick Carpenter (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Pat Evans (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Maloney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alvin Twitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson loses the dribble to Alvin Twitchell | 54-42 |
| 07:05 | Pitt | William Baldwin misses long on an open shot from the right block | 54-42 |
| 07:03 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Thomas Hunt | 54-42 |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | James Carter misses the dunk attempt | 54-42 |
| 06:46 | Pitt | Pat Evans gets the rebound | 54-42 |
| 06:30 | Pitt | William Baldwin scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Alvin Twitchell | 54-45 |
| 06:08 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF), Raymond Price (PF) Steven Mayer, Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | Pitt | Nathan Chico (SG), Michael Powers (SF) Rick Carpenter, Pat Evans | |
| 05:54 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 54-45 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | James Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 05:42 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Raymond Price | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern 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) | |
| 05:16 | Pitt | Nathan Chico throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), Lyle Carr (SG), James Hawkins (C) Darryl Daniels, Jonas Richardson, James Carter | |
| Subs | Pitt | Donald Fusco (PF), Robert Mohr (C) Jesse Maloney, Alvin Twitchell | |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | William Baldwin steals it from Lyle Carr | 57-45 |
| 04:49 | Pitt | Robert Mohr is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Robert Mohr, team foul #6 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Mayer (SF) George Hutchcraft | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 04:30 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Brown | 60-45 |
| 04:13 | Pitt | Michael Powers banks in the layup set up by Robert Mohr | 60-47 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 60-47 |
| 03:55 | Northwestern | James Hawkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern 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 (+3) | |
| 03:44 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 03:42 | Pitt | Donald Fusco grabs the board | 60-47 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lyle Carr (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Steven Mayer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Hawkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Baldwin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Chico (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SF - Michael Powers (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Fusco (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Mohr (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:36 | Pitt | William Baldwin is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #5 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Jonas Richardson (SG), Thomas Hunt (PF), James Carter (C) John Brown, Lyle Carr, Raymond Price, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Pitt | Rick Carpenter (SG), Pat Evans (SF), Jesse Maloney (PF), Alvin Twitchell (C) Nathan Chico, Michael Powers, Donald Fusco, Robert Mohr | |
| 03:36 | Pitt | William Baldwin misses the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 03:36 | Pitt | William Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 03:26 | Northwestern | James Carter connects on the driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Alvin Twitchell - foul #3 on Alvin Twitchell, team foul #7 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), Malcolm Archer (SG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Leland Bopp (PF) Darryl Daniels, Jonas Richardson, Steven Mayer, Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | Pitt | Martin Wareham (SF) William Baldwin | |
| 03:26 | Northwestern | James Carter makes the free throw | 63-48 |
| 03:16 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lyle Carr (SG) Malcolm Archer | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | James Carter can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 63-48 |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft gets the offensive rebound | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern 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 (+3) | |
| 02:35 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 63-48 |
| 02:34 | Northwestern | James Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 02:18 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Lyle Carr | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:03 | Pitt | John Brown is called for the reach on Pat Evans - foul #3 on John Brown, team foul #6 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Price (PF) Leland Bopp | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Powers (SF), Donald Fusco (C) Martin Wareham, Alvin Twitchell | |
| 01:52 | Pitt | Michael Powers drills a turnaround in the lane | 65-50 |
| 01:27 | Northwestern | Jesse Maloney is called for the reach on Raymond Price - foul #3 on Jesse Maloney, team foul #8 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Baldwin (PG), Alvin Twitchell (C) Michael Powers, Donald Fusco | |
| 01:27 | Northwestern | Raymond Price misses the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 01:27 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Alvin Twitchell | 65-50 |
| 01:09 | Pitt | William Baldwin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-50 |
| 01:07 | Northwestern | James Carter snags the defensive board | 65-50 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | John Brown misses the dunk attempt | 65-50 |
| 00:50 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Alvin Twitchell | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:44 | Pitt | William Baldwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Pat Evans - foul #1 on Pat Evans, team foul #9 | 65-50 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 00:12 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Baldwin | 67-53 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | John Brown runs out the clock | 67-53 |