| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Ray Whitlow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Whidden (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Haskin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Lane (fresh) C - Bruce Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carter Foreman (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) 4 ast. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Lamere (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | William Singleton inbounds the ball | 33-43 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-43 |
| 19:39 | Pitt | Ray Whitlow snags the defensive board | 33-43 |
| 19:20 | Pitt | Ray Whitlow hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 19:00 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler travels with the ball | 36-43 |
| 18:47 | Pitt | Ray Lane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-43 |
| 18:32 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler misses short on a shot in the paint | 36-43 |
| 18:31 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler tips it back up and in | 36-45 |
| 18:14 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-45 |
| 18:13 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 17:51 | Rutgers | A charge is called on Richard Lamere - foul #1 on Richard Lamere, team foul #1 | 36-45 |
| 17:26 | Pitt | William Haskin is hacked by Aaron Butler - foul #2 on Aaron Butler, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bill Raymond (SG), Igor Bernoski (C) Jeffrey Whidden, Bruce Williams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Jerry Merchant (C) Thomas Mowrey, Aaron Butler | |
| 17:08 | Pitt | Ray Lane misses the jump hook near the basket | 36-45 |
| 17:06 | Pitt | Ray Lane grabs the offensive board | 36-45 |
| 16:53 | Pitt | Ray Whitlow knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Haskin | 38-45 |
| 16:50 | Rutgers | Ray Whitlow picks off the pass by Anthony King in the backcourt | 38-45 |
| 16:40 | Pitt | Igor Bernoski travels with the ball | 38-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden (SG), Daniel Mills (PF) Ray Whitlow, Ray Lane | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold Clancy (C) Richard Lamere | |
| 16:21 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 16:19 | Rutgers | William Singleton tips it in | 38-47 |
| 15:55 | Pitt | William Haskin hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Igor Bernoski | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bill Raymond (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Whidden (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Haskin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Mills (fresh) C - Igor Bernoski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Anthony King (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carter Foreman (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Singleton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harold Clancy (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 15:28 | Rutgers | William Singleton is hacked by William Haskin - foul #3 on William Haskin, team foul #1 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ray Whitlow (PG), Glen Greeley (SF), Ray Lane (PF), Bruce Williams (C) Jeffrey Whidden, William Haskin, Daniel Mills, Igor Bernoski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Thomas Mowrey (SF), Aaron Butler (C) Anthony King, William Singleton, Harold Clancy | |
| 15:21 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 15:20 | Rutgers | Richard Howell grabs the offensive board | 40-47 |
| 15:01 | Rutgers | Richard Howell hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Carter Foreman | 40-49 |
| 14:52 | Pitt | Bruce Williams is hacked by Aaron Butler - foul #3 on Aaron Butler, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Lamere (PF) Jerry Merchant | |
| 14:39 | Pitt | Ray Lane is hacked by Richard Lamere - foul #2 on Richard Lamere, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden (SG) Bill Raymond | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:27 | Pitt | Ray Lane lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ray Whitlow | 42-49 |
| 14:14 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey is hacked by Glen Greeley - foul #2 on Glen Greeley, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Haskin (SF) Glen Greeley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF) Thomas Mowrey | |
| 13:49 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere misses the dunk attempt | 42-49 |
| 13:47 | Pitt | Bruce Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 13:32 | Pitt | Bruce Williams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 13:30 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 13:17 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 42-49 |
| 13:16 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Bruce Williams | 42-49 |
| 13:08 | Pitt | Ray Whitlow misses the 3 from the right corner | 42-49 |
| 13:06 | Rutgers | William Singleton grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 13:02 | Rutgers | William Singleton is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Whidden - foul #1 on Jeffrey Whidden, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bill Raymond (PG), Daniel Mills (PF) Ray Whitlow, Ray Lane | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SG) Carter Foreman | |
| 12:45 | Rutgers | Richard Howell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-49 |
| 12:43 | Pitt | The rebound goes to William Haskin | 42-49 |
| 12:29 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Bill Raymond | 45-49 |
| 12:23 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 12:22 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere tips it in | 45-51 |
| 12:07 | Pitt | Bruce Williams misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Aaron Butler - foul #4 on Aaron Butler, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ray Whitlow (PG) Jeffrey Whidden | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Jerry Merchant (PF), Harold Clancy (C) Richard Howell, Richard Lamere, Aaron Butler | |
| 12:07 | Pitt | Bruce Williams makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 12:07 | Pitt | Bruce Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 12:07 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 11:46 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy is hacked by Bruce Williams - foul #1 on Bruce Williams, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Glen Greeley (SF), Ray Lane (PF), Salvador Saenz (C) William Haskin, Daniel Mills, Bruce Williams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carter Foreman (SG) William Singleton | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Ray Whitlow (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bill Raymond (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Glen Greeley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ray Lane (fresh) 2 pts. C - Salvador Saenz (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Anthony King (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carter Foreman (fairly fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harold Clancy (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 11:23 | Rutgers | Anthony King misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 11:21 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman grabs the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 11:12 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman loses the dribble to Ray Lane | 46-51 |
| 10:51 | Pitt | Ray Lane buries a driving attempt from the right block | 48-51 |
| 10:29 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy is hacked by Glen Greeley - foul #3 on Glen Greeley, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden (SG), William Haskin (SF) Ray Whitlow, Glen Greeley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), William Singleton (SF), Richard Lamere (PF) Carter Foreman, Thomas Mowrey, Harold Clancy | |
| 10:22 | Rutgers | William Singleton connects on the jumper from the baseline | 48-53 |
| 10:02 | Pitt | Ray Lane misses long on a jumper from the right side | 48-53 |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | William Singleton pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 09:46 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere double dribbles | 48-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ray Whitlow (PG), Bruce Williams (C) Bill Raymond, Salvador Saenz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carter Foreman (SG) Anthony King | |
| 09:21 | Pitt | Bruce Williams scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Whidden | 50-53 |
| 09:00 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Mills (PF) Ray Lane | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SG), Harold Clancy (C) Carter Foreman, Jerry Merchant | |
| 08:42 | Pitt | Ray Whitlow is hacked by William Singleton - foul #1 on William Singleton, team foul #6 | 50-53 |
| 08:32 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden is hacked by Richard Howell - foul #4 on Richard Howell, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bill Raymond (PG) Ray Whitlow | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG) Richard Howell | |
| 08:32 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden misses the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 08:32 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 08:07 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere scores on a floater in the paint set up by William Singleton | 50-55 |
| 07:47 | Pitt | Bill Raymond's layup is rejected by Richard Lamere | 50-55 |
| 07:46 | Pitt | Daniel Mills tips it home | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bill Raymond (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Whidden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Haskin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Anthony King (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) 4 ast. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Lamere (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Harold Clancy (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:24 | Rutgers | William Singleton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 52-55 |
| 07:22 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 07:10 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses short on a 3 from straight away | 52-55 |
| 07:09 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere tips it but misses | 52-55 |
| 07:08 | Pitt | William Haskin grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 07:01 | Pitt | The short jumper by Bruce Williams is denied by Harold Clancy | 52-55 |
| 06:59 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Harold Clancy | 52-55 |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | William Singleton scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony King and the foul's on William Haskin - foul #4 on William Haskin, team foul #6 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ray Whitlow (PG), Glen Greeley (SF), Ray Lane (PF), Salvador Saenz (C) Bill Raymond, William Haskin, Daniel Mills, Bruce Williams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Carter Foreman (SG), Jerry Merchant (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Anthony King, Thomas Mowrey, Richard Lamere, Harold Clancy | |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses the free throw | 52-57 |
| 06:34 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Salvador Saenz | 52-57 |
| 06:25 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 54-57 |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | Richard Howell is fouled in the backcourt by Ray Whitlow - foul #1 on Ray Whitlow, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | Richard Howell misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant gets the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler banks in the layup | 54-59 |
| 05:50 | Pitt | Ray Whitlow hits a floater in the paint and he's hacked by Richard Howell - foul #5 on Richard Howell, team foul #8 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Haskin (SF) Glen Greeley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SG), Harold Clancy (PF) Richard Howell, William Singleton | |
| 05:50 | Pitt | Ray Whitlow makes the free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:32 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Salvador Saenz - foul #4 on Salvador Saenz, team foul #8 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bill Raymond (SG) Jeffrey Whidden | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:32 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:32 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 05:10 | Pitt | William Haskin is hacked by Thomas Mowrey - foul #2 on Thomas Mowrey, team foul #9 | 57-60 |
| 05:10 | Pitt | William Haskin makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 05:10 | Pitt | William Haskin makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 04:43 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 59-60 |
| 04:42 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Bill Raymond | 59-60 |
| 04:37 | Pitt | Ray Whitlow misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-60 |
| 04:36 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey is fouled on the floor by Salvador Saenz - foul #5 on Salvador Saenz, team foul #9 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bruce Williams (C) Salvador Saenz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF), Richard Lamere (PF) Jerry Merchant, Harold Clancy | |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey misses the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 04:27 | Pitt | Bruce Williams pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 04:10 | Pitt | William Haskin misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-61 |
| 04:09 | Rutgers | William Singleton snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 03:40 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman is fouled on the floor by William Haskin - foul #5 on William Haskin, team foul #10 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden (SG), Glen Greeley (SF) Bill Raymond, William Haskin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Jerry Merchant (C) Thomas Mowrey, Aaron Butler | |
| 03:40 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 03:40 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Ray Whitlow (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Whidden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glen Greeley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ray Lane (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bruce Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Anthony King (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carter Foreman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. PF - Richard Lamere (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Pitt | Ray Whitlow misses short on a jumper from the right side | 59-62 |
| 03:27 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 59-62 |
| 03:21 | Pitt | Bruce Williams snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| 03:04 | Pitt | Bruce Williams knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 61-62 |
| 02:41 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ray Lane - foul #1 on Ray Lane, team foul #11 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Mills (PF) Ray Lane | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Aaron Butler (C) William Singleton | |
| 02:41 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 02:41 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 02:39 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bill Raymond (SG), Ray Lane (PF) Jeffrey Whidden, Daniel Mills | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SG), William Singleton (SF) Anthony King, Jerry Merchant | |
| 02:21 | Pitt | Bruce Williams misses the dunk | 61-63 |
| 02:19 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere pulls down the rebound | 61-63 |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 01:52 | Pitt | Ray Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 01:52 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden (SG) Bill Raymond | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:23 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Bruce Williams - foul #2 on Bruce Williams, team foul #12 | 63-63 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | William Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | William Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:36 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 63-65 |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere grabs the defensive rebound | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Whidden is called for the reach on Richard Lamere in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Whidden, team foul #13 | 63-65 |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere misses the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden grabs the board | 63-66 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Ray Whitlow is fouled on the floor by Carter Foreman - foul #2 on Carter Foreman, team foul #10 | 63-66 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Ray Whitlow makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Ray Whitlow misses the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere grabs the board | 64-66 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere is hacked by Ray Whitlow in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ray Whitlow, team foul #14 | 64-66 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere misses the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:10 | Pitt | Bruce Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 00:10 | Pitt | Pitt calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| 00:03 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-67 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Richard Lamere | 64-67 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere runs out the clock | 64-67 |