| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Benjamin Watts (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Grimmett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Ratliff (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Henry Maddix (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Charles Buchanan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Birkland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Shannon (fresh) PF - John Matas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Dennis Shannon inbounds the ball | 42-26 |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Benjamin Watts - foul #3 on Benjamin Watts, team foul #1 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Rafael Fisher (PG) Benjamin Watts | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 19:40 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 42-26 |
| 19:40 | Pitt | Craig Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 42-27 |
| 19:28 | Hofstra | Charles Buchanan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-27 |
| 19:04 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-27 |
| 19:03 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti snags the offensive board | 42-27 |
| 18:44 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-27 |
| 18:42 | Hofstra | Charles Buchanan grabs the board | 42-27 |
| 18:13 | Hofstra | Henry Maddix loses the ball out of bounds | 42-27 |
| 17:56 | Pitt | John Matas misses the runner near the basket but the foul's on Henry Maddix - foul #2 on Henry Maddix, team foul #2 | 42-27 |
| 17:56 | Pitt | John Matas makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 17:56 | Pitt | John Matas makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 17:35 | Hofstra | Craig Thomas is called for the reach on Terry Ratliff - foul #4 on Craig Thomas, team foul #1 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Mario Gerhard (PF) Henry Maddix | |
| Subs | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis (SF) Dennis Shannon | |
| 17:23 | Hofstra | Rafael Fisher hits a fadeaway near the basket | 44-29 |
| 17:05 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-31 |
| 16:47 | Hofstra | Andrew Birkland is called for the reach on Richard Grimmett - foul #3 on Andrew Birkland, team foul #2 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Clifton Spencer (PG), Joseph Staley (SG), Brian Morgan (C) Rafael Fisher, Richard Grimmett, Charles Buchanan | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Key (SG) Andrew Birkland | |
| 16:21 | Hofstra | The jump hook by Joseph Staley is blocked by Giuseppe Conti | 44-31 |
| 16:20 | Hofstra | Brian Morgan tips it but misses | 44-31 |
| 16:19 | Hofstra | Mario Gerhard grabs the offensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 16:04 | Hofstra | Terry Ratliff misses short on a runner near the basket | 44-31 |
| 16:03 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Craig Thomas | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Clifton Spencer (fresh) SG - Joseph Staley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Terry Ratliff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mario Gerhard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Key (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lance Jeanlouis (fresh) PF - John Matas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:48 | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis loses the dribble to Terry Ratliff | 44-31 |
| 15:31 | Hofstra | Terry Ratliff scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-31 |
| 15:22 | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis hits the finger roll | 47-33 |
| 15:05 | Hofstra | Brian Morgan misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Giuseppe Conti - foul #3 on Giuseppe Conti, team foul #3 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Benjamin Watts (PG), Richard Grimmett (SG), Mark Tyson (SF), Henry Maddix (PF) Clifton Spencer, Joseph Staley, Terry Ratliff, Mario Gerhard | |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG), Dennis Shannon (SF) John Key, Lance Jeanlouis | |
| 15:05 | Hofstra | Brian Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 15:05 | Hofstra | Brian Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 14:50 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Grimmett - foul #3 on Richard Grimmett, team foul #3 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Charles Buchanan (C) Brian Morgan | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:50 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland misses the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 14:50 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland misses the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 14:50 | Hofstra | Mark Tyson pulls down the rebound | 48-33 |
| 14:32 | Hofstra | Henry Maddix makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Mark Tyson | 50-33 |
| 14:12 | Pitt | Craig Thomas double dribbles | 50-33 |
| 13:56 | Hofstra | Henry Maddix misses the easy layup | 50-33 |
| 13:55 | Hofstra | Charles Buchanan snags the offensive board | 50-33 |
| 13:39 | Hofstra | Charles Buchanan is called for a charge - foul #1 on Charles Buchanan, team foul #4 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Terry Ratliff (SF) Mark Tyson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 13:20 | Pitt | John Matas's layup is rejected by Benjamin Watts | 50-33 |
| 13:19 | Hofstra | Charles Buchanan pulls down the rebound | 50-33 |
| 12:55 | Hofstra | Henry Maddix can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-33 |
| 12:54 | Pitt | Craig Thomas pulls down the rebound | 50-33 |
| 12:38 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti scores on a runner in the paint | 50-35 |
| 12:28 | Hofstra | Benjamin Watts misses long on a shot in the paint | 50-35 |
| 12:27 | Pitt | Craig Thomas gets the rebound | 50-35 |
| 12:09 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Richard Grimmett - foul #4 on Richard Grimmett, team foul #5 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Joseph Staley (SG), Mario Gerhard (PF) Richard Grimmett, Henry Maddix | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Key (SG), Lance Jeanlouis (SF) Andrew Birkland, Dennis Shannon | |
| 12:09 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti misses the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 12:09 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 11:53 | Hofstra | Craig Thomas steps in front of the Benjamin Watts pass | 50-36 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Benjamin Watts (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Staley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Terry Ratliff (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mario Gerhard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Buchanan (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - John Key (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lance Jeanlouis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Giuseppe Conti (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Matas (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Pitt | Mario Gerhard denies the turnaround by Craig Thomas | 50-36 |
| 11:47 | Pitt | John Matas tips it home | 50-38 |
| 11:31 | Hofstra | Mario Gerhard's pass is intercepted by John Key | 50-38 |
| 11:28 | Pitt | John Key lays it in | 50-40 |
| 11:24 | Hofstra | Mario Gerhard is fouled on the floor by Lance Jeanlouis - foul #1 on Lance Jeanlouis, team foul #4 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Rafael Fisher (PG), Mark Tyson (SF), Brian Morgan (C) Benjamin Watts, Terry Ratliff, Charles Buchanan | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 11:08 | Hofstra | Joseph Staley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-40 |
| 10:59 | Pitt | Mario Gerhard picks off the pass by John Key | 50-40 |
| 10:50 | Hofstra | Joseph Staley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-40 |
| 10:49 | Hofstra | Rafael Fisher pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 10:34 | Hofstra | Mario Gerhard lays it in set up by Brian Morgan | 52-40 |
| 10:10 | Pitt | John Key drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Matas | 52-43 |
| 10:05 | Hofstra | Giuseppe Conti steps in front of the Rafael Fisher pass | 52-43 |
| 09:52 | Pitt | Craig Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 09:51 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Joseph Staley | 52-43 |
| 09:46 | Hofstra | Rafael Fisher hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Tyson and he's fouled by Giuseppe Conti - foul #4 on Giuseppe Conti, team foul #5 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Terry Ratliff (SF), Henry Maddix (PF), Charles Buchanan (C) Mark Tyson, Mario Gerhard, Brian Morgan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG), Dennis Shannon (SF) John Key, Lance Jeanlouis | |
| 09:46 | Hofstra | Rafael Fisher makes the free throw | 55-43 |
| 09:21 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Buchanan | 55-43 |
| 09:19 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Giuseppe Conti | 55-43 |
| 09:07 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-43 |
| 09:05 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland grabs the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 08:56 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 08:54 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Henry Maddix | 55-43 |
| 08:49 | Hofstra | Rafael Fisher misses long on a shot from the right side | 55-43 |
| 08:48 | Hofstra | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Maddix | 55-43 |
| 08:34 | Hofstra | Henry Maddix knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Terry Ratliff | 57-43 |
| 08:19 | Pitt | John Matas can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-43 |
| 08:18 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Terry Ratliff | 57-43 |
| 08:06 | Hofstra | Rafael Fisher knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Staley | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:53 | Pitt | Craig Thomas scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-46 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Rafael Fisher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Staley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Ratliff (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Maddix (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Buchanan (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Birkland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Shannon (fresh) PF - John Matas (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (tired) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:39 | Hofstra | Rafael Fisher knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Staley | 61-46 |
| 07:39 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-46 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Benjamin Watts (PG), Richard Grimmett (SG) Rafael Fisher, Joseph Staley | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 07:26 | Pitt | Charles Buchanan steals it from Craig Thomas | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:03 | Hofstra | Craig Thomas steps in front of the Terry Ratliff pass | 61-46 |
| 06:46 | Pitt | Dennis Shannon blows the layup | 61-46 |
| 06:45 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Thomas | 61-46 |
| 06:34 | Pitt | Craig Thomas is called for traveling | 61-46 |
| 06:15 | Hofstra | Henry Maddix comes up short on the shot from the right block | 61-46 |
| 06:14 | Hofstra | Henry Maddix grabs the offensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 05:58 | Hofstra | Henry Maddix connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Watts | 64-46 |
| 05:50 | Pitt | John Matas buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-49 |
| 05:25 | Hofstra | Benjamin Watts misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Craig Thomas - foul #5 on Craig Thomas, team foul #6 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Mario Gerhard (PF), Brian Morgan (C) Henry Maddix, Charles Buchanan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kristopher Butera (PG), John Key (SG), Lance Jeanlouis (SF) Craig Thomas, Andrew Birkland, Dennis Shannon | |
| 05:25 | Hofstra | Benjamin Watts makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 05:25 | Hofstra | Benjamin Watts misses the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 05:25 | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis pulls down the rebound | 65-49 |
| 05:13 | Pitt | Mario Gerhard denies the turnaround by John Matas | 65-49 |
| 05:12 | Hofstra | Terry Ratliff grabs the board | 65-49 |
| 04:47 | Hofstra | Brian Morgan makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Terry Ratliff and he's fouled by Giuseppe Conti - foul #5 on Giuseppe Conti, team foul #7 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dwight Tooley (C) Giuseppe Conti | |
| 04:47 | Hofstra | Brian Morgan misses the free throw | 67-49 |
| 04:47 | Pitt | John Matas gets the rebound | 67-49 |
| 04:25 | Pitt | John Matas is denied on a layup by Brian Morgan | 67-49 |
| 04:23 | Hofstra | Mario Gerhard grabs the defensive rebound | 67-49 |
| 04:07 | Hofstra | Benjamin Watts clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-49 |
| 04:06 | Hofstra | Brian Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 67-49 |
| 03:40 | Hofstra | Mario Gerhard clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on John Matas - foul #2 on John Matas, team foul #8 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Rafael Fisher (PG), Joseph Staley (SG), Mark Tyson (SF) Benjamin Watts, Richard Grimmett, Terry Ratliff | |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG) John Key | |
| 03:40 | Hofstra | Mario Gerhard misses the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 03:40 | Hofstra | Mario Gerhard makes the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Rafael Fisher (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Staley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Tyson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mario Gerhard (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Brian Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kristopher Butera (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Birkland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lance Jeanlouis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Matas (tired) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Dwight Tooley (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:24 | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 68-49 |
| 03:23 | Hofstra | Mark Tyson grabs the board | 68-49 |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Hofstra | Rafael Fisher knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Staley | 70-49 |
| 02:34 | Pitt | Dwight Tooley banks in the layup on a great pass from Kristopher Butera | 70-51 |
| 02:06 | Hofstra | Joseph Staley clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-51 |
| 02:05 | Pitt | Dwight Tooley grabs the board | 70-51 |
| 01:51 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 70-51 |
| 01:49 | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis gets the offensive rebound | 70-51 |
| 01:44 | Pitt | Dwight Tooley misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 70-51 |
| 01:42 | Hofstra | Mark Tyson snags the defensive board | 70-51 |
| 01:22 | Hofstra | Rafael Fisher connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joseph Staley | 73-51 |
| 01:14 | Pitt | Brian Morgan denies the turnaround by Kristopher Butera | 73-51 |
| 01:13 | Hofstra | Joseph Staley pulls down the rebound | 73-51 |
| 01:09 | Hofstra | Mark Tyson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-51 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dennis Shannon (SF) Lance Jeanlouis | |
| 00:58 | Pitt | Kristopher Butera comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Brian Morgan - foul #1 on Brian Morgan, team foul #6 | 73-51 |
| 00:58 | Pitt | Kristopher Butera makes the 1st free throw | 73-52 |
| 00:58 | Pitt | Kristopher Butera makes the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Hofstra | Joseph Staley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-53 |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra 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) | |
| 00:29 | Pitt | Dwight Tooley misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-53 |
| 00:28 | Hofstra | Mario Gerhard gets the rebound | 73-53 |
| 00:00 | Hofstra | Rafael Fisher runs out the clock | 73-53 |