| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (fresh) SG - Andrew Birkland (fresh) SF - Dennis Shannon (fresh) PF - John Matas (fresh) C - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) SG - Paul Sanders (fresh) SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) C - Joshua Savage (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | John Matas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Pitt | Paul Sanders steals the ball from Giuseppe Conti | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders throws it down | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dennis Shannon and the foul's on Joshua Savage - foul #1 on Joshua Savage, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:23 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Molino | 3-5 |
| 18:46 | Pitt | Dennis Shannon lays it up and in on a great pass from Craig Thomas | 5-5 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | James Molino hits the follow up shot | 5-7 |
| 17:56 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland is hacked by James Molino - foul #1 on James Molino, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Key (SG), Lance Jeanlouis (SF) Andrew Birkland, Dennis Shannon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (SF), Stephen Vance (PF), Richard Norby (C) James Molino, Paul Sanders, Ronald Hillman, Fred Morgan, Joshua Savage | |
| 17:38 | Pitt | John Matas misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 5-7 |
| 17:37 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 17:11 | Syracuse | Giuseppe Conti is called for the reach on Richard Norby - foul #1 on Giuseppe Conti, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | Richard Norby knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Stephen Vance and the foul's on John Matas - foul #1 on John Matas, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG) John Key | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Fred Morgan (PF) Lloyd Clark, Lawrence Gilyard, Stephen Vance | |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | Richard Norby makes the free throw | 5-10 |
| 16:33 | Pitt | John Matas misses badly on a shot in the paint | 5-10 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders snags the defensive board | 5-10 |
| 16:17 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman loses the dribble to Lance Jeanlouis | 5-10 |
| 16:14 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland lays it in on a nice dish by Lance Jeanlouis | 7-10 |
| 15:55 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-10 |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman tips it back up and in | 7-12 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Birkland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lance Jeanlouis (fresh) PF - John Matas (fairly fresh) C - Giuseppe Conti (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) C - Richard Norby (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Pitt | The short jumper by Giuseppe Conti is denied by Fred Morgan | 7-12 |
| 15:34 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman grabs the board | 7-12 |
| 15:15 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is hacked by Giuseppe Conti - foul #2 on Giuseppe Conti, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Key (SG), Dennis Shannon (SF), Dwight Tooley (C) Andrew Birkland, Lance Jeanlouis, Giuseppe Conti | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (SF), Stephen Vance (PF), Joshua Savage (C) Paul Sanders, Zlatko Zachman, Ronald Hillman, Fred Morgan, Richard Norby | |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by John Key - foul #1 on John Key, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG) James Molino | |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard misses the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:54 | Pitt | John Matas snags the defensive board | 7-13 |
| 14:38 | Pitt | Craig Thomas comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 7-13 |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard gets the rebound | 7-13 |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Lloyd Clark | 7-15 |
| 13:56 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Joshua Savage - foul #2 on Joshua Savage, team foul #3 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG) John Key | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Paul Sanders (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Fred Morgan (PF) Lloyd Clark, Zlatko Zachman, Stephen Vance, Joshua Savage | |
| 13:56 | Pitt | Craig Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 13:56 | Pitt | Craig Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Molino | 9-17 |
| 13:17 | Pitt | Lawrence Gilyard steals it from Craig Thomas | 9-17 |
| 13:03 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses long on a runner in the lane | 9-17 |
| 13:02 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Matas | 9-17 |
| 12:46 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-17 |
| 12:45 | Pitt | John Matas snags the offensive board | 9-17 |
| 12:38 | Pitt | Paul Sanders is called for the reach on Andrew Birkland - foul #1 on Paul Sanders, team foul #4 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis (SF), Harold Ayon (PF) Dennis Shannon, Dwight Tooley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Zlatko Zachman (SF) James Molino, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 12:30 | Pitt | Craig Thomas is whistled for a carry | 9-17 |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders's fadeaway is rejected by John Matas | 9-17 |
| 12:13 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Matas | 9-17 |
| 11:58 | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-17 |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 9-17 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Birkland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lance Jeanlouis (fresh) PF - Harold Ayon (fresh) C - John Matas (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) C - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Sanders | 9-20 |
| 11:18 | Pitt | John Matas misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-20 |
| 11:17 | Pitt | Craig Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 9-20 |
| 11:01 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses long on a floater from the left wing | 9-20 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman gets the rebound | 9-20 |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan lays it in on a nice dish by Lloyd Clark | 9-22 |
| 10:21 | Pitt | John Matas is whistled for a carry | 9-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Key (SG), Dennis Shannon (SF), Giuseppe Conti (C) Andrew Birkland, Lance Jeanlouis, Harold Ayon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lawrence Gilyard (SF), Stephen Vance (PF), Richard Norby (C) Lloyd Clark, Zlatko Zachman, Fred Morgan, Ronald Hillman | |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | Craig Thomas is called for the reach on James Molino in the backcourt - foul #1 on Craig Thomas, team foul #5 | 9-22 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Dennis Shannon - foul #1 on Dennis Shannon, team foul #6 | 9-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG) Paul Sanders | |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the 1st free throw | 9-23 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the 2nd free throw | 9-24 |
| 09:31 | Pitt | Dennis Shannon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-24 |
| 09:29 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti tips it in | 11-24 |
| 09:00 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-24 |
| 08:59 | Pitt | John Key snags the defensive board | 11-24 |
| 08:42 | Pitt | Dennis Shannon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Fred Morgan (PF) James Molino, Zlatko Zachman, Stephen Vance, Richard Norby | |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Giuseppe Conti - foul #3 on Giuseppe Conti, team foul #7 | 11-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG) Lloyd Clark | |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the 1st free throw | 11-25 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the 2nd free throw | 11-26 |
| 07:59 | Pitt | John Matas's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Gilyard | 11-26 |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman grabs the defensive rebound | 11-26 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Key (fairly fresh) SF - Dennis Shannon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - John Matas (tired) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders is hacked by John Key - foul #2 on John Key, team foul #8 | 11-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG), Lance Jeanlouis (SF) John Key, Dennis Shannon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Richard Norby (C) James Molino, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 11-27 |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 11-28 |
| 07:17 | Pitt | John Matas is hacked by Fred Morgan - foul #1 on Fred Morgan, team foul #5 | 11-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG) Paul Sanders | |
| 07:02 | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-28 |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | Richard Norby snags the defensive board | 11-28 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is fouled on the floor by Lance Jeanlouis - foul #1 on Lance Jeanlouis, team foul #9 | 11-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Joshua Savage (C) Lloyd Clark, Richard Norby | |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 11-29 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the 2nd free throw | 11-29 |
| 06:31 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti snags the defensive board | 11-29 |
| 06:13 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti hits the finger roll | 13-29 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Paul Sanders | 13-32 |
| 05:29 | Pitt | Craig Thomas clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-32 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage pulls down the rebound | 13-32 |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is fouled on the floor by John Matas - foul #2 on John Matas, team foul #10 | 13-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kristopher Butera (PG), Dennis Shannon (SF) Andrew Birkland, Lance Jeanlouis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lawrence Gilyard (SF), Stephen Vance (PF) Paul Sanders, Ronald Hillman, Fred Morgan | |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 13-33 |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the 2nd free throw | 13-33 |
| 04:58 | Pitt | John Matas grabs the board | 13-33 |
| 04:34 | Pitt | John Matas makes the turnaround near the basket | 15-33 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard is fouled on the floor by Dennis Shannon - foul #2 on Dennis Shannon, team foul #11 | 15-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Ayon (SF) Dennis Shannon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (SG), Fred Morgan (PF) Zlatko Zachman, Stephen Vance | |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the 1st free throw | 15-34 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the 2nd free throw | 15-35 |
| 03:49 | Pitt | Harold Ayon misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 15-35 |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan grabs the board | 15-35 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kristopher Butera (fresh) SG - Craig Thomas (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Ayon (fresh) PF - John Matas (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Fred Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage clanks a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Kristopher Butera - foul #1 on Kristopher Butera, team foul #12 | 15-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG), Dennis Shannon (SF) Kristopher Butera, Harold Ayon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Ronald Hillman (SF) James Molino, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 1st free throw | 15-36 |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 15-37 |
| 03:11 | Pitt | Craig Thomas's fadeaway is rejected by Joshua Savage | 15-37 |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan pulls down the rebound | 15-37 |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Ronald Hillman | 15-39 |
| 02:46 | Pitt | Fred Morgan is called for the reach on Giuseppe Conti - foul #2 on Fred Morgan, team foul #6 | 15-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Stephen Vance (PF) Paul Sanders, Fred Morgan | |
| 02:37 | Pitt | Joshua Savage denies the turnaround by John Matas | 15-39 |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance grabs the defensive rebound | 15-39 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Andrew Birkland - foul #1 on Andrew Birkland, team foul #13 | 15-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG) James Molino | |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the 1st free throw | 15-40 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 15-41 |
| 01:53 | Pitt | John Matas can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-41 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman pulls down the rebound | 15-41 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage is hacked by John Matas - foul #3 on John Matas, team foul #14 | 15-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Key (SG) Andrew Birkland | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Fred Morgan (PF) Lloyd Clark, Stephen Vance | |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses the 1st free throw | 15-41 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 15-42 |
| 01:17 | Pitt | Fred Morgan steals it from Craig Thomas | 15-42 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders drills a 3 from the right wing set up by James Molino | 15-45 |
| 00:35 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-45 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ronald Hillman | 15-45 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-45 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan hits the follow up shot | 15-47 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Dennis Shannon scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by John Key | 17-47 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | James Molino loses the dribble to John Key in the backcourt | 17-47 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | Craig Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 17-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG), Lance Jeanlouis (SF) John Key, Dennis Shannon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (SF) James Molino, Paul Sanders, Ronald Hillman | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses long on a fullcourt shot | 17-47 |