| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachary Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Huff (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Rouse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - George Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Calvin Malone (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Justin Niemi (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Terry Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Tony Gillis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Raymond Huff inbounds the ball | 41-32 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Pitt | George Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-32 |
| 19:30 | St. John's | Terry Bennett clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 19:28 | Pitt | Charles Rouse grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 19:07 | Pitt | Raymond Huff clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 41-32 |
| 19:06 | Pitt | Charles Rouse can't tip it in | 41-32 |
| 19:05 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Terry Bennett | 41-32 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | Justin Niemi is called for traveling | 41-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson (C) Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:33 | Pitt | Calvin Malone steals it from Geoffrey Jackson | 41-32 |
| 18:15 | St. John's | Calvin Malone hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 41-32 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | Terry Bennett gets the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | Terry Bennett is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Jackson - foul #1 on Geoffrey Jackson, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (SG), Charles Rouse (PF) Zachary Brown, George Peterson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:57 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 17:55 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Craig Gandy | 41-32 |
| 17:41 | Pitt | Daniel White knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Charles Rouse | 43-32 |
| 17:29 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on Raymond Huff - foul #3 on Raymond Huff, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Peterson (SF) Raymond Huff | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:29 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 17:29 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 17:03 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by George Peterson | 45-34 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Justin Niemi buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Calvin Malone | 45-37 |
| 16:19 | Pitt | Daniel White can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Terry Bennett - foul #1 on Terry Bennett, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG) Craig Gandy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), James Jones (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) Robert Matney, Calvin Malone, Justin Niemi, Terry Bennett, Tony Gillis | |
| 16:19 | Pitt | Daniel White makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 16:19 | Pitt | Daniel White misses the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Peter Aronson pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 15:56 | St. John's | Zachary Brown is called for the reach on Dan Carter - foul #3 on Zachary Brown, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (PG), Raymond Huff (SF), Matthew Sprague (PF) Daniel White, Charles Rouse, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Al Burris (C) Samuel Peterman | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachary Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Huff (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 3 pf. C - George Peterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (fresh) SG - James Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Spiro (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Peter Aronson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Al Burris (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | St. John's | Al Burris loses the dribble to Matthew Sprague | 46-37 |
| 15:21 | Pitt | Craig Gandy connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Raymond Huff | 48-37 |
| 15:01 | St. John's | George Peterson steps in front of the Dan Carter pass | 48-37 |
| 14:39 | Pitt | Raymond Huff clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 48-37 |
| 14:38 | St. John's | James Jones snags the defensive board | 48-37 |
| 14:23 | St. John's | Dan Carter drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Spiro | 48-40 |
| 14:21 | Pitt | Craig Gandy is fouled in the backcourt by Dan Carter - foul #2 on Dan Carter, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Calvin Malone (SG), Terry Bennett (PF) Dan Carter, James Jones, Peter Aronson | |
| 14:08 | Pitt | Raymond Huff misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 48-40 |
| 14:07 | St. John's | Al Burris snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Al Burris hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 48-40 |
| 13:47 | St. John's | Robert Matney snags the offensive board | 48-40 |
| 13:39 | St. John's | Calvin Malone can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-40 |
| 13:37 | St. John's | Al Burris tips it in | 48-42 |
| 13:13 | Pitt | Craig Gandy is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-42 |
| 12:56 | St. John's | Calvin Malone loses the ball out of bounds | 50-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (PG), Charles Rouse (PF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Craig Gandy, Matthew Sprague, George Peterson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), James Jones (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Tony Gillis (PF) Robert Matney, Calvin Malone, Mark Spiro, Terry Bennett | |
| 12:35 | Pitt | Raymond Huff is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 52-42 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Al Burris is hacked by Daniel White - foul #1 on Daniel White, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (PG) Zachary Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Justin Niemi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-42 |
| 12:06 | St. John's | Dan Carter hits the follow up shot | 52-44 |
| 11:46 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 11:45 | St. John's | Justin Niemi snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel White (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Huff (tiring) 16 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Charles Rouse (tiring) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Justin Niemi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Al Burris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | St. John's | Dan Carter scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Tony Gillis | 52-47 |
| 11:36 | Pitt | Daniel White is fouled in the backcourt by James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #3 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Sprague (PF), George Peterson (C) Charles Rouse, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Calvin Malone (SG), Samuel Peterman (C) Dan Carter, James Jones, Al Burris | |
| 11:16 | Pitt | Daniel White hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 52-47 |
| 11:15 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague can't tip it in | 52-47 |
| 11:14 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague tips it home | 54-47 |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 10:58 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 10:53 | Pitt | Robert Matney steals the ball from Craig Gandy in the backcourt | 54-47 |
| 10:51 | St. John's | Calvin Malone throws it down on a nice dish by Robert Matney | 54-49 |
| 10:48 | Pitt | Daniel White is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Gillis - foul #1 on Tony Gillis, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (PG) Craig Gandy | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Terry Bennett (PF) Calvin Malone, Justin Niemi, Samuel Peterman | |
| 10:33 | Pitt | George Peterson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Terry Bennett - foul #2 on Terry Bennett, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Rouse (PF) Raymond Huff | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Al Burris (C) Robert Matney, Tony Gillis | |
| 10:33 | Pitt | George Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 10:33 | Pitt | George Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Al Burris hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-49 |
| 10:21 | St. John's | Al Burris can't tip it in | 55-49 |
| 10:19 | Pitt | Daniel White snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 10:13 | Pitt | Charles Rouse misses short on a runner in the paint | 55-49 |
| 10:12 | St. John's | Al Burris grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses the shot from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 10:06 | St. John's | Terry Bennett tips it in | 55-51 |
| 09:46 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Jones - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (PG), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Daniel White, Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), James Lammers (SF) James Jones, Mark Spiro | |
| 09:46 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 09:46 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 09:38 | St. John's | Calvin Malone scores on a jumper from the right side | 57-53 |
| 09:35 | Pitt | Calvin Malone steals the ball from Zachary Brown in the backcourt | 57-53 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Dan Carter knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Calvin Malone | 57-56 |
| 09:18 | Pitt | Craig Gandy's pass is intercepted by Calvin Malone in the backcourt | 57-56 |
| 09:05 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Al Burris grabs the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 08:54 | St. John's | Terry Bennett drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dan Carter | 57-58 |
| 08:47 | Pitt | Zachary Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Bennett | 57-58 |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Dan Carter gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 08:39 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the jumpshot from the left side | 57-58 |
| 08:38 | Pitt | Craig Gandy gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 08:35 | Pitt | Calvin Malone steals the ball from George Peterson in the backcourt | 57-58 |
| 08:22 | St. John's | Calvin Malone hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Dan Carter | 57-60 |
| 08:17 | Pitt | George Peterson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 57-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (SG), Raymond Huff (SF), Charles Rouse (PF) Zachary Brown, George Peterson, Matthew Sprague | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), James Jones (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Tony Gillis (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) Dan Carter, Calvin Malone, James Lammers, Terry Bennett, Al Burris | |
| 08:08 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman is called for traveling | 57-60 |
| 07:43 | Pitt | Raymond Huff misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 07:42 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson tips it home | 59-60 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (tired) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Huff (tiring) 16 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Charles Rouse (tiring) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Justin Niemi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Peterman (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Robert Matney is whistled for traveling | 59-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG), George Peterson (C) Craig Gandy, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:13 | Pitt | Raymond Huff can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 07:12 | Pitt | Daniel White tips it home | 61-60 |
| 06:57 | St. John's | Robert Matney scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Jones | 61-63 |
| 06:32 | Pitt | Daniel White's layup is rejected by Tony Gillis | 61-63 |
| 06:31 | St. John's | Justin Niemi snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 06:25 | St. John's | Robert Matney is fouled on the floor by Daniel White - foul #2 on Daniel White, team foul #5 | 61-63 |
| 06:25 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (PG), Matthew Sprague (PF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Zachary Brown, Charles Rouse, George Peterson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Terry Bennett (PF), Al Burris (C) James Jones, Tony Gillis, Samuel Peterman | |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 06:14 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Jackson | 61-63 |
| 06:12 | Pitt | Calvin Malone steps in front of the Matthew Sprague pass in the backcourt | 61-63 |
| 06:03 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the runner in the paint set up by Robert Matney | 61-65 |
| 05:43 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson travels with the ball | 61-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG) Daniel White | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF) Justin Niemi | |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Calvin Malone's layup is rejected by Matthew Sprague | 61-65 |
| 05:19 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague snags the defensive board | 61-65 |
| 04:53 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague is hacked by Calvin Malone - foul #3 on Calvin Malone, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Peterson (SF), Charles Rouse (PF) Raymond Huff, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Tony Gillis (PF) Robert Matney, Terry Bennett | |
| 04:53 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 04:53 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Al Burris misses the easy layup | 63-65 |
| 04:38 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague grabs the board | 63-65 |
| 04:09 | Pitt | George Peterson is fouled on the floor by Mark Spiro - foul #1 on Mark Spiro, team foul #8 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (SG), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Zachary Brown, Matthew Sprague | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG) Calvin Malone | |
| 04:09 | Pitt | George Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 04:09 | Pitt | George Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 04:00 | St. John's | Al Burris connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Dan Carter | 65-67 |
| 03:58 | Pitt | Craig Gandy is fouled in the backcourt by Dan Carter - foul #3 on Dan Carter, team foul #9 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF) Mark Spiro | |
| 03:58 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | Al Burris gets the rebound | 65-67 |
| 03:49 | St. John's | James Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Tony Gillis tips it home | 65-69 |
| 03:22 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-69 |
| 03:20 | St. John's | James Jones gets the rebound | 65-69 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (tired) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Peterson (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Rouse (tired) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Niemi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Al Burris (tiring) 8 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | St. John's | Daniel White is called for the reach on Tony Gillis - foul #3 on Daniel White, team foul #6 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG), Raymond Huff (SF), Matthew Sprague (PF) Craig Gandy, Charles Rouse, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Mark Spiro (SF), Terry Bennett (PF) Dan Carter, Justin Niemi, Al Burris | |
| 02:51 | St. John's | James Jones is fouled on the floor by Zachary Brown - foul #4 on Zachary Brown, team foul #7 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Peterman (C) Tony Gillis | |
| 02:51 | St. John's | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | James Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 02:51 | Pitt | George Peterson grabs the board | 65-70 |
| 02:45 | Pitt | Zachary Brown's pass is intercepted by Robert Matney in the backcourt | 65-70 |
| 02:45 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-70 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Al Burris (C) James Jones, Mark Spiro, Samuel Peterman | |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Robert Matney misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Matthew Sprague - foul #4 on Matthew Sprague, team foul #8 | 65-70 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Robert Matney makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Robert Matney makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 02:24 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague misses long on a jumper from the left side | 65-72 |
| 02:22 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Al Burris | 65-72 |
| 02:18 | St. John's | Calvin Malone connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Al Burris | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:06 | Pitt | Raymond Huff knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by George Peterson | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:59 | St. John's | Daniel White picks off the pass by Calvin Malone | 67-75 |
| 01:54 | Pitt | Raymond Huff hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel White | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Robert Matney makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Calvin Malone | 69-77 |
| 01:43 | Pitt | Zachary Brown is hacked by Robert Matney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Matney, team foul #10 | 69-77 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (PG), Charles Rouse (PF) Daniel White, Matthew Sprague | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:43 | Pitt | Zachary Brown misses the 1st free throw | 69-77 |
| 01:43 | Pitt | Zachary Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Robert Matney is hacked by Craig Gandy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Craig Gandy, team foul #9 | 70-77 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Robert Matney makes the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Robert Matney makes the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| 01:27 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 70-79 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | Al Burris snags the defensive board | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:23 | St. John's | Al Burris is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Gandy - foul #2 on Craig Gandy, team foul #10 | 70-79 |
| 01:23 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 01:23 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| 01:09 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses badly on a floater from the left side | 70-81 |
| 01:08 | Pitt | Raymond Huff gets the offensive rebound | 70-81 |
| 01:02 | Pitt | Craig Gandy is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 72-81 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | Zachary Brown is called for the reach on Justin Niemi in the backcourt - foul #5 on Zachary Brown, team foul #11 | 72-81 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (SG) Zachary Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:59 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-81 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses the 1st free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 2nd free throw | 72-82 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:52 | Pitt | Raymond Huff is called for a charge - foul #4 on Raymond Huff, team foul #12 | 72-82 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Sprague (PF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Charles Rouse, George Peterson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), James Jones (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Tony Gillis (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) Robert Matney, Calvin Malone, Justin Niemi, Terry Bennett, Al Burris | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Craig Gandy is called for the reach on Samuel Peterman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Craig Gandy, team foul #13 | 72-82 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman makes the 1st free throw | 72-83 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses the 2nd free throw | 72-83 |
| 00:50 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Jackson | 72-83 |
| 00:44 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the runner from the right block | 74-83 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-83 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Rouse (PF), George Peterson (C) Matthew Sprague, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Calvin Malone (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Terry Bennett (PF), Al Burris (C) Dan Carter, James Jones, Mark Spiro, Tony Gillis, Samuel Peterman | |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Justin Niemi is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel White - foul #4 on Daniel White, team foul #14 | 74-83 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 1st free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 2nd free throw | 74-85 |
| 00:37 | Pitt | Daniel White connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Craig Gandy | 76-85 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Robert Matney is hacked by Craig Gandy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Craig Gandy, team foul #15 | 76-85 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Robert Matney makes the 1st free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Robert Matney makes the 2nd free throw | 76-87 |
| 00:29 | Pitt | Justin Niemi is called for the reach on George Peterson - foul #3 on Justin Niemi, team foul #11 | 76-87 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Sprague (PF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Raymond Huff, Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), James Jones (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Tony Gillis (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) Robert Matney, Calvin Malone, Justin Niemi, Terry Bennett, Al Burris | |
| 00:29 | Pitt | George Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 76-87 |
| 00:29 | Pitt | George Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-87 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Dan Carter runs out the clock | 77-87 |