| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Raymond Thompson (fresh) SG - Frank Jones (fresh) SF - James Frazier (fresh) PF - John Edwards (fresh) C - Gary Caulkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fresh) SG - Horace Morse (fresh) SF - John Depriest (fresh) PF - Antonio Cruz (fresh) C - Barry Jacob (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Barry Jacob wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Pitt | Michael Alexander evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Wake Forest | James Frazier misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Pitt | Barry Jacob pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Pitt | Michael Alexander splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Wake Forest | John Edwards can't tip it in | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Pitt | Barry Jacob gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Pitt | Michael Alexander evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Horace Morse | 0-5 |
| 18:14 | Wake Forest | Michael Alexander picks off the pass by Frank Jones | 0-5 |
| 18:11 | Pitt | Michael Alexander lays it in | 0-7 |
| 17:44 | Wake Forest | John Edwards banks in the layup on a great pass from Raymond Thompson and the foul's on Antonio Cruz - foul #1 on Antonio Cruz, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell (PG), Donald Beaver (SG), Samuel Mong (SF), Michael Carter (C) Raymond Thompson, Frank Jones, James Frazier, Gary Caulkins | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 17:44 | Wake Forest | John Edwards makes the free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:42 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is hacked by Donald Beaver in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Beaver, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Eric Larson (PF) John Edwards | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 17:29 | Pitt | Michael Alexander splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 3-7 |
| 17:27 | Wake Forest | Eric Larson gets the rebound | 3-7 |
| 17:05 | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver's fadeaway is rejected by Antonio Cruz | 3-7 |
| 17:03 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:47 | Pitt | Barry Jacob comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Burton Cornwell - foul #1 on Burton Cornwell, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SF) John Depriest | |
| 16:47 | Pitt | Barry Jacob misses the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:47 | Pitt | Barry Jacob misses the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:47 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Michael Carter | 3-7 |
| 16:23 | Wake Forest | Samuel Mong drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Burton Cornwell | 5-7 |
| 16:05 | Pitt | The short jumper by Antonio Cruz is denied by Michael Carter | 5-7 |
| 16:03 | Wake Forest | Samuel Mong snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Burton Cornwell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Beaver (fresh) SF - Samuel Mong (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Larson (fresh) C - Michael Carter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Horace Morse (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry O'Harra (fresh) PF - Antonio Cruz (fairly fresh) C - Barry Jacob (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Wake Forest | Samuel Mong connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 7-7 |
| 15:20 | Pitt | Donald Beaver steps in front of the Barry Jacob pass | 7-7 |
| 14:53 | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 14:52 | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver misses the tip | 7-7 |
| 14:50 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:29 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the contested shot from the left side set up by Terry O'Harra | 7-9 |
| 14:00 | Wake Forest | Terry O'Harra steals it from Michael Carter | 7-9 |
| 13:36 | Pitt | Horace Morse steps out of bounds on the baseline | 7-9 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson (PG), Frank Jones (SG), James Frazier (SF), John Edwards (PF), Gary Caulkins (C) Burton Cornwell, Donald Beaver, Samuel Mong, Eric Larson, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Depriest (SF), Luther Cote (C) Terry O'Harra, Barry Jacob | |
| 13:10 | Wake Forest | A charge is called on Raymond Thompson - foul #1 on Raymond Thompson, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| 12:52 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Michael Alexander, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| 12:28 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Frank Jones, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Carter (C) Gary Caulkins | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette (SG), Felix Whittington (PF) Horace Morse, Antonio Cruz | |
| 12:25 | Pitt | Michael Alexander throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-9 |
| 12:06 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Frank Jones | 9-9 |
| 11:55 | Pitt | Michael Alexander's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Carter | 9-9 |
| 11:54 | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette snags the offensive board | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Raymond Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Frazier (fresh) PF - John Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Dante Bissonnette (fresh) SF - John Depriest (fresh) PF - Felix Whittington (fresh) C - Luther Cote (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Pitt | Michael Alexander splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 11:35 | Pitt | Felix Whittington misses the tip | 9-9 |
| 11:33 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 11:12 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter's pass is intercepted by John Depriest | 9-9 |
| 10:58 | Pitt | Michael Alexander evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on James Frazier - foul #1 on James Frazier, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell (PG), Gary Caulkins (C) Raymond Thompson, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG), Antonio Cruz (PF), Barry Jacob (C) Dante Bissonnette, Felix Whittington, Luther Cote | |
| 10:58 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 10:58 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 10:32 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins misses the easy layup | 9-11 |
| 10:30 | Pitt | Michael Alexander grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 10:25 | Pitt | Horace Morse misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 10:24 | Wake Forest | John Edwards grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 09:58 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones's floater is tipped away by Antonio Cruz | 9-11 |
| 09:57 | Pitt | John Depriest grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 09:32 | Pitt | John Depriest is hacked by Burton Cornwell - foul #2 on Burton Cornwell, team foul #6 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson (PG), Donald Beaver (SG), Samuel Mong (SF), Michael Carter (C) Burton Cornwell, Frank Jones, James Frazier, Gary Caulkins | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette (SG), Terry O'Harra (SF) Michael Alexander, John Depriest | |
| 09:07 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner but the foul's on John Edwards - foul #1 on John Edwards, team foul #7 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant (SG), Eric Larson (C) Donald Beaver, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Pitt | Luther Cote (C) Barry Jacob | |
| 09:07 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 09:07 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 09:07 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra makes the 3rd free throw | 9-14 |
| 08:40 | Wake Forest | Samuel Mong is hacked by Luther Cote - foul #1 on Luther Cote, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver (SG), Michael Carter (C) Samuel Mong, Eric Larson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 08:21 | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-14 |
| 08:20 | Wake Forest | John Edwards can't tip it in | 9-14 |
| 08:18 | Pitt | Luther Cote grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 08:00 | Pitt | Horace Morse misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-14 |
| 07:58 | Pitt | Luther Cote tips it back up and in | 9-16 |
| 07:39 | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver can't throw it down | 9-16 |
| 07:37 | Pitt | Luther Cote gets the rebound | 9-16 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Raymond Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Beaver (fresh) SF - Gilbert Grant (fresh) PF - John Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Horace Morse (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Dante Bissonnette (fresh) SF - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antonio Cruz (tiring) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Luther Cote (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-16 |
| 07:22 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson gets the rebound | 9-16 |
| 07:02 | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Luther Cote - foul #2 on Luther Cote, team foul #4 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frank Jones (SG), James Frazier (SF), Eric Larson (PF), Gary Caulkins (C) Raymond Thompson, Gilbert Grant, John Edwards, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG), John Depriest (SF), Felix Whittington (PF), Barry Jacob (C) Horace Morse, Terry O'Harra, Antonio Cruz, Luther Cote | |
| 07:02 | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver misses the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 07:02 | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver misses the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 07:02 | Pitt | Barry Jacob gets the rebound | 9-16 |
| 06:49 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is hacked by Eric Larson - foul #1 on Eric Larson, team foul #8 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson (PG) Donald Beaver | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 06:49 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 06:49 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 06:49 | Wake Forest | Eric Larson grabs the board | 9-17 |
| 06:28 | Wake Forest | Eric Larson misses short on a jump hook from close range | 9-17 |
| 06:26 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones tips it in | 11-17 |
| 06:13 | Pitt | Barry Jacob drills a turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Gary Caulkins - foul #1 on Gary Caulkins, team foul #9 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Edwards (PF) Eric Larson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SF) Dante Bissonnette | |
| 06:13 | Pitt | Barry Jacob makes the free throw | 11-20 |
| 05:46 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones clanks a shot from the right wing | 11-20 |
| 05:45 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Terry O'Harra | 11-20 |
| 05:23 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is hacked by Gary Caulkins during a doubleteam - foul #2 on Gary Caulkins, team foul #10 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver (PG), Samuel Mong (SF), Michael Carter (C) Raymond Thompson, James Frazier, Gary Caulkins | |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG), Antonio Cruz (PF) Terry O'Harra, Felix Whittington | |
| 05:23 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 05:23 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 11-22 |
| 05:03 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-22 |
| 05:02 | Pitt | John Depriest grabs the board | 11-22 |
| 04:57 | Pitt | Michael Alexander hits the finger roll on a great pass from Horace Morse | 11-24 |
| 04:35 | Wake Forest | John Edwards misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Barry Jacob - foul #1 on Barry Jacob, team foul #5 | 11-24 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson (PG), Gilbert Grant (SG), James Frazier (SF), Eric Larson (C) Donald Beaver, Frank Jones, Samuel Mong, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 04:35 | Wake Forest | John Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 11-24 |
| 04:35 | Wake Forest | John Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 12-24 |
| 04:10 | Pitt | Barry Jacob clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Eric Larson - foul #2 on Eric Larson, team foul #11 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frank Jones (SG), Michael Carter (C) Gilbert Grant, Eric Larson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 04:10 | Pitt | Barry Jacob makes the 1st free throw | 12-25 |
| 04:10 | Pitt | Barry Jacob makes the 2nd free throw | 12-26 |
| 03:41 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Horace Morse - foul #1 on Horace Morse, team foul #6 | 12-26 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell (PG), Samuel Mong (SF), Eric Larson (PF), Gary Caulkins (C) Raymond Thompson, James Frazier, John Edwards, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SF), Luther Cote (C) John Depriest, Barry Jacob | |
| 03:41 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones misses the 1st free throw | 12-26 |
| 03:41 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 13-26 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Burton Cornwell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Mong (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric Larson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Caulkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SG - Horace Morse (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antonio Cruz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Luther Cote (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Pitt | Michael Alexander can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-26 |
| 03:16 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz grabs the offensive rebound | 13-26 |
| 02:52 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz is fouled on the floor by Eric Larson - foul #3 on Eric Larson, team foul #12 | 13-26 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant (SG), James Frazier (SF), John Edwards (PF), Michael Carter (C) Frank Jones, Samuel Mong, Eric Larson, Gary Caulkins | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette (SG) Horace Morse | |
| 02:52 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz misses the 1st free throw | 13-26 |
| 02:52 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz misses the 2nd free throw | 13-26 |
| 02:52 | Wake Forest | John Edwards pulls down the rebound | 13-26 |
| 02:29 | Wake Forest | James Frazier connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Burton Cornwell | 16-26 |
| 02:23 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses the 3 from straight away | 16-26 |
| 02:22 | Wake Forest | John Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 16-26 |
| 02:01 | Wake Forest | Michael Alexander takes the ball from James Frazier | 16-26 |
| 01:58 | Pitt | Michael Alexander hits the finger roll | 16-28 |
| 01:41 | Wake Forest | James Frazier clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-28 |
| 01:40 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz grabs the defensive rebound | 16-28 |
| 01:21 | Pitt | Michael Alexander's fadeaway is rejected by John Edwards | 16-28 |
| 01:20 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz grabs the offensive rebound | 16-28 |
| 00:55 | Pitt | Michael Alexander evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Burton Cornwell - foul #3 on Burton Cornwell, team foul #13 | 16-28 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson (PG), Frank Jones (SG), Samuel Mong (SF), Gary Caulkins (C) Burton Cornwell, Gilbert Grant, James Frazier, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG), John Depriest (SF), Felix Whittington (PF), Barry Jacob (C) Dante Bissonnette, Terry O'Harra, Antonio Cruz, Luther Cote | |
| 00:55 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 16-29 |
| 00:55 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 16-30 |
| 00:26 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Horace Morse - foul #2 on Horace Morse, team foul #7 | 16-30 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver (PF) John Edwards | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette (SG) Michael Alexander | |
| 00:26 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones makes the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 00:26 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 00:02 | Pitt | Horace Morse is whistled for traveling | 18-30 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Edwards (PF) Frank Jones | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson misses long on a halfcourt shot | 18-30 |