| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachary Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Huff (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Rouse (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - George Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Craig Alden (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alberto Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Raymond Huff inbounds the ball | 38-43 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Pitt | George Peterson can't finish the uncontested layup | 38-43 |
| 19:33 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Alberto Romano | 38-43 |
| 19:29 | Rutgers | George Peterson takes the ball from Craig Alden | 38-43 |
| 19:00 | Pitt | Lloyd Malizia steals the ball from Charles Rouse | 38-43 |
| 18:57 | Rutgers | Craig Alden lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lloyd Malizia | 38-45 |
| 18:53 | Pitt | Zachary Brown is hacked by Rubin Wolfe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rubin Wolfe, team foul #1 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Don Hughes (C) Jimmy Riley, Lloyd Malizia, Rubin Wolfe | |
| 18:31 | Pitt | Gregory Capel is called for the reach on Raymond Huff - foul #3 on Gregory Capel, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (SG), Matthew Sprague (PF) Zachary Brown, Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (SG), Rubin Wolfe (C) Gregory Capel, Craig Alden | |
| 18:14 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague banks in the layup on a great pass from Craig Gandy and he's hacked by Don Hughes - foul #2 on Don Hughes, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| 18:14 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 17:59 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe is fouled on the floor by Craig Gandy - foul #1 on Craig Gandy, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| 17:47 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 41-47 |
| 17:45 | Pitt | Don Hughes is called for the reach on Craig Gandy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Don Hughes, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Lloyd Malizia (SF) James Calvert, Don Hughes | |
| 17:26 | Pitt | Craig Gandy scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Daniel White and he's hacked by Jimmy Riley - foul #2 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG), Charles Rouse (PF) Daniel White, George Peterson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:26 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses the free throw | 43-47 |
| 17:26 | Pitt | Charles Rouse gets the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 17:09 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague connects on the open runner from the left block set up by Zachary Brown | 45-47 |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | Zachary Brown steals it from Alberto Romano | 45-47 |
| 16:44 | Pitt | Raymond Huff knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Craig Gandy and he's hacked by Jimmy Riley - foul #3 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (SG), George Peterson (C) Craig Gandy, Matthew Sprague | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Craig Alden (SF) Jimmy Riley, Lloyd Malizia | |
| 16:44 | Pitt | Raymond Huff makes the free throw | 48-47 |
| 16:32 | Rutgers | Raymond Huff swats the layup by Rubin Wolfe | 48-47 |
| 16:31 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Raymond Huff | 48-47 |
| 16:27 | Pitt | Craig Alden picks off the pass by Charles Rouse in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| 16:16 | Rutgers | Daniel White takes the ball from Harry Murphy | 48-47 |
| 16:11 | Pitt | Raymond Huff hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daniel White | 50-47 |
| 15:55 | Rutgers | Daniel White steps in front of the Harry Murphy pass | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel White (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Huff (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Rouse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - George Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Harry Murphy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Craig Alden (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alberto Romano (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Rubin Wolfe (tiring) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Pitt | Raymond Huff makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Daniel White | 52-47 |
| 15:13 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 52-47 |
| 15:11 | Rutgers | James Calvert grabs the offensive board | 52-47 |
| 15:06 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 15:05 | Pitt | George Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 14:41 | Pitt | Raymond Huff blows the layup | 52-47 |
| 14:40 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Rubin Wolfe | 52-47 |
| 14:34 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Calvert | 52-50 |
| 14:10 | Pitt | George Peterson buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Zachary Brown | 54-50 |
| 13:59 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Calvert | 54-53 |
| 13:39 | Pitt | Zachary Brown drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Huff | 56-53 |
| 13:17 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alberto Romano | 56-55 |
| 13:13 | Pitt | George Peterson is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Alden - foul #3 on Craig Alden, team foul #7 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (PG), Matthew Sprague (PF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Daniel White, Raymond Huff, Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Kim Smith (PF), Mathew Perry (C) James Calvert, Harry Murphy, Craig Alden, Alberto Romano, Rubin Wolfe | |
| 13:13 | Pitt | George Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 13:13 | Rutgers | Kim Smith pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 12:57 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 12:55 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 12:37 | Pitt | George Peterson is called for a charge - foul #2 on George Peterson, team foul #2 | 56-55 |
| 12:21 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 12:10 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 56-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | Raymond Huff (SF) George Peterson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:51 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia buries a jumper from the left side | 56-60 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Zachary Brown (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Huff (tired) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kim Smith (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Mathew Perry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Pitt | Zachary Brown misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Kim Smith - foul #4 on Kim Smith, team foul #8 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Peterson (C) Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (PG), Don Hughes (PF) Jimmy Riley, Kim Smith | |
| 11:28 | Pitt | Zachary Brown makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 11:28 | Pitt | Zachary Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 11:14 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Orville Hedge, team foul #9 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (SG) Zachary Brown | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (SG) Gregory Capel | |
| 10:58 | Pitt | Don Hughes is called for the reach on Raymond Huff - foul #4 on Don Hughes, team foul #10 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (PF) Don Hughes | |
| 10:58 | Pitt | Raymond Huff makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 10:58 | Pitt | Raymond Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 10:40 | Rutgers | Craig Alden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Rouse (PF) Raymond Huff | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:23 | Pitt | Craig Gandy lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Matthew Sprague | 62-60 |
| 10:19 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry is fouled on the floor by Matthew Sprague - foul #2 on Matthew Sprague, team foul #3 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (SG) Craig Alden | |
| 10:11 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-60 |
| 10:09 | Pitt | George Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 10:07 | Pitt | Daniel White is hacked by Harry Murphy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harry Murphy, team foul #11 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson (C) Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:07 | Pitt | Daniel White misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 10:07 | Pitt | Daniel White makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Geoffrey Jackson - foul #4 on Geoffrey Jackson, team foul #4 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Rouse (PF) Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG) Orville Hedge | |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 09:52 | Pitt | Charles Rouse grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 09:50 | Pitt | Harry Murphy is called for the reach on Craig Gandy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harry Murphy, team foul #12 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe (C) Mathew Perry | |
| 09:50 | Pitt | Craig Gandy makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 09:50 | Pitt | Craig Gandy makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 09:41 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Harry Murphy | 65-63 |
| 09:28 | Pitt | Craig Gandy's dunk attempt is rejected by Alberto Romano | 65-63 |
| 09:27 | Pitt | Charles Rouse grabs the offensive board | 65-63 |
| 09:18 | Pitt | Daniel White hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Gregory Capel - foul #4 on Gregory Capel, team foul #13 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | Raymond Huff (SF) George Peterson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG) Gregory Capel | |
| 09:18 | Pitt | Daniel White makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 09:18 | Pitt | Daniel White makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 09:10 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-63 |
| 09:08 | Pitt | Craig Gandy grabs the board | 67-63 |
| 08:47 | Pitt | Raymond Huff clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Jimmy Riley - foul #4 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #14 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG) Daniel White | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (PG), Craig Alden (SG), Mathew Perry (C) Jimmy Riley, Harry Murphy, Alberto Romano | |
| 08:47 | Pitt | Raymond Huff makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 08:47 | Pitt | Raymond Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 08:18 | Rutgers | Matthew Sprague is called for the reach on Craig Alden - foul #3 on Matthew Sprague, team foul #5 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Peterson (C) Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Alberto Romano (PF) Lloyd Malizia, Rubin Wolfe | |
| 08:05 | Rutgers | Craig Alden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-63 |
| 08:03 | Pitt | George Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 07:46 | Pitt | George Peterson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Alberto Romano - foul #2 on Alberto Romano, team foul #15 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson (C) Raymond Huff | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Kim Smith (PF), Don Hughes (C) James Calvert, Orville Hedge, Alberto Romano, Mathew Perry | |
| 07:46 | Pitt | George Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 07:46 | Pitt | George Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 07:46 | Rutgers | Don Hughes snags the defensive board | 70-63 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Zachary Brown (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Peterson (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Sprague (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Craig Alden (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Kim Smith (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Don Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Rutgers | Don Hughes connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Jimmy Riley and he's hacked by Matthew Sprague - foul #4 on Matthew Sprague, team foul #6 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Rouse (PF) Matthew Sprague | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia (SF) Craig Alden | |
| 07:26 | Rutgers | Don Hughes makes the free throw | 70-66 |
| 07:09 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 70-66 |
| 07:08 | Pitt | George Peterson misses the tip | 70-66 |
| 07:06 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia gets the rebound | 70-66 |
| 07:02 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 70-66 |
| 07:00 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 70-66 |
| 06:57 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-66 |
| 06:37 | Pitt | Craig Gandy drills a driving attempt from the left block | 72-66 |
| 06:21 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 72-66 |
| 06:19 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel grabs the offensive rebound | 72-66 |
| 06:02 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel is whistled for traveling | 72-66 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (SG), Raymond Huff (SF), Matthew Sprague (PF) Zachary Brown, George Peterson, Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Craig Alden (SF) Jimmy Riley, Lloyd Malizia | |
| 06:00 | Pitt | Raymond Huff is hacked by Craig Alden in the backcourt - foul #4 on Craig Alden, team foul #16 | 72-66 |
| 06:00 | Pitt | Raymond Huff misses the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 06:00 | Pitt | Raymond Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 05:51 | Rutgers | James Calvert misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Craig Gandy - foul #2 on Craig Gandy, team foul #7 | 73-66 |
| 05:51 | Rutgers | James Calvert makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 05:51 | Rutgers | James Calvert makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 05:40 | Pitt | Raymond Huff hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Craig Gandy | 75-68 |
| 05:21 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-68 |
| 05:20 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson grabs the board | 75-68 |
| 05:16 | Pitt | Raymond Huff misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 75-68 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | Kim Smith snags the defensive board | 75-68 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Craig Gandy - foul #3 on Craig Gandy, team foul #8 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (SF), Mathew Perry (C) Craig Alden, Don Hughes | |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 04:55 | Pitt | Daniel White double dribbles | 75-69 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Peterson (C) Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (SG) Gregory Capel | |
| 04:48 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry misses the easy layup but the foul's on George Peterson - foul #3 on George Peterson, team foul #9 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (PG) James Calvert | |
| 04:48 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry misses the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 04:48 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 04:46 | Pitt | Daniel White loses the dribble to Orville Hedge in the backcourt | 75-70 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Kim Smith is fouled on the floor by Raymond Huff - foul #2 on Raymond Huff, team foul #10 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG) Orville Hedge | |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Kim Smith makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Kim Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 04:33 | Pitt | Jimmy Riley picks off the pass by Craig Gandy in the backcourt | 75-72 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on George Peterson - foul #4 on George Peterson, team foul #11 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson (C) Raymond Huff | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe (C) Mathew Perry | |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 04:06 | Pitt | Kim Smith steals it from Craig Gandy | 75-74 |
| 03:58 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe can't throw it down | 75-74 |
| 03:57 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson snags the defensive board | 75-74 |
| 03:33 | Pitt | Daniel White comes up short on the shot from close range | 75-74 |
| 03:32 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague grabs the offensive board | 75-74 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (tired) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel White (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Peterson (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Matthew Sprague (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alberto Romano (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kim Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Rubin Wolfe (tiring) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Pitt | Rubin Wolfe is called for the reach on Geoffrey Jackson - foul #3 on Rubin Wolfe, team foul #17 | 75-74 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG), Raymond Huff (SF), Charles Rouse (PF) Daniel White, George Peterson, Matthew Sprague | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Craig Alden (SF), Don Hughes (C) Jimmy Riley, Harry Murphy, Alberto Romano, Rubin Wolfe | |
| 03:12 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 03:12 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 03:12 | Rutgers | Kim Smith grabs the board | 75-74 |
| 02:55 | Rutgers | Zachary Brown takes the ball from Kim Smith | 75-74 |
| 02:52 | Pitt | Zachary Brown lays it up and in | 77-74 |
| 02:36 | Rutgers | Craig Alden is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on Craig Alden, team foul #18 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Peterson (C) Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia (SF), Mathew Perry (C) Craig Alden, Kim Smith | |
| 02:29 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-74 |
| 02:07 | Pitt | Raymond Huff lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Rouse | 79-74 |
| 02:07 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-74 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (SG) Craig Gandy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG) James Calvert | |
| 01:48 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 79-76 |
| 01:45 | Pitt | George Peterson is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmy Riley - foul #5 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #19 | 79-76 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (PG) Daniel White | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Alberto Romano (SF), Kim Smith (PF), Rubin Wolfe (C) Jimmy Riley, Lloyd Malizia, Don Hughes, Mathew Perry | |
| 01:45 | Pitt | George Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 01:45 | Pitt | George Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| 01:45 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Gregory Capel | 80-76 |
| 01:34 | Rutgers | Kim Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 80-76 |
| 01:32 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe snags the offensive board | 80-76 |
| 01:32 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-76 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | James Calvert misses the dunk | 80-76 |
| 01:20 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe grabs the offensive board | 80-76 |
| 01:08 | Rutgers | George Peterson is called for the reach on Gregory Capel - foul #5 on George Peterson, team foul #12 | 80-76 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Sprague (C) George Peterson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:08 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 01:08 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 01:06 | Pitt | Craig Gandy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-77 |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 80-79 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Raymond Huff travels with the ball | 80-79 |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 80-79 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 80-79 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe double dribbles | 80-79 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Zachary Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Capel - foul #5 on Gregory Capel, team foul #20 | 80-79 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (SG) Gregory Capel | |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Zachary Brown misses the 1st free throw | 80-79 |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Zachary Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 80-79 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Matthew Sprague is called for the reach on Rubin Wolfe - foul #5 on Matthew Sprague, team foul #13 | 80-79 |
| Subs | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson (C) Matthew Sprague | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 80-80 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 80-81 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Pitt calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 80-81 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Pitt | Craig Gandy drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 82-81 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 82-81 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 82-81 |