| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Key (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Dennis Shannon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Matas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Robert Hardy (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Beasley (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Dennis Shannon inbounds the ball | 17-41 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:41 | Pitt | Scott Davis steals it from John Matas | 17-41 |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer lays it up and in on a great pass from Scott Davis | 17-43 |
| 19:27 | Pitt | Craig Thomas banks in the layup and he's fouled by Scott Davis - foul #1 on Scott Davis, team foul #1 | 19-43 |
| 19:27 | Pitt | Craig Thomas makes the free throw | 20-43 |
| 19:06 | St. John's | Louis Taylor clanks a floater from the free throw line | 20-43 |
| 19:05 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Davis | 20-43 |
| 18:37 | St. John's | Scott Davis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-43 |
| 18:36 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti gets the rebound | 20-43 |
| 18:23 | Pitt | John Matas shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 22-43 |
| 17:56 | St. John's | Dennis Shannon is called for the reach on Roscoe Salzer - foul #3 on Dennis Shannon, team foul #1 | 22-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis (SF) Dennis Shannon | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:48 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer loses the dribble to Giuseppe Conti | 22-43 |
| 17:35 | Pitt | The pull-up jumper by Craig Thomas is blocked by Jacob Beasley | 22-43 |
| 17:33 | St. John's | Louis Taylor snags the defensive board | 22-43 |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Louis Taylor can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 22-43 |
| 17:16 | Pitt | Craig Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 22-43 |
| 17:01 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-43 |
| 16:59 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer snags the defensive board | 22-43 |
| 16:36 | St. John's | Craig Thomas picks off the pass by Robert Hardy | 22-43 |
| 16:21 | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-43 |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley snags the defensive board | 22-43 |
| 15:58 | St. John's | Louis Taylor connects on the floater from the right block | 22-45 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Key (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Lance Jeanlouis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Matas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hardy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Louis Taylor (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Beasley (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Pitt | Roscoe Salzer steals the ball from John Key | 22-45 |
| 15:28 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer is hacked by Lance Jeanlouis - foul #1 on Lance Jeanlouis, team foul #2 | 22-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG), Dennis Shannon (SF) John Key, Lance Jeanlouis | |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG), Billy Charland (SG), Garland O'Keefe (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) Scott Davis, Robert Hardy, Louis Taylor, Jacob Beasley | |
| 15:08 | St. John's | Giuseppe Conti is called for the reach on Roscoe Salzer - foul #2 on Giuseppe Conti, team foul #3 | 22-45 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Craig Thomas - foul #4 on Craig Thomas, team foul #4 | 22-45 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro misses the 1st free throw | 22-45 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro makes the 2nd free throw | 22-46 |
| 14:25 | Pitt | Dennis Shannon misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 22-46 |
| 14:23 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault pulls down the rebound | 22-46 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | John Matas steps in front of the Woodrow Shapiro pass | 22-46 |
| 13:53 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-46 |
| 13:51 | St. John's | Billy Charland grabs the defensive rebound | 22-46 |
| 13:26 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Garland O'Keefe | 22-48 |
| 13:09 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 22-48 |
| 13:07 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer grabs the board | 22-48 |
| 12:49 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roscoe Salzer and he's hacked by Andrew Birkland - foul #4 on Andrew Birkland, team foul #5 | 22-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kristopher Butera (PG), Lance Jeanlouis (SF) Andrew Birkland, Dennis Shannon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SG), James Hough (SF), Louis Taylor (PF), Jacob Beasley (C) Billy Charland, Roscoe Salzer, Garland O'Keefe, Martin Arsenault | |
| 12:49 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro makes the free throw | 22-51 |
| 12:29 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kristopher Butera | 25-51 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro loses the dribble to Kristopher Butera | 25-51 |
| 12:08 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti misses short on a runner in the paint | 25-51 |
| 12:06 | St. John's | James Hough pulls down the rebound | 25-51 |
| 11:37 | St. John's | Louis Taylor can't finish the layup | 25-51 |
| 11:36 | St. John's | James Hough hits the follow up shot | 25-53 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kristopher Butera (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Thomas (tiring) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Lance Jeanlouis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Matas (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Woodrow Shapiro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hardy (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Hough (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Beasley (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Pitt | Craig Thomas connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Kristopher Butera | 27-53 |
| 10:57 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley loses the ball out of bounds | 27-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Key (SG), Dennis Shannon (SF) Kristopher Butera, Lance Jeanlouis | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Roscoe Salzer (SF) Woodrow Shapiro, James Hough | |
| 10:44 | Pitt | Craig Thomas loses the dribble to Scott Davis | 27-53 |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Robert Hardy is hacked by John Key - foul #2 on John Key, team foul #6 | 27-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Martin Arsenault (C) Jacob Beasley | |
| 10:06 | St. John's | Louis Taylor hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Scott Davis | 27-55 |
| 09:57 | Pitt | Dennis Shannon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe (PF) Louis Taylor | |
| 09:38 | St. John's | Scott Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-55 |
| 09:36 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Matas | 27-55 |
| 09:19 | Pitt | John Key hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-55 |
| 09:17 | Pitt | Dennis Shannon hits the follow up shot | 29-55 |
| 08:56 | St. John's | Scott Davis double dribbles | 29-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis (SF) Dennis Shannon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (SG), Louis Taylor (PF), Jacob Beasley (C) Robert Hardy, Garland O'Keefe, Martin Arsenault | |
| 08:42 | Pitt | John Matas drills a 3 from the right corner | 32-55 |
| 08:38 | St. John's | Scott Davis knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Louis Taylor and the foul's on Giuseppe Conti - foul #3 on Giuseppe Conti, team foul #7 | 32-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kristopher Butera (PG) John Key | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:38 | St. John's | Scott Davis makes the free throw | 32-58 |
| 08:27 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti throws it down | 34-58 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer can't throw it down | 34-58 |
| 08:06 | Pitt | Craig Thomas pulls down the rebound | 34-58 |
| 07:45 | Pitt | John Matas misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Louis Taylor - foul #1 on Louis Taylor, team foul #2 | 34-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG), Dennis Shannon (SF) Kristopher Butera, Lance Jeanlouis | |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG), James Hough (SF) Scott Davis, Roscoe Salzer | |
| 07:45 | Pitt | John Matas makes the 1st free throw | 35-58 |
| 07:45 | Pitt | John Matas makes the 2nd free throw | 36-58 |
| 07:18 | St. John's | James Hough makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Louis Taylor | 36-61 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (tired) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Birkland (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Dennis Shannon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Matas (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Hough (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Louis Taylor (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Beasley (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Pitt | Craig Thomas's pass is intercepted by Woodrow Shapiro | 36-61 |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro is fouled on the floor by Craig Thomas - foul #5 on Craig Thomas, team foul #8 | 36-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kristopher Butera (PG) Craig Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SG), Garland O'Keefe (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) Billy Charland, Louis Taylor, Jacob Beasley | |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro misses the 1st free throw | 36-61 |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-61 |
| 06:28 | St. John's | James Hough loses the dribble to John Matas | 36-61 |
| 06:11 | Pitt | John Matas splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Andrew Birkland | 38-61 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | James Hough drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Woodrow Shapiro | 38-64 |
| 05:45 | Pitt | Woodrow Shapiro steals it from Kristopher Butera | 38-64 |
| 05:16 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro is hacked by Dennis Shannon - foul #4 on Dennis Shannon, team foul #9 | 38-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis (SF) Dennis Shannon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer (SF), Louis Taylor (PF), Jacob Beasley (C) James Hough, Garland O'Keefe, Martin Arsenault | |
| 05:16 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro makes the 1st free throw | 38-65 |
| 05:16 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro makes the 2nd free throw | 38-66 |
| 04:56 | Pitt | Roscoe Salzer steals it from Andrew Birkland | 38-66 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-66 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Key (SG) Andrew Birkland | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG) Woodrow Shapiro | |
| 04:44 | Pitt | The jump hook by John Matas is blocked by Louis Taylor | 38-66 |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Louis Taylor gets the rebound | 38-66 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Louis Taylor misses the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by John Matas - foul #3 on John Matas, team foul #10 | 38-66 |
| Subs | Pitt | Mike Hayslett (PG) Kristopher Butera | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Louis Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 38-67 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Louis Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 38-68 |
| 04:15 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 38-68 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Scott Davis gets the rebound | 38-68 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Louis Taylor drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Scott Davis | 38-70 |
| 03:46 | Pitt | Mike Hayslett's pass is intercepted by Robert Hardy in the backcourt | 38-70 |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Scott Davis jams it on a nice dish by Robert Hardy | 38-72 |
| 03:35 | Pitt | Mike Hayslett misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-72 |
| 03:34 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer grabs the defensive rebound | 38-72 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Louis Taylor can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 38-72 |
| 03:13 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer grabs the offensive board | 38-72 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Mike Hayslett (fresh) SG - John Key (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Lance Jeanlouis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Matas (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Giuseppe Conti (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Hardy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Louis Taylor (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jacob Beasley (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Scott Davis misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-72 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | Louis Taylor tips it home | 38-74 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:36 | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis is fouled on the floor by Roscoe Salzer - foul #4 on Roscoe Salzer, team foul #3 | 38-74 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kristopher Butera (PG), Andrew Birkland (SG), Dennis Shannon (SF) Mike Hayslett, John Key, Lance Jeanlouis | |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (SG), Garland O'Keefe (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) Robert Hardy, Louis Taylor, Jacob Beasley | |
| 02:29 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Scott Davis - foul #2 on Scott Davis, team foul #4 | 38-74 |
| 02:29 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti makes the 1st free throw | 39-74 |
| 02:29 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti makes the 2nd free throw | 40-74 |
| 02:02 | St. John's | Scott Davis misses short on a shot from the left side | 40-74 |
| 02:00 | Pitt | Dennis Shannon grabs the board | 40-74 |
| 01:48 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Dennis Shannon | 42-74 |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dennis Shannon - foul #5 on Dennis Shannon, team foul #11 | 42-74 |
| Subs | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis (SF) Dennis Shannon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SG), Louis Taylor (PF), Jacob Beasley (C) Billy Charland, Garland O'Keefe, Martin Arsenault | |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer makes the 1st free throw | 42-75 |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer makes the 2nd free throw | 42-76 |
| 01:06 | Pitt | The short jumper by Giuseppe Conti is denied by Jacob Beasley | 42-76 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley gets the rebound | 42-76 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Robert Hardy loses the dribble to Andrew Birkland | 42-76 |
| 00:38 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland lays it in | 44-76 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Scott Davis is hacked by Kristopher Butera - foul #1 on Kristopher Butera, team foul #12 | 44-76 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Scott Davis makes the 1st free throw | 44-77 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Scott Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 44-78 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Pitt | Louis Taylor takes the ball from Andrew Birkland | 44-78 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Scott Davis runs out the clock | 44-78 |