| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) SG - Craig Alden (fresh) SF - Alberto Romano (fresh) PF - Kim Smith (fresh) C - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fresh) SG - Zachary Brown (fresh) SF - Raymond Huff (fresh) PF - Charles Rouse (fresh) C - George Peterson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Rutgers | Kim Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Rubin Wolfe | 3-0 |
| 19:29 | Pitt | Raymond Huff misses the wide open shot in the lane | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | Pitt | Charles Rouse grabs the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Pitt | Zachary Brown hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Raymond Huff | 3-3 |
| 19:04 | Rutgers | Craig Alden is called for a charge - foul #1 on Craig Alden, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:48 | Pitt | Raymond Huff's pass is intercepted by Rubin Wolfe | 3-3 |
| 18:37 | Rutgers | Craig Alden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-3 |
| 18:35 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe gets the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:21 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jimmy Riley | 5-3 |
| 18:18 | Pitt | Craig Gandy is fouled in the backcourt by Rubin Wolfe - foul #1 on Rubin Wolfe, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| 18:01 | Pitt | George Peterson misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Rubin Wolfe - foul #2 on Rubin Wolfe, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mathew Perry (C) Rubin Wolfe | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 18:01 | Pitt | George Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:01 | Pitt | George Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:44 | Rutgers | Kim Smith can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 17:43 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Craig Gandy | 5-5 |
| 17:25 | Pitt | Raymond Huff misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Alberto Romano - foul #1 on Alberto Romano, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Don Hughes (PF) Jimmy Riley, Craig Alden, Alberto Romano, Kim Smith | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 17:25 | Pitt | Raymond Huff makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:25 | Pitt | Raymond Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:09 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 17:07 | Rutgers | James Calvert tips it in | 7-7 |
| 16:42 | Pitt | Zachary Brown is hacked by Gregory Capel - foul #1 on Gregory Capel, team foul #5 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (SG), Matthew Sprague (PF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Zachary Brown, Raymond Huff, Charles Rouse | |
| 16:16 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by George Peterson | 7-9 |
| 16:03 | Rutgers | Matthew Sprague denies the turnaround by James Calvert | 7-9 |
| 16:01 | Pitt | Craig Gandy grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 15:56 | Pitt | Daniel White double dribbles in the backcourt | 7-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (SF), Kim Smith (PF) Lloyd Malizia, Mathew Perry | |
| Subs | Pitt | Raymond Huff (SF) George Peterson | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) SF - Alberto Romano (fresh) PF - Kim Smith (fresh) 3 pts. C - Don Hughes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fairly fresh) SG - Daniel White (fresh) SF - Raymond Huff (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) C - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Rutgers | Kim Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 15:46 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 15:28 | Pitt | Raymond Huff lays it up and in | 7-11 |
| 15:11 | Rutgers | Don Hughes's pass is intercepted by Geoffrey Jackson | 7-11 |
| 15:08 | Pitt | Alberto Romano steals the ball from Raymond Huff in the backcourt | 7-11 |
| 14:53 | Rutgers | Don Hughes comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 7-11 |
| 14:52 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:31 | Pitt | Craig Gandy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Calvert - foul #1 on James Calvert, team foul #6 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Craig Alden (SG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Mathew Perry (C) James Calvert, Gregory Capel, Alberto Romano, Don Hughes | |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG), Charles Rouse (PF), George Peterson (C) Daniel White, Matthew Sprague, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| 14:31 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:31 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:31 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:15 | Rutgers | George Peterson steals it from Kim Smith | 7-11 |
| 14:13 | Pitt | Craig Gandy is hacked by Jimmy Riley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #7 | 7-11 |
| 14:13 | Pitt | Craig Gandy makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:13 | Pitt | Craig Gandy makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 13:58 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-13 |
| 13:57 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Mathew Perry | 7-13 |
| 13:52 | Rutgers | George Peterson denies the turnaround by Jimmy Riley | 7-13 |
| 13:50 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia grabs the offensive board | 7-13 |
| 13:44 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 7-13 |
| 13:42 | Pitt | Zachary Brown grabs the board | 7-13 |
| 13:13 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses short on a floater from the left side | 7-13 |
| 13:11 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Lloyd Malizia | 7-13 |
| 13:00 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley misses short on a jumper from the left side | 7-13 |
| 12:59 | Pitt | George Peterson grabs the board | 7-13 |
| 12:36 | Pitt | Zachary Brown misses long on a shot from the right side | 7-13 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Mathew Perry | 7-13 |
| 12:27 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry is denied on a layup by George Peterson | 7-13 |
| 12:26 | Pitt | George Peterson gets the rebound | 7-13 |
| 12:06 | Pitt | Raymond Huff knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Craig Gandy | 7-15 |
| 11:41 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Raymond Huff - foul #1 on Raymond Huff, team foul #1 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG), Alberto Romano (SF), Don Hughes (C) Craig Alden, Lloyd Malizia, Mathew Perry | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (PG), Matthew Sprague (PF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Craig Gandy, Raymond Huff, Charles Rouse | |
| 11:41 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley misses the 1st free throw | 7-15 |
| 11:41 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) SF - Alberto Romano (fresh) PF - Kim Smith (tiring) 3 pts. C - Don Hughes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Daniel White (fresh) SG - Zachary Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) C - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Pitt | Daniel White misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Jimmy Riley - foul #2 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #8 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG) Jimmy Riley | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 11:14 | Pitt | Daniel White makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 11:14 | Pitt | Daniel White makes the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| 10:54 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-17 |
| 10:52 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague snags the defensive board | 8-17 |
| 10:31 | Pitt | Zachary Brown is alone and drills a shot from the right wing | 8-19 |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | Kim Smith misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-19 |
| 10:16 | Rutgers | Don Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 8-19 |
| 09:58 | Rutgers | Zachary Brown is called for the reach on Gregory Capel - foul #1 on Zachary Brown, team foul #2 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (SG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Mathew Perry (C) Gregory Capel, Kim Smith, Don Hughes | |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (PG), Raymond Huff (SF) Zachary Brown, George Peterson | |
| 09:51 | Rutgers | Daniel White steals it from Alberto Romano | 8-19 |
| 09:32 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague can't throw it down but he's hacked by Alberto Romano - foul #2 on Alberto Romano, team foul #9 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (PG), Don Hughes (PF) James Calvert, Alberto Romano | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Rouse (PF) Geoffrey Jackson | |
| 09:32 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 8-20 |
| 09:32 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the 2nd free throw | 8-21 |
| 09:22 | Rutgers | Don Hughes lays it up and in | 10-21 |
| 09:00 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the wide open driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Craig Gandy | 10-23 |
| 08:49 | Rutgers | Charles Rouse steps in front of the Don Hughes pass | 10-23 |
| 08:23 | Pitt | Raymond Huff banks in the layup on a nice dish by Daniel White | 10-25 |
| 08:12 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-25 |
| 08:11 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge hits the follow up shot | 12-25 |
| 07:43 | Pitt | Raymond Huff drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Craig Gandy | 12-27 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Orville Hedge (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harry Murphy (fresh) SF - Lloyd Malizia (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Don Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mathew Perry (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Huff (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Charles Rouse (tiring) C - Matthew Sprague (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Craig Alden (SF), Kim Smith (PF) Orville Hedge, Harry Murphy, Lloyd Malizia, Don Hughes | |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG), George Peterson (SF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Daniel White, Raymond Huff, Matthew Sprague | |
| 07:19 | Pitt | Craig Gandy drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Zachary Brown | 12-30 |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | James Calvert is hacked by Zachary Brown - foul #2 on Zachary Brown, team foul #3 | 12-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (SG) Zachary Brown | |
| 07:00 | Rutgers | James Calvert drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Capel | 14-30 |
| 06:58 | Pitt | Daniel White is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Capel - foul #2 on Gregory Capel, team foul #10 | 14-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (SG) Gregory Capel | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 06:58 | Pitt | Daniel White misses the 1st free throw | 14-30 |
| 06:58 | Pitt | Daniel White misses the 2nd free throw | 14-30 |
| 06:58 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 14-30 |
| 06:36 | Pitt | Charles Rouse is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel White | 14-32 |
| 06:20 | Rutgers | James Calvert clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Craig Gandy - foul #1 on Craig Gandy, team foul #4 | 14-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Hughes (C) Mathew Perry | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Sprague (PF) Charles Rouse | |
| 06:20 | Rutgers | James Calvert makes the 1st free throw | 15-32 |
| 06:20 | Rutgers | James Calvert makes the 2nd free throw | 16-32 |
| 05:53 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague can't finish the layup | 16-32 |
| 05:51 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 16-32 |
| 05:34 | Pitt | Daniel White misses the lay-in | 16-32 |
| 05:33 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson tips it but misses | 16-32 |
| 05:31 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague grabs the offensive board | 16-32 |
| 05:18 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Craig Gandy | 16-34 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | Kim Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-34 |
| 05:06 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson pulls down the rebound | 16-34 |
| 04:42 | Pitt | Daniel White is fouled on the floor by Harry Murphy - foul #1 on Harry Murphy, team foul #11 | 16-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (PG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Mathew Perry (C) James Calvert, Harry Murphy, Don Hughes | |
| Subs | Pitt | Raymond Huff (SF), Charles Rouse (PF) Matthew Sprague, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| 04:42 | Pitt | Daniel White makes the 1st free throw | 16-35 |
| 04:42 | Pitt | Daniel White makes the 2nd free throw | 16-36 |
| 04:17 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry knocks in the jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Raymond Huff - foul #2 on Raymond Huff, team foul #5 | 18-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Sprague (C) Raymond Huff | |
| 04:17 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry makes the free throw | 19-36 |
| 03:52 | Pitt | Mathew Perry steals the ball from George Peterson | 19-36 |
| 03:44 | Rutgers | Craig Alden hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-36 |
| 03:43 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Matthew Sprague | 19-36 |
| 03:41 | Pitt | Craig Alden is called for the reach on Daniel White in the backcourt - foul #2 on Craig Alden, team foul #12 | 19-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Alberto Romano (PF), Rubin Wolfe (C) Orville Hedge, Craig Alden, Kim Smith, Mathew Perry | |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG), Raymond Huff (SF) Craig Gandy, Matthew Sprague | |
| 03:41 | Pitt | Daniel White makes the 1st free throw | 19-37 |
| 03:41 | Pitt | Daniel White makes the 2nd free throw | 19-38 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Malizia (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Alberto Romano (fresh) C - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Daniel White (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachary Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Huff (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Charles Rouse (tiring) 2 pts. C - George Peterson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:33 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 19-38 |
| 03:32 | Pitt | Zachary Brown snags the defensive board | 19-38 |
| 03:08 | Pitt | Raymond Huff is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Malizia - foul #1 on Lloyd Malizia, team foul #13 | 19-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (PG), Matthew Sprague (PF) Daniel White, Charles Rouse | |
| 03:08 | Pitt | Raymond Huff makes the 1st free throw | 19-39 |
| 03:08 | Pitt | Raymond Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 19-40 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Matthew Sprague steps in front of the Gregory Capel pass | 19-40 |
| 02:26 | Pitt | Raymond Huff knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Matthew Sprague and he's fouled by Gregory Capel - foul #3 on Gregory Capel, team foul #14 | 19-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (SG), Don Hughes (PF) Gregory Capel, Lloyd Malizia | |
| Subs | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson (C) George Peterson | |
| 02:26 | Pitt | Raymond Huff misses the free throw | 19-42 |
| 02:26 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Geoffrey Jackson | 19-42 |
| 02:07 | Pitt | Zachary Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Alberto Romano - foul #3 on Alberto Romano, team foul #15 | 19-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Craig Alden (SF) Jimmy Riley, Alberto Romano | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:07 | Pitt | Zachary Brown makes the 1st free throw | 19-43 |
| 02:07 | Pitt | Zachary Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 19-44 |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | Don Hughes makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Calvert | 21-44 |
| 01:35 | Pitt | Craig Gandy scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Raymond Huff | 21-46 |
| 01:19 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 21-46 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | Don Hughes grabs the offensive board | 21-46 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | Craig Alden scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-46 |
| 00:47 | Pitt | Raymond Huff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Kim Smith (PF) James Calvert, Craig Alden, Don Hughes | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (SG), Charles Rouse (PF), George Peterson (C) Craig Gandy, Matthew Sprague, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe lays it in | 26-46 |
| 00:08 | Pitt | Raymond Huff is open and buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Zachary Brown | 26-48 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-48 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Charles Rouse grabs the board | 26-48 |