| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Steven Sears (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Heath Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Powell (fresh) PF - Marc Thorp (fresh) C - Richard Dear (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Dock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Dickinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thad Lynn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Whitmer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Desantis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Thad Lynn inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Pitt | Scott Desantis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 19:33 | Kansas | Marc Thorp gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 19:26 | Kansas | Steven Sears shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Marc Thorp | 32-28 |
| 18:58 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-28 |
| 18:43 | Kansas | Steven Sears is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-28 |
| 18:42 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:38 | Pitt | Steven Dock is hacked by Heath Cooper - foul #1 on Heath Cooper, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 18:11 | Pitt | Thad Lynn is hacked by Robert Powell - foul #2 on Robert Powell, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| 17:49 | Pitt | Richard Dear takes the ball from Scott Desantis | 32-28 |
| 17:31 | Kansas | Steven Sears works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 17:30 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 17:05 | Pitt | Steven Dock clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-28 |
| 17:04 | Kansas | Steven Sears snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 16:44 | Kansas | Steven Sears's floater is knocked away by Thad Lynn | 32-28 |
| 16:43 | Kansas | Heath Cooper grabs the offensive board | 32-28 |
| 16:36 | Kansas | Steven Sears is whistled for a carry | 32-28 |
| Subs | Kansas | Jeromy Brown (PG), Raymond Breshears (SG), Joseph Kiel (SF), Dean Buterbaugh (PF) Steven Sears, Heath Cooper, Robert Powell, Marc Thorp | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Orner (SG), Arthur Banks (SF), John Bailey (PF), Robert Fleming (C) Robert Dickinson, Thad Lynn, Charles Whitmer, Scott Desantis | |
| 16:13 | Pitt | Matthew Orner drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Steven Dock | 32-31 |
| 15:57 | Kansas | Jeromy Brown scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Richard Dear | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Jeromy Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Breshears (fresh) SF - Joseph Kiel (fresh) PF - Dean Buterbaugh (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Dear (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Dock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Orner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Fleming (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Pitt | Raymond Breshears is called for the reach on Arthur Banks - foul #2 on Raymond Breshears, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Lamanna (C) Richard Dear | |
| Subs | Pitt | Thad Lynn (PG), Robert Dickinson (SG) Steven Dock, Matthew Orner | |
| 15:10 | Pitt | John Bailey comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 15:09 | Kansas | Robert Lamanna pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 14:48 | Kansas | Robert Lamanna hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-31 |
| 14:46 | Pitt | Robert Fleming pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 14:19 | Pitt | Thad Lynn is whistled for a carry | 35-31 |
| Subs | Kansas | Steven Sears (PG), Heath Cooper (SG), Robert Powell (SF), Marc Thorp (PF) Jeromy Brown, Raymond Breshears, Joseph Kiel, Dean Buterbaugh | |
| Subs | Pitt | Scott Desantis (C) John Bailey | |
| 13:55 | Kansas | Marc Thorp misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-31 |
| 13:54 | Pitt | Robert Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 13:47 | Pitt | Scott Desantis misses the dunk | 35-31 |
| 13:45 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Robert Powell | 35-31 |
| 13:21 | Kansas | Heath Cooper is hacked by Robert Dickinson - foul #2 on Robert Dickinson, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Dock (PG), Matthew Orner (SG), Charles Whitmer (PF) Thad Lynn, Robert Dickinson, Robert Fleming | |
| 13:07 | Kansas | Steven Sears splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 13:05 | Kansas | Heath Cooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 12:45 | Kansas | Robert Lamanna makes the jumpshot from the left side | 37-31 |
| 12:16 | Pitt | Scott Desantis scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Whitmer | 37-33 |
| 12:12 | Kansas | Steven Sears is hacked by Charles Whitmer - foul #3 on Charles Whitmer, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Kansas | Joseph Kiel (SF), Dean Buterbaugh (PF), Richard Dear (C) Robert Powell, Marc Thorp, Robert Lamanna | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Dickinson (SG), Thad Lynn (SF), Robert Fleming (C) Matthew Orner, Arthur Banks, Scott Desantis | |
| 11:50 | Kansas | Charles Whitmer is called for the reach on Steven Sears - foul #4 on Charles Whitmer, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Steven Sears (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Heath Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Kiel (fresh) PF - Dean Buterbaugh (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Dear (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Dock (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Dickinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thad Lynn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Whitmer (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Fleming (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Kansas | Steven Sears connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-33 |
| 11:13 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer is hacked by Dean Buterbaugh - foul #1 on Dean Buterbaugh, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Kansas | Jeromy Brown (PG), Raymond Breshears (SG), Robert Lamanna (C) Steven Sears, Heath Cooper, Richard Dear | |
| Subs | Pitt | Arthur Banks (SF), John Bailey (PF) Steven Dock, Charles Whitmer | |
| 10:57 | Pitt | Robert Fleming drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thad Lynn | 39-35 |
| 10:40 | Kansas | Thad Lynn steals it from Dean Buterbaugh | 39-35 |
| 10:36 | Pitt | Arthur Banks jams it on a nice dish by Thad Lynn | 39-37 |
| 10:13 | Kansas | Robert Lamanna works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Fleming - foul #1 on Robert Fleming, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Kansas | Heath Cooper (SG), Robert Powell (SF), Marc Thorp (PF) Raymond Breshears, Joseph Kiel, Dean Buterbaugh | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Dock (PG), Scott Desantis (C) Thad Lynn, John Bailey | |
| 10:13 | Kansas | Robert Lamanna makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 10:13 | Kansas | Robert Lamanna makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 09:44 | Pitt | Robert Fleming hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 09:43 | Kansas | Robert Lamanna gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 09:25 | Kansas | Robert Lamanna can't finish the layup | 41-37 |
| 09:24 | Kansas | Jeromy Brown misses the tip | 41-37 |
| 09:22 | Pitt | Robert Fleming grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 08:57 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Kansas | Steven Sears (PG), Richard Dear (C) Jeromy Brown, Robert Lamanna | |
| Subs | Pitt | Thad Lynn (SF), Charles Whitmer (PF) Robert Dickinson, Robert Fleming | |
| 08:41 | Kansas | Scott Desantis is called for the reach on Richard Dear - foul #3 on Scott Desantis, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Kansas | Raymond Breshears (SG), Robert Harrison (PF) Heath Cooper, Marc Thorp | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Orner (SG) Steven Dock | |
| 08:22 | Kansas | Richard Dear can't connect on a shot in the paint | 41-37 |
| 08:21 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 07:52 | Pitt | Thad Lynn buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Steven Sears (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Breshears (fresh) SF - Robert Powell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Harrison (fresh) C - Richard Dear (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Thad Lynn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - Matthew Orner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Banks (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Whitmer (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Scott Desantis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Kansas | Steven Sears is fouled on the floor by Thad Lynn - foul #1 on Thad Lynn, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Kansas | Heath Cooper (SG), Joseph Kiel (SF), Dean Buterbaugh (PF), Robert Lamanna (C) Raymond Breshears, Robert Powell, Robert Harrison, Richard Dear | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Dock (PG), Robert Dickinson (SG), Robert Fleming (C) Matthew Orner, Arthur Banks, Scott Desantis | |
| 07:26 | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh is open but comes up short on the runner from close range | 41-40 |
| 07:25 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 07:03 | Pitt | Robert Fleming's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Kansas | Marc Thorp (PF) Dean Buterbaugh | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 06:40 | Kansas | Joseph Kiel clanks a floater from the right side | 41-40 |
| 06:39 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 06:37 | Pitt | Steven Sears steals it from Steven Dock in the backcourt | 41-40 |
| 06:27 | Kansas | Robert Lamanna's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Whitmer | 41-40 |
| 06:25 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Steven Dock | 41-40 |
| 06:00 | Pitt | Thad Lynn can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-40 |
| 05:59 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Fleming | 41-40 |
| 05:41 | Pitt | Robert Fleming misses the jump hook from the right block | 41-40 |
| 05:39 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson grabs the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 05:30 | Pitt | Thad Lynn buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Charles Whitmer | 41-42 |
| 05:25 | Kansas | Steven Sears evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 05:24 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 04:55 | Pitt | Thad Lynn makes the contested 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Steven Dock | 41-45 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:43 | Kansas | Robert Lamanna shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 04:42 | Kansas | Marc Thorp grabs the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 04:35 | Kansas | Steven Sears evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 04:34 | Pitt | Steven Dock snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 04:05 | Pitt | Steven Dock can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 04:03 | Pitt | Steven Dock gets the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 03:43 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson is fouled on the floor by Heath Cooper - foul #2 on Heath Cooper, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Kansas | Jeromy Brown (PG), Raymond Breshears (SG), Robert Powell (SF), Dean Buterbaugh (PF), Richard Dear (C) Steven Sears, Heath Cooper, Joseph Kiel, Marc Thorp, Robert Lamanna | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Orner (SG), Arthur Banks (SF), John Bailey (PF), Scott Desantis (C) Robert Dickinson, Thad Lynn, Charles Whitmer, Robert Fleming | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Jeromy Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Breshears (fresh) SF - Robert Powell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dean Buterbaugh (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Dear (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Dock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Orner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. C - Scott Desantis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Pitt | John Bailey can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Dean Buterbaugh - foul #2 on Dean Buterbaugh, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| 03:27 | Pitt | John Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 03:27 | Pitt | John Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 03:17 | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh hits the finger roll set up by Raymond Breshears | 43-47 |
| 02:56 | Pitt | Matthew Orner is fouled on the floor by Raymond Breshears - foul #3 on Raymond Breshears, team foul #7 | 43-47 |
| 02:56 | Pitt | Matthew Orner misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 02:56 | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 02:56 | Kansas | Kansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-47 |
| 02:43 | Kansas | Richard Dear is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 43-47 |
| Subs | Kansas | Heath Cooper (SG), Robert Lamanna (C) Raymond Breshears, Richard Dear | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Dickinson (SG) Matthew Orner | |
| 02:40 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-47 |
| Subs | Kansas | Steven Sears (PG), Marc Thorp (PF) Jeromy Brown, Dean Buterbaugh | |
| Subs | Pitt | Thad Lynn (SF), Robert Fleming (PF) Arthur Banks, John Bailey | |
| 02:16 | Pitt | Steven Dock misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Marc Thorp - foul #2 on Marc Thorp, team foul #8 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Whitmer (PF) Robert Fleming | |
| 02:16 | Pitt | Steven Dock makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 02:16 | Pitt | Steven Dock makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 02:07 | Kansas | Robert Powell is fouled on the floor by Thad Lynn - foul #2 on Thad Lynn, team foul #7 | 43-49 |
| 02:07 | Kansas | Robert Powell makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 02:07 | Kansas | Robert Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 02:07 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson grabs the board | 44-49 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:47 | Pitt | Robert Lamanna swats the short shot by Thad Lynn | 44-49 |
| 01:45 | Pitt | Scott Desantis gets the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 01:28 | Pitt | Steven Dock makes the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-51 |
| 01:11 | Kansas | Robert Lamanna works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater in the lane | 46-51 |
| 00:54 | Pitt | Scott Desantis hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Robert Dickinson and he's fouled by Robert Lamanna - foul #4 on Robert Lamanna, team foul #9 | 46-53 |
| 00:54 | Pitt | Scott Desantis makes the free throw | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Kansas | Steven Dock steps in front of the Steven Sears pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 46-54 |
| 00:46 | Pitt | Steven Dock lays it in | 46-56 |
| 00:42 | Kansas | Steven Dock picks off the pass by Marc Thorp | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Scott Desantis can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Lamanna - foul #5 on Robert Lamanna, team foul #10 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Dear (C) Robert Lamanna | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Scott Desantis misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Scott Desantis makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 00:08 | Kansas | Steven Sears is called for traveling | 46-57 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Steven Dock runs out the clock | 46-57 |