| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fresh) SG - Horace Morse (fresh) SF - John Depriest (fresh) PF - Antonio Cruz (fresh) C - Barry Jacob (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Kyle Griggs (fresh) SG - Okon Aja (fresh) SF - Mark Dewey (fresh) PF - Wayne Snyder (fresh) C - Federico Rossi (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Federico Rossi wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Niagara | Horace Morse steals it from Wayne Snyder | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Pitt | Barry Jacob loses the dribble to Okon Aja | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Niagara | Mark Dewey knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Kyle Griggs and he's fouled by Barry Jacob - foul #1 on Barry Jacob, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Niagara | Mark Dewey makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | Pitt | Barry Jacob can't finish the layup | 0-3 |
| 18:59 | Pitt | Michael Alexander snags the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:46 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses the lay-in | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz can't tip it in | 0-3 |
| 18:44 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz tips it back up and in | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Niagara | Kyle Griggs loses the dribble to Michael Alexander in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 18:40 | Pitt | Michael Alexander banks in the layup | 4-3 |
| 18:22 | Niagara | Mark Dewey is called for 3 seconds | 4-3 |
| 18:20 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is hacked by Okon Aja in the backcourt - foul #1 on Okon Aja, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:09 | Pitt | Michael Alexander buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Antonio Cruz | 6-3 |
| 17:51 | Niagara | Antonio Cruz steps in front of the Okon Aja pass | 6-3 |
| 17:46 | Pitt | Michael Alexander lays it up and in on a nice dish by Horace Morse and the foul's on Kyle Griggs - foul #1 on Kyle Griggs, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Pitt | Luther Cote (C) Barry Jacob | |
| Subs | Niagara | Derrick Ryan (PG), Ji Hong (SG), Earl Allen (SF), Harold Hall (PF), David Price (C) Kyle Griggs, Okon Aja, Mark Dewey, Wayne Snyder, Federico Rossi | |
| 17:46 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses the free throw | 8-3 |
| 17:46 | Niagara | David Price grabs the board | 8-3 |
| 17:41 | Niagara | Earl Allen clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-3 |
| 17:39 | Niagara | Derrick Ryan tips it but misses | 8-3 |
| 17:37 | Pitt | Luther Cote grabs the board | 8-3 |
| 17:20 | Pitt | Michael Alexander comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-3 |
| 17:19 | Pitt | John Depriest grabs the offensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 16:59 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Horace Morse | 11-3 |
| 16:44 | Niagara | Harold Hall misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-3 |
| 16:42 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Antonio Cruz | 11-3 |
| 16:40 | Pitt | Ji Hong takes the ball from Horace Morse in the backcourt | 11-3 |
| 16:34 | Niagara | Earl Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-3 |
| 16:32 | Niagara | David Price tips it back up and in | 11-5 |
| 16:13 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz is open and buries a jump hook from close range set up by Michael Alexander and he's fouled by Earl Allen - foul #1 on Earl Allen, team foul #3 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SF), Barry Jacob (C) John Depriest, Luther Cote | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kyle Griggs (PG), Okon Aja (SG), Mark Dewey (SF), Wayne Snyder (PF), Ben Turner (C) Derrick Ryan, Ji Hong, Earl Allen, Harold Hall, David Price | |
| 16:13 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz misses the free throw | 13-5 |
| 16:13 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Wayne Snyder | 13-5 |
| 16:01 | Niagara | Wayne Snyder makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Ben Turner | 13-7 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Horace Morse (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Terry O'Harra (fresh) PF - Antonio Cruz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Jacob (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Kyle Griggs (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Okon Aja (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Dewey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Snyder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ben Turner (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz can't connect on an uncontested floater near the basket | 13-7 |
| 15:38 | Niagara | Wayne Snyder pulls down the rebound | 13-7 |
| 15:21 | Niagara | Okon Aja buries a shot from the left side | 13-9 |
| 15:19 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra is fouled in the backcourt by Kyle Griggs - foul #2 on Kyle Griggs, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette (SG), Felix Whittington (PF) Horace Morse, Antonio Cruz | |
| Subs | Niagara | Derrick Ryan (PG), Federico Rossi (C) Kyle Griggs, Ben Turner | |
| 15:14 | Pitt | Derrick Ryan is called for the reach on Terry O'Harra - foul #1 on Derrick Ryan, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| 15:05 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 13-9 |
| 15:03 | Niagara | Federico Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 14:59 | Niagara | Derrick Ryan misses the shot from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 14:57 | Pitt | Barry Jacob grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 14:33 | Pitt | Barry Jacob connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Terry O'Harra | 15-9 |
| 14:26 | Niagara | Derrick Ryan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Terry O'Harra - foul #1 on Terry O'Harra, team foul #2 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | Paul Austin (PG), Antonio Cruz (PF) Michael Alexander, Terry O'Harra | |
| Subs | Niagara | Earl Allen (SG), Harold Hall (PF) Okon Aja, Wayne Snyder | |
| 14:26 | Niagara | Derrick Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 14:26 | Niagara | Derrick Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 14:12 | Pitt | Barry Jacob is called for a charge - foul #2 on Barry Jacob, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Pitt | Luther Cote (C) Barry Jacob | |
| Subs | Niagara | Ji Hong (PG) Derrick Ryan | |
| 13:53 | Niagara | Harold Hall misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-11 |
| 13:52 | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 13:50 | Pitt | Paul Austin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-11 |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG), John Depriest (SF) Dante Bissonnette, Felix Whittington | |
| Subs | Niagara | David Price (SF), Ben Turner (C) Mark Dewey, Federico Rossi | |
| 13:36 | Niagara | Ji Hong makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Earl Allen | 15-14 |
| 13:18 | Pitt | Horace Morse misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-14 |
| 13:16 | Niagara | Harold Hall gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 13:10 | Niagara | Harold Hall knocks in the jumper near the basket and the foul's on Paul Austin - foul #1 on Paul Austin, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG) Paul Austin | |
| Subs | Niagara | Derrick Ryan (PG), Okon Aja (SG), Mark Dewey (SF) Ji Hong, Earl Allen, David Price | |
| 13:10 | Niagara | Harold Hall misses the free throw | 15-16 |
| 13:10 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 12:46 | Pitt | Horace Morse is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Luther Cote | 18-16 |
| 12:27 | Niagara | Derrick Ryan misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Luther Cote - foul #1 on Luther Cote, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette (SG), Terry O'Harra (SF), Felix Whittington (PF) Horace Morse, John Depriest, Antonio Cruz | |
| Subs | Niagara | Wayne Snyder (PF), Federico Rossi (C) Harold Hall, Ben Turner | |
| 12:27 | Niagara | Derrick Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 12:27 | Niagara | Derrick Ryan misses the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 12:27 | Pitt | Felix Whittington gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 12:06 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Alexander, team foul #6 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Ji Hong (PG), Earl Allen (SG), David Price (SF) Derrick Ryan, Okon Aja, Mark Dewey | |
| 11:53 | Niagara | David Price loses the dribble to Michael Alexander | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dante Bissonnette (fresh) SF - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Felix Whittington (fresh) C - Luther Cote (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Ji Hong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Earl Allen (fairly fresh) SF - David Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Snyder (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Federico Rossi (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Pitt | Michael Alexander buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Terry O'Harra | 20-17 |
| 11:38 | Niagara | Felix Whittington steals the ball from Federico Rossi | 20-17 |
| 11:21 | Pitt | Federico Rossi is called for the reach on Michael Alexander - foul #1 on Federico Rossi, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | Paul Austin (PG), Horace Morse (SG), John Depriest (SF), Antonio Cruz (PF) Michael Alexander, Dante Bissonnette, Terry O'Harra, Felix Whittington | |
| Subs | Niagara | Okon Aja (SG), Mark Dewey (SF) Earl Allen, David Price | |
| 11:16 | Pitt | Horace Morse misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-17 |
| 11:14 | Niagara | Mark Dewey gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 10:56 | Niagara | Okon Aja misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-17 |
| 10:54 | Niagara | Ji Hong grabs the offensive board | 20-17 |
| 10:38 | Niagara | Mark Dewey misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 10:36 | Pitt | Luther Cote grabs the defensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 10:15 | Pitt | Horace Morse buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Austin | 23-17 |
| 10:15 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG), Terry O'Harra (SF), Felix Whittington (PF) Paul Austin, John Depriest, Antonio Cruz | |
| Subs | Niagara | Derrick Ryan (PG), Earl Allen (SG), David Price (SF), Harold Hall (PF), Ben Turner (C) Ji Hong, Okon Aja, Mark Dewey, Wayne Snyder, Federico Rossi | |
| 10:06 | Niagara | Ben Turner is hacked by Luther Cote - foul #2 on Luther Cote, team foul #7 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | Barry Jacob (C) Luther Cote | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 10:06 | Niagara | Ben Turner makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 10:06 | Niagara | Ben Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 09:48 | Pitt | Michael Alexander blows the wide open layup | 23-19 |
| 09:46 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Derrick Ryan | 23-19 |
| 09:29 | Niagara | Harold Hall misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 23-19 |
| 09:27 | Pitt | Horace Morse grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 09:21 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 09:20 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Jacob | 23-19 |
| 09:03 | Pitt | Horace Morse misses long on an open 3 from the left corner | 23-19 |
| 09:01 | Niagara | Harold Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 08:46 | Niagara | Derrick Ryan misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 08:44 | Pitt | Felix Whittington snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| 08:25 | Pitt | Horace Morse misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-19 |
| 08:23 | Niagara | Harold Hall pulls down the rebound | 23-19 |
| 08:09 | Niagara | Derrick Ryan buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 07:53 | Pitt | Barry Jacob is fouled on the floor by Ben Turner - foul #1 on Ben Turner, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | Paul Austin (PG), Dante Bissonnette (SG), John Depriest (SF), Antonio Cruz (PF) Michael Alexander, Horace Morse, Terry O'Harra, Felix Whittington | |
| Subs | Niagara | Ji Hong (PG), Okon Aja (SG), Mark Dewey (SF), Wayne Snyder (PF), Federico Rossi (C) Derrick Ryan, Earl Allen, David Price, Harold Hall, Ben Turner | |
| 07:53 | Pitt | Barry Jacob misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 07:53 | Niagara | Wayne Snyder gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Paul Austin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dante Bissonnette (fresh) SF - John Depriest (fresh) PF - Antonio Cruz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Jacob (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Ji Hong (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Okon Aja (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Mark Dewey (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Snyder (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Federico Rossi (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Niagara | Ji Hong misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-21 |
| 07:27 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 07:10 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz clanks a jump hook near the basket | 23-21 |
| 07:09 | Niagara | Federico Rossi gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| 06:48 | Niagara | Mark Dewey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-21 |
| 06:47 | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 06:31 | Pitt | Barry Jacob is hacked by Wayne Snyder - foul #1 on Wayne Snyder, team foul #8 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG) Paul Austin | |
| Subs | Niagara | Harold Hall (PF) Wayne Snyder | |
| 06:31 | Pitt | Barry Jacob makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:31 | Pitt | Barry Jacob makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:15 | Niagara | Dante Bissonnette steals the ball from Harold Hall | 25-21 |
| 06:12 | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette lays it in | 27-21 |
| 06:06 | Niagara | Okon Aja drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Harold Hall | 27-24 |
| 05:55 | Pitt | Barry Jacob misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 27-24 |
| 05:54 | Niagara | Mark Dewey grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 05:50 | Niagara | Okon Aja's pass is intercepted by Dante Bissonnette | 27-24 |
| 05:32 | Pitt | Michael Alexander blows the layup but he's fouled by Ji Hong - foul #1 on Ji Hong, team foul #9 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG), Felix Whittington (SF) Dante Bissonnette, John Depriest | |
| Subs | Niagara | Derrick Ryan (PG), Earl Allen (SG), David Price (SF), Wayne Snyder (PF) Ji Hong, Okon Aja, Mark Dewey, Harold Hall | |
| 05:32 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:32 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:32 | Niagara | Federico Rossi grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 05:27 | Niagara | Earl Allen scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Derrick Ryan | 28-26 |
| 05:06 | Pitt | Felix Whittington is fouled on the floor by Earl Allen - foul #2 on Earl Allen, team foul #10 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SF) Antonio Cruz | |
| Subs | Niagara | Okon Aja (SG) Earl Allen | |
| 05:06 | Pitt | Felix Whittington misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 05:06 | Pitt | Felix Whittington misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 05:06 | Niagara | Okon Aja grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 04:39 | Niagara | Okon Aja throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | Paul Austin (PG) Michael Alexander | |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Dewey (SF), Harold Hall (PF) David Price, Wayne Snyder | |
| 04:28 | Pitt | Barry Jacob connects on the floater from the left block | 30-26 |
| 04:07 | Niagara | Federico Rossi misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-26 |
| 04:06 | Niagara | Harold Hall gets the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 03:51 | Niagara | Federico Rossi misses the dunk | 30-26 |
| 03:50 | Niagara | Federico Rossi hits the follow up shot | 30-28 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Paul Austin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Horace Morse (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry O'Harra (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Felix Whittington (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Barry Jacob (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Derrick Ryan (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Okon Aja (tired) 5 pts. SF - Mark Dewey (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Hall (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Federico Rossi (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Pitt | Barry Jacob knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Felix Whittington and he's hacked by Federico Rossi - foul #2 on Federico Rossi, team foul #11 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG), John Depriest (SF), Antonio Cruz (PF) Paul Austin, Terry O'Harra, Felix Whittington | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kyle Griggs (PG), Earl Allen (SG), David Price (SF), Wayne Snyder (PF), Ben Turner (C) Derrick Ryan, Okon Aja, Mark Dewey, Harold Hall, Federico Rossi | |
| 03:35 | Pitt | Barry Jacob makes the free throw | 33-28 |
| 03:28 | Niagara | Wayne Snyder is fouled on the floor by Antonio Cruz - foul #1 on Antonio Cruz, team foul #8 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette (SG), Luther Cote (C) Horace Morse, Barry Jacob | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 03:28 | Niagara | Wayne Snyder misses the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 03:28 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Luther Cote | 33-28 |
| 03:11 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz makes the wide open turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Alexander | 35-28 |
| 02:55 | Niagara | Wayne Snyder misses long on a shot from the left side | 35-28 |
| 02:53 | Niagara | Ben Turner tips it home | 35-30 |
| 02:36 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Dante Bissonnette | 38-30 |
| 02:10 | Niagara | Kyle Griggs misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-30 |
| 02:08 | Pitt | John Depriest pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 02:02 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz is open and lays it up and in | 40-30 |
| 01:46 | Niagara | Luther Cote blocks the jumper by Earl Allen | 40-30 |
| 01:44 | Pitt | John Depriest grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 01:38 | Pitt | Earl Allen is called for the reach on John Depriest in the backcourt - foul #3 on Earl Allen, team foul #12 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | Paul Austin (PG), Terry O'Harra (SF), Felix Whittington (PF) Michael Alexander, Dante Bissonnette, Antonio Cruz | |
| Subs | Niagara | Ji Hong (SG), Mark Dewey (SF), Harold Hall (PF), Federico Rossi (C) Earl Allen, David Price, Wayne Snyder, Ben Turner | |
| 01:38 | Pitt | John Depriest makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 01:38 | Pitt | John Depriest makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 01:21 | Niagara | Mark Dewey knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ji Hong | 42-33 |
| 00:53 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Austin | 45-33 |
| 00:28 | Niagara | Ji Hong is fouled on the floor by John Depriest - foul #1 on John Depriest, team foul #9 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG), Horace Morse (SG), Antonio Cruz (PF), Barry Jacob (C) Paul Austin, Terry O'Harra, Felix Whittington, Luther Cote | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 00:28 | Niagara | Ji Hong makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 00:28 | Niagara | Ji Hong makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 00:26 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is hacked by Kyle Griggs in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kyle Griggs, team foul #13 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Derrick Ryan (PG) Kyle Griggs | |
| 00:26 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 00:26 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 00:02 | Niagara | Ji Hong connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Horace Morse comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 47-38 |