| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fresh) SG - Horace Morse (fresh) SF - John Depriest (fresh) PF - Antonio Cruz (fresh) C - Barry Jacob (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Christopher Bash (fresh) SG - Brandon Cox (fresh) SF - John Taylor (fresh) PF - Chester Panos (fresh) C - Carl Alexander (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Barry Jacob wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Western Carolina | Carl Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Western Carolina | Carl Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Western Carolina | John Taylor loses the dribble to Antonio Cruz | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Chester Panos | 2-0 |
| 18:14 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from John Taylor | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | Pitt | Barry Jacob hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:39 | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:38 | Western Carolina | Carl Alexander gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:26 | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Taylor | 2-5 |
| 17:09 | Pitt | Michael Alexander buries a 3 from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 16:44 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Antonio Cruz - foul #1 on Antonio Cruz, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SF), Luther Cote (C) John Depriest, Barry Jacob | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (PG), Rudolph Linehan (SG), T-Bone Miles (SF), Aaron Clarke (C) Christopher Bash, Brandon Cox, John Taylor, Carl Alexander | |
| 16:44 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:44 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:44 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 16:29 | Pitt | Michael Alexander connects on the jumper from the left side | 7-6 |
| 16:22 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 16:20 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos snags the offensive board | 7-6 |
| 16:10 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Israel Noren (PF) Chester Panos | |
| 15:52 | Pitt | 3 seconds is called on Terry O'Harra | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Horace Morse (fairly fresh) SF - Terry O'Harra (fresh) PF - Antonio Cruz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Luther Cote (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Dustin Hrabovsky (fresh) SG - Rudolph Linehan (fresh) SF - T-Bone Miles (fresh) PF - Israel Noren (fresh) C - Aaron Clarke (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 15:28 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke tips it in | 7-8 |
| 15:21 | Pitt | Michael Alexander can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 15:19 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:09 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan misses short on a shot from close range | 7-8 |
| 15:08 | Pitt | Michael Alexander gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:03 | Pitt | Michael Alexander's floater is tipped away by Aaron Clarke | 7-8 |
| 15:01 | Pitt | Michael Alexander tips it back up and in | 9-8 |
| 14:50 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-11 |
| 14:42 | Pitt | Horace Morse hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Michael Alexander | 12-11 |
| 14:28 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-11 |
| 14:27 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 14:23 | Pitt | Horace Morse misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-11 |
| 14:22 | Pitt | Luther Cote pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 14:11 | Pitt | Michael Alexander comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 14:09 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Rudolph Linehan | 12-11 |
| 14:04 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles is hacked by Luther Cote - foul #1 on Luther Cote, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Depriest (SF), Barry Jacob (C) Terry O'Harra, Luther Cote | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash (PG), Brandon Cox (SG), John Taylor (SF), Carl Alexander (C) Dustin Hrabovsky, Rudolph Linehan, T-Bone Miles, Aaron Clarke | |
| 13:51 | Western Carolina | Carl Alexander misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 13:50 | Pitt | John Depriest grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 13:43 | Pitt | Horace Morse makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Antonio Cruz | 14-11 |
| 13:36 | Western Carolina | Carl Alexander can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 14-11 |
| 13:35 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Michael Alexander | 14-11 |
| 13:29 | Pitt | Horace Morse misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 14-11 |
| 13:28 | Western Carolina | Carl Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 13:04 | Western Carolina | Barry Jacob steals the ball from John Taylor | 14-11 |
| 12:45 | Pitt | Barry Jacob is fouled on the floor by Israel Noren - foul #1 on Israel Noren, team foul #1 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette (SG), Felix Whittington (PF) Horace Morse, Antonio Cruz | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan (SG), Chester Panos (PF), Aaron Clarke (C) John Taylor, Israel Noren, Carl Alexander | |
| 12:35 | Pitt | Barry Jacob hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 14-11 |
| 12:34 | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash snags the defensive board | 14-11 |
| 12:29 | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Chester Panos | 14-14 |
| 12:18 | Pitt | Aaron Clarke steals the ball from Michael Alexander | 14-14 |
| 12:03 | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Bash | 14-16 |
| 11:43 | Pitt | Christopher Bash denies the turnaround by Michael Alexander | 14-16 |
| 11:41 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dante Bissonnette (fresh) SF - John Depriest (fairly fresh) PF - Felix Whittington (fresh) C - Barry Jacob (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Christopher Bash (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Linehan (fairly fresh) SF - Brandon Cox (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chester Panos (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Clarke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Depriest - foul #1 on John Depriest, team foul #3 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (PG), Terry O'Harra (SF), Antonio Cruz (PF), Luther Cote (C) Michael Alexander, John Depriest, Felix Whittington, Barry Jacob | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (PG), John Taylor (SF), Carl Alexander (C) Christopher Bash, Rudolph Linehan, Aaron Clarke | |
| 11:29 | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 11:29 | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 11:12 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Luther Cote | 17-18 |
| 10:59 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Antonio Cruz - foul #2 on Antonio Cruz, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Pitt | Felix Whittington (PF) Antonio Cruz | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash (PG), Rudolph Linehan (SG), T-Bone Miles (SF) Dustin Hrabovsky, Brandon Cox, John Taylor | |
| 10:59 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:59 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:59 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Luther Cote | 17-19 |
| 10:44 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 10:42 | Western Carolina | Carl Alexander grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 10:26 | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 10:25 | Pitt | Felix Whittington gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| 10:04 | Pitt | Horace Morse misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-19 |
| 10:03 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:55 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan double dribbles | 17-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG), John Depriest (SG), Barry Jacob (C) Horace Morse, Dante Bissonnette, Luther Cote | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (PG), Brandon Cox (SG), John Taylor (SF), Israel Noren (PF), Aaron Clarke (C) Christopher Bash, Rudolph Linehan, T-Bone Miles, Chester Panos, Carl Alexander | |
| 09:47 | Pitt | John Taylor is called for the reach on Michael Alexander - foul #1 on John Taylor, team foul #2 | 17-19 |
| 09:25 | Pitt | Barry Jacob hits the finger roll set up by Michael Alexander and he's hacked by Aaron Clarke - foul #1 on Aaron Clarke, team foul #3 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG) Terry O'Harra | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash (PG), Carl Alexander (PF) Dustin Hrabovsky, Israel Noren | |
| 09:25 | Pitt | Barry Jacob makes the free throw | 20-19 |
| 09:04 | Western Carolina | John Taylor misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by John Depriest - foul #2 on John Depriest, team foul #5 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SF), Luther Cote (C) John Depriest, Felix Whittington | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Chester Panos (PF) Carl Alexander | |
| 09:04 | Western Carolina | John Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 09:04 | Western Carolina | John Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:50 | Pitt | Horace Morse misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 08:48 | Pitt | Horace Morse pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 08:27 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is whistled for traveling | 20-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette (SG) Horace Morse | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (PG), Rudolph Linehan (SG), Israel Noren (PF), Carl Alexander (C) Christopher Bash, Brandon Cox, Chester Panos, Aaron Clarke | |
| 08:03 | Western Carolina | Michael Alexander takes the ball from Dustin Hrabovsky | 20-20 |
| 07:59 | Pitt | Michael Alexander hits the finger roll | 22-20 |
| 07:46 | Western Carolina | Michael Alexander denies the turnaround by Dustin Hrabovsky | 22-20 |
| 07:44 | Pitt | Barry Jacob gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 07:32 | Pitt | Rudolph Linehan is called for the reach on Dante Bissonnette - foul #1 on Rudolph Linehan, team foul #4 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | Felix Whittington (PF) Luther Cote | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash (PG), Brandon Cox (SG), T-Bone Miles (SF), Chester Panos (PF), Aaron Clarke (C) Dustin Hrabovsky, Rudolph Linehan, John Taylor, Israel Noren, Carl Alexander | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dante Bissonnette (fresh) SF - Terry O'Harra (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Felix Whittington (fresh) C - Barry Jacob (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Christopher Bash (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Cox (fresh) 4 pts. SF - T-Bone Miles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chester Panos (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Pitt | Barry Jacob makes the shot from the left side set up by Felix Whittington | 24-20 |
| 07:12 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-20 |
| 07:11 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles gets the offensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 06:51 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos is hacked by Felix Whittington - foul #1 on Felix Whittington, team foul #6 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | Paul Austin (PG), Horace Morse (SG) Michael Alexander, Dante Bissonnette | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Taylor (SF), Carl Alexander (C) T-Bone Miles, Aaron Clarke | |
| 06:38 | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-20 |
| 06:37 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Alexander | 24-20 |
| 06:16 | Western Carolina | John Taylor hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brandon Cox | 24-22 |
| 06:02 | Pitt | Barry Jacob loses the ball out of bounds | 24-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG), John Depriest (SF) Paul Austin, Terry O'Harra | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (PG), Rudolph Linehan (SG), Israel Noren (PF), Aaron Clarke (C) Christopher Bash, John Taylor, Chester Panos, Carl Alexander | |
| 05:40 | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-25 |
| 05:27 | Pitt | Barry Jacob drills a shot in the paint set up by Horace Morse | 26-25 |
| 05:11 | Western Carolina | Israel Noren hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Dustin Hrabovsky and the foul's on Horace Morse - foul #1 on Horace Morse, team foul #7 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Pitt | Luther Cote (C) Felix Whittington | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash (PG), John Taylor (SF), Carl Alexander (C) Dustin Hrabovsky, Brandon Cox, Aaron Clarke | |
| 05:11 | Western Carolina | Israel Noren makes the free throw | 26-28 |
| 04:54 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-28 |
| 04:52 | Pitt | Luther Cote grabs the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 04:45 | Pitt | Michael Alexander evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Israel Noren - foul #2 on Israel Noren, team foul #5 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette (SG) Horace Morse | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox (SG), T-Bone Miles (SF), Chester Panos (PF) Rudolph Linehan, John Taylor, Israel Noren | |
| 04:45 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 04:45 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 04:33 | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 28-28 |
| 04:31 | Pitt | Barry Jacob grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 04:22 | Pitt | Barry Jacob misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 28-28 |
| 04:20 | Western Carolina | Carl Alexander pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 04:04 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-28 |
| 04:03 | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash can't tip it in | 28-28 |
| 04:02 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 03:51 | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (PG), Antonio Cruz (PF) Michael Alexander, Barry Jacob | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan (SG), John Taylor (SF), Aaron Clarke (C) Brandon Cox, T-Bone Miles, Carl Alexander | |
| 03:44 | Pitt | Horace Morse comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-28 |
| 03:43 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 03:20 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Rudolph Linehan, team foul #6 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | Felix Whittington (SF) John Depriest | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (PG), Brandon Cox (SG), Carl Alexander (C) Christopher Bash, Rudolph Linehan, Aaron Clarke | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Horace Morse (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dante Bissonnette (fresh) SF - Felix Whittington (fresh) PF - Antonio Cruz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Luther Cote (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Dustin Hrabovsky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chester Panos (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Alexander (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Pitt | Horace Morse connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-28 |
| 02:58 | Western Carolina | Carl Alexander misses long on a shot from close range | 31-28 |
| 02:57 | Pitt | Horace Morse grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 02:50 | Pitt | Horace Morse misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 02:49 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to John Taylor | 31-28 |
| 02:42 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky is fouled on the floor by Horace Morse - foul #2 on Horace Morse, team foul #8 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG), Terry O'Harra (SF) Dante Bissonnette, Felix Whittington | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan (SG), Israel Noren (PF), Aaron Clarke (C) Brandon Cox, Chester Panos, Carl Alexander | |
| 02:42 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:42 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:34 | Pitt | Israel Noren picks off the pass by Antonio Cruz | 31-30 |
| 02:14 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-30 |
| 02:13 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky gets the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 02:02 | Western Carolina | John Taylor is hacked by Terry O'Harra - foul #1 on Terry O'Harra, team foul #9 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Depriest (SG), Barry Jacob (C) Horace Morse, Luther Cote | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash (PG), Brandon Cox (SG), Chester Panos (PF), Carl Alexander (C) Dustin Hrabovsky, Rudolph Linehan, Israel Noren, Aaron Clarke | |
| 02:02 | Western Carolina | John Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 02:02 | Western Carolina | John Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:50 | Pitt | John Depriest misses the floater from the left block | 31-32 |
| 01:49 | Western Carolina | John Taylor grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 01:32 | Western Carolina | John Taylor travels with the ball | 31-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette (SG) Terry O'Harra | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles (SF) John Taylor | |
| 01:14 | Pitt | Barry Jacob's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Alexander | 31-32 |
| 01:13 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz grabs the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 00:58 | Pitt | Michael Alexander works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 33-32 |
| 00:51 | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 00:49 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles gets the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 00:34 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles is hacked by Michael Alexander - foul #1 on Michael Alexander, team foul #10 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG) Dante Bissonnette | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan (SG), Israel Noren (PF), Aaron Clarke (C) Brandon Cox, Chester Panos, Carl Alexander | |
| 00:34 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 00:34 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:19 | Pitt | Horace Morse scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 00:04 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by John Depriest - foul #3 on John Depriest, team foul #11 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette (SG), Terry O'Harra (SF), Luther Cote (C) Michael Alexander, John Depriest, Barry Jacob | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Taylor (SF), Chester Panos (PF) T-Bone Miles, Israel Noren | |
| 00:04 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 00:04 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 36-35 |