| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zachary Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Raymond Huff (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Rouse (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - George Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Raymond Huff inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Pitt | Zachary Brown clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-30 |
| 19:35 | Pitt | Charles Rouse gets the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 19:13 | Pitt | Charles Rouse drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Zachary Brown and he's hacked by Lon Smith - foul #3 on Lon Smith, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG) Lon Smith | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 19:13 | Pitt | Charles Rouse misses the free throw | 26-32 |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 19:04 | Syracuse | Peter Bad hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 19:02 | Syracuse | Peter Bad gets the offensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried loses the dribble to Charles Rouse | 26-32 |
| 18:20 | Pitt | Raymond Huff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-32 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Charles Rouse is called for the reach on Harvey Marine - foul #1 on Charles Rouse, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | Peter Bad lays it in and he's fouled by Zachary Brown - foul #2 on Zachary Brown, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the free throw | 29-32 |
| 17:25 | Pitt | Raymond Huff misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-32 |
| 17:23 | Pitt | Raymond Huff grabs the offensive board | 29-32 |
| 17:03 | Pitt | Raymond Huff misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 17:01 | Pitt | Charles Rouse grabs the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 16:48 | Pitt | Craig Gandy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Peter Bad grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 16:23 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the tip | 29-32 |
| 16:20 | Pitt | Charles Rouse grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 16:03 | Pitt | Russell Jolley takes the ball from Raymond Huff | 29-32 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fairly fresh) C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zachary Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Huff (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Rouse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - George Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses short on a floater from the right block | 29-32 |
| 15:48 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried tips it but misses | 29-32 |
| 15:46 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried tips it home | 31-32 |
| 15:25 | Pitt | Zachary Brown is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Zachary Brown, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Derrick Fong (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Jeffrey Fuchs, Russell Jolley, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (SG), Matthew Sprague (PF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Zachary Brown, Charles Rouse, George Peterson | |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | Daniel White picks off the pass by Derrick Fong | 31-32 |
| 15:01 | Pitt | Raymond Huff slams it home set up by Daniel White | 31-34 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Peter Bad blows the layup but he's fouled by Raymond Huff - foul #1 on Raymond Huff, team foul #4 | 31-34 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo gets the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 14:23 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-34 |
| 14:21 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Jackson | 32-34 |
| 14:17 | Pitt | Raymond Huff misses short on a turnaround from close range | 32-34 |
| 14:16 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague grabs the offensive board | 32-34 |
| 13:52 | Pitt | Raymond Huff comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | Geoffrey Jackson takes the ball from Bruce Shreve | 32-34 |
| 13:13 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 13:12 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 12:49 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong grabs the offensive board | 32-34 |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Raymond Huff takes the ball from Peter Bad | 32-34 |
| 12:02 | Pitt | Craig Gandy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | Peter Bad pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Huff (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 11:28 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Raymond Huff | 35-36 |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Cesar Gallo | 37-36 |
| 10:50 | Pitt | Raymond Huff hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Peter Bad - foul #1 on Peter Bad, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Russell Jolley (SG), Harvey Marine (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Paul Bramblett, Bruce Shreve, Derrick Fong, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG), Charles Rouse (PF), George Peterson (C) Daniel White, Matthew Sprague, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| 10:50 | Pitt | Raymond Huff makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 10:50 | Pitt | Raymond Huff misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 10:30 | Pitt | Charles Rouse grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 10:16 | Pitt | Raymond Huff misses long on a floater from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 10:15 | Pitt | Raymond Huff grabs the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 09:54 | Pitt | George Peterson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 37-37 |
| 09:52 | Syracuse | Peter Bad grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Harvey Marine | 37-37 |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by George Peterson - foul #2 on George Peterson, team foul #5 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SG) Peter Bad | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (SG), Matthew Sprague (C) Craig Gandy, Raymond Huff | |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the free throw | 40-37 |
| 08:58 | Pitt | Stuart Ried denies the turnaround by Matthew Sprague | 40-37 |
| 08:57 | Pitt | Charles Rouse tips it but misses | 40-37 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-37 |
| 08:11 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague misses the easy layup but the foul's on Stuart Ried - foul #2 on Stuart Ried, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Bad (SF) Russell Jolley | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 08:11 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 08:11 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried's layup is rejected by George Peterson | 42-39 |
| 07:50 | Pitt | George Peterson grabs the board | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Charles Rouse (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel White | 42-41 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 06:40 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague can't finish the layup | 45-41 |
| 06:38 | Pitt | George Peterson gets the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 06:22 | Pitt | Zachary Brown misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 06:21 | Syracuse | Lon Smith pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | Daniel White is called for the reach on Harvey Marine - foul #2 on Daniel White, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Derrick Fong (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Jeffrey Fuchs, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (PG), Raymond Huff (SF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Daniel White, George Peterson, Matthew Sprague | |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Peter Bad can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo misses the tip | 45-41 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett hits the follow up shot | 47-41 |
| 05:07 | Pitt | Raymond Huff knocks in the shot near the basket | 47-43 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Zachary Brown - foul #4 on Zachary Brown, team foul #7 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG) Lon Smith | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Peterson (SF), Matthew Sprague (PF) Raymond Huff, Charles Rouse | |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 04:36 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 49-43 |
| 04:15 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 03:57 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague blows the layup | 49-43 |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | Peter Bad's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Russell Jolley (SF), Harvey Marine (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Paul Bramblett, Peter Bad, Derrick Fong, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (SG) Zachary Brown | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Russell Jolley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel White (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:24 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Stuart Ried - foul #3 on Stuart Ried, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SG) Bruce Shreve | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 03:24 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 03:24 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Geoffrey Jackson is called for the reach on Lon Smith - foul #1 on Geoffrey Jackson, team foul #8 | 49-45 |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Lon Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Lon Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 03:11 | Pitt | George Peterson pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 02:44 | Pitt | Stuart Ried blocks the jumper by Craig Gandy | 50-45 |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 02:16 | Syracuse | Matthew Sprague takes the ball from Jeffrey Fuchs | 50-45 |
| 02:16 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Bad (SF) Russell Jolley | |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG), Raymond Huff (SF), Charles Rouse (PF) Daniel White, Matthew Sprague, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| 02:00 | Pitt | Zachary Brown misses the 3 from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-45 |
| 01:33 | Pitt | Raymond Huff gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 01:19 | Pitt | Charles Rouse misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Stuart Ried - foul #4 on Stuart Ried, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| 01:19 | Pitt | Charles Rouse makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 01:19 | Pitt | Charles Rouse makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine's pass is intercepted by George Peterson | 50-47 |
| 00:41 | Pitt | Peter Bad steals the ball from George Peterson | 50-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Peter Bad knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Lon Smith | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Pitt | Zachary Brown clanks a 3 from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Craig Gandy is called for the reach on Stuart Ried in the backcourt - foul #1 on Craig Gandy, team foul #9 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Derrick Fong (PF) Harvey Marine | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Raymond Huff can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-47 |