| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fresh) SG - Donald Henry (fresh) SF - Richard Burdine (fresh) PF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) C - Nicholas Strong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fresh) SG - Horace Morse (fresh) SF - John Depriest (fresh) PF - Antonio Cruz (fresh) C - Barry Jacob (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:29 | Pitt | Michael Alexander can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Burdine - foul #1 on Richard Burdine, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:29 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:29 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:10 | Rutgers | Horace Morse takes the ball from Donald Henry after a doubleteam | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | Pitt | Barry Jacob can't finish the layup but the foul's on Nicholas Strong - foul #1 on Nicholas Strong, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | Pitt | Barry Jacob makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:49 | Pitt | Barry Jacob makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:26 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-4 |
| 18:14 | Pitt | Barry Jacob drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Michael Alexander | 3-6 |
| 17:49 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 17:47 | Pitt | John Depriest grabs the defensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:42 | Pitt | Horace Morse clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 17:41 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:24 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine loses the ball out of bounds | 3-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (SG) Donald Henry | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 17:08 | Pitt | Barry Jacob banks in the layup set up by Michael Alexander | 3-8 |
| 17:05 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta's pass is intercepted by Michael Alexander in the backcourt | 3-8 |
| 16:51 | Pitt | Barry Jacob misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 3-8 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Nicholas Strong | 3-8 |
| 16:31 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by James Sherwin | 5-8 |
| 16:17 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Alexander | 5-10 |
| 15:56 | Rutgers | Michael Alexander steps in front of the Richard Burdine pass | 5-10 |
| 15:52 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses the dunk | 5-10 |
| 15:51 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Richard Burdine | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Sherwin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Burdine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Conrad (fairly fresh) C - Nicholas Strong (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Horace Morse (fairly fresh) SF - John Depriest (fairly fresh) PF - Antonio Cruz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Barry Jacob (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Henry (SG), Dana Wittmer (SF), Curtis Sims (PF), Jurica Bujarski (C) James Sherwin, Richard Burdine, Jonathan Conrad, Nicholas Strong | |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SF), Luther Cote (C) John Depriest, Barry Jacob | |
| 15:27 | Pitt | Jonathan Trombetta steals the ball from Michael Alexander in the backcourt | 5-10 |
| 15:24 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta lays it in | 7-10 |
| 15:10 | Pitt | Michael Alexander splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Curtis Sims - foul #1 on Curtis Sims, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| 15:10 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:10 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:10 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz gets the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:49 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra misses short on a 3 from straight away | 7-10 |
| 14:48 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz tips it in | 7-12 |
| 14:24 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-12 |
| 14:23 | Pitt | Luther Cote grabs the defensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 14:09 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Horace Morse | 7-15 |
| 13:48 | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Trombetta | 9-15 |
| 13:25 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz clanks a turnaround from the right block | 9-15 |
| 13:24 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| 13:07 | Rutgers | Horace Morse steps in front of the Donald Henry pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 9-15 |
| 12:47 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Alexander | 9-18 |
| 12:22 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 9-18 |
| 12:20 | Pitt | Horace Morse pulls down the rebound | 9-18 |
| 11:58 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-18 |
| 11:56 | Pitt | Horace Morse tips it back up and in | 9-20 |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 9-20 |
| 11:29 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz grabs the defensive rebound | 9-20 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Henry (fairly fresh) SF - Dana Wittmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Curtis Sims (fairly fresh) C - Jurica Bujarski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Horace Morse (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry O'Harra (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Antonio Cruz (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Luther Cote (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Trombetta - foul #1 on Jonathan Trombetta, team foul #4 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG), Paul Spain (SG), Richard Burdine (SF), Jonathan Conrad (PF), Nicholas Strong (C) Jonathan Trombetta, Donald Henry, Dana Wittmer, Curtis Sims, Jurica Bujarski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette (SG), John Depriest (SF), Felix Whittington (PF), Barry Jacob (C) Horace Morse, Terry O'Harra, Antonio Cruz, Luther Cote | |
| 10:58 | Pitt | Nicholas Strong picks off the pass by Dante Bissonnette | 9-20 |
| 10:29 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong misses the easy layup but the foul's on Dante Bissonnette - foul #1 on Dante Bissonnette, team foul #1 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Paul Austin (PG), Antonio Cruz (PF) Michael Alexander, Felix Whittington | |
| 10:29 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong misses the 1st free throw | 9-20 |
| 10:29 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong makes the 2nd free throw | 10-20 |
| 10:09 | Pitt | Barry Jacob can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-20 |
| 10:08 | Pitt | John Depriest can't tip it in | 10-20 |
| 10:06 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad gets the rebound | 10-20 |
| 09:38 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-20 |
| 09:37 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad tips it but misses | 10-20 |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong tips it in | 12-20 |
| 09:13 | Pitt | Barry Jacob misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Paul Spain - foul #1 on Paul Spain, team foul #5 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta (PG) Paul Spain | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG), Horace Morse (SG) Paul Austin, Dante Bissonnette | |
| 09:13 | Pitt | Barry Jacob makes the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 09:13 | Pitt | Barry Jacob makes the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 08:53 | Rutgers | James Sherwin is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-22 |
| 08:51 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine tips it back up and in | 14-22 |
| 08:35 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-22 |
| 08:33 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong gets the rebound | 14-22 |
| 08:04 | Rutgers | James Sherwin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-22 |
| 08:03 | Pitt | Barry Jacob pulls down the rebound | 14-22 |
| 07:45 | Pitt | Barry Jacob knocks in the shot in the paint | 14-24 |
| 07:24 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 16-24 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Sherwin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Burdine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Conrad (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Strong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Horace Morse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Depriest (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Antonio Cruz (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Jacob (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 07:10 | Pitt | Richard Burdine steals the ball from Barry Jacob | 16-24 |
| 07:07 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad misses the easy layup | 16-24 |
| 07:05 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz gets the rebound | 16-24 |
| 06:52 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but the foul's on James Sherwin - foul #1 on James Sherwin, team foul #6 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Henry (SG), Dana Wittmer (SF), Curtis Sims (PF), Jurica Bujarski (C) James Sherwin, Richard Burdine, Jonathan Conrad, Nicholas Strong | |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SF), Luther Cote (C) John Depriest, Barry Jacob | |
| 06:52 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz misses the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 06:52 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz misses the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 06:52 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims grabs the board | 16-24 |
| 06:31 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims misses short on a floater from close range | 16-24 |
| 06:30 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz pulls down the rebound | 16-24 |
| 06:12 | Pitt | Horace Morse misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-24 |
| 06:10 | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer grabs the defensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jonathan Trombetta, team foul #7 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Spain (PG) Jonathan Trombetta | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette (SG), Felix Whittington (PF) Horace Morse, Antonio Cruz | |
| 05:23 | Pitt | Paul Spain steals it from Terry O'Harra | 16-24 |
| 04:54 | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski is fouled on the floor by Michael Alexander - foul #1 on Michael Alexander, team foul #2 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG), Jonathan Conrad (PF) Donald Henry, Curtis Sims | |
| Subs | Pitt | Paul Austin (PG), John Depriest (SF) Michael Alexander, Terry O'Harra | |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 18-24 |
| 04:12 | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette is hacked by Paul Spain - foul #2 on Paul Spain, team foul #8 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Henry (SG), Richard Burdine (SF), Nicholas Strong (C) Paul Spain, Dana Wittmer, Jurica Bujarski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (PG), Barry Jacob (C) Paul Austin, Luther Cote | |
| 04:12 | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette misses the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 04:12 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad grabs the defensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | Felix Whittington denies the turnaround by Jonathan Conrad | 18-24 |
| 03:49 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad hits the follow up shot | 20-24 |
| 03:40 | Pitt | Barry Jacob misses the dunk attempt | 20-24 |
| 03:38 | Pitt | Felix Whittington tips it but misses | 20-24 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 03:21 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from James Sherwin and he's hacked by Dante Bissonnette - foul #2 on Dante Bissonnette, team foul #3 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta (PG) Donald Henry | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG), Antonio Cruz (PF) Dante Bissonnette, Felix Whittington | |
| 03:21 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad makes the free throw | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Sherwin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Burdine (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Strong (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Horace Morse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Depriest (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Antonio Cruz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Jacob (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 03:05 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Horace Morse | 23-26 |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from James Sherwin | 25-26 |
| 02:36 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is called for traveling in the backcourt | 25-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer (SG), Curtis Sims (PF) James Sherwin, Jonathan Conrad | |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SF) John Depriest | |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Barry Jacob - foul #1 on Barry Jacob, team foul #4 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Luther Cote (C) Barry Jacob | |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong makes the free throw | 28-26 |
| 01:57 | Pitt | Horace Morse misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 28-26 |
| 01:55 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Cruz | 28-26 |
| 01:45 | Pitt | Horace Morse misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by Jonathan Trombetta - foul #3 on Jonathan Trombetta, team foul #9 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG), Paul Spain (SG), Jurica Bujarski (C) Jonathan Trombetta, Richard Burdine, Nicholas Strong | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 01:45 | Pitt | Horace Morse makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:45 | Pitt | Horace Morse makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 01:45 | Pitt | Horace Morse misses the 3rd free throw | 28-28 |
| 01:45 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Curtis Sims | 28-28 |
| 01:16 | Rutgers | Luther Cote takes the ball from James Sherwin | 28-28 |
| 01:02 | Pitt | Michael Alexander scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Horace Morse | 28-31 |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski steps out of bounds on the sideline | 28-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Henry (SG), Richard Burdine (SF), Jonathan Conrad (PF) Paul Spain, Dana Wittmer, Curtis Sims | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette (SG), John Depriest (SF), Felix Whittington (PF), Barry Jacob (C) Horace Morse, Terry O'Harra, Antonio Cruz, Luther Cote | |
| 00:12 | Pitt | Barry Jacob connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Michael Alexander | 28-33 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Donald Henry drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | John Depriest misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 31-33 |