| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kang Chin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Noto (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Carter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Molloy (fresh) 7 pts. C - Elvin Dalton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Eric Mealy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Chung (fresh) 2 pts. C - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner makes the wide open floater from the right side | 28-33 |
| 19:15 | Pitt | Floyd Bonner swats the short shot by James Carter | 28-33 |
| 19:14 | Pitt | Kang Chin tips it back up and in | 30-33 |
| 19:12 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney's pass is intercepted by James Carter in the backcourt | 30-33 |
| 19:10 | Pitt | James Carter banks in the layup | 32-33 |
| 18:42 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 18:27 | Pitt | Eric Mealy picks off the pass by James Carter | 32-36 |
| 18:02 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua is hacked by Kang Chin - foul #1 on Kang Chin, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), Joseph Panella (SF), Larry Sweat (PF), Brandon Conklin (C) Kang Chin, Timothy Noto, James Carter, Paul Molloy, Elvin Dalton | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg (PF), Louis Thomas (C) William Chung, Floyd Bonner | |
| 17:43 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 17:33 | Pitt | Larry Sweat drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Marko Kuklenski and he's hacked by Hubert Abney - foul #2 on Hubert Abney, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (PG) Marko Kuklenski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:33 | Pitt | Larry Sweat misses the free throw | 34-39 |
| 17:33 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 17:09 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), William Gay (PF) Cheng-Gong Xie, Larry Sweat | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 16:46 | Pitt | Joseph Panella misses the dunk attempt | 34-39 |
| 16:44 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 16:40 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney is hacked by Brandon Conklin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brandon Conklin, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Paul Molloy (PF), Elvin Dalton (C) Marko Kuklenski, William Gay, Brandon Conklin | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chung (PF) Maurice Hogg | |
| 16:20 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 16:19 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy tips it back up and in | 34-41 |
| 15:54 | Pitt | Paul Molloy drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jeremy Richardson | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kang Chin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Richardson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Panella (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Molloy (fresh) 9 pts. C - Elvin Dalton (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Eric Mealy (tiring) 10 pts. PF - William Chung (fresh) 2 pts. C - Louis Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Rhode Island | William Chung misses the easy layup | 36-41 |
| 15:34 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 15:22 | Pitt | Joseph Panella hits a shot from the left block | 38-41 |
| 15:05 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-41 |
| 15:03 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney gets the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 14:44 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney can't finish the layup | 38-41 |
| 14:43 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 14:19 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Kang Chin | 40-41 |
| 13:54 | Rhode Island | William Chung hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 13:52 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:31 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-43 |
| 13:18 | Pitt | Joseph Panella is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Joseph Panella, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), James Carter (SF), William Gay (PF), Brandon Conklin (C) Kang Chin, Jeremy Richardson, Joseph Panella, Paul Molloy, Elvin Dalton | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), William Diehl (SG), Robert Fowler (SF), Maurice Hogg (PF), Floyd Bonner (C) Hubert Abney, Dustin Paniagua, Eric Mealy, William Chung, Louis Thomas | |
| 13:03 | Rhode Island | William Diehl's floater is tipped away by James Carter | 40-43 |
| 13:01 | Pitt | James Carter snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 12:44 | Pitt | Brandon Conklin is fouled on the floor by William Diehl - foul #1 on William Diehl, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Larry Sweat (PF) William Gay | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:32 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-43 |
| 12:09 | Rhode Island | William Diehl makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Fowler | 40-45 |
| 12:02 | Pitt | Brandon Conklin clanks a runner from the left block | 40-45 |
| 12:00 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 11:58 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston is hacked by Marko Kuklenski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marko Kuklenski, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Gay (PF) Larry Sweat | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 11:39 | Rhode Island | William Diehl misses long on a shot from the left side | 40-45 |
| 11:38 | Rhode Island | William Diehl hits the follow up shot | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marko Kuklenski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Noto (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Gay (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brandon Conklin (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Alston (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Diehl (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Maurice Hogg (fresh) 4 reb. C - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:20 | Pitt | Brandon Conklin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Larry Sweat (PF) Timothy Noto, Brandon Conklin | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), Dustin Paniagua (SG), Herbert Bridges (PF) Jason Alston, William Diehl, Maurice Hogg | |
| 11:00 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 40-47 |
| 10:58 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua tips it home | 40-49 |
| 10:36 | Pitt | James Carter knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from William Gay | 42-49 |
| 10:13 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner buries a driving attempt in the paint | 42-51 |
| 09:48 | Pitt | Larry Sweat can't finish the layup | 42-51 |
| 09:46 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler pulls down the rebound | 42-51 |
| 09:22 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 09:20 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Bonner | 42-51 |
| 09:05 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler hits a shot from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 08:47 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 08:45 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Dustin Paniagua | 42-53 |
| 08:24 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-53 |
| 08:22 | Pitt | Larry Sweat pulls down the rebound | 42-53 |
| 08:15 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-53 |
| 08:01 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-53 |
| 08:00 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner tips it but misses | 45-53 |
| 07:58 | Pitt | James Carter pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 07:52 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski double dribbles | 45-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), Joseph Panella (SF), Paul Molloy (PF), Elvin Dalton (C) Marko Kuklenski, Cheng-Gong Xie, James Carter, Larry Sweat, William Gay | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), William Diehl (SG), Eric Mealy (SF), William Chung (PF), Louis Thomas (C) Hubert Abney, Dustin Paniagua, Robert Fowler, Herbert Bridges, Floyd Bonner | |
| 07:26 | Rhode Island | Elvin Dalton steps in front of the Jason Alston pass | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kang Chin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Noto (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Joseph Panella (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Molloy (fresh) 9 pts. C - Elvin Dalton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Alston (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Diehl (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eric Mealy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - William Chung (fresh) 2 pts. C - Louis Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton can't finish the layup | 45-53 |
| 07:00 | Pitt | Kang Chin tips it in | 47-53 |
| 06:37 | Rhode Island | William Diehl clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-53 |
| 06:35 | Pitt | Kang Chin grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 06:15 | Pitt | Kang Chin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-53 |
| 06:13 | Pitt | Joseph Panella snags the offensive board | 47-53 |
| 06:06 | Pitt | Joseph Panella comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by William Diehl - foul #2 on William Diehl, team foul #3 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), Brandon Conklin (C) Kang Chin, Timothy Noto, Elvin Dalton | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SG), Maurice Hogg (PF) William Diehl, William Chung | |
| 06:06 | Pitt | Joseph Panella makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 06:06 | Pitt | Joseph Panella makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:43 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-53 |
| 05:41 | Pitt | Paul Molloy gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 05:35 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Panella | 52-53 |
| 05:06 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 05:05 | Pitt | Joseph Panella pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 04:51 | Pitt | Joseph Panella loses the dribble to Louis Thomas | 52-53 |
| 04:48 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston travels in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), James Carter (SF), Elvin Dalton (C) Cheng-Gong Xie, Jeremy Richardson, Joseph Panella, Brandon Conklin | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), William Diehl (SG), William Chung (PF), Floyd Bonner (C) Jason Alston, Dustin Paniagua, Maurice Hogg, Louis Thomas | |
| 04:35 | Pitt | Paul Molloy is whistled for traveling | 52-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler (SF), Herbert Bridges (C) Eric Mealy, Floyd Bonner | |
| 04:31 | Rhode Island | William Chung is hacked by Paul Molloy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Molloy, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (PG) Kang Chin | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 04:09 | Rhode Island | James Carter is called for the reach on William Chung - foul #1 on James Carter, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), Joseph Panella (SF) Cheng-Gong Xie, Timothy Noto, James Carter | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 03:50 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney scores on a 3 from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 03:30 | Pitt | Kang Chin clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-56 |
| 03:28 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kang Chin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Richardson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Panella (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Molloy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Elvin Dalton (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Diehl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Fowler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Chung (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Herbert Bridges (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:23 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler clanks a runner near the basket | 52-56 |
| 03:21 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 03:16 | Pitt | Kang Chin is whistled for traveling | 52-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), James Carter (SF) Kang Chin, Jeremy Richardson, Joseph Panella | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), Dustin Paniagua (SG), Eric Mealy (SF), Maurice Hogg (PF), Louis Thomas (C) Hubert Abney, William Diehl, Robert Fowler, William Chung, Herbert Bridges | |
| 02:57 | Rhode Island | Elvin Dalton steps in front of the Jason Alston pass | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:37 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-56 |
| 02:36 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 02:36 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), Larry Sweat (PF), Brandon Conklin (C) Cheng-Gong Xie, Timothy Noto, Paul Molloy, Elvin Dalton | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Diehl (SG), Robert Fowler (SF), William Chung (PF), Floyd Bonner (C) Dustin Paniagua, Eric Mealy, Maurice Hogg, Louis Thomas | |
| 02:34 | Rhode Island | William Diehl throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Panella (SF) James Carter | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 02:19 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 02:18 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 02:14 | Rhode Island | William Diehl's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), James Carter (SF), Paul Molloy (PF), Elvin Dalton (C) Marko Kuklenski, Jeremy Richardson, Joseph Panella, Larry Sweat, Brandon Conklin | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:57 | Pitt | Paul Molloy is hacked by Jason Alston - foul #1 on Jason Alston, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), Dustin Paniagua (SG), Eric Mealy (SF) Jason Alston, William Diehl, Robert Fowler | |
| 01:47 | Pitt | Kang Chin clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Hubert Abney - foul #3 on Hubert Abney, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| 01:47 | Pitt | Kang Chin makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 01:47 | Pitt | Kang Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 01:37 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy is called for 10 seconds | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:17 | Pitt | Paul Molloy clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 54-56 |
| 01:16 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 01:01 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua buries a jumpshot from the left side | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Pitt | Paul Molloy can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 54-58 |
| 00:48 | Pitt | James Carter grabs the offensive board | 54-58 |
| 00:38 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton banks in the layup over the doubleteam and the foul's on William Chung - foul #2 on William Chung, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| 00:38 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton misses the free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:38 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton snags the offensive board | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Timothy Noto misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-58 |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner is fouled in the backcourt by Kang Chin - foul #2 on Kang Chin, team foul #7 | 56-58 |
| 00:23 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:23 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:23 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Elvin Dalton | 56-59 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | Kang Chin makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kang Chin (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Noto (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Carter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Paul Molloy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Elvin Dalton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Eric Mealy (tiring) 12 pts. PF - William Chung (fresh) 2 pts. C - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton wins the tip | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:42 | Pitt | Paul Molloy misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 59-59 |
| 04:41 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to William Chung | 59-59 |
| 04:24 | Rhode Island | Paul Molloy denies the turnaround by Eric Mealy | 59-59 |
| 04:23 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 04:08 | Pitt | Paul Molloy misses long on a jumper from the left side | 59-59 |
| 04:07 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton tips it in | 61-59 |
| 04:02 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), Joseph Panella (SF), Larry Sweat (PF), Brandon Conklin (C) Kang Chin, Timothy Noto, James Carter, Paul Molloy, Elvin Dalton | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), William Diehl (SG), Robert Fowler (SF), Maurice Hogg (PF), Louis Thomas (C) Hubert Abney, Dustin Paniagua, Eric Mealy, William Chung, Floyd Bonner | |
| 03:45 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Marko Kuklenski - foul #3 on Marko Kuklenski, team foul #8 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Gay (PF) Larry Sweat | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 03:36 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 03:36 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:23 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Joseph Panella | 65-61 |
| 03:01 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Marko Kuklenski - foul #4 on Marko Kuklenski, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Larry Sweat (PF) William Gay | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SG) William Diehl | |
| 03:01 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 03:01 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:50 | Pitt | Brandon Conklin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Robert Fowler - foul #1 on Robert Fowler, team foul #7 | 65-63 |
| 02:50 | Pitt | Brandon Conklin makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 02:50 | Pitt | Brandon Conklin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 02:48 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chung (PF), Floyd Bonner (C) Maurice Hogg, Louis Thomas | |
| 02:27 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jason Alston | 67-66 |
| 02:19 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Fowler - foul #2 on Robert Fowler, team foul #8 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Gay (PF), Elvin Dalton (C) Larry Sweat, Brandon Conklin | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (SF) Robert Fowler | |
| 02:19 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 02:19 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:59 | Rhode Island | William Chung comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 68-66 |
| 01:58 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson grabs the board | 68-66 |
| 01:52 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-66 |
| 01:50 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson tips it home | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:48 | Rhode Island | Jeremy Richardson is called for the reach on Dustin Paniagua in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremy Richardson, team foul #10 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), James Carter (SF), Paul Molloy (PF) Marko Kuklenski, Jeremy Richardson, Joseph Panella, William Gay | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG) Jason Alston | |
| 01:48 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 01:48 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 01:48 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner snags the offensive board | 70-67 |
| 01:41 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 70-67 |
| 01:40 | Pitt | James Carter pulls down the rebound | 70-67 |
| 01:23 | Pitt | Paul Molloy misses long on a shot from the left side | 70-67 |
| 01:21 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Hubert Abney | 70-67 |
| 01:05 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-70 |
| 00:45 | Pitt | Kang Chin connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Carter | 73-70 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kang Chin (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Noto (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Carter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Paul Molloy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Elvin Dalton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fairly fresh) 19 pts. SF - Eric Mealy (tiring) 12 pts. PF - William Chung (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Bonner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Eric Mealy | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Pitt | Kang Chin is hacked by Hubert Abney in the backcourt - foul #4 on Hubert Abney, team foul #9 | 73-72 |
| 00:24 | Pitt | Kang Chin misses the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | William Chung gets the rebound | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-72 |
| 00:12 | Pitt | Paul Molloy grabs the defensive rebound | 73-72 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Dustin Paniagua is called for the reach on Paul Molloy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dustin Paniagua, team foul #10 | 73-72 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Paul Molloy makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Paul Molloy makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-72 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Elvin Dalton | 75-72 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton runs out the clock | 75-72 |