| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Walters (fresh) SG - John Summerville (fresh) SF - Mack Crunk (fresh) PF - Roman Cool (fresh) C - Charles Ikner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jeffrey Whidden (fresh) SG - Michael Wooldridge (fresh) SF - William Haskin (fresh) PF - Daniel Mills (fresh) C - Bruce Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | Roman Cool drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by John Summerville | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Pitt | William Haskin misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Syracuse | Michael Wooldridge takes the ball from John Summerville | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge throws it down | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by William Haskin - foul #1 on William Haskin, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:43 | Pitt | William Haskin misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Mack Crunk - foul #1 on Mack Crunk, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:43 | Pitt | William Haskin misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:43 | Pitt | William Haskin makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | Roman Cool misses the easy layup but the foul's on Daniel Mills - foul #1 on Daniel Mills, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | Roman Cool makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | Roman Cool makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 18:12 | Pitt | William Haskin hits the finger roll | 6-5 |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Roman Cool misses badly on a shot near the basket | 6-5 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk tips it home | 8-5 |
| 17:34 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 8-5 |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Charles Ikner | 8-5 |
| 17:29 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Mills - foul #2 on Daniel Mills, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), William Igo (SG), Dustin Regalado (PF), Joshua Thompson (C) Thomas Walters, John Summerville, Roman Cool, Charles Ikner | |
| Subs | Pitt | Salvador Saenz (PF) Daniel Mills | |
| 17:29 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 17:29 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk makes the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 17:11 | Pitt | William Haskin loses the ball out of bounds | 10-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock (SF) Mack Crunk | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado is hacked by William Haskin - foul #2 on William Haskin, team foul #4 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bill Raymond (PG), Fyodor Zollman (SG), Glen Greeley (SF), Igor Bernoski (C) Jeffrey Whidden, Michael Wooldridge, William Haskin, Bruce Williams | |
| 16:34 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson hits a fadeaway from the right block | 12-5 |
| 16:23 | Pitt | Fyodor Zollman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-5 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock snags the defensive board | 12-5 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | William Igo is fouled on the floor by Salvador Saenz - foul #1 on Salvador Saenz, team foul #5 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson (PG), Charles Ikner (C) William Igo, Joshua Thompson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge (SG), Bruce Williams (C) Fyodor Zollman, Igor Bernoski | |
| 15:34 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-5 |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Ikner | 12-5 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kyle Poulson (fresh) SG - Erick Keen (fresh) SF - Michael Hathcock (fresh) PF - Dustin Regalado (fresh) C - Charles Ikner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bill Raymond (fresh) SG - Michael Wooldridge (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Glen Greeley (fresh) PF - Salvador Saenz (fresh) C - Bruce Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado double dribbles | 12-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (SG), Roman Cool (PF), Joshua Thompson (C) Kyle Poulson, Dustin Regalado, Charles Ikner | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden (PG) Bill Raymond | |
| 15:01 | Pitt | Bruce Williams misses long on a floater from the left side | 12-5 |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | Roman Cool grabs the board | 12-5 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson blows the layup but the foul's on Bruce Williams - foul #1 on Bruce Williams, team foul #6 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Walters (PG), William Igo (SG), Mack Crunk (SF), Dustin Regalado (PF) Erick Keen, John Summerville, Michael Hathcock, Roman Cool | |
| Subs | Pitt | Igor Bernoski (PF) Salvador Saenz | |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 13-5 |
| 14:43 | Pitt | Bruce Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 13-5 |
| 14:24 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden travels with the ball | 13-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (SG), Bill Peck (SF), Roman Cool (PF), Charles Ikner (C) William Igo, Mack Crunk, Dustin Regalado, Joshua Thompson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:07 | Syracuse | Roman Cool lays it in set up by Charles Ikner | 15-5 |
| 13:57 | Pitt | Bruce Williams clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 15-5 |
| 13:56 | Pitt | Glen Greeley gets the offensive rebound | 15-5 |
| 13:38 | Pitt | Glen Greeley is whistled for a carry | 15-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), William Igo (SG), Michael Hathcock (SF), Mack Crunk (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) Thomas Walters, John Summerville, Bill Peck, Roman Cool, Charles Ikner | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bill Raymond (SG), Fyodor Zollman (SF) Michael Wooldridge, Glen Greeley | |
| 13:17 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Igor Bernoski - foul #1 on Igor Bernoski, team foul #7 | 15-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Walters (PG), Charles Ikner (C) William Igo, Mack Crunk | |
| Subs | Pitt | Salvador Saenz (PF) Bruce Williams | |
| 13:17 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock makes the 1st free throw | 16-5 |
| 13:17 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock misses the 2nd free throw | 16-5 |
| 13:17 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz grabs the board | 16-5 |
| 13:06 | Pitt | Fyodor Zollman is whistled for a carry | 16-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (SG), Mack Crunk (SF) Thomas Walters, Michael Hathcock | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 12:41 | Syracuse | Igor Bernoski swats the short shot by Dustin Regalado | 16-5 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Ikner | 16-5 |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 16-5 |
| 12:23 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Salvador Saenz | 16-5 |
| 11:54 | Pitt | Bill Raymond drills a floater from the left side set up by Fyodor Zollman | 16-7 |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk loses the dribble to Fyodor Zollman | 16-7 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fairly fresh) SG - John Summerville (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mack Crunk (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dustin Regalado (fairly fresh) C - Charles Ikner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jeffrey Whidden (fairly fresh) SG - Bill Raymond (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fyodor Zollman (fresh) PF - Salvador Saenz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Igor Bernoski (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:10 | Pitt | Dustin Regalado steps in front of the Fyodor Zollman pass | 16-7 |
| 10:48 | Syracuse | Erick Keen misses short on a shot from the left side | 16-7 |
| 10:47 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz gets the rebound | 16-7 |
| 10:32 | Pitt | Bill Raymond misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-7 |
| 10:31 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Whidden | 16-7 |
| 10:17 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-7 |
| 10:16 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado snags the defensive board | 16-7 |
| 10:12 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Erick Keen | 18-7 |
| 09:56 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz is hacked by Dustin Regalado - foul #1 on Dustin Regalado, team foul #2 | 18-7 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Walters (PG), William Igo (SG), Michael Hathcock (SF), Roman Cool (PF), Joshua Thompson (C) Erick Keen, John Summerville, Mack Crunk, Dustin Regalado, Charles Ikner | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Bogart (PG), Michael Wooldridge (SG), Russell Coursey (SF), Glen Greeley (PF), Bruce Williams (C) Jeffrey Whidden, Bill Raymond, Fyodor Zollman, Salvador Saenz, Igor Bernoski | |
| 09:40 | Pitt | David Bogart is fouled on the floor by Michael Hathcock - foul #1 on Michael Hathcock, team foul #3 | 18-7 |
| 09:20 | Pitt | David Bogart comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 18-7 |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters gets the rebound | 18-7 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | William Igo misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 18-7 |
| 08:48 | Pitt | Russell Coursey grabs the defensive rebound | 18-7 |
| 08:29 | Pitt | Michael Hathcock steps in front of the Russell Coursey pass | 18-7 |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | William Igo is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 18-7 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (SG), Charles Ikner (C) William Igo, Joshua Thompson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bill Raymond (PG), Fyodor Zollman (SF) David Bogart, Russell Coursey | |
| 07:39 | Pitt | Bruce Williams clanks a 3 from the right wing | 18-7 |
| 07:38 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Glen Greeley | 18-7 |
| 07:20 | Pitt | Bill Raymond misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 18-7 |
| 07:19 | Pitt | Glen Greeley grabs the offensive rebound | 18-7 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Walters (fresh) SG - Erick Keen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Hathcock (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Roman Cool (fresh) 6 pts. C - Charles Ikner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bill Raymond (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Wooldridge (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fyodor Zollman (fresh) PF - Glen Greeley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bruce Williams (fresh) | |
| 07:01 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge is called for traveling | 18-7 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (SG), Mack Crunk (SF), Joshua Thompson (C) Erick Keen, Michael Hathcock, Charles Ikner | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden (PG), Salvador Saenz (PF) Bill Raymond, Fyodor Zollman | |
| 06:40 | Syracuse | Glen Greeley is called for the reach on John Summerville - foul #1 on Glen Greeley, team foul #8 | 18-7 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Ikner (C) Joshua Thompson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Russell Coursey (SF) Glen Greeley | |
| 06:40 | Syracuse | John Summerville makes the 1st free throw | 19-7 |
| 06:40 | Syracuse | John Summerville makes the 2nd free throw | 20-7 |
| 06:28 | Pitt | Bruce Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-7 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Roman Cool snags the defensive board | 20-7 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk hits a floater in the paint set up by John Summerville | 22-7 |
| 05:44 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-7 |
| 05:42 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk grabs the defensive rebound | 22-7 |
| 05:23 | Syracuse | Salvador Saenz steals it from Roman Cool | 22-7 |
| 05:12 | Pitt | Bruce Williams's pass is intercepted by Roman Cool | 22-7 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk lays it up and in | 24-7 |
| 04:33 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge is hacked by Charles Ikner - foul #1 on Charles Ikner, team foul #4 | 24-7 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), William Igo (SG), Michael Hathcock (SF), Dustin Regalado (PF), Joshua Thompson (C) Thomas Walters, John Summerville, Mack Crunk, Roman Cool, Charles Ikner | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bill Raymond (SG), Glen Greeley (SF), Igor Bernoski (C) Michael Wooldridge, Russell Coursey, Bruce Williams | |
| 04:13 | Pitt | Bill Raymond misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 24-7 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-7 |
| 03:43 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Erick Keen | 26-7 |
| 03:20 | Pitt | Bill Raymond makes the 3 from the left corner | 26-10 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Igo (fresh) SF - Michael Hathcock (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dustin Regalado (fresh) C - Joshua Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jeffrey Whidden (fairly fresh) SG - Bill Raymond (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Glen Greeley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Salvador Saenz (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Igor Bernoski (fresh) | |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock connects on the turnaround from the left block and the foul's on Glen Greeley - foul #2 on Glen Greeley, team foul #9 | 28-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Walters (PG), John Summerville (SG), Mack Crunk (PF), Roman Cool (C) Erick Keen, William Igo, Dustin Regalado, Joshua Thompson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Fyodor Zollman (SG), William Haskin (SF), Daniel Mills (PF) Jeffrey Whidden, Salvador Saenz, Igor Bernoski | |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock makes the free throw | 29-10 |
| 02:53 | Pitt | William Haskin misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-10 |
| 02:51 | Pitt | Bill Raymond hits the follow up shot | 29-12 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Roman Cool misses the fadeaway from the left block | 29-12 |
| 02:35 | Pitt | Fyodor Zollman grabs the board | 29-12 |
| 02:11 | Pitt | Daniel Mills drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Fyodor Zollman | 29-15 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Roman Cool is fouled on the floor by Glen Greeley - foul #3 on Glen Greeley, team foul #10 | 29-15 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), William Igo (SG), Bill Peck (SF), Charles Ikner (C) Thomas Walters, John Summerville, Michael Hathcock, Mack Crunk | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge (SG), Bruce Williams (C) Fyodor Zollman, Glen Greeley | |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Roman Cool misses the 1st free throw | 29-15 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Roman Cool makes the 2nd free throw | 30-15 |
| 01:39 | Pitt | Bruce Williams connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-18 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Bill Peck misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 30-18 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner tips it home | 32-18 |
| 00:53 | Pitt | Bill Raymond is whistled for a carry | 32-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (SG), Mack Crunk (SF), Dustin Regalado (PF), Joshua Thompson (C) William Igo, Bill Peck, Roman Cool, Charles Ikner | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden (PG) Bill Raymond | |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk can't finish the layup | 32-18 |
| 00:26 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Bruce Williams | 32-18 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden misses the jump hook in the lane | 32-18 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | The clock runs out | 32-18 |