| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kang Chin (fresh) SG - Timothy Noto (fresh) SF - James Carter (fresh) PF - Paul Molloy (fresh) C - Elvin Dalton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fresh) SG - Edward Allen (fresh) SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) C - Todd Brunner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Kang Chin - foul #1 on Kang Chin, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:39 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Pitt | Timothy Noto comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Simpson | 2-5 |
| 18:38 | Pitt | Matthew Rico is called for the reach on Elvin Dalton - foul #1 on Matthew Rico, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:27 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Noto | 4-5 |
| 18:23 | Northwestern | Kang Chin steals the ball from Miroslav Koski | 4-5 |
| 18:02 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-5 |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-5 |
| 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 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (PG), Robert Whitman (SG), Ante Zender (SF), Alvin Campbell (PF), Michael Morgan (C) Thomas Simpson, Edward Allen, Miroslav Koski, Matthew Rico, Todd Brunner | |
| 17:22 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 17:21 | Northwestern | Alvin Campbell grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | Alvin Campbell is hacked by Brandon Conklin - foul #1 on Brandon Conklin, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 16:58 | Northwestern | Ante Zender comes up short on the shot from close range | 4-5 |
| 16:56 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Joseph Panella | 4-5 |
| 16:48 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 16:47 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Whitman | 4-5 |
| 16:31 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the shot from the left side set up by Ante Zender | 4-7 |
| 16:12 | Pitt | Larry Sweat misses the jumpshot from the left side | 4-7 |
| 16:10 | Pitt | Brandon Conklin tips it home | 6-7 |
| 15:56 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | Ante Zender tips it home | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marko Kuklenski (fresh) SG - Jeremy Richardson (fresh) SF - Joseph Panella (fresh) PF - Larry Sweat (fresh) C - Brandon Conklin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Whitman (fresh) SF - Ante Zender (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alvin Campbell (fresh) C - Michael Morgan (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson can't finish the layup | 6-9 |
| 15:35 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 15:31 | Northwestern | Ante Zender travels in the backcourt | 6-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (PG), Paul Molloy (SF), William Gay (PF), Elvin Dalton (C) Marko Kuklenski, Joseph Panella, Larry Sweat, Brandon Conklin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Edward Allen (SG), Miroslav Koski (SF), Matthew Rico (PF), Todd Brunner (C) Richard Bernhard, Robert Whitman, Ante Zender, Alvin Campbell, Michael Morgan | |
| 15:17 | Pitt | Paul Molloy is fouled on the floor by Todd Brunner - foul #1 on Todd Brunner, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Joseph Panella (SF) Jeremy Richardson, Paul Molloy | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:05 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Panella | 8-9 |
| 14:39 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Matthew Rico | 8-12 |
| 14:16 | Pitt | Miroslav Koski denies the turnaround by Marko Kuklenski | 8-12 |
| 14:15 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson hits a jumper from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 13:40 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Cheng-Gong Xie | 11-14 |
| 13:16 | Northwestern | Elvin Dalton picks off the pass by Edward Allen | 11-14 |
| 13:02 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Marko Kuklenski | 13-14 |
| 12:59 | Northwestern | Edward Allen is hacked by Cheng-Gong Xie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cheng-Gong Xie, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), James Carter (SF), Paul Molloy (PF), Brandon Conklin (C) Marko Kuklenski, Cheng-Gong Xie, Joseph Panella, William Gay, Elvin Dalton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Ante Zender (SF), Alvin Campbell (C) Edward Allen, Miroslav Koski, Todd Brunner | |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses the 3 from straight away | 13-14 |
| 12:37 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Alvin Campbell | 13-14 |
| 12:25 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Molloy - foul #1 on Paul Molloy, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (SG), Miroslav Koski (SF), Todd Brunner (C) Richard Bernhard, Ante Zender, Alvin Campbell | |
| 12:25 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico misses the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:25 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico misses the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:25 | Pitt | Paul Molloy grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 12:17 | Pitt | Paul Molloy misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 12:16 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Matthew Rico | 13-14 |
| 11:58 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson buries a fadeaway from the left side | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kang Chin (fresh) SG - Timothy Noto (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Carter (fresh) PF - Paul Molloy (fresh) C - Brandon Conklin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Allen (fairly fresh) SF - Miroslav Koski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Rico (fairly fresh) C - Todd Brunner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Pitt | Paul Molloy makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-16 |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson is hacked by Paul Molloy - foul #2 on Paul Molloy, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), Larry Sweat (PF), Elvin Dalton (C) Kang Chin, Timothy Noto, Paul Molloy, Brandon Conklin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Ante Zender (SF), Alvin Campbell (C) Edward Allen, Miroslav Koski, Todd Brunner | |
| 10:46 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-16 |
| 10:45 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:29 | Pitt | Larry Sweat makes the wide open floater from the left side on a great pass from Elvin Dalton out of a doubleteam | 17-16 |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | Jeremy Richardson is called for the reach on Thomas Simpson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremy Richardson, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Panella (SF), William Gay (C) James Carter, Elvin Dalton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (SG), Miroslav Koski (SF), Todd Brunner (C) Richard Bernhard, Ante Zender, Alvin Campbell | |
| 10:08 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by William Gay - foul #1 on William Gay, team foul #7 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ante Zender (PF) Matthew Rico | |
| 10:08 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:08 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:59 | Pitt | Thomas Simpson steps in front of the William Gay pass | 17-18 |
| 09:37 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on William Gay - foul #2 on William Gay, team foul #8 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), James Carter (SF), Elvin Dalton (C) Cheng-Gong Xie, Jeremy Richardson, Joseph Panella, William Gay | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Matthew Rico (PF) Edward Allen, Miroslav Koski | |
| 09:37 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:37 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:16 | Pitt | Timothy Noto comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 09:14 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico gets the rebound | 17-20 |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | Timothy Noto takes the ball from Ante Zender in the backcourt | 17-20 |
| 09:05 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Bernhard - foul #1 on Richard Bernhard, team foul #3 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), Joseph Panella (SF) Kang Chin, Timothy Noto, James Carter | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (SG), Miroslav Koski (SF) Thomas Simpson, Todd Brunner | |
| 09:05 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:05 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 09:03 | Northwestern | Joseph Panella is called for the reach on Edward Allen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Panella, team foul #9 | 18-20 |
| 09:03 | Northwestern | Edward Allen makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 09:03 | Northwestern | Edward Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 08:43 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-22 |
| 08:25 | Northwestern | Ante Zender misses the wide open driving attempt from close range | 20-22 |
| 08:23 | Pitt | Larry Sweat grabs the board | 20-22 |
| 08:18 | Pitt | Joseph Panella hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Marko Kuklenski | 22-22 |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-22 |
| 07:48 | Pitt | Joseph Panella grabs the board | 22-22 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marko Kuklenski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Panella (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Sweat (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Elvin Dalton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Bernhard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Miroslav Koski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Rico (tiring) 3 reb. C - Ante Zender (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Pitt | Joseph Panella can't finish the uncontested layup | 22-22 |
| 07:37 | Pitt | Larry Sweat misses the tip | 22-22 |
| 07:35 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 07:10 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton misses the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Ante Zender - foul #1 on Ante Zender, team foul #4 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), James Carter (SF), Brandon Conklin (C) Marko Kuklenski, Jeremy Richardson, Joseph Panella, Larry Sweat | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Robert Whitman (SG), Todd Brunner (C) Richard Bernhard, Edward Allen, Miroslav Koski | |
| 07:10 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 07:10 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | Ante Zender makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Whitman | 24-24 |
| 06:25 | Pitt | Kang Chin buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-24 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner clanks a jumper in the lane | 26-24 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico snags the offensive board | 26-24 |
| 05:40 | Northwestern | Ante Zender lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Whitman and the foul's on Kang Chin - foul #2 on Kang Chin, team foul #10 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), Larry Sweat (PF) Kang Chin, Timothy Noto, Elvin Dalton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (SG), Miroslav Koski (SF) Robert Whitman, Matthew Rico | |
| 05:40 | Northwestern | Ante Zender misses the free throw | 26-26 |
| 05:40 | Pitt | Larry Sweat grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 05:21 | Pitt | Todd Brunner is called for the reach on Jeremy Richardson - foul #2 on Todd Brunner, team foul #5 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Panella (SF) James Carter | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:01 | Pitt | Larry Sweat clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Miroslav Koski - foul #1 on Miroslav Koski, team foul #6 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | Timothy Noto (SG), James Carter (SF), Elvin Dalton (C) Jeremy Richardson, Joseph Panella, Brandon Conklin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Rico (PF) Ante Zender | |
| 05:01 | Pitt | Larry Sweat misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 05:01 | Pitt | Larry Sweat makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:51 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico is called for 10 seconds | 27-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Paul Molloy (PF) Cheng-Gong Xie, Larry Sweat | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:46 | Pitt | Paul Molloy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-26 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Marko Kuklenski steps in front of the Miroslav Koski pass in the backcourt | 27-26 |
| 04:23 | Pitt | James Carter misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-26 |
| 04:21 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton tips it but misses | 27-26 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 04:16 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson is hacked by Timothy Noto in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Noto, team foul #11 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), Joseph Panella (SF), Brandon Conklin (C) Marko Kuklenski, Timothy Noto, James Carter, Elvin Dalton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ante Zender (PF) Matthew Rico | |
| 04:16 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:16 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 04:02 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-27 |
| Subs | Pitt | Elvin Dalton (C) Brandon Conklin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Rico (PF) Todd Brunner | |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson misses short on a shot from the left side | 27-27 |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson hits the follow up shot | 27-29 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cheng-Gong Xie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Panella (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Molloy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Elvin Dalton (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Miroslav Koski (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Rico (tiring) 5 reb. C - Ante Zender (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:13 | Pitt | Joseph Panella hits a wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-29 |
| 02:51 | Northwestern | Paul Molloy steals the ball from Miroslav Koski | 29-29 |
| 02:40 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-29 |
| 02:38 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton tips it back up and in | 31-29 |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 01:53 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | Ante Zender connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Allen | 31-33 |
| 01:15 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-33 |
| 01:14 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 01:12 | Northwestern | Edward Allen is called for traveling in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), James Carter (SF), William Gay (C) Cheng-Gong Xie, Jeremy Richardson, Joseph Panella, Elvin Dalton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Alvin Campbell (PF), Todd Brunner (C) Edward Allen, Miroslav Koski, Matthew Rico | |
| 01:03 | Pitt | Kang Chin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 01:01 | Pitt | Paul Molloy tips it back up and in | 33-33 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Alvin Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Rico (PF) Alvin Campbell | |
| 00:20 | Pitt | Kang Chin loses the dribble to Todd Brunner | 33-33 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Paul Molloy is called for the reach on Thomas Simpson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Molloy, team foul #12 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brandon Conklin (C) Paul Molloy | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | James Carter is called for traveling | 33-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (SG) Thomas Simpson | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Edward Allen misses the halfcourt shot | 33-35 |