| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel White (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Orville Young (fresh) PF - Charles Rouse (fresh) C - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Julian Thorne (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Howard Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Horace Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson inbounds the ball | 24-23 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams can't throw it down | 24-23 |
| 19:48 | Pitt | Charles Rouse pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 19:46 | Pitt | Zachary Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Elmer Shope - foul #1 on Elmer Shope, team foul #1 | 24-23 |
| 19:22 | Pitt | Daniel White hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Elmer Shope - foul #2 on Elmer Shope, team foul #2 | 24-23 |
| 19:22 | Pitt | Daniel White makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 19:22 | Pitt | Daniel White misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 19:22 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 19:04 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne is called for traveling | 25-23 |
| 18:37 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 25-23 |
| 18:36 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague tips it home | 27-23 |
| 18:29 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope is hacked by Matthew Sprague - foul #2 on Matthew Sprague, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| 18:15 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson scores on a fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Zachary Brown - foul #2 on Zachary Brown, team foul #2 | 27-25 |
| 18:15 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson makes the free throw | 27-26 |
| 17:49 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 27-26 |
| 17:47 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague tips it home | 29-26 |
| 17:30 | Western Illinois | Daniel White takes the ball from Howard Lawson | 29-26 |
| 17:25 | Pitt | Daniel White misses the lay-in | 29-26 |
| 17:23 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague hits the follow up shot | 31-26 |
| 17:14 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Julian Thorne | 31-28 |
| 16:52 | Pitt | Daniel White makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-28 |
| 16:32 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Horace Adams | 33-31 |
| 16:10 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Zachary Brown | 35-31 |
| 15:55 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-31 |
| 15:53 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Orville Young (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Rouse (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Sprague (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Julian Thorne (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Howard Lawson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - David Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Horace Adams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Pitt | Zachary Brown scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 15:14 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne is fouled on the floor by Daniel White - foul #2 on Daniel White, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Angel Marino (SF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Orville Young, Matthew Sprague | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson (PG), John Mooney (SG), Johnny Lowe (SF), John Merchant (PF), Willie Hastings (C) Elmer Shope, Julian Thorne, Howard Lawson, David Brown, Horace Adams | |
| 15:03 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings banks in the layup | 38-33 |
| 14:42 | Pitt | Zachary Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-33 |
| 14:41 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Willie Hastings | 38-33 |
| 14:31 | Western Illinois | John Merchant misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Rouse - foul #1 on Charles Rouse, team foul #4 | 38-33 |
| 14:31 | Western Illinois | John Merchant misses the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 14:31 | Western Illinois | John Merchant misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 14:31 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Jackson | 38-33 |
| 14:05 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson misses the easy layup | 38-33 |
| 14:03 | Western Illinois | John Merchant grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 13:43 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 13:41 | Pitt | Charles Rouse grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 13:20 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Zachary Brown | 40-33 |
| 12:55 | Western Illinois | John Mooney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Sprague (PF) Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG), Horace Adams (C) John Mooney, Willie Hastings | |
| 12:33 | Pitt | Daniel White is called for a charge - foul #3 on Daniel White, team foul #5 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Orville Young (SF) Angel Marino | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Brandon (SG), Howard Lawson (SF) Bernard Henderson, John Merchant | |
| 12:13 | Western Illinois | The jump hook by Johnny Lowe is blocked by Matthew Sprague | 40-33 |
| 12:12 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 12:07 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague is fouled on the floor by Johnny Lowe - foul #1 on Johnny Lowe, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Rouse (PF) Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne (SG) Timothy Brandon | |
| 11:42 | Pitt | Orville Young is fouled on the floor by Elmer Shope - foul #3 on Elmer Shope, team foul #4 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Brown (PF) Johnny Lowe | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel White (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Orville Young (fresh) PF - Charles Rouse (tiring) 3 reb. C - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 24 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Julian Thorne (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Howard Lawson (fresh) 11 pts. PF - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Horace Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Pitt | Orville Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-33 |
| 11:04 | Western Illinois | David Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 11:02 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 10:41 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by David Brown | 40-35 |
| 10:24 | Pitt | Zachary Brown hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Orville Young | 43-35 |
| 10:06 | Western Illinois | Matthew Sprague is called for the reach on Howard Lawson - foul #3 on Matthew Sprague, team foul #6 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Angel Marino (SF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Orville Young, Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson (SG), Johnny Lowe (SF), John Merchant (PF) Julian Thorne, Howard Lawson, David Brown | |
| 09:53 | Western Illinois | Matthew Sprague blocks the jumper by Elmer Shope | 43-35 |
| 09:51 | Western Illinois | John Merchant misses the tip | 43-35 |
| 09:50 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Matthew Sprague | 43-35 |
| 09:31 | Pitt | Bernard Henderson steals it from Zachary Brown | 43-35 |
| 09:27 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson lays it in | 43-37 |
| 09:22 | Pitt | Zachary Brown drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Daniel White | 46-37 |
| 09:11 | Western Illinois | John Merchant comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 09:10 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams tips it in | 46-39 |
| 09:06 | Pitt | Zachary Brown misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 09:04 | Pitt | Angel Marino tips it home | 48-39 |
| 08:46 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe lays it up and in on a nice dish by Elmer Shope and he's hacked by Angel Marino - foul #2 on Angel Marino, team foul #7 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Mooney (SG), David Brown (PF) Elmer Shope, Horace Adams | |
| 08:46 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe misses the free throw | 48-41 |
| 08:46 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 08:21 | Pitt | Daniel White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne (SG) John Mooney | |
| 08:02 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson buries a 3 from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 07:41 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Julian Thorne - foul #3 on Julian Thorne, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Rouse (PF) Angel Marino | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson (SF) Johnny Lowe | |
| 07:41 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 07:41 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel White (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Rouse (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Sprague (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 14 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Bernard Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Julian Thorne (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Howard Lawson (fresh) 13 pts. PF - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Merchant (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 07:24 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 07:03 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 50-44 |
| 07:02 | Western Illinois | John Merchant grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 06:38 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 06:23 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Howard Lawson - foul #2 on Howard Lawson, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG), John Mooney (SG), Johnny Lowe (PF), Horace Adams (C) Bernard Henderson, Julian Thorne, David Brown, John Merchant | |
| 06:23 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 06:23 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 06:23 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 06:05 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Elmer Shope | 51-49 |
| 05:47 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague clanks a jumper from the right side | 51-49 |
| 05:45 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson tips it back up and in | 53-49 |
| 05:37 | Western Illinois | John Mooney lays it up and in set up by Howard Lawson and he's fouled by Zachary Brown - foul #3 on Zachary Brown, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Orville Young (SF) Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings (PF) Howard Lawson | |
| 05:37 | Western Illinois | John Mooney misses the free throw | 53-51 |
| 05:37 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 05:09 | Pitt | Daniel White misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by John Mooney - foul #1 on John Mooney, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| 05:09 | Pitt | Daniel White makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 05:09 | Pitt | Daniel White makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 04:42 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe is fouled on the floor by Orville Young - foul #1 on Orville Young, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| 04:42 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 04:42 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 04:13 | Pitt | Daniel White is denied on a layup by Horace Adams | 55-53 |
| 04:12 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 04:06 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Elmer Shope | 55-55 |
| 04:02 | Pitt | Daniel White makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Charles Rouse | 57-55 |
| 03:44 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe connects on the floater from the right block set up by Willie Hastings | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (tired) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel White (tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Orville Young (fresh) PF - Charles Rouse (tiring) 3 reb. C - Matthew Sprague (tiring) 24 pts. 15 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Mooney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnny Lowe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Hastings (fresh) 4 pts. C - Horace Adams (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Pitt | Zachary Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 03:21 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 03:21 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson (C) Matthew Sprague | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne (SG), Howard Lawson (SF), David Brown (PF) John Mooney, Johnny Lowe, Willie Hastings | |
| 02:57 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams is whistled for a carry | 57-57 |
| 02:41 | Pitt | Zachary Brown misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 02:40 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson misses the tip | 57-57 |
| 02:38 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 02:26 | Pitt | Zachary Brown can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 57-57 |
| 02:24 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Howard Lawson | 57-57 |
| 02:06 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Horace Adams | 57-59 |
| 01:45 | Pitt | Zachary Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 01:43 | Western Illinois | David Brown grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 01:26 | Western Illinois | Daniel White steals it from David Brown | 57-59 |
| 01:00 | Pitt | Elmer Shope is called for the reach on Zachary Brown - foul #4 on Elmer Shope, team foul #8 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Sprague (C) Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 01:00 | Pitt | Zachary Brown misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 01:00 | Western Illinois | David Brown pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-59 |
| 00:36 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 00:36 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Julian Thorne - foul #4 on Julian Thorne, team foul #9 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson (C) Orville Young | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:16 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams is hacked by Zachary Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Zachary Brown, team foul #10 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Orville Young (SF) Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:15 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:15 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:08 | Pitt | Zachary Brown makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 00:08 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson is denied on a layup by Matthew Sprague | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Daniel White (tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Orville Young (fresh) PF - Charles Rouse (tiring) 3 reb. C - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 24 pts. 16 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Julian Thorne (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Howard Lawson (fresh) 20 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Horace Adams (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague wins the tip | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:37 | Pitt | Daniel White hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Zachary Brown | 62-60 |
| 04:22 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams misses the shot from the baseline | 62-60 |
| 04:20 | Pitt | Charles Rouse grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 03:51 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Zachary Brown | 64-60 |
| 03:48 | Western Illinois | Zachary Brown takes the ball from Elmer Shope in the backcourt | 64-60 |
| 03:47 | Pitt | Daniel White lays it up and in on a nice dish by Zachary Brown | 66-60 |
| 03:39 | Western Illinois | Zachary Brown is called for the reach on Elmer Shope - foul #5 on Zachary Brown, team foul #11 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerry Parsons (PG), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Zachary Brown, Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 03:39 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 03:39 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 03:39 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson gets the rebound | 66-61 |
| 03:13 | Pitt | David Brown swats the shot by Geoffrey Jackson | 66-61 |
| 03:11 | Western Illinois | David Brown gets the rebound | 66-61 |
| 03:09 | Western Illinois | Gerry Parsons picks off the pass by Elmer Shope in the backcourt | 66-61 |
| 03:07 | Pitt | Daniel White hits the finger roll set up by Gerry Parsons | 68-61 |
| 02:49 | Western Illinois | David Brown clanks a shot from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 02:47 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope grabs the offensive board | 68-61 |
| 02:34 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Daniel White - foul #4 on Daniel White, team foul #12 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson (SG), Johnny Lowe (SF), John Merchant (PF) Julian Thorne, Howard Lawson, David Brown | |
| 02:34 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 02:34 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 02:12 | Pitt | John Merchant is called for the reach on Matthew Sprague - foul #1 on John Merchant, team foul #10 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Rouse (PF) Orville Young | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 02:12 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 02:12 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague misses the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 02:12 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams gets the rebound | 69-63 |
| 02:12 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-63 |
| 01:59 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-63 |
| 01:58 | Pitt | Charles Rouse gets the rebound | 69-63 |
| 01:42 | Pitt | Bernard Henderson is called for the reach on Daniel White - foul #1 on Bernard Henderson, team foul #11 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | Orville Young (SF) Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne (SG), Howard Lawson (SF), David Brown (PF) Bernard Henderson, Johnny Lowe, John Merchant | |
| 01:42 | Pitt | Daniel White makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 01:42 | Pitt | Daniel White misses the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 01:42 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams pulls down the rebound | 70-63 |
| 01:34 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-63 |
| 01:33 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson tips it but misses | 70-63 |
| 01:31 | Pitt | Charles Rouse pulls down the rebound | 70-63 |
| 01:02 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague is fouled on the floor by Horace Adams - foul #2 on Horace Adams, team foul #12 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson (C) Gerry Parsons | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 01:02 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 01:02 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 29 pts. 16 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. SG - Daniel White (tired) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Orville Young (fresh) PF - Charles Rouse (tiring) 6 reb. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Julian Thorne (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Howard Lawson (fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Horace Adams (fresh) 17 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 72-63 |
| 00:52 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Jackson | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson is hacked by Elmer Shope in the backcourt - foul #5 on Elmer Shope, team foul #13 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | Roger Arce (PG) Orville Young | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson (PG) Elmer Shope | |
| 00:49 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:49 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:42 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Roger Arce - foul #1 on Roger Arce, team foul #13 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerry Parsons (PG), Orville Young (SF) Roger Arce, Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe (SF), John Merchant (PF), Willie Hastings (C) Howard Lawson, David Brown, Horace Adams | |
| 00:42 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:42 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne misses the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:42 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson snags the defensive board | 73-64 |
| 00:41 | Pitt | Julian Thorne is called for the reach on Geoffrey Jackson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Julian Thorne, team foul #14 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | Roger Arce (PG), Charles Rouse (PF) Gerry Parsons, Orville Young | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Mooney (SG), Howard Lawson (SF), David Brown (PF), Horace Adams (C) Julian Thorne, Johnny Lowe, John Merchant, Willie Hastings | |
| 00:41 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:41 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:41 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams grabs the board | 73-64 |
| 00:41 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| 00:37 | Western Illinois | Geoffrey Jackson is called for the reach on Howard Lawson - foul #3 on Geoffrey Jackson, team foul #14 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerry Parsons (PG), Orville Young (SF) Roger Arce, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:37 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:37 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson misses the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:37 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague pulls down the rebound | 73-65 |
| 00:34 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague is fouled in the backcourt by Bernard Henderson - foul #2 on Bernard Henderson, team foul #15 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | Roger Arce (PG), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Gerry Parsons, Orville Young | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:34 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:34 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:29 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-68 |
| 00:29 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-68 |
| Subs | Pitt | Angel Marino (SF) Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague is hacked by Bernard Henderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bernard Henderson, team foul #16 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson (C) Angel Marino | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:27 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:27 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague misses the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:27 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 76-68 |
| 00:27 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-68 |
| 00:20 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-71 |
| 00:17 | Pitt | Bernard Henderson is called for the reach on Daniel White in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bernard Henderson, team foul #17 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Pitt | Angel Marino (SF) Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:17 | Pitt | Daniel White misses the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:17 | Pitt | Daniel White misses the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:17 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams pulls down the rebound | 76-71 |
| 00:17 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by David Brown | 76-74 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-74 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerry Parsons (PG), Orville Young (SF) Roger Arce, Angel Marino | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:08 | Pitt | John Mooney is called for the reach on Matthew Sprague in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Mooney, team foul #18 | 76-74 |
| Subs | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson (C) Gerry Parsons | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:08 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:08 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:06 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 78-74 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerry Parsons (PG) Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:03 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-74 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague gets the rebound | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague runs out the clock | 78-74 |