| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Scott Horn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeff Clegg (fresh) SF - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Holman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Penwell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel White (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerry Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Rouse (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn inbounds the ball | 27-33 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman banks in the layup set up by Scott Horn | 29-33 |
| 19:16 | Pitt | Jeff Clegg is called for the reach on Gerry Parsons - foul #3 on Jeff Clegg, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva (SG) Jeff Clegg | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 18:53 | Pitt | Charles Rouse scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 29-35 |
| 18:31 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman loses the dribble to Zachary Brown | 29-35 |
| 18:15 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague misses the easy layup | 29-35 |
| 18:14 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Gerry Parsons | 29-35 |
| 17:53 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), David Williams (SF), Harry Bowser (PF), Charles Stamper (C) Scott Horn, Kenneth Lawhorn, James Holman, James Penwell | |
| Subs | Pitt | Roger Arce (SG), Geoffrey Jackson (PF), Angel Marino (C) Daniel White, Matthew Sprague, Charles Rouse | |
| 17:35 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 17:34 | Pitt | Zachary Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 17:05 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons connects on the open shot from the free throw line set up by Zachary Brown | 29-37 |
| 16:55 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams is hacked by Gerry Parsons - foul #2 on Gerry Parsons, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG), Frederick Lloyd (SG), James Holman (PF) Cilombo Asaro, Julio Silva, Charles Stamper | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Sprague (SF) Gerry Parsons | |
| 16:41 | Eastern Illinois | Zachary Brown steps in front of the James Holman pass | 29-37 |
| 16:39 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague is hacked by Scott Horn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Horn, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SF) Scott Horn, David Williams | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 16:27 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson misses the open dunk | 29-37 |
| 16:25 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Holman | 29-37 |
| 16:19 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro's floater is knocked away by Angel Marino | 29-37 |
| 16:18 | Eastern Illinois | Harry Bowser gets the offensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 16:08 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by James Holman | 31-37 |
| 16:06 | Pitt | Zachary Brown is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Zachary Brown, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Stamper (C) Harry Bowser | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (PG), Charles Rouse (C) Zachary Brown, Angel Marino | |
| 15:58 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG), Jeff Clegg (SG) Cilombo Asaro, Frederick Lloyd | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerry Parsons (SF) Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Scott Horn (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeff Clegg (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Holman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Stamper (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Daniel White (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Arce (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerry Parsons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Rouse (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Stamper - foul #1 on Charles Stamper, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Louie (PF), James Penwell (C) James Holman, Charles Stamper | |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (PG) Roger Arce | |
| 15:34 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 15:34 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 15:26 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 31-39 |
| 15:24 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Penwell | 31-39 |
| 15:07 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg scores on a floater in the lane set up by Scott Horn | 33-39 |
| 15:05 | Pitt | Scott Horn picks off the pass by Gerry Parsons in the backcourt | 33-39 |
| 15:03 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg hits the finger roll on a great pass from Scott Horn | 35-39 |
| 14:45 | Pitt | Zachary Brown can't finish the layup | 35-39 |
| 14:43 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lawhorn | 35-39 |
| 14:39 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Rouse steals it from Kenneth Lawhorn | 35-39 |
| 14:10 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague is fouled on the floor by James Penwell - foul #1 on James Penwell, team foul #4 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva (SF), James Holman (PF), Harry Bowser (C) Jeff Clegg, Kenneth Lawhorn, James Penwell | |
| Subs | Pitt | Roger Arce (SG), Geoffrey Jackson (PF), Angel Marino (C) Daniel White, Matthew Sprague, Charles Rouse | |
| 13:49 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson misses the easy layup | 35-39 |
| 13:47 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson can't tip it in | 35-39 |
| 13:45 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Holman | 35-39 |
| 13:39 | Eastern Illinois | Harry Bowser's pass is intercepted by Roger Arce | 35-39 |
| 13:17 | Pitt | Scott Horn steals the ball from Gerry Parsons | 35-39 |
| 13:06 | Eastern Illinois | Harry Bowser buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from James Holman and he's fouled by Roger Arce - foul #1 on Roger Arce, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), Jeff Clegg (SG) Scott Horn, George Louie | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (PG) Zachary Brown | |
| 13:06 | Eastern Illinois | Harry Bowser makes the free throw | 38-39 |
| 12:48 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson is fouled on the floor by James Holman - foul #1 on James Holman, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Stamper (C) Harry Bowser | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Sprague (SF) Gerry Parsons | |
| 12:42 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague misses short on a floater from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 12:41 | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 12:33 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Stamper knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Julio Silva | 40-39 |
| 12:07 | Pitt | Julio Silva is called for the reach on Roger Arce - foul #1 on Julio Silva, team foul #6 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn (SF) Julio Silva | |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (PG), Gerry Parsons (SF), Charles Rouse (C) Roger Arce, Geoffrey Jackson, Angel Marino | |
| 11:47 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Daniel White | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Cilombo Asaro (fresh) SG - Jeff Clegg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Holman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Stamper (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gerry Parsons (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Sprague (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Rouse (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 11:16 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro snags the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 11:03 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Stamper is called for traveling | 40-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG), George Louie (SG), Julio Silva (SF), Harry Bowser (PF), James Penwell (C) Cilombo Asaro, Jeff Clegg, Kenneth Lawhorn, James Holman, Charles Stamper | |
| Subs | Pitt | Roger Arce (SG) Daniel White | |
| 10:57 | Pitt | Julio Silva picks off the pass by Charles Rouse in the backcourt | 40-41 |
| 10:37 | Eastern Illinois | James Penwell's floater is tipped away by Matthew Sprague | 40-41 |
| 10:35 | Eastern Illinois | Harry Bowser gets the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 10:26 | Eastern Illinois | Harry Bowser hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 10:25 | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva grabs the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 10:15 | Eastern Illinois | James Penwell hits the finger roll on a great pass from George Louie | 42-41 |
| 09:58 | Pitt | George Louie is called for the reach on Charles Rouse - foul #4 on George Louie, team foul #7 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn (SF), James Holman (PF) George Louie, Harry Bowser | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (PG), Geoffrey Jackson (PF), Angel Marino (C) Zachary Brown, Gerry Parsons, Matthew Sprague | |
| 09:58 | Pitt | Charles Rouse makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 09:58 | Pitt | Charles Rouse makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 09:45 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Roger Arce - foul #2 on Roger Arce, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd (SG) Julio Silva | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerry Parsons (SF) Charles Rouse | |
| 09:45 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 09:45 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 09:41 | Pitt | Roger Arce is fouled in the backcourt by Frederick Lloyd - foul #3 on Frederick Lloyd, team foul #8 | 43-43 |
| 09:41 | Pitt | Roger Arce makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 09:41 | Pitt | Roger Arce misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 09:41 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 09:22 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Angel Marino - foul #2 on Angel Marino, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg (SG), Charles Stamper (C) Scott Horn, James Penwell | |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (PG) Roger Arce | |
| 09:22 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 09:22 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 09:05 | Pitt | Zachary Brown hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Daniel White | 45-47 |
| 08:48 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman can't finish the layup | 45-47 |
| 08:46 | Pitt | Daniel White grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 08:20 | Pitt | Daniel White scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Zachary Brown | 45-49 |
| 08:02 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 08:01 | Pitt | Angel Marino grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 07:57 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons is fouled in the backcourt by Frederick Lloyd - foul #4 on Frederick Lloyd, team foul #9 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG), Julio Silva (SG), David Williams (SF), George Louie (PF), Harry Bowser (C) Frederick Lloyd, Jeff Clegg, Kenneth Lawhorn, James Holman, Charles Stamper | |
| Subs | Pitt | Roger Arce (SG), Matthew Sprague (PF), Charles Rouse (C) Zachary Brown, Geoffrey Jackson, Angel Marino | |
| 07:57 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 07:57 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 07:57 | Eastern Illinois | Harry Bowser grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 07:42 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie is fouled on the floor by Matthew Sprague - foul #3 on Matthew Sprague, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson (PF) Gerry Parsons | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Scott Horn (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Julio Silva (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Louie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Harry Bowser (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Daniel White (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roger Arce (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Rouse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams's pass is intercepted by Matthew Sprague | 45-50 |
| 07:27 | Pitt | Roger Arce blows the layup | 45-50 |
| 07:26 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 07:21 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 45-50 |
| 07:19 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 07:04 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Daniel White - foul #1 on Daniel White, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Penwell (C) Julio Silva | |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (PG) Daniel White | |
| 07:04 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 07:04 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 07:04 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 06:43 | Pitt | Zachary Brown misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by George Louie - foul #5 on George Louie, team foul #10 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg (SG), Julio Silva (SF), James Holman (PF) George Louie, David Williams, Harry Bowser | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 06:43 | Pitt | Zachary Brown makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 06:43 | Pitt | Zachary Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 06:26 | Eastern Illinois | James Penwell misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Roger Arce - foul #3 on Roger Arce, team foul #8 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn (SF) Julio Silva | |
| Subs | Pitt | Angel Marino (PF) Geoffrey Jackson | |
| 06:26 | Eastern Illinois | James Penwell makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 06:26 | Eastern Illinois | James Penwell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 05:57 | Pitt | Zachary Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-52 |
| 05:56 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lawhorn | 47-52 |
| 05:51 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg is fouled on the floor by Roger Arce - foul #4 on Roger Arce, team foul #9 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), Charles Stamper (C) Scott Horn, James Penwell | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (PG), Gerry Parsons (SF) Zachary Brown, Charles Rouse | |
| 05:51 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 05:51 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 05:22 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 05:20 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Holman | 49-52 |
| 05:06 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Gerry Parsons - foul #3 on Gerry Parsons, team foul #10 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva (SG), David Williams (SF), Harry Bowser (PF) Jeff Clegg, Kenneth Lawhorn, James Holman | |
| Subs | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson (C) Angel Marino | |
| 05:06 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 05:06 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 04:51 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Roger Arce | 51-54 |
| 04:44 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Gerry Parsons - foul #4 on Gerry Parsons, team foul #11 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Holman (PF) Charles Stamper | |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (PG) Roger Arce | |
| 04:44 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 04:44 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 04:15 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Geoffrey Jackson, team foul #12 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG), James Penwell (C) Cilombo Asaro, James Holman | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Rouse (C) Gerry Parsons | |
| 03:53 | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 53-54 |
| 03:51 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn tips it but misses | 53-54 |
| 03:50 | Pitt | Charles Rouse grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 03:47 | Pitt | Daniel White is hacked by Julio Silva in the backcourt - foul #2 on Julio Silva, team foul #11 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg (SG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SF), James Holman (PF) Julio Silva, David Williams, Harry Bowser | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 03:47 | Pitt | Daniel White makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 03:47 | Pitt | Daniel White makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 03:30 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 03:28 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Zachary Brown | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Scott Horn (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jeff Clegg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Holman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - James Penwell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel White (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Matthew Sprague (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Geoffrey Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Rouse (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague is hacked by Scott Horn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Scott Horn, team foul #12 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Stamper (C) James Penwell | |
| Subs | Pitt | Roger Arce (SG), Angel Marino (PF) Daniel White, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| 03:25 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 03:25 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 03:06 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn banks in the layup | 55-58 |
| 02:37 | Pitt | Angel Marino misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-58 |
| 02:35 | Pitt | Charles Rouse snags the offensive board | 55-58 |
| 02:07 | Pitt | Charles Stamper swats the layup by Matthew Sprague | 55-58 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 02:00 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Roger Arce - foul #5 on Roger Arce, team foul #13 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Penwell (C) Charles Stamper | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (SG), Gerry Parsons (SF) Roger Arce, Angel Marino | |
| 02:00 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 02:00 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 01:57 | Pitt | James Holman is called for the reach on Zachary Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Holman, team foul #13 | 57-58 |
| 01:57 | Pitt | Zachary Brown makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 01:57 | Pitt | Zachary Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 01:57 | Eastern Illinois | James Penwell grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 01:43 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn loses the dribble to Charles Rouse | 57-59 |
| 01:37 | Pitt | Zachary Brown's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Lawhorn in the backcourt | 57-59 |
| 01:36 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn jams it on a nice dish by Kenneth Lawhorn | 59-59 |
| 01:10 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague misses the floater in the paint | 59-59 |
| 01:09 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Penwell | 59-59 |
| 01:05 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg hits a 3 from the right corner set up by James Penwell | 62-59 |
| 00:36 | Pitt | Daniel White clanks a jumper from the right side | 62-59 |
| 00:35 | Eastern Illinois | James Penwell snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Eastern Illinois | James Penwell is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel White - foul #2 on Daniel White, team foul #14 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), Charles Stamper (PF) Scott Horn, James Holman | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:32 | Eastern Illinois | James Penwell makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:32 | Eastern Illinois | James Penwell misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:32 | Pitt | Charles Rouse snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Zachary Brown misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-59 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Stamper snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Stamper is hacked by Zachary Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Zachary Brown, team foul #15 | 63-59 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Stamper misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Stamper makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:15 | Pitt | Zachary Brown can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 64-59 |
| 00:13 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague snags the offensive board | 64-59 |
| 00:10 | Pitt | Zachary Brown is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right corner | 64-59 |
| 00:08 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague snags the offensive board | 64-59 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Holman (PF) Charles Stamper | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:03 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro is fouled in the backcourt by Zachary Brown - foul #4 on Zachary Brown, team foul #16 | 64-59 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons clanks a halfcourt shot | 66-59 |