| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Ruben Nielson (fresh) SG - William McKern (fresh) SF - Tyler Gans (fresh) PF - Clarence Green (fresh) C - Charles Kanevsky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Merle Nixon (fresh) SG - Jack Monroe (fresh) SF - Robert Fisher (fresh) PF - Joseph Aman (fresh) C - Kevin Coutu (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Kevin Coutu wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Pitt | Joseph Aman hits a jump hook from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Morehead State | William McKern can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Pitt | Jack Monroe pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Pitt | Joseph Aman misses the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Charles Kanevsky | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Morehead State | Clarence Green travels with the ball | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Pitt | William McKern picks off the pass by Robert Fisher in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Morehead State | William McKern hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:27 | Pitt | Merle Nixon knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 18:06 | Morehead State | Charles Kanevsky misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-5 |
| 18:04 | Morehead State | Tyler Gans hits the follow up shot | 5-5 |
| 17:53 | Pitt | Merle Nixon knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 17:47 | Morehead State | Jack Monroe steals the ball from Tyler Gans | 5-8 |
| 17:26 | Pitt | Merle Nixon buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Aman | 5-10 |
| 17:13 | Morehead State | Robert Fisher steals it from Clarence Green | 5-10 |
| 17:09 | Pitt | Jack Monroe connects on the open 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Merle Nixon | 5-13 |
| 16:56 | Morehead State | Ruben Nielson buries a driving attempt in the paint | 7-13 |
| 16:32 | Pitt | Robert Fisher is fouled on the floor by Tyler Gans - foul #1 on Tyler Gans, team foul #1 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jacob Taylor (PG), Kevin Green (SG), Tom Williams (SF), Roberto Ferrari (PF), Sidney Chivers (C) Ruben Nielson, William McKern, Tyler Gans, Clarence Green, Charles Kanevsky | |
| Subs | Pitt | Wilfred Jones (PG) Merle Nixon | |
| 16:16 | Pitt | Jack Monroe misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kevin Green - foul #1 on Kevin Green, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| 16:16 | Pitt | Jack Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 16:16 | Pitt | Jack Monroe misses the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 16:16 | Morehead State | Roberto Ferrari grabs the board | 7-14 |
| 16:01 | Morehead State | Kevin Green misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-14 |
| 15:59 | Pitt | Robert Fisher grabs the board | 7-14 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Jacob Taylor (fresh) SG - Kevin Green (fresh) SF - Tom Williams (fresh) PF - Roberto Ferrari (fresh) C - Sidney Chivers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Wilfred Jones (fresh) SG - Jack Monroe (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Robert Fisher (tiring) PF - Joseph Aman (tiring) 2 pts. C - Kevin Coutu (tiring) | |
| 15:57 | Pitt | Jack Monroe throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-14 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Merle Nixon (PG) Robert Fisher | |
| 15:44 | Morehead State | Sidney Chivers misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 7-14 |
| 15:43 | Pitt | Kevin Coutu pulls down the rebound | 7-14 |
| 15:27 | Pitt | Kevin Coutu double dribbles | 7-14 |
| Subs | Morehead State | William McKern (SG), Bradley Thrash (PF), Charles Kanevsky (C) Tom Williams, Roberto Ferrari, Sidney Chivers | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Fisher (SF) Jack Monroe | |
| 15:24 | Morehead State | Jacob Taylor travels in the backcourt | 7-14 |
| 15:19 | Pitt | Wilfred Jones misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Kevin Green - foul #2 on Kevin Green, team foul #3 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Tyler Gans (SF) Kevin Green | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 15:19 | Pitt | Wilfred Jones misses the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 15:19 | Pitt | Wilfred Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 14:59 | Morehead State | William McKern connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Bradley Thrash | 10-15 |
| 14:38 | Pitt | Joseph Aman misses long on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Bradley Thrash - foul #1 on Bradley Thrash, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Richard Basaldua (PG) Jacob Taylor | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jack Monroe (SG) Merle Nixon | |
| 14:38 | Pitt | Joseph Aman makes the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 14:38 | Pitt | Joseph Aman makes the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 14:16 | Morehead State | William McKern scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 12-17 |
| 13:57 | Pitt | Joseph Aman lays it up and in on a great pass from Jack Monroe | 12-19 |
| 13:33 | Morehead State | William McKern loses the dribble to Jack Monroe | 12-19 |
| 13:30 | Pitt | Robert Fisher banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jack Monroe | 12-21 |
| 13:13 | Morehead State | Richard Basaldua comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-21 |
| 13:12 | Pitt | Joseph Aman snags the defensive board | 12-21 |
| 13:08 | Pitt | Wilfred Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Basaldua - foul #1 on Richard Basaldua, team foul #5 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Ruben Nielson (PG), Jacob Taylor (SG), Tom Williams (SF), Clarence Green (PF), Roberto Ferrari (C) Richard Basaldua, William McKern, Tyler Gans, Bradley Thrash, Charles Kanevsky | |
| Subs | Pitt | Merle Nixon (PG) Robert Fisher | |
| 13:03 | Pitt | Jack Monroe hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Merle Nixon | 12-23 |
| 12:44 | Morehead State | Jacob Taylor comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 12-23 |
| 12:42 | Morehead State | Jacob Taylor snags the offensive board | 12-23 |
| 12:24 | Morehead State | Tom Williams buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Roberto Ferrari | 15-23 |
| 12:22 | Pitt | Wilfred Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Tom Williams - foul #1 on Tom Williams, team foul #6 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Morehead State | William McKern (SG) Jacob Taylor | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 11:59 | Pitt | Jack Monroe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-23 |
| 11:59 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 15-23 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jacob Taylor (SG) William McKern | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Fisher (SF) Wilfred Jones | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Ruben Nielson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jacob Taylor (fresh) SF - Tom Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clarence Green (fresh) C - Roberto Ferrari (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Merle Nixon (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Monroe (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Fisher (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Aman (tired) 6 pts. C - Kevin Coutu (tired) | |
| 11:47 | Morehead State | Jacob Taylor clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-23 |
| 11:46 | Pitt | Kevin Coutu grabs the board | 15-23 |
| 11:26 | Pitt | Roberto Ferrari swats the short shot by Joseph Aman | 15-23 |
| 11:24 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Clarence Green | 15-23 |
| 10:56 | Morehead State | Clarence Green misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-23 |
| 10:55 | Pitt | Merle Nixon grabs the defensive rebound | 15-23 |
| 10:34 | Pitt | Kevin Coutu hits the finger roll on a great pass from Merle Nixon | 15-25 |
| 10:18 | Morehead State | Tom Williams is whistled for a carry | 15-25 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Richard Basaldua (PG), William McKern (SG), Tyler Gans (SF), Sidney Chivers (C) Ruben Nielson, Jacob Taylor, Tom Williams, Roberto Ferrari | |
| Subs | Pitt | Wilfred Jones (SG) Jack Monroe | |
| 09:54 | Pitt | Kevin Coutu's layup is rejected by Tyler Gans | 15-25 |
| 09:52 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to William McKern | 15-25 |
| 09:42 | Morehead State | Sidney Chivers misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 15-25 |
| 09:40 | Morehead State | Tyler Gans gets the offensive rebound | 15-25 |
| 09:20 | Morehead State | Tyler Gans blows the layup but he's fouled by Merle Nixon - foul #1 on Merle Nixon, team foul #1 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Bradley Thrash (PF), Charles Kanevsky (C) Clarence Green, Sidney Chivers | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jack Monroe (SG) Joseph Aman | |
| 09:20 | Morehead State | Tyler Gans misses the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 09:20 | Morehead State | Tyler Gans makes the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 09:02 | Pitt | Kevin Coutu is hacked by Richard Basaldua - foul #2 on Richard Basaldua, team foul #7 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Ruben Nielson (PG), Jacob Taylor (SG) Richard Basaldua, William McKern | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 09:02 | Pitt | Kevin Coutu misses the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 09:02 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Charles Kanevsky | 16-25 |
| 08:48 | Morehead State | Bradley Thrash's floater is tipped away by Kevin Coutu | 16-25 |
| 08:47 | Pitt | Jack Monroe gets the rebound | 16-25 |
| 08:32 | Pitt | Merle Nixon hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-25 |
| 08:31 | Morehead State | Tyler Gans grabs the board | 16-25 |
| 08:14 | Morehead State | Charles Kanevsky misses the runner from the baseline | 16-25 |
| 08:12 | Morehead State | Tyler Gans tips it home | 18-25 |
| 08:04 | Pitt | Merle Nixon's pass is intercepted by Charles Kanevsky | 18-25 |
| 07:45 | Morehead State | Tyler Gans drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jacob Taylor | 21-25 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Ruben Nielson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jacob Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tyler Gans (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bradley Thrash (fairly fresh) C - Charles Kanevsky (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Merle Nixon (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Monroe (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wilfred Jones (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Robert Fisher (tired) 2 pts. C - Kevin Coutu (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Pitt | Bradley Thrash blocks the short jumper by Robert Fisher | 21-25 |
| 07:20 | Pitt | Kevin Coutu pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 07:08 | Pitt | Jack Monroe can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 21-25 |
| 07:07 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Wilfred Jones | 21-25 |
| 06:48 | Pitt | Robert Fisher scores on a shot from the free throw line | 21-27 |
| 06:35 | Morehead State | Jacob Taylor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-27 |
| 06:33 | Morehead State | Charles Kanevsky tips it but misses | 21-27 |
| 06:32 | Morehead State | Jacob Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 06:17 | Morehead State | Charles Kanevsky blows the layup but he's hacked by Kevin Coutu - foul #1 on Kevin Coutu, team foul #2 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Morehead State | William McKern (SG), Tom Williams (SF), Clarence Green (PF) Jacob Taylor, Tyler Gans, Bradley Thrash | |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Aman (PF) Robert Fisher | |
| 06:17 | Morehead State | Charles Kanevsky misses the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 06:17 | Morehead State | Charles Kanevsky misses the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 06:17 | Morehead State | Clarence Green gets the offensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 05:58 | Morehead State | Clarence Green misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-27 |
| 05:57 | Morehead State | William McKern snags the offensive board | 21-27 |
| 05:48 | Morehead State | Joseph Aman is called for the reach on Ruben Nielson - foul #1 on Joseph Aman, team foul #3 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Roberto Ferrari (C) Charles Kanevsky | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 05:37 | Morehead State | Ruben Nielson clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Jack Monroe - foul #1 on Jack Monroe, team foul #4 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Fisher (SF) Merle Nixon | |
| 05:37 | Morehead State | Ruben Nielson misses the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:37 | Morehead State | Ruben Nielson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:19 | Pitt | The jump hook by Joseph Aman is blocked by Roberto Ferrari | 22-27 |
| 05:18 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Roberto Ferrari | 22-27 |
| 05:01 | Morehead State | Jack Monroe is called for the reach on William McKern - foul #2 on Jack Monroe, team foul #5 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Tyler Gans (SF), Sidney Chivers (C) Tom Williams, Clarence Green | |
| Subs | Pitt | Merle Nixon (PG) Jack Monroe | |
| 04:45 | Morehead State | William McKern misses the lay-in | 22-27 |
| 04:44 | Pitt | Joseph Aman gets the rebound | 22-27 |
| 04:44 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 22-27 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jacob Taylor (PG), Clarence Green (PF) Ruben Nielson, Sidney Chivers | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 04:42 | Pitt | Clarence Green picks off the pass by Wilfred Jones in the backcourt | 22-27 |
| 04:33 | Morehead State | William McKern comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Merle Nixon - foul #2 on Merle Nixon, team foul #6 | 22-27 |
| 04:33 | Morehead State | William McKern makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:33 | Morehead State | William McKern misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:33 | Pitt | Joseph Aman pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 04:27 | Pitt | The jumper by Joseph Aman is denied by Clarence Green | 23-27 |
| 04:25 | Morehead State | Tyler Gans grabs the defensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 04:15 | Morehead State | William McKern connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Roberto Ferrari | 25-27 |
| 03:50 | Pitt | Kevin Coutu misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-27 |
| 03:49 | Morehead State | Tyler Gans grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 03:32 | Morehead State | Roberto Ferrari hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Clarence Green and the foul's on Kevin Coutu - foul #2 on Kevin Coutu, team foul #7 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Richard Basaldua (PG), Kevin Green (SF) Jacob Taylor, Tyler Gans | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jack Monroe (SG) Robert Fisher | |
| 03:32 | Morehead State | Roberto Ferrari makes the free throw | 28-27 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Richard Basaldua (fresh) SG - William McKern (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Kevin Green (fresh) PF - Clarence Green (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roberto Ferrari (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Merle Nixon (very tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Monroe (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wilfred Jones (tired) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Aman (very tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Coutu (very tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Pitt | Jack Monroe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-27 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Sidney Chivers (C) Roberto Ferrari | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 03:10 | Morehead State | Clarence Green scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Sidney Chivers | 31-27 |
| 02:51 | Pitt | Clarence Green steps in front of the Kevin Coutu pass | 31-27 |
| 02:32 | Morehead State | Sidney Chivers is hacked by Merle Nixon - foul #3 on Merle Nixon, team foul #8 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jacob Taylor (PG), Tom Williams (SF), Charles Kanevsky (C) Richard Basaldua, William McKern, Clarence Green | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Fisher (SF) Merle Nixon | |
| 02:32 | Morehead State | Sidney Chivers makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 02:32 | Morehead State | Sidney Chivers makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 02:26 | Pitt | Jack Monroe is called for traveling in the backcourt | 33-27 |
| 02:14 | Morehead State | Joseph Aman is called for the reach on Sidney Chivers - foul #2 on Joseph Aman, team foul #9 | 33-27 |
| 02:14 | Morehead State | Sidney Chivers makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 02:14 | Morehead State | Sidney Chivers makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 01:58 | Pitt | Jacob Taylor picks off the pass by Joseph Aman | 35-27 |
| 01:54 | Morehead State | Kevin Green blows the layup | 35-27 |
| 01:52 | Morehead State | Charles Kanevsky tips it but misses | 35-27 |
| 01:51 | Pitt | Robert Fisher snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 01:40 | Pitt | Joseph Aman's pass is intercepted by Tom Williams | 35-27 |
| 01:28 | Morehead State | Charles Kanevsky comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 35-27 |
| 01:26 | Pitt | Robert Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 01:12 | Pitt | Jack Monroe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-27 |
| 01:11 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Sidney Chivers | 35-27 |
| 01:07 | Morehead State | Tom Williams misses badly on a floater from close range | 35-27 |
| 01:06 | Pitt | Robert Fisher grabs the board | 35-27 |
| 00:41 | Pitt | Wilfred Jones misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-27 |
| 00:39 | Morehead State | Tom Williams pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 00:12 | Morehead State | Charles Kanevsky comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away but he's hacked by Joseph Aman - foul #3 on Joseph Aman, team foul #10 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Ruben Nielson (PG), William McKern (SG), Tyler Gans (SF), Clarence Green (PF) Jacob Taylor, Kevin Green, Tom Williams, Sidney Chivers | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:12 | Morehead State | Charles Kanevsky makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 00:12 | Morehead State | Charles Kanevsky makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 00:12 | Morehead State | Charles Kanevsky makes the 3rd free throw | 38-27 |
| 00:03 | Pitt | William McKern steals the ball from Robert Fisher | 38-27 |
| 00:00 | Morehead State | William McKern misses long on a halfcourt shot | 38-27 |