| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kang Chin (fresh) SG - Timothy Noto (fresh) SF - Paul Molloy (fresh) PF - Elvin Dalton (fresh) C - Larry Sweat (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) SG - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) SF - Johnny Katz (fresh) PF - Shawn Moors (fresh) C - Glenn Corral (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Larry Sweat wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Pitt | Timothy Noto misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Pitt | Paul Molloy misses the dunk but he's hacked by Shawn Moors - foul #1 on Shawn Moors, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Pitt | Paul Molloy makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:17 | Pitt | Paul Molloy makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Pitt | Paul Molloy grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Pitt | The jump hook by Timothy Noto is blocked by Glenn Corral | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier clanks a 3 from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Pitt | Paul Molloy grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:36 | Pitt | Kang Chin knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Noto | 5-2 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral can't connect on a runner near the basket | 5-2 |
| 17:21 | Pitt | Timothy Noto grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 17:00 | Pitt | Timothy Noto makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Kang Chin and the foul's on Daniel Palmatier - foul #1 on Daniel Palmatier, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), James Carter (SF), William Gay (PF), Brandon Conklin (C) Kang Chin, Paul Molloy, Elvin Dalton, Larry Sweat | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Patterson (PG), Robert Englund (SG), Roland Crouse (SF), Henry Oliveira (PF), William Riegel (C) Charles Caputo, Daniel Palmatier, Johnny Katz, Shawn Moors, Glenn Corral | |
| 17:00 | Pitt | Timothy Noto makes the free throw | 8-2 |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Robert Englund makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Patterson | 8-5 |
| 16:11 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson (SG), Elvin Dalton (PF) Timothy Noto, Brandon Conklin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier (SG), Glenn Corral (C) Robert Englund, William Riegel | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marko Kuklenski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeremy Richardson (fresh) SF - James Carter (fresh) PF - Elvin Dalton (fairly fresh) C - William Gay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Patterson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roland Crouse (fresh) PF - Henry Oliveira (fresh) C - Glenn Corral (fresh) | |
| 15:14 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-5 |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse pulls down the rebound | 10-5 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson travels with the ball | 10-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | Paul Molloy (PF), Brandon Conklin (C) Elvin Dalton, William Gay | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Johnny Katz (SF), Shawn Moors (PF) Robert Patterson, Roland Crouse, Henry Oliveira | |
| 14:53 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Caputo - foul #1 on Charles Caputo, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | Elvin Dalton (C) Brandon Conklin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:35 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Glenn Corral - foul #1 on Glenn Corral, team foul #4 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (PG), Joseph Panella (SF) Marko Kuklenski, James Carter | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:35 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 14:35 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Gay (C) Elvin Dalton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Riegel (C) Glenn Corral | |
| 14:12 | Pitt | Shawn Moors steals the ball from Joseph Panella | 12-5 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Caputo | 12-7 |
| 13:26 | Pitt | Shawn Moors swats the short shot by William Gay | 12-7 |
| 13:24 | Pitt | Joseph Panella hits the follow up shot | 14-7 |
| 13:22 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), James Carter (SF), Elvin Dalton (PF), Brandon Conklin (C) Cheng-Gong Xie, Joseph Panella, Paul Molloy, William Gay | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Patterson (PG), Robert Englund (SG), Henry Oliveira (PF), Glenn Corral (C) Charles Caputo, Daniel Palmatier, Shawn Moors, William Riegel | |
| 12:54 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski buries a shot from the left wing set up by Jeremy Richardson | 16-7 |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Richardson | 16-7 |
| 12:25 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski is fouled on the floor by Robert Englund - foul #1 on Robert Englund, team foul #5 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Joseph Panella (SF), Paul Molloy (PF) Marko Kuklenski, Jeremy Richardson, James Carter, Brandon Conklin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roland Crouse (SF) Johnny Katz | |
| 12:01 | Pitt | Paul Molloy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson (SG) Cheng-Gong Xie | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Daniel Palmatier (SG), Shawn Moors (PF), William Riegel (C) Robert Patterson, Robert Englund, Henry Oliveira, Glenn Corral | |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier buries a turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Paul Molloy - foul #1 on Paul Molloy, team foul #1 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), James Carter (SF) Kang Chin, Jeremy Richardson, Joseph Panella | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses the free throw | 16-9 |
| 11:32 | Pitt | Paul Molloy grabs the board | 16-9 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marko Kuklenski (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Cheng-Gong Xie (fresh) SF - James Carter (fresh) PF - Paul Molloy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Elvin Dalton (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roland Crouse (fresh) PF - Shawn Moors (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Riegel (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Pitt | Daniel Palmatier steals the ball from Marko Kuklenski | 16-9 |
| 11:12 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier hits the finger roll | 16-11 |
| 10:43 | Pitt | James Carter misses badly on a shot from the right side | 16-11 |
| 10:42 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski misses the tip | 16-11 |
| 10:40 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors snags the defensive board | 16-11 |
| 10:35 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 16-11 |
| 10:34 | Pitt | Paul Molloy gets the rebound | 16-11 |
| 10:16 | Pitt | Shawn Moors swats the layup by Paul Molloy | 16-11 |
| 10:15 | Syracuse | William Riegel grabs the board | 16-11 |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Marko Kuklenski steps in front of the Daniel Palmatier pass | 16-11 |
| 09:34 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 16-11 |
| 09:32 | Pitt | Paul Molloy snags the offensive board | 16-11 |
| 09:23 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 16-11 |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors grabs the board | 16-11 |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier is fouled in the backcourt by Cheng-Gong Xie - foul #1 on Cheng-Gong Xie, team foul #2 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), Joseph Panella (SF), William Gay (C) Marko Kuklenski, Cheng-Gong Xie, James Carter, Elvin Dalton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Patterson (PG), Robert Englund (SG), Johnny Katz (SF), Henry Oliveira (PF), Glenn Corral (C) Charles Caputo, Daniel Palmatier, Roland Crouse, Shawn Moors, William Riegel | |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral blows the wide open layup but he's hacked by Joseph Panella - foul #1 on Joseph Panella, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 08:37 | Pitt | Timothy Noto clanks a floater in the lane | 16-12 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | Timothy Noto is called for the reach on Robert Englund in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Noto, team foul #4 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson (SG), Elvin Dalton (PF), Brandon Conklin (C) Timothy Noto, Paul Molloy, William Gay | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Robert Englund makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Patterson | 16-15 |
| 08:07 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Patterson | 16-15 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Brandon Conklin swats the short shot by Glenn Corral | 16-15 |
| 07:53 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira tips it back up and in | 16-17 |
| 07:25 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral snags the defensive board | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kang Chin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Richardson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Panella (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elvin Dalton (tired) 2 pts. C - Brandon Conklin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Englund (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Johnny Katz (fairly fresh) PF - Henry Oliveira (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Panella - foul #2 on Joseph Panella, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), James Carter (SF), Paul Molloy (PF), William Gay (C) Kang Chin, Jeremy Richardson, Joseph Panella, Elvin Dalton, Brandon Conklin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Daniel Palmatier (SG), Shawn Moors (PF) Robert Patterson, Robert Englund, Henry Oliveira | |
| 07:03 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Johnny Katz | 16-20 |
| 06:41 | Pitt | William Gay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), Elvin Dalton (PF), Larry Sweat (C) Marko Kuklenski, Timothy Noto, James Carter, William Gay | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roland Crouse (SF), William Riegel (C) Johnny Katz, Glenn Corral | |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo misses short on a 3 from straight away | 16-20 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier tips it back up and in | 16-22 |
| 05:50 | Pitt | The jump hook by Larry Sweat is blocked by William Riegel | 16-22 |
| 05:49 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton misses the tip | 16-22 |
| 05:47 | Syracuse | William Riegel grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses long on a jumper from the right block | 16-22 |
| 05:27 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Elvin Dalton | 16-22 |
| 05:06 | Pitt | Paul Molloy's pass is intercepted by Roland Crouse | 16-22 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo banks in the layup on a great pass from Roland Crouse | 16-24 |
| 04:45 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton hits a shot from the right block | 18-24 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo travels in the backcourt | 18-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), James Carter (SF), William Gay (C) Kang Chin, Jeremy Richardson, Elvin Dalton, Larry Sweat | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Patterson (PG), Robert Englund (SG), Johnny Katz (SF), Henry Oliveira (PF), Glenn Corral (C) Charles Caputo, Daniel Palmatier, Roland Crouse, Shawn Moors, William Riegel | |
| 04:24 | Pitt | Robert Englund takes the ball from James Carter | 18-24 |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson is fouled on the floor by James Carter - foul #1 on James Carter, team foul #6 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (PG), Joseph Panella (SF), Elvin Dalton (PF) Marko Kuklenski, James Carter, Paul Molloy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson clanks a floater from the free throw line | 18-24 |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Oliveira | 18-24 |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Robert Englund is whistled for traveling | 18-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson (SG), Paul Molloy (PF), Brandon Conklin (C) Timothy Noto, Elvin Dalton, William Gay | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier (SG), William Riegel (PF) Robert Englund, Henry Oliveira | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cheng-Gong Xie (fresh) SG - Jeremy Richardson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Panella (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Molloy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Conklin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Patterson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Johnny Katz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Riegel (fresh) 2 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 02:43 | Pitt | Joseph Panella can't throw it down but he's fouled by Johnny Katz - foul #1 on Johnny Katz, team foul #6 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), Elvin Dalton (PF), William Gay (C) Cheng-Gong Xie, Jeremy Richardson, Paul Molloy, Brandon Conklin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG) Robert Patterson | |
| 02:43 | Pitt | Joseph Panella makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 02:43 | Pitt | Joseph Panella misses the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 02:43 | Syracuse | William Riegel snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-27 |
| 02:09 | Pitt | Timothy Noto slams it home on a great pass from Joseph Panella | 21-27 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-27 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-27 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral can't tip it in | 21-27 |
| 01:20 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Elvin Dalton | 21-27 |
| 00:52 | Pitt | William Gay lays it up and in set up by Marko Kuklenski | 23-27 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | William Gay steals the ball from Glenn Corral | 23-27 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-27 |