| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Baldwin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Taylor (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Fortunato (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alvin Twitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Maloney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Mendelsohn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Norman Jandreau (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerome Iler (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato inbounds the ball | 22-30 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Pitt | William Baldwin buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Jesse Maloney | 24-30 |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Christopher West hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 24-30 |
| 19:30 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen tips it in | 24-32 |
| 19:04 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Norman Jandreau - foul #1 on Norman Jandreau, team foul #1 | 24-32 |
| 19:04 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 19:04 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen scores on a floater in the paint set up by Christopher West | 26-34 |
| 18:07 | Pitt | William Baldwin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-34 |
| 18:05 | Pitt | Micheal Taylor hits the follow up shot | 28-34 |
| 17:39 | Syracuse | Christopher West buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 17:12 | Pitt | William Baldwin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-37 |
| 17:11 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler loses the dribble to Micheal Taylor | 28-37 |
| 16:47 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato can't finish the layup | 28-37 |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 16:42 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau buries a shot from the left block set up by John Mendelsohn | 28-39 |
| 16:19 | Pitt | Ronald Steenbergen swats the short shot by William Baldwin | 28-39 |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau snags the defensive board | 28-39 |
| 16:08 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau hits a 3 from the right corner | 28-42 |
| 15:49 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 28-42 |
| 15:47 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell tips it in | 30-42 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Baldwin (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charles Fortunato (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alvin Twitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Maloney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Mendelsohn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Jandreau (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerome Iler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-42 |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler snags the offensive board | 30-42 |
| 15:15 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-42 |
| 15:13 | Pitt | Jesse Maloney pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 14:51 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by William Baldwin | 32-42 |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Christopher West can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau tips it but misses | 32-42 |
| 14:25 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell snags the defensive board | 32-42 |
| 13:59 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by William Baldwin | 34-42 |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Christopher West scores on a shot from the right wing set up by John Mendelsohn | 34-44 |
| 13:20 | Pitt | Jerome Iler steals the ball from Charles Fortunato | 34-44 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jesse Maloney - foul #3 on Jesse Maloney, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Rex Clark (SG), Blair Mullinix (SF), Robert Mohr (PF), Keith McIver (C) Micheal Taylor, Charles Fortunato, Alvin Twitchell, Jesse Maloney | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Fischer (PG), Jacob Hazelip (SF) Christopher West, Norman Jandreau | |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler misses the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 12:57 | Pitt | Robert Mohr gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| 12:34 | Pitt | Keith McIver is fouled on the floor by John Mendelsohn - foul #2 on John Mendelsohn, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas (PF) Jerome Iler | |
| 12:14 | Pitt | Ronald Steenbergen takes the ball from Keith McIver | 34-45 |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | Blair Mullinix is called for the reach on John Mendelsohn - foul #1 on Blair Mullinix, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (PG), Norman Jandreau (SF) Joseph Fischer, Thomas Zayas | |
| 11:22 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 34-45 |
| 11:20 | Pitt | Keith McIver gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Baldwin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rex Clark (fresh) SF - Blair Mullinix (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Mohr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith McIver (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Mendelsohn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Jandreau (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jacob Hazelip (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Steenbergen (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 10:54 | Pitt | William Baldwin makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Mohr | 37-45 |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Baldwin - foul #1 on William Baldwin, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerome Iler (PF) Norman Jandreau | |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | Christopher West makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | Christopher West makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 10:17 | Pitt | Robert Mohr's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Steenbergen | 37-47 |
| 10:16 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix hits the follow up shot | 39-47 |
| 09:49 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 39-47 |
| 09:47 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Blair Mullinix | 39-47 |
| 09:30 | Pitt | Robert Mohr hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Jacob Hazelip - foul #2 on Jacob Hazelip, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Micheal Taylor (SG), Charles Fortunato (SF), Jesse Maloney (C) Rex Clark, Blair Mullinix, Keith McIver | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau (SG), Thomas Zayas (C) John Mendelsohn, Ronald Steenbergen | |
| 09:30 | Pitt | Robert Mohr misses the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 09:30 | Pitt | Robert Mohr makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip is fouled on the floor by Robert Mohr - foul #2 on Robert Mohr, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell (PF) Robert Mohr | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn (SG), Ronald Steenbergen (C) Jacob Hazelip, Thomas Zayas | |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 08:45 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 08:27 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jesse Maloney | 42-47 |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn's pass is intercepted by Micheal Taylor | 42-47 |
| 07:59 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato lays it in set up by Micheal Taylor | 44-47 |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | Alvin Twitchell takes the ball from Christopher West | 44-47 |
| 07:11 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato misses the jumper from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 07:10 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell tips it in | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Baldwin (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Micheal Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Charles Fortunato (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Alvin Twitchell (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Jesse Maloney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Mendelsohn (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Jandreau (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerome Iler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Steenbergen (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Ronald Steenbergen is blocked by Alvin Twitchell | 46-47 |
| 06:42 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 06:21 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Jerome Iler - foul #2 on Jerome Iler, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Rex Clark (PG), Blair Mullinix (SG) William Baldwin, Micheal Taylor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Fischer (SG), Jacob Hazelip (PF), Thomas Zayas (C) John Mendelsohn, Jerome Iler, Ronald Steenbergen | |
| 06:21 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 06:21 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 06:21 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Blair Mullinix | 46-47 |
| 06:07 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | Christopher West pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 05:44 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau scores on a shot from the left wing and the foul's on Charles Fortunato - foul #3 on Charles Fortunato, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Martin Wareham (SF), Robert Mohr (PF), Keith McIver (C) Charles Fortunato, Alvin Twitchell, Jesse Maloney | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn (SG) Joseph Fischer | |
| 05:44 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau makes the free throw | 46-50 |
| 05:15 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 05:08 | Syracuse | Rex Clark takes the ball from Christopher West in the backcourt | 46-50 |
| 04:46 | Pitt | Christopher West picks off the pass by Rex Clark | 46-50 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Baldwin (PG), Micheal Taylor (SG), Charles Fortunato (SF), Alvin Twitchell (PF), Jesse Maloney (C) Rex Clark, Blair Mullinix, Martin Wareham, Robert Mohr, Keith McIver | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Fischer (SG), Jerome Iler (PF), Ronald Steenbergen (C) John Mendelsohn, Norman Jandreau, Thomas Zayas | |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip's pass is intercepted by Charles Fortunato | 46-50 |
| 04:02 | Pitt | William Baldwin hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Alvin Twitchell | 49-50 |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Fortunato - foul #4 on Charles Fortunato, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn (SG) Joseph Fischer | |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 03:26 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Christopher West snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen snags the offensive board | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Baldwin (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Micheal Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Charles Fortunato (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Alvin Twitchell (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Jesse Maloney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Mendelsohn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Hazelip (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerome Iler (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:32 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Alvin Twitchell, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau (SF) Jacob Hazelip | |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen tips it but misses | 49-54 |
| 02:08 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 01:50 | Pitt | Jesse Maloney misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-54 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | Christopher West buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-57 |
| 01:17 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Micheal Taylor | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Christopher West hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ronald Steenbergen and the foul's on Jesse Maloney - foul #4 on Jesse Maloney, team foul #8 | 51-59 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Christopher West makes the free throw | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Pitt | William Baldwin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-60 |
| 00:47 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell grabs the offensive board | 51-60 |
| 00:45 | Pitt | William Baldwin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-60 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen gets the rebound | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen is hacked by William Baldwin in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Baldwin, team foul #9 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip (SF) Norman Jandreau | |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 00:34 | Pitt | Jacob Hazelip blocks the short jumper by Micheal Taylor | 51-62 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-62 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell pulls down the rebound | 51-62 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell misses the floater from the baseline | 51-62 |