| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel White (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gerry Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Rouse (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:34 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley buries a floater from just outside the lane | 30-27 |
| 19:17 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 30-27 |
| 19:16 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 18:49 | Rutgers | Daniel White takes the ball from Gregory Capel | 30-27 |
| 18:46 | Pitt | Daniel White lays it in | 32-27 |
| 18:31 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-27 |
| 18:29 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel can't tip it in | 32-27 |
| 18:28 | Pitt | Charles Rouse grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 18:23 | Pitt | Zachary Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 32-27 |
| 18:22 | Pitt | Zachary Brown tips it back up and in | 34-27 |
| 17:58 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 17:57 | Pitt | Charles Rouse snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 17:50 | Pitt | Zachary Brown connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-27 |
| 17:26 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rubin Wolfe | 37-29 |
| 17:04 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague misses long on a runner from the left block | 37-29 |
| 17:03 | Pitt | Charles Rouse gets the offensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 16:48 | Pitt | Daniel White banks in the layup set up by Matthew Sprague | 39-29 |
| 16:32 | Rutgers | Zachary Brown is called for the reach on Jimmy Riley - foul #1 on Zachary Brown, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Roger Arce (SG), Geoffrey Jackson (PF), Angel Marino (C) Daniel White, Gerry Parsons, Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (PG), Don Hughes (SF), Kim Smith (PF), Robert Mason (C) Jimmy Riley, Lloyd Malizia, Rubin Wolfe, David Kimbrough | |
| 16:14 | Rutgers | Don Hughes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Matthew Sprague - foul #3 on Matthew Sprague, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerry Parsons (SF) Matthew Sprague | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:14 | Rutgers | Don Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 16:14 | Rutgers | Don Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 15:45 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 39-31 |
| 15:44 | Rutgers | Don Hughes pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roger Arce (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerry Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Angel Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Alden (fresh) SG - Gregory Capel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kim Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Mason (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Rutgers | Robert Mason is hacked by Angel Marino - foul #1 on Angel Marino, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (PG), Matthew Sprague (SF) Zachary Brown, Gerry Parsons | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Rubin Wolfe (PF) Gregory Capel, Kim Smith | |
| 15:08 | Rutgers | Matthew Sprague takes the ball from Don Hughes | 39-31 |
| 14:47 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson throws it down on a great pass from Roger Arce | 41-31 |
| 14:28 | Rutgers | Robert Mason clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Angel Marino - foul #2 on Angel Marino, team foul #4 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerry Parsons (SF), Charles Rouse (C) Geoffrey Jackson, Angel Marino | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG), Lloyd Malizia (SF) Craig Alden, Don Hughes | |
| 14:28 | Rutgers | Robert Mason makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 14:28 | Rutgers | Robert Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 14:28 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Matthew Sprague | 41-32 |
| 14:04 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel White | 43-32 |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 13:45 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 13:25 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Gerry Parsons, team foul #5 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (PG) Daniel White | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (PG), Don Hughes (PF), David Kimbrough (C) Jimmy Riley, Rubin Wolfe, Robert Mason | |
| 13:09 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel travels with the ball | 43-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson (PF) Matthew Sprague | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:43 | Pitt | Zachary Brown misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Craig Alden - foul #1 on Craig Alden, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (SG) Roger Arce | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:43 | Pitt | Zachary Brown makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 12:43 | Pitt | Zachary Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 12:18 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia is fouled on the floor by Daniel White - foul #1 on Daniel White, team foul #6 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Sprague (SF) Gerry Parsons | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Rubin Wolfe (PF) Gregory Capel, Don Hughes | |
| 12:05 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 12:03 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Jackson | 45-32 |
| 11:43 | Pitt | Zachary Brown makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel White and the foul's on Jimmy Riley - foul #2 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #2 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Angel Marino (C) Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Hughes (SF) Lloyd Malizia | |
| 11:43 | Pitt | Zachary Brown makes the free throw | 48-32 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel White (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Angel Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Alden (fresh) SF - Don Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe lays it in and he's hacked by Angel Marino - foul #3 on Angel Marino, team foul #7 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Roger Arce (SG), Gerry Parsons (SF) Daniel White, Angel Marino | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG) Craig Alden | |
| 11:25 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe makes the free throw | 48-35 |
| 11:01 | Pitt | Zachary Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-35 |
| 11:00 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons gets the offensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 10:39 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson misses the shot from the right block | 48-35 |
| 10:38 | Rutgers | Don Hughes grabs the board | 48-35 |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe is called for 3 seconds | 48-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (PG), Charles Rouse (C) Zachary Brown, Matthew Sprague | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (PG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Robert Mason (C) Jimmy Riley, Rubin Wolfe, David Kimbrough | |
| 09:52 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson misses short on a shot from the left wing | 48-35 |
| 09:50 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 09:29 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-35 |
| 09:28 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 09:11 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-35 |
| 09:10 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson grabs the offensive board | 48-35 |
| 08:47 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (PG), Matthew Sprague (SF), Angel Marino (PF) Roger Arce, Gerry Parsons, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Rubin Wolfe (PF), David Kimbrough (C) Gregory Capel, Don Hughes, Robert Mason | |
| 08:34 | Rutgers | Matthew Sprague takes the ball from Rubin Wolfe | 48-35 |
| 08:30 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague can't finish the layup | 48-35 |
| 08:29 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 48-35 |
| 08:14 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lloyd Malizia | 48-37 |
| 07:53 | Pitt | Zachary Brown is hacked by Jimmy Riley - foul #3 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #3 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Roger Arce (SG), Gerry Parsons (SF) Daniel White, Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG), Don Hughes (SF) Craig Alden, Lloyd Malizia | |
| 07:32 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague misses the dunk but he's fouled by David Kimbrough - foul #2 on David Kimbrough, team foul #4 | 48-37 |
| 07:32 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 07:32 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roger Arce (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gerry Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Angel Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Rutgers | Don Hughes misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-37 |
| 07:14 | Pitt | Angel Marino gets the rebound | 50-37 |
| 06:59 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 50-37 |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe snags the defensive board | 50-37 |
| 06:37 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jimmy Riley | 50-40 |
| 06:09 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Roger Arce and he's fouled by David Kimbrough - foul #3 on David Kimbrough, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (PG), Charles Rouse (C) Zachary Brown, Angel Marino | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (PG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Robert Mason (C) Jimmy Riley, Rubin Wolfe, David Kimbrough | |
| 06:09 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons makes the free throw | 53-40 |
| 05:53 | Rutgers | Gerry Parsons takes the ball from Craig Alden | 53-40 |
| 05:31 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:18 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Robert Mason is denied by Charles Rouse | 55-40 |
| 05:16 | Pitt | Charles Rouse gets the rebound | 55-40 |
| 04:59 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague's floater is knocked away by Don Hughes | 55-40 |
| 04:57 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel snags the defensive board | 55-40 |
| 04:50 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-40 |
| 04:49 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 04:34 | Rutgers | Craig Alden comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-40 |
| 04:33 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague grabs the board | 55-40 |
| 04:06 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons misses the floater from the left side | 55-40 |
| 04:04 | Rutgers | Robert Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | Craig Alden buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Lloyd Malizia | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Daniel White | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Daniel White (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Arce (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gerry Parsons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Sprague (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Charles Rouse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Alden (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregory Capel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Don Hughes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Mason (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | Don Hughes comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 03:22 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| 03:03 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Craig Alden - foul #2 on Craig Alden, team foul #6 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (PG), Geoffrey Jackson (PF), Angel Marino (C) Daniel White, Gerry Parsons, Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Pritchard (PG), Alberto Romano (SF), Kim Smith (PF), Thad Price (C) Gregory Capel, Lloyd Malizia, Don Hughes, Robert Mason | |
| 03:03 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 03:03 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague misses the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 03:03 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Alberto Romano | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano is fouled on the floor by Matthew Sprague - foul #4 on Matthew Sprague, team foul #8 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerry Parsons (SF) Matthew Sprague | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 02:19 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-45 |
| 02:17 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | Thad Price misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-45 |
| 01:56 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson snags the defensive board | 58-45 |
| 01:31 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson misses the easy layup | 58-45 |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano snags the defensive board | 58-45 |
| 01:09 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Thad Price | 58-48 |
| 00:40 | Pitt | Angel Marino is hacked by William Pritchard - foul #1 on William Pritchard, team foul #7 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Hughes (SF), Robert Mason (C) William Pritchard, Thad Price | |
| 00:40 | Pitt | Angel Marino makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:40 | Pitt | Angel Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | Kim Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 00:34 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (SG), Matthew Sprague (PF), Charles Rouse (C) Roger Arce, Angel Marino, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Rubin Wolfe (PF), David Kimbrough (C) Craig Alden, Alberto Romano, Don Hughes, Kim Smith, Robert Mason | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague is hacked by Jimmy Riley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #8 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Angel Marino (C) Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:31 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:31 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe tips it in | 62-53 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Zachary Brown is hacked by Jimmy Riley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #9 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (PG) Jimmy Riley | |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Zachary Brown makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Zachary Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-53 |
| 00:12 | Pitt | Daniel White pulls down the rebound | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Zachary Brown runs out the clock | 64-53 |