| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Barnes (fresh) SG - Kenneth Ralph (fresh) SF - Melvin Austin (fresh) PF - Travis Raglin (fresh) C - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Robert Dickinson (fresh) SG - Harold Smith (fresh) SF - David Sauceda (fresh) PF - Joseph Phillips (fresh) C - Robert Fleming (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Ralph and the foul's on David Sauceda - foul #1 on David Sauceda, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:46 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | Pitt | Robert Fleming hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Harold Smith | 3-2 |
| 19:13 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by David Sauceda - foul #2 on David Sauceda, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Arthur Banks (SF) David Sauceda | |
| 19:13 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:13 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:47 | Pitt | Travis Raglin swats the dunk try by Arthur Banks | 4-2 |
| 18:46 | Pitt | Joseph Phillips tips it but misses | 4-2 |
| 18:44 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ralph snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:27 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right side | 4-2 |
| 18:26 | Pitt | Arthur Banks grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 18:12 | Pitt | Kenneth Ralph picks off the pass by Joseph Phillips | 4-2 |
| 17:56 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ralph can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 17:55 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin tips it home | 6-2 |
| 17:30 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Harold Smith | 6-5 |
| 17:19 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama travels with the ball | 6-5 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Russell Hedrick (SG), Paul Melby (SF), Kyle Burke (C) Ronald Barnes, Kenneth Ralph, Melvin Austin, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 16:55 | Pitt | Robert Fleming hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Kyle Burke - foul #1 on Kyle Burke, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| 16:55 | Pitt | Robert Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:55 | Pitt | Robert Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:26 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte misses the shot from the left block | 6-7 |
| 16:24 | Pitt | Joseph Phillips pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:03 | Pitt | Arthur Banks clanks a shot from the baseline | 6-7 |
| 16:01 | Southern Cal | Paul Melby snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kendall Forte (fresh) SG - Russell Hedrick (fresh) SF - Paul Melby (fresh) PF - Travis Raglin (fairly fresh) C - Kyle Burke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Robert Dickinson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Smith (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Arthur Banks (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Fleming (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:56 | Southern Cal | Robert Fleming picks off the pass by Russell Hedrick | 6-7 |
| 15:45 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson is fouled on the floor by Kendall Forte - foul #1 on Kendall Forte, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (PG), Dikembe Akiyama (C) Kendall Forte, Travis Raglin | |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Bates (SG), Charles Whitmer (C) Harold Smith, Robert Fleming | |
| 15:21 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Joseph Phillips | 6-10 |
| 15:01 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke is hacked by Charles Whitmer - foul #1 on Charles Whitmer, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ralph (SG), Melvin Austin (PF) Russell Hedrick, Kyle Burke | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Fleming (C) Joseph Phillips | |
| 14:45 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 14:43 | Pitt | Arthur Banks snags the defensive board | 6-10 |
| 14:15 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer comes up short on the floater in the paint | 6-10 |
| 14:14 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Whitmer | 6-10 |
| 13:52 | Pitt | Eddie Bates's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Ralph | 6-10 |
| 13:23 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 6-10 |
| 13:22 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin tips it in | 8-10 |
| 13:05 | Pitt | Robert Fleming connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Eddie Bates | 8-12 |
| 12:44 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 12:43 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:29 | Pitt | Melvin Austin steps in front of the Robert Fleming pass | 8-12 |
| 12:01 | Southern Cal | Robert Dickinson takes the ball from Melvin Austin | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Barnes (fairly fresh) SG - Kenneth Ralph (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Melby (fairly fresh) PF - Melvin Austin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Akiyama (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Robert Dickinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eddie Bates (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Banks (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Charles Whitmer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Fleming (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Pitt | Robert Fleming can't throw it down | 8-12 |
| 11:35 | Southern Cal | Paul Melby pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 11:12 | Southern Cal | Paul Melby's pass is intercepted by Robert Dickinson | 8-12 |
| 11:09 | Pitt | Arthur Banks blows the layup | 8-12 |
| 11:07 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson tips it in | 8-14 |
| 10:47 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-14 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Russell Hedrick (SG), Joseph Stroman (SF), Travis Raglin (PF), Kyle Burke (C) Ronald Barnes, Kenneth Ralph, Paul Melby, Melvin Austin, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Smith (SG), Joseph Phillips (PF) Arthur Banks, Robert Fleming | |
| 10:25 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer is hacked by Kyle Burke - foul #2 on Kyle Burke, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama (C) Kyle Burke | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 10:11 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Robert Dickinson, team foul #4 | 8-14 |
| 09:48 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte is open and buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Stroman | 10-14 |
| 09:31 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Harold Smith | 10-16 |
| 09:03 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Russell Hedrick, team foul #4 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Lloyd Lujan (SG), Arthur Banks (SF) Robert Dickinson, Eddie Bates | |
| 08:40 | Pitt | Arthur Banks is hacked by Joseph Stroman - foul #1 on Joseph Stroman, team foul #5 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Fleming (C) Charles Whitmer | |
| 08:20 | Pitt | Robert Fleming hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 10-16 |
| 08:19 | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman grabs the board | 10-16 |
| 07:54 | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-16 |
| 07:52 | Pitt | Lloyd Lujan pulls down the rebound | 10-16 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kendall Forte (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Russell Hedrick (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Stroman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Travis Raglin (fresh) C - Dikembe Akiyama (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Harold Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Lujan (fresh) SF - Arthur Banks (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Fleming (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Pitt | Robert Fleming comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on Dikembe Akiyama - foul #1 on Dikembe Akiyama, team foul #6 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (PG), Kenneth Ralph (SG), Paul Melby (SF) Kendall Forte, Russell Hedrick, Joseph Stroman | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Dickinson (PG), Eddie Bates (SF) Lloyd Lujan, Arthur Banks | |
| 07:37 | Pitt | Robert Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 07:37 | Pitt | Robert Fleming misses the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 07:37 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin grabs the defensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 07:08 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Fleming - foul #1 on Robert Fleming, team foul #5 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin (PF) Travis Raglin | |
| Subs | Pitt | Lloyd Lujan (SG), Charles Whitmer (C) Harold Smith, Robert Fleming | |
| 07:08 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 07:08 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 06:41 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Ralph - foul #1 on Kenneth Ralph, team foul #7 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman (SG) Kenneth Ralph | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 06:41 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson misses the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 06:41 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson misses the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 06:41 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama grabs the board | 12-17 |
| 06:27 | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-17 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Sauceda (SF) Lloyd Lujan | |
| 06:08 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 06:06 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Melvin Austin | 12-17 |
| 05:48 | Southern Cal | Paul Melby drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Ronald Barnes and he's hacked by Eddie Bates - foul #1 on Eddie Bates, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Russell Hedrick (SG), Travis Raglin (C) Ronald Barnes, Joseph Stroman, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Smith (PG), Arthur Banks (SG) Robert Dickinson, Eddie Bates | |
| 05:48 | Southern Cal | Paul Melby makes the free throw | 15-17 |
| 05:23 | Pitt | David Sauceda is fouled on the floor by Paul Melby - foul #1 on Paul Melby, team foul #8 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama (C) Paul Melby | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Fleming (C) Joseph Phillips | |
| 05:23 | Pitt | David Sauceda makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 05:23 | Pitt | David Sauceda misses the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 05:23 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 05:04 | Southern Cal | Robert Fleming denies the turnaround by Dikembe Akiyama | 15-18 |
| 05:02 | Pitt | Robert Fleming pulls down the rebound | 15-18 |
| 04:33 | Pitt | Harold Smith is whistled for traveling | 15-18 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ralph (SG), Joseph Stroman (SF) Russell Hedrick, Melvin Austin | |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Bates (PF) Charles Whitmer | |
| 04:09 | Southern Cal | Eddie Bates is called for the reach on Travis Raglin - foul #2 on Eddie Bates, team foul #7 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (PG), Paul Melby (SF) Kendall Forte, Joseph Stroman | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 04:09 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 04:09 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 03:51 | Pitt | David Sauceda misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-18 |
| 03:49 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Travis Raglin | 17-18 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Ralph (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Melby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis Raglin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Akiyama (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Harold Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Arthur Banks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - David Sauceda (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Eddie Bates (fairly fresh) 1 ast. C - Robert Fleming (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:30 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin lays it in on a great pass from Ronald Barnes | 19-18 |
| 03:01 | Pitt | Arthur Banks buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Fleming | 19-20 |
| 02:38 | Southern Cal | Harold Smith steals it from Paul Melby | 19-20 |
| 02:33 | Pitt | David Sauceda misses the easy layup | 19-20 |
| 02:32 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 02:21 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ralph loses the dribble to David Sauceda | 19-20 |
| 02:03 | Pitt | Arthur Banks lays it in on a nice dish by David Sauceda and he's hacked by Kenneth Ralph - foul #2 on Kenneth Ralph, team foul #9 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Russell Hedrick (SG), Melvin Austin (SF), Kyle Burke (C) Ronald Barnes, Kenneth Ralph, Paul Melby, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Dickinson (PG), Lloyd Lujan (SG), Joseph Phillips (PF), Charles Whitmer (C) Harold Smith, David Sauceda, Eddie Bates, Robert Fleming | |
| 02:03 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the free throw | 19-23 |
| 01:38 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-23 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Sauceda (SF) Arthur Banks | |
| 01:12 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 01:11 | Pitt | David Sauceda tips it but misses | 19-23 |
| 01:10 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 00:55 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke is whistled for a carry | 19-23 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (PG) Kendall Forte | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:26 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer buries a turnaround from the right block set up by David Sauceda | 19-25 |
| 00:05 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Kyle Burke | 22-25 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson is whistled for a carry | 22-25 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ralph (SG), Paul Melby (SF) Russell Hedrick, Travis Raglin | |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Smith (SG), Eddie Bates (SF) Lloyd Lujan, David Sauceda | |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 22-25 |