| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Didomenico (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Merle Nixon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Turner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Albin (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eric Matthews (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance inbounds the ball | 26-17 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-17 |
| 19:38 | Pitt | William Albin pulls down the rebound | 26-17 |
| 19:34 | Pitt | Merle Nixon knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-19 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Cecil Didomenico | 29-19 |
| 19:00 | Pitt | Merle Nixon knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Rodney Turner | 29-22 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Kyle Bochenski | 32-22 |
| 18:37 | Pitt | Merle Nixon buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Matthews | 32-25 |
| 18:19 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance dunks the ball on a nice dish by Kyle Bochenski | 34-25 |
| 18:05 | Pitt | William Albin misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-25 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos pulls down the rebound | 34-25 |
| 17:48 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-25 |
| 17:47 | Pitt | Robert Fisher grabs the board | 34-25 |
| 17:19 | Pitt | William Albin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-25 |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski grabs the defensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 17:13 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance scores on a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Rodney Turner - foul #3 on Rodney Turner, team foul #1 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Craig Drake (C) Mark Gardner, Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jack Monroe (SG) Rodney Turner | |
| 17:13 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses the free throw | 36-25 |
| 17:13 | Pitt | Eric Matthews grabs the board | 36-25 |
| 16:49 | Pitt | Merle Nixon misses the 3 from the right corner | 36-25 |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski pulls down the rebound | 36-25 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski drills a fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on William Albin - foul #2 on William Albin, team foul #2 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Zlatko Zachman (SF) Fidel Gallegos, Stephen Vance | |
| Subs | Pitt | Wilfred Jones (SG), John Bain (SF), Joseph Aman (C) Merle Nixon, Robert Fisher, Eric Matthews | |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski makes the free throw | 39-25 |
| 16:07 | Pitt | John Bain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG), Brian Maitland (C) Lloyd Clark, Kyle Bochenski | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the jump hook near the basket | 41-25 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Craig Drake (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Maitland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jack Monroe (fresh) SG - Wilfred Jones (fresh) SF - John Bain (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Albin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Aman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Pitt | Wilfred Jones knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-28 |
| 15:18 | Syracuse | Jack Monroe is called for the reach on Fidel Gallegos - foul #1 on Jack Monroe, team foul #3 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Kyle Bochenski (PF) Fidel Gallegos, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | Pitt | Rodney Turner (SG), Robert Fisher (SF), Eric Matthews (C) Wilfred Jones, John Bain, Joseph Aman | |
| 15:07 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Lloyd Clark | 44-28 |
| 14:48 | Pitt | William Albin's floater is tipped away by Kyle Bochenski | 44-28 |
| 14:47 | Pitt | Rodney Turner tips it in | 44-30 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Kyle Bochenski | 46-30 |
| 14:06 | Pitt | Jack Monroe loses the dribble to Lloyd Clark | 46-30 |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman banks in the layup on a great pass from Lloyd Clark | 48-30 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 13:51 | Pitt | Jack Monroe drills a 3 from the right corner | 48-33 |
| 13:28 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 48-33 |
| 13:26 | Pitt | Rodney Turner snags the defensive board | 48-33 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 13:00 | Pitt | Eric Matthews drills a shot from the left wing | 48-35 |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski clanks a 3 from straight away | 48-35 |
| 12:37 | Pitt | William Albin grabs the board | 48-35 |
| 12:20 | Pitt | William Albin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-35 |
| 12:19 | Pitt | Jack Monroe misses the tip | 48-35 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski grabs the board | 48-35 |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is whistled for traveling | 48-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Fidel Gallegos (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Brian Maitland (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) James Molino, Lloyd Clark, Zlatko Zachman, Kyle Bochenski, Craig Drake | |
| Subs | Pitt | Merle Nixon (PG), John Bain (SF), Joseph Aman (C) Jack Monroe, Robert Fisher, Eric Matthews | |
| 11:35 | Pitt | Rodney Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-35 |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland gets the rebound | 48-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Maitland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Cecil Didomenico (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Merle Nixon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Turner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Bain (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Albin (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Aman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance lays it in | 50-35 |
| 10:52 | Pitt | John Bain can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-35 |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland gets the rebound | 50-35 |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Rodney Turner steps in front of the Brian Maitland pass | 50-35 |
| 10:11 | Pitt | Joseph Aman misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 10:09 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland snags the defensive board | 50-35 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses the easy layup | 50-35 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland gets the offensive rebound | 50-35 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | John Bain is called for the reach on Stephen Vance - foul #1 on John Bain, team foul #4 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF), Kyle Bochenski (PF) Stephen Vance, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Fisher (SF), Eric Matthews (C) John Bain, Joseph Aman | |
| 09:08 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 50-35 |
| 09:06 | Pitt | Merle Nixon snags the defensive board | 50-35 |
| 08:57 | Pitt | Eric Matthews is hacked by Cecil Didomenico - foul #3 on Cecil Didomenico, team foul #1 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Drake (C) Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jack Monroe (PG) Merle Nixon | |
| 08:39 | Pitt | William Albin is denied on a layup by Craig Drake | 50-35 |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman snags the defensive board | 50-35 |
| 08:12 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 50-35 |
| 08:10 | Pitt | Jack Monroe grabs the defensive rebound | 50-35 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 07:51 | Pitt | Robert Fisher comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Zlatko Zachman - foul #1 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #2 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Cecil Didomenico (C) Mark Gardner, Zlatko Zachman, Craig Drake | |
| Subs | Pitt | Merle Nixon (PG) Jack Monroe | |
| 07:51 | Pitt | Robert Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 07:51 | Pitt | Robert Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski pulls down the rebound | 50-36 |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | James Molino can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-36 |
| 07:22 | Pitt | Robert Fisher pulls down the rebound | 50-36 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fidel Gallegos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Cecil Didomenico (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Merle Nixon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Turner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Albin (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 07:01 | Pitt | Robert Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Craig Drake (PF) James Molino, Lloyd Clark, Kyle Bochenski | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Bain (SF), Joseph Aman (C) Robert Fisher, Eric Matthews | |
| 06:40 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Mark Gardner is blocked by William Albin | 50-36 |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | Craig Drake tips it home | 52-36 |
| 06:24 | Pitt | Fidel Gallegos is called for the reach on Rodney Turner - foul #2 on Fidel Gallegos, team foul #3 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Kyle Bochenski (PF) Mark Gardner, Zlatko Zachman, Craig Drake | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 06:10 | Pitt | John Bain misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-36 |
| 06:09 | Pitt | Joseph Aman tips it in | 52-38 |
| 05:47 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from James Molino | 54-38 |
| 05:31 | Pitt | John Bain is called for traveling | 54-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Craig Drake (C) James Molino, Fidel Gallegos, Stephen Vance, Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jack Monroe (PG), Robert Fisher (SF), Eric Matthews (C) Merle Nixon, John Bain, Joseph Aman | |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Zlatko Zachman | 57-38 |
| 04:59 | Pitt | William Albin lays it up and in | 57-40 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Zlatko Zachman | 59-40 |
| 04:28 | Pitt | Robert Fisher double dribbles | 59-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Brian Maitland (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) Lloyd Clark, Zlatko Zachman, Kyle Bochenski, Craig Drake | |
| Subs | Pitt | Wilfred Jones (SG), John Bain (SF), Kevin Coutu (PF), Joseph Aman (C) Rodney Turner, Robert Fisher, William Albin, Eric Matthews | |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Kevin Coutu - foul #1 on Kevin Coutu, team foul #5 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Kyle Bochenski (PF), Craig Drake (C) Mark Gardner, Brian Maitland, Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the 1st free throw | 60-40 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 61-40 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:45 | Pitt | Kevin Coutu misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Molino - foul #1 on James Molino, team foul #4 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF), Cecil Didomenico (C) Stephen Vance, Craig Drake | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 03:45 | Pitt | Kevin Coutu makes the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 03:45 | Pitt | Kevin Coutu makes the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Molino | 64-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Cecil Didomenico (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jack Monroe (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wilfred Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Bain (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Coutu (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Aman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Pitt | Kevin Coutu is fouled on the floor by Kyle Bochenski - foul #1 on Kyle Bochenski, team foul #5 | 64-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Craig Drake (PF), Brian Maitland (C) James Molino, Zlatko Zachman, Kyle Bochenski, Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:46 | Pitt | Joseph Aman misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-42 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland pulls down the rebound | 64-42 |
| 02:15 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 64-42 |
| 02:13 | Pitt | Joseph Aman grabs the defensive rebound | 64-42 |
| 01:48 | Pitt | Fidel Gallegos takes the ball from Wilfred Jones | 64-42 |
| 01:44 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner hits the finger roll set up by Fidel Gallegos | 66-42 |
| 01:23 | Pitt | Brian Maitland denies the turnaround by Joseph Aman | 66-42 |
| 01:22 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Aman | 66-42 |
| 01:10 | Pitt | Fidel Gallegos steals the ball from Joseph Aman | 66-42 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Craig Drake and he's fouled by Kevin Coutu - foul #2 on Kevin Coutu, team foul #6 | 68-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) Craig Drake, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the free throw | 69-42 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Pitt | John Bain connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Wilfred Jones and the foul's on Cecil Didomenico - foul #4 on Cecil Didomenico, team foul #6 | 69-44 |
| 00:33 | Pitt | John Bain makes the free throw | 69-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Joseph Aman is called for the reach on Stephen Vance - foul #1 on Joseph Aman, team foul #7 | 69-45 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the 1st free throw | 70-45 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 71-45 |
| 00:08 | Pitt | Jack Monroe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-45 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner runs out the clock | 71-45 |