| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel White (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gerry Parsons (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Rouse (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada inbounds the ball | 30-43 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-43 |
| 19:39 | Pitt | Charles Rouse gets the rebound | 30-43 |
| 19:20 | Pitt | Harvey Marine swats the shot by Zachary Brown | 30-43 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine pulls down the rebound | 30-43 |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | Lon Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-43 |
| 19:12 | Pitt | Charles Rouse pulls down the rebound | 30-43 |
| 18:56 | Pitt | Harvey Marine steps in front of the Charles Rouse pass | 30-43 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-43 |
| 18:48 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett snags the offensive board | 30-43 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | Zachary Brown takes the ball from Paul Bramblett | 30-43 |
| 18:11 | Pitt | Harvey Marine steals it from Charles Rouse | 30-43 |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | Lon Smith loses the dribble to Matthew Sprague | 30-43 |
| 17:48 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague comes up short on the floater from the left block | 30-43 |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Lon Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett is hacked by Charles Rouse - foul #2 on Charles Rouse, team foul #1 | 30-43 |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-43 |
| 17:26 | Pitt | Daniel White grabs the defensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 17:11 | Pitt | Lon Smith is called for the reach on Daniel White - foul #3 on Lon Smith, team foul #1 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson (C) Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG) Lon Smith | |
| 16:55 | Pitt | Zachary Brown hits a shot from the right side | 32-43 |
| 16:42 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Jackson - foul #1 on Geoffrey Jackson, team foul #2 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Roger Arce (SG) Daniel White | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Woods (PF) Harvey Marine | |
| 16:29 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried clanks a jumper in the paint | 32-43 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried tips it in | 32-45 |
| 16:04 | Pitt | Zachary Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-45 |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bruce Shreve | 35-47 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Arce (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerry Parsons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Sprague (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Pitt | Zachary Brown buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-47 |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 15:12 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| 14:48 | Pitt | Zachary Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 37-47 |
| 14:47 | Pitt | Roger Arce pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 14:29 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Sprague and he's hacked by Stuart Ried - foul #1 on Stuart Ried, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (PG), Charles Rouse (C) Zachary Brown, Matthew Sprague | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (PG), Lon Smith (SF), Harvey Marine (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Paul Bramblett, Daniel Parada, Robert Woods, Stuart Ried | |
| 14:29 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson misses the free throw | 39-47 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Lon Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-50 |
| 13:48 | Pitt | Charles Rouse comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 39-50 |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve snags the defensive board | 39-50 |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-52 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 13:21 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 39-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Angel Marino (PF) Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Woods (PF) Bruce Shreve | |
| 13:08 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Harvey Marine | 39-54 |
| 12:44 | Pitt | Angel Marino travels with the ball | 39-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (PG), Matthew Sprague (SF) Roger Arce, Gerry Parsons | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG) Russell Jolley | |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo is fouled on the floor by Angel Marino - foul #3 on Angel Marino, team foul #3 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stuart Ried (C) Cesar Gallo | |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lon Smith | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 11:57 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague's pass is intercepted by Stuart Ried | 39-56 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 39-56 |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Lon Smith tips it in | 39-58 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel White (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Angel Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Rouse (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Robert Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Pitt | Zachary Brown buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel White | 41-58 |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | Zachary Brown is called for the reach on Paul Bramblett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Zachary Brown, team foul #4 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | Roger Arce (SG), Geoffrey Jackson (PF) Daniel White, Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Parada (SF) Harvey Marine | |
| 10:55 | Syracuse | Lon Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-58 |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | Robert Woods tips it in | 41-60 |
| 10:44 | Pitt | Zachary Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-60 |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Lon Smith gets the rebound | 41-60 |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | Lon Smith hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Paul Bramblett | 41-62 |
| 10:06 | Pitt | Zachary Brown connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Angel Marino | 44-62 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Angel Marino denies the turnaround by Robert Woods | 44-62 |
| 09:48 | Pitt | Zachary Brown pulls down the rebound | 44-62 |
| 09:35 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Daniel Parada - foul #2 on Daniel Parada, team foul #3 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (PG), Gerry Parsons (SF), Charles Rouse (C) Zachary Brown, Geoffrey Jackson, Angel Marino | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Harvey Marine (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Paul Bramblett, Lon Smith, Robert Woods, Stuart Ried | |
| 09:35 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 09:35 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| 09:20 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson (PF) Matthew Sprague | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:01 | Pitt | Charles Rouse can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Russell Jolley - foul #2 on Russell Jolley, team foul #4 | 46-62 |
| 09:01 | Pitt | Charles Rouse makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 09:01 | Pitt | Charles Rouse misses the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 09:01 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo snags the defensive board | 47-62 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine hits the finger roll set up by Daniel Parada | 47-64 |
| 08:40 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Daniel White | 49-64 |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | Roger Arce steals the ball from Harvey Marine | 49-64 |
| 08:09 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 49-64 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada snags the defensive board | 49-64 |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve is fouled on the floor by Charles Rouse - foul #3 on Charles Rouse, team foul #5 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (PG), Matthew Sprague (PF) Roger Arce, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Robert Woods (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Russell Jolley, Daniel Parada, Cesar Gallo | |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 49-64 |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | Robert Woods gets the offensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine's pass is intercepted by Gerry Parsons | 49-64 |
| 07:24 | Pitt | Daniel White blows the layup | 49-64 |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett gets the rebound | 49-64 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel White (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerry Parsons (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Rouse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Robert Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Robert Woods connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Bruce Shreve | 49-66 |
| 06:57 | Pitt | Charles Rouse knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Daniel White and he's hacked by Bruce Shreve - foul #3 on Bruce Shreve, team foul #5 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Pitt | Roger Arce (SG) Zachary Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SF) Robert Woods | |
| 06:57 | Pitt | Charles Rouse misses the free throw | 51-66 |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried snags the defensive board | 51-66 |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Paul Bramblett and the foul's on Daniel White - foul #1 on Daniel White, team foul #6 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (PG), Geoffrey Jackson (PF), Angel Marino (C) Daniel White, Gerry Parsons, Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine makes the free throw | 51-69 |
| 06:29 | Pitt | Bruce Shreve is called for the reach on Roger Arce - foul #4 on Bruce Shreve, team foul #6 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Woods (PF) Harvey Marine | |
| 06:13 | Pitt | The pull-up jumper by Matthew Sprague is blocked by Stuart Ried | 51-69 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried pulls down the rebound | 51-69 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Lon Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Bramblett | 51-72 |
| 05:46 | Pitt | Angel Marino buries a turnaround in the paint | 53-72 |
| 05:19 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Bruce Shreve | 53-74 |
| 05:08 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-74 |
| 05:07 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson tips it but misses | 53-74 |
| 05:05 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Angel Marino | 53-74 |
| 04:57 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Zachary Brown | 55-74 |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Bruce Shreve, team foul #7 | 55-74 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (PG), Gerry Parsons (SF), Charles Rouse (C) Zachary Brown, Matthew Sprague, Angel Marino | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (PG), Daniel Parada (SF), Harvey Marine (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Paul Bramblett, Bruce Shreve, Robert Woods, Stuart Ried | |
| 04:29 | Pitt | Daniel White misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 55-74 |
| 04:28 | Pitt | Roger Arce can't tip it in | 55-74 |
| 04:27 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo snags the defensive board | 55-74 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Lon Smith buries a 3 from the left corner | 55-77 |
| 04:06 | Pitt | Daniel White misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-77 |
| 04:05 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo gets the rebound | 55-77 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Lon Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-77 |
| 03:42 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Charles Rouse | 55-77 |
| 03:35 | Pitt | Daniel White misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 55-77 |
| 03:33 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo snags the defensive board | 55-77 |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Parada | 55-80 |
| 03:16 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson misses the shot from the left block | 55-80 |
| 03:15 | Pitt | Roger Arce pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-80 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Daniel White (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Arce (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerry Parsons (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Geoffrey Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Rouse (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Parada (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Pitt | Daniel White blows the layup | 55-80 |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine gets the rebound | 55-80 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Geoffrey Jackson - foul #2 on Geoffrey Jackson, team foul #7 | 55-80 |
| Subs | Pitt | Angel Marino (PF) Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Robert Woods (PF) Lon Smith, Daniel Parada | |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine makes the 1st free throw | 55-81 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine misses the 2nd free throw | 55-81 |
| 02:46 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons grabs the board | 55-81 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:37 | Pitt | Daniel White misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Woods - foul #1 on Robert Woods, team foul #8 | 55-81 |
| 02:37 | Pitt | Daniel White makes the 1st free throw | 56-81 |
| 02:37 | Pitt | Daniel White misses the 2nd free throw | 56-81 |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine pulls down the rebound | 56-81 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Russell Jolley | 56-84 |
| 02:09 | Pitt | Angel Marino misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Bramblett - foul #2 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #9 | 56-84 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (PG) Daniel White | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Parada (SF) Harvey Marine | |
| 02:09 | Pitt | Angel Marino makes the 1st free throw | 57-84 |
| 02:09 | Pitt | Angel Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 58-84 |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo scores on a shot in the paint set up by Daniel Parada | 58-86 |
| 01:28 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-86 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SG) Paul Bramblett | |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-86 |
| 01:04 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 58-86 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo gets the rebound | 58-86 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Robert Woods connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Lon Smith | 58-88 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Russell Jolley is called for the reach on Gerry Parsons - foul #3 on Russell Jolley, team foul #10 | 58-88 |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 59-88 |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons misses the 2nd free throw | 59-88 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo gets the rebound | 59-88 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 59-88 |
| 00:10 | Pitt | Zachary Brown snags the defensive board | 59-88 |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-88 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Zachary Brown tips it back up and in | 61-88 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley runs out the clock | 61-88 |