| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Horace Morse (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Depriest (fresh) PF - Antonio Cruz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Jacob (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fresh) SG - Donald Henry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dana Wittmer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) 6 pts. C - Curtis Sims (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | John Depriest inbounds the ball | 23-21 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz blows the dunk but he's fouled by Dana Wittmer - foul #1 on Dana Wittmer, team foul #1 | 23-21 |
| 19:36 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 19:36 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz misses the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 19:36 | Pitt | John Depriest grabs the offensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 19:16 | Pitt | Barry Jacob connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Horace Morse and the foul's on Curtis Sims - foul #3 on Curtis Sims, team foul #2 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski (C) Curtis Sims | |
| 19:16 | Pitt | Barry Jacob makes the free throw | 27-21 |
| 18:52 | Rutgers | Donald Henry drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jurica Bujarski | 27-24 |
| 18:28 | Pitt | Horace Morse hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry O'Harra | 30-24 |
| 18:00 | Rutgers | Donald Henry misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 30-24 |
| 17:59 | Pitt | John Depriest grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 17:30 | Pitt | Donald Henry picks off the pass by Terry O'Harra | 30-24 |
| 17:07 | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jonathan Conrad | 30-27 |
| 16:40 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Barry Jacob out of the doubleteam | 33-27 |
| 16:21 | Rutgers | Donald Henry drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-29 |
| 16:00 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz is open and buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Depriest | 35-29 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Horace Morse (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Depriest (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Antonio Cruz (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Jacob (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fresh) SG - Donald Henry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dana Wittmer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jurica Bujarski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Rutgers | James Sherwin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-29 |
| 15:40 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Terry O'Harra | 35-29 |
| 15:16 | Pitt | Barry Jacob misses short on a shot from the right block | 35-29 |
| 15:15 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra snags the offensive board | 35-29 |
| 14:53 | Pitt | Jurica Bujarski swats the short shot by Barry Jacob | 35-29 |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | James Sherwin gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 14:24 | Rutgers | Donald Henry misses long on a 3 from straight away | 35-29 |
| 14:22 | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski can't tip it in | 35-29 |
| 14:21 | Pitt | Horace Morse pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 13:56 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-29 |
| 13:37 | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski's pass is intercepted by Horace Morse | 37-29 |
| 13:10 | Pitt | Donald Henry steps in front of the Barry Jacob pass | 37-29 |
| 12:46 | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 12:44 | Pitt | Barry Jacob gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 12:23 | Pitt | Barry Jacob misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Jurica Bujarski - foul #1 on Jurica Bujarski, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette (SG) Terry O'Harra | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Spain (PG), Kory Clinton (SF), Patrick Schwabenbauer (PF), Curtis Sims (C) James Sherwin, Dana Wittmer, Jonathan Conrad, Jurica Bujarski | |
| 12:23 | Pitt | Barry Jacob misses the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 12:23 | Pitt | Barry Jacob makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-29 |
| 12:03 | Rutgers | Paul Spain tips it but misses | 38-29 |
| 12:01 | Pitt | John Depriest grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Horace Morse (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dante Bissonnette (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Depriest (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Antonio Cruz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Jacob (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Spain (fresh) SG - Donald Henry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kory Clinton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Schwabenbauer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Curtis Sims (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Pitt | John Depriest is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Depriest, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Luther Cote (C) Barry Jacob | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:12 | Rutgers | Dante Bissonnette steals the ball from Paul Spain | 38-29 |
| 11:09 | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette banks in the layup | 40-29 |
| 10:50 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Luther Cote - foul #1 on Luther Cote, team foul #2 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sid Anderson (SG) Donald Henry | |
| 10:50 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 10:50 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 10:33 | Pitt | Patrick Schwabenbauer takes the ball from Horace Morse | 40-31 |
| 10:09 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Curtis Sims, team foul #4 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad (PF) Curtis Sims | |
| 09:41 | Pitt | Patrick Schwabenbauer steps in front of the John Depriest pass | 40-31 |
| 09:24 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 40-31 |
| 09:23 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Horace Morse | 40-31 |
| 08:58 | Pitt | Luther Cote is called for traveling | 40-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Gregory Stanley (SF) Horace Morse, John Depriest | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG), Donald Henry (SG), Dana Wittmer (SF) Sid Anderson, Kory Clinton, Patrick Schwabenbauer | |
| 08:35 | Rutgers | Donald Henry is fouled on the floor by Gregory Stanley - foul #1 on Gregory Stanley, team foul #3 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski (C) Paul Spain | |
| 08:13 | Rutgers | Donald Henry is fouled on the floor by Dante Bissonnette - foul #1 on Dante Bissonnette, team foul #4 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (PG) Dante Bissonnette | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:51 | Rutgers | Donald Henry knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Horace Morse (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Stanley (fresh) PF - Antonio Cruz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Luther Cote (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fresh) SG - Donald Henry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dana Wittmer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jurica Bujarski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Pitt | Gregory Stanley is hacked by Donald Henry - foul #1 on Donald Henry, team foul #5 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Depriest (SF), Robert Hoover (PF), Barry Jacob (C) Gregory Stanley, Antonio Cruz, Luther Cote | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Curtis Sims (C) Jurica Bujarski | |
| 07:15 | Pitt | Robert Hoover is hacked by Jonathan Conrad - foul #1 on Jonathan Conrad, team foul #6 | 40-34 |
| 07:00 | Pitt | Barry Jacob drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Terry O'Harra | 42-34 |
| 06:48 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 06:47 | Pitt | Horace Morse snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 06:26 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-34 |
| 06:24 | Pitt | Robert Hoover grabs the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 06:06 | Pitt | Barry Jacob is denied on a layup by Jonathan Conrad | 42-34 |
| 06:05 | Pitt | Horace Morse grabs the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 05:52 | Pitt | Barry Jacob is denied on a layup by Jonathan Conrad | 42-34 |
| 05:51 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Curtis Sims | 42-34 |
| 05:30 | Rutgers | Horace Morse takes the ball from Donald Henry | 42-34 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:10 | Pitt | James Sherwin takes the ball from Barry Jacob | 42-34 |
| 04:48 | Rutgers | Donald Henry buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-37 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:30 | Pitt | Barry Jacob makes the contested runner in the paint on a great pass from Terry O'Harra | 44-37 |
| 04:11 | Rutgers | Donald Henry can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 04:09 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad grabs the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 03:47 | Rutgers | Donald Henry misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-37 |
| 03:46 | Pitt | Robert Hoover snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Horace Morse (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Terry O'Harra (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Depriest (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Hoover (fresh) 2 reb. C - Barry Jacob (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fairly fresh) SG - Donald Henry (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dana Wittmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathan Conrad (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Curtis Sims (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:23 | Pitt | John Depriest misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-37 |
| 03:22 | Rutgers | James Sherwin grabs the board | 44-37 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | The 3pt attempt by Curtis Sims is denied by John Depriest | 44-37 |
| 03:00 | Pitt | Robert Hoover gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 02:31 | Pitt | Horace Morse scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Barry Jacob out of a doubleteam | 47-37 |
| 02:10 | Rutgers | James Sherwin scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Curtis Sims | 47-40 |
| 01:43 | Pitt | John Depriest is called for a backcourt violation | 47-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Antonio Cruz (PF) Robert Hoover | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | Horace Morse picks off the pass by Dana Wittmer | 47-40 |
| 01:25 | Pitt | John Depriest banks in the layup on a great pass from Horace Morse | 49-40 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims is hacked by Barry Jacob - foul #2 on Barry Jacob, team foul #5 | 49-40 |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | Donald Henry comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 00:51 | Pitt | Barry Jacob snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Pitt | James Sherwin is called for the reach on Barry Jacob in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Sherwin, team foul #7 | 49-40 |
| 00:48 | Pitt | Barry Jacob makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 00:48 | Pitt | Barry Jacob misses the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | Antonio Cruz steals the ball from James Sherwin | 50-40 |
| 00:42 | Pitt | James Sherwin is called for the reach on Horace Morse in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Sherwin, team foul #8 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette (SG), Gregory Stanley (SF), Robert Hoover (PF), Luther Cote (C) Terry O'Harra, John Depriest, Antonio Cruz, Barry Jacob | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:42 | Pitt | Horace Morse misses the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Donald Henry grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | James Sherwin connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Donald Henry | 50-43 |
| 00:35 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), John Depriest (SF), Antonio Cruz (PF) Dante Bissonnette, Robert Hoover, Luther Cote | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:32 | Pitt | James Sherwin is called for the reach on John Depriest in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Sherwin, team foul #9 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Spain (PG) James Sherwin | |
| 00:32 | Pitt | John Depriest misses the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Donald Henry | 50-43 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | Paul Spain comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-43 |
| 00:25 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Gregory Stanley | 50-43 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Donald Henry is called for the reach on Gregory Stanley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Henry, team foul #10 | 50-43 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Gregory Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Gregory Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-43 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims snags the offensive board | 52-43 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Donald Henry connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Spain | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Gregory Stanley is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Henry - foul #3 on Donald Henry, team foul #11 | 52-46 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Gregory Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Gregory Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Paul Spain can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Gregory Stanley snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Horace Morse runs out the clock | 54-46 |