| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Robert Dickinson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Sauceda (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Joseph Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Ellison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Atkin (fresh) C - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | David Sauceda inbounds the ball | 22-26 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:31 | Pitt | David Sauceda is fouled on the floor by Dennis Brandon - foul #2 on Dennis Brandon, team foul #1 | 22-26 |
| 19:06 | Pitt | Robert Fleming is hacked by Dennis Brandon - foul #3 on Dennis Brandon, team foul #2 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Duffield (C) Dennis Brandon | |
| 18:50 | Pitt | David Duffield is called for the reach on Harold Smith - foul #1 on David Duffield, team foul #3 | 22-26 |
| 18:37 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson connects on the fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Robert Ellison - foul #1 on Robert Ellison, team foul #4 | 24-26 |
| 18:37 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson makes the free throw | 25-26 |
| 18:09 | Syracuse | David Sauceda takes the ball from Anthony Mayfield | 25-26 |
| 17:49 | Pitt | David Sauceda makes the jumper in the paint | 27-26 |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | Robert Fleming is called for the reach on Anthony Rector - foul #3 on Robert Fleming, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| 17:20 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 27-26 |
| 17:19 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Fleming | 27-26 |
| 16:55 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Smith | 30-26 |
| 16:42 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield banks in the layup | 30-28 |
| 16:24 | Pitt | David Sauceda clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 30-28 |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 15:53 | Syracuse | Robert Dickinson picks off the pass by Robert Ellison | 30-28 |
| 15:50 | Pitt | David Sauceda hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Dickinson | 32-28 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Robert Dickinson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Sauceda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Fleming (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Ellison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Atkin (fairly fresh) C - David Duffield (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 32-28 |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | David Duffield hits the follow up shot | 32-30 |
| 15:04 | Pitt | Gerald Atkin swats the dunk try by Robert Dickinson | 32-30 |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 32-30 |
| 14:39 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector tips it home | 32-32 |
| 14:12 | Pitt | Robert Fleming buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Dickinson | 34-32 |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | David Sauceda is called for the reach on Anthony Mayfield - foul #3 on David Sauceda, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Bates (SG), Arthur Banks (SF), Charles Whitmer (C) Harold Smith, David Sauceda, Robert Fleming | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (SG), James Anderson (SF), Dennis Brandon (C) Anthony Rector, Anthony Mayfield, David Duffield | |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-32 |
| 13:20 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | James Anderson misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 34-32 |
| 12:58 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 12:36 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 12:34 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | The pull-up jumper by James Anderson is blocked by Charles Whitmer | 34-32 |
| 12:03 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 11:39 | Pitt | Arthur Banks misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Anderson - foul #1 on James Anderson, team foul #5 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Smith (PG), Robert Fleming (C) Robert Dickinson, Joseph Phillips | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Baillie (PG), Anthony Rector (SG), Anthony Mayfield (SF) Robert Ellison, Kerry Clark, Gerald Atkin | |
| 11:39 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 11:39 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Bates (fresh) SF - Arthur Banks (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Charles Whitmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Fleming (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Carl Baillie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Eddie Bates is called for the reach on Anthony Mayfield - foul #1 on Eddie Bates, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Sauceda (SF) Robert Fleming | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses the dunk but he's hacked by David Sauceda - foul #4 on David Sauceda, team foul #4 | 36-32 |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 10:37 | Pitt | Arthur Banks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 10:35 | Pitt | Harold Smith tips it home | 38-33 |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield blows the layup | 38-33 |
| 10:17 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Charles Whitmer | 38-33 |
| 09:55 | Pitt | Arthur Banks misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 09:54 | Pitt | David Sauceda tips it but misses | 38-33 |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | James Anderson pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield blows the layup | 38-33 |
| 09:33 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 09:07 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Dickinson (PG), Robert Fleming (C) Harold Smith, Eddie Bates | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Ellison (PG), Kerry Clark (SG), Gerald Atkin (PF), David Duffield (C) Carl Baillie, Anthony Mayfield, James Anderson, Dennis Brandon | |
| 08:39 | Syracuse | Robert Fleming picks off the pass by David Duffield | 38-33 |
| 08:20 | Pitt | Robert Fleming blows the layup | 38-33 |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from David Duffield | 38-35 |
| 07:26 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson drills a 3 from the right wing | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Robert Dickinson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Banks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - David Sauceda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Charles Whitmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Fleming (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Ellison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kerry Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Rector (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gerald Atkin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - David Duffield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 07:05 | Pitt | Robert Fleming snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 06:58 | Pitt | David Sauceda travels with the ball | 41-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Smith (SG), Joseph Phillips (PF) David Sauceda, Charles Whitmer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield (SF), Dennis Brandon (C) Anthony Rector, David Duffield | |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Kerry Clark | 41-37 |
| 06:13 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 06:11 | Pitt | Robert Fleming pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 05:52 | Pitt | Arthur Banks hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Gerald Atkin - foul #2 on Gerald Atkin, team foul #6 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Whitmer (C) Robert Fleming | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Rector (SG), James Anderson (PF) Kerry Clark, Gerald Atkin | |
| 05:52 | Pitt | Arthur Banks misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 05:52 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 42-37 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison grabs the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Dennis Brandon | 42-39 |
| 04:37 | Pitt | Arthur Banks misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Rector | 42-41 |
| 03:39 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses the easy layup but the foul's on Arthur Banks - foul #2 on Arthur Banks, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Bates (SG), David Sauceda (SF), Robert Fleming (C) Harold Smith, Arthur Banks, Charles Whitmer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Baillie (PG), Kerry Clark (SG), Gerald Atkin (PF) Robert Ellison, Anthony Rector, James Anderson | |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Robert Dickinson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Bates (fresh) SF - David Sauceda (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Fleming (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Carl Baillie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kerry Clark (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fresh) 29 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Atkin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Pitt | Anthony Mayfield takes the ball from Joseph Phillips | 45-43 |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield travels with the ball | 45-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Anderson (SF), David Duffield (C) Anthony Mayfield, Dennis Brandon | |
| 02:18 | Pitt | Robert Fleming misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 02:17 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson hits the follow up shot | 47-43 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Smith (SG), Charles Whitmer (PF) Eddie Bates, Joseph Phillips | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Ellison (PG), Anthony Rector (SG), Anthony Mayfield (SF), Dennis Brandon (C) Carl Baillie, Kerry Clark, James Anderson, David Duffield | |
| 01:56 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector tips it back up and in | 47-45 |
| 01:32 | Pitt | The jumper by Robert Dickinson is denied by Gerald Atkin | 47-45 |
| 01:30 | Pitt | David Sauceda tips it in | 49-45 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-45 |
| 01:09 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 00:46 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Phillips (PF) Charles Whitmer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 49-45 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield grabs the offensive board | 49-45 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by David Sauceda - foul #5 on David Sauceda, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Arthur Banks (SF) David Sauceda | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Robert Ellison is called for the reach on Arthur Banks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Ellison, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Anthony Mayfield | 51-49 |
| 00:27 | Pitt | Robert Ellison is called for the reach on Arthur Banks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Ellison, team foul #8 | 51-49 |
| 00:27 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:27 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin snags the offensive board | 53-49 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Robert Ellison is called for the reach on Arthur Banks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Ellison, team foul #9 | 53-52 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Joseph Phillips takes the ball from Anthony Rector | 55-52 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Arthur Banks is hacked by Anthony Rector in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Rector, team foul #10 | 55-52 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 57-52 |