| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Merle Nixon (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Rodney Turner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Fisher (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Albin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Billy Charland (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - James Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer inbounds the ball | 28-48 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | St. John's | Gregory Hill can't finish the layup | 28-48 |
| 19:45 | Pitt | William Albin grabs the defensive rebound | 28-48 |
| 19:32 | Pitt | Eric Matthews misses the lay-in | 28-48 |
| 19:30 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer grabs the board | 28-48 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Rodney Turner steals the ball from Gregory Hill | 28-48 |
| 19:16 | Pitt | Merle Nixon connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 30-48 |
| 19:01 | St. John's | Rodney Turner is called for the reach on John Johnston - foul #3 on Rodney Turner, team foul #1 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jack Monroe (SG) Rodney Turner | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:50 | St. John's | John Johnston misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-48 |
| 18:48 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Merle Nixon | 30-48 |
| 18:30 | Pitt | Robert Fisher hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 30-48 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Mitchell | 30-48 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | John Johnston is fouled on the floor by William Albin - foul #1 on William Albin, team foul #2 | 30-48 |
| 17:57 | St. John's | James Mitchell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Albin - foul #2 on William Albin, team foul #3 | 30-48 |
| 17:57 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 30-49 |
| 17:57 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 30-50 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:34 | Pitt | Jack Monroe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Wilfred Jones (SG), Joseph Aman (C) Merle Nixon, Eric Matthews | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:16 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses the 3 from the left wing | 30-50 |
| 17:14 | Pitt | William Albin grabs the board | 30-50 |
| 16:53 | Pitt | Joseph Aman comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on James Mitchell - foul #2 on James Mitchell, team foul #1 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Bain (SF) Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SG), Corey Parson (SF), Garland O'Keefe (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) John Johnston, Roscoe Salzer, Gregory Hill, James Mitchell | |
| 16:53 | Pitt | Joseph Aman misses the 1st free throw | 30-50 |
| 16:53 | Pitt | Joseph Aman misses the 2nd free throw | 30-50 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe snags the defensive board | 30-50 |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Robert Hardy misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Wilfred Jones - foul #2 on Wilfred Jones, team foul #4 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG) Billy Charland | |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Robert Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 30-51 |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Robert Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 30-52 |
| 16:23 | Pitt | John Bain is whistled for traveling | 30-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Merle Nixon (PG), Eric Matthews (C) Jack Monroe, Joseph Aman | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:03 | St. John's | Robert Hardy misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 30-52 |
| 16:01 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Bain | 30-52 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Merle Nixon (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Wilfred Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Bain (fresh) PF - William Albin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) SG - Robert Hardy (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Corey Parson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 5 reb. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Pitt | Eric Matthews clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-52 |
| 15:32 | Pitt | Eric Matthews can't tip it in | 30-52 |
| 15:30 | St. John's | Robert Hardy grabs the board | 30-52 |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Corey Parson | 30-55 |
| 15:04 | Pitt | Wilfred Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Garland O'Keefe - foul #1 on Garland O'Keefe, team foul #2 | 30-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | Rodney Turner (SG), Robert Fisher (SF) Merle Nixon, John Bain | |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (PG), John Johnston (SG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Gregory Hill (PF), James Mitchell (C) Donald Pleasants, Robert Hardy, Corey Parson, Garland O'Keefe, Martin Arsenault | |
| 15:04 | Pitt | Wilfred Jones misses the 1st free throw | 30-55 |
| 15:04 | Pitt | Wilfred Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 31-55 |
| 14:49 | St. John's | Gregory Hill hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Billy Charland | 31-57 |
| 14:32 | Pitt | Wilfred Jones clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-57 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer pulls down the rebound | 31-57 |
| 14:12 | St. John's | James Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 31-57 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | James Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 31-57 |
| 14:01 | St. John's | Robert Fisher is called for the reach on Roscoe Salzer - foul #2 on Robert Fisher, team foul #5 | 31-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Merle Nixon (PG), Joseph Aman (C) Wilfred Jones, Eric Matthews | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:51 | St. John's | James Mitchell misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-57 |
| 13:50 | Pitt | Robert Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 31-57 |
| 13:35 | Pitt | Robert Fisher misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-57 |
| 13:33 | Pitt | Robert Fisher tips it back up and in | 33-57 |
| 13:19 | St. John's | William Albin blocks the short jumper by James Mitchell | 33-57 |
| 13:18 | Pitt | Robert Fisher gets the rebound | 33-57 |
| 13:12 | Pitt | Rodney Turner clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Johnston - foul #2 on John Johnston, team foul #3 | 33-57 |
| 13:12 | Pitt | Rodney Turner makes the 1st free throw | 34-57 |
| 13:12 | Pitt | Rodney Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 34-57 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | James Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 34-57 |
| 12:55 | St. John's | Gregory Hill misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by William Albin - foul #3 on William Albin, team foul #6 | 34-57 |
| 12:55 | St. John's | Gregory Hill makes the 1st free throw | 34-58 |
| 12:55 | St. John's | Gregory Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 34-59 |
| 12:42 | Pitt | Merle Nixon misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-59 |
| 12:40 | Pitt | Robert Fisher gets the offensive rebound | 34-59 |
| 12:32 | Pitt | William Albin's pass is intercepted by John Johnston | 34-59 |
| 12:14 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by John Johnston and the foul's on Joseph Aman - foul #1 on Joseph Aman, team foul #7 | 34-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jack Monroe (PG), Wilfred Jones (SG), John Bain (SF), Eric Matthews (C) Merle Nixon, Rodney Turner, Robert Fisher, Joseph Aman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SG), Corey Parson (SF), Garland O'Keefe (C) John Johnston, Roscoe Salzer, Gregory Hill | |
| 12:14 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the free throw | 34-62 |
| 12:04 | Pitt | Jack Monroe comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 34-62 |
| 12:02 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Corey Parson | 34-62 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jack Monroe (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilfred Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Bain (fresh) PF - William Albin (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Billy Charland (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Hardy (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Corey Parson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Mitchell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 13 reb. C - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:51 | St. John's | Billy Charland misses the jump hook from the left block | 34-62 |
| 11:49 | St. John's | James Mitchell can't tip it in | 34-62 |
| 11:47 | Pitt | John Bain grabs the defensive rebound | 34-62 |
| 11:27 | Pitt | Jack Monroe misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-62 |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe pulls down the rebound | 34-62 |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Eric Matthews is called for the reach on Garland O'Keefe - foul #3 on Eric Matthews, team foul #8 | 34-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | Rodney Turner (SG) Wilfred Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Martin Arsenault (C) Billy Charland, James Mitchell | |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe makes the 1st free throw | 34-63 |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe makes the 2nd free throw | 34-64 |
| 10:52 | Pitt | Rodney Turner misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 34-64 |
| 10:50 | Pitt | Eric Matthews gets the offensive rebound | 34-64 |
| 10:38 | Pitt | Eric Matthews hits the finger roll | 36-64 |
| 10:21 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe steps out of bounds on the sideline | 36-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | Merle Nixon (PG), Robert Fisher (SF) Jack Monroe, John Bain | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Gregory Hill (PF) Donald Pleasants, Corey Parson, Martin Arsenault | |
| 10:13 | Pitt | Robert Hardy steals it from Robert Fisher | 36-64 |
| 10:08 | St. John's | Robert Hardy lays it in | 36-66 |
| 09:58 | Pitt | William Albin comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 36-66 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe grabs the board | 36-66 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-66 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe tips it in | 36-68 |
| 09:34 | Pitt | Rodney Turner connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-68 |
| 09:15 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Garland O'Keefe | 38-70 |
| 09:01 | Pitt | Garland O'Keefe swats the shot by Rodney Turner | 38-70 |
| 08:59 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Hardy | 38-70 |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from John Johnston | 38-72 |
| 08:41 | Pitt | Eric Matthews is whistled for a carry | 38-72 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jack Monroe (PG), Wilfred Jones (SG), John Bain (SF), Kevin Coutu (PF), Joseph Aman (C) Merle Nixon, Rodney Turner, Robert Fisher, William Albin, Eric Matthews | |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (PG), James Mitchell (C) Robert Hardy, Garland O'Keefe | |
| 08:27 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Aman - foul #2 on Joseph Aman, team foul #9 | 38-72 |
| 08:27 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer makes the 1st free throw | 38-73 |
| 08:27 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-74 |
| 08:04 | Pitt | John Bain misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-74 |
| 08:02 | St. John's | Gregory Hill gets the rebound | 38-74 |
| 07:57 | St. John's | Gregory Hill knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Johnston | 38-76 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jack Monroe (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilfred Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Bain (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Coutu (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Aman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Billy Charland (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Mitchell (fresh) 14 pts. 14 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Pitt | The short jumper by John Bain is denied by James Mitchell | 38-76 |
| 07:41 | Pitt | Wilfred Jones can't tip it in | 38-76 |
| 07:40 | St. John's | John Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 38-76 |
| 07:31 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-76 |
| 07:29 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kevin Coutu | 38-76 |
| 07:14 | Pitt | Roscoe Salzer steals it from John Bain | 38-76 |
| 06:56 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer comes up short on the shot from the left block | 38-76 |
| 06:54 | Pitt | Kevin Coutu snags the defensive board | 38-76 |
| 06:38 | Pitt | Joseph Aman misses long on a jumper from the left side | 38-76 |
| 06:36 | St. John's | James Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 38-76 |
| 06:30 | St. John's | Gregory Hill connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from John Johnston and he's fouled by Kevin Coutu - foul #2 on Kevin Coutu, team foul #10 | 38-78 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SG), Corey Parson (SF) John Johnston, Roscoe Salzer | |
| 06:30 | St. John's | Gregory Hill makes the free throw | 38-79 |
| 06:16 | Pitt | Joseph Aman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Mitchell - foul #3 on James Mitchell, team foul #4 | 38-79 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe (C) Gregory Hill | |
| 06:16 | Pitt | Joseph Aman misses the 1st free throw | 38-79 |
| 06:16 | Pitt | Joseph Aman misses the 2nd free throw | 38-79 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe grabs the defensive rebound | 38-79 |
| 05:57 | St. John's | James Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Jack Monroe | 38-79 |
| 05:53 | Pitt | Jack Monroe can't finish the layup | 38-79 |
| 05:51 | St. John's | Billy Charland gets the rebound | 38-79 |
| 05:31 | St. John's | James Mitchell connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-81 |
| 05:03 | Pitt | James Mitchell blocks the short jumper by Joseph Aman | 38-81 |
| 05:01 | Pitt | Kevin Coutu tips it home | 40-81 |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Kevin Coutu steps in front of the Billy Charland pass | 40-81 |
| 04:24 | Pitt | Kevin Coutu buries a fadeaway from close range | 42-81 |
| 04:05 | St. John's | Billy Charland misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 42-81 |
| 04:04 | Pitt | Kevin Coutu gets the rebound | 42-81 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Pitt | Jack Monroe clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-81 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe pulls down the rebound | 42-81 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jack Monroe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilfred Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Bain (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Coutu (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Aman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Billy Charland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Hardy (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Corey Parson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Mitchell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 15 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Wilfred Jones picks off the pass by Billy Charland | 42-81 |
| 03:33 | Pitt | Wilfred Jones lays it in | 44-81 |
| 03:16 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the floater from close range | 44-83 |
| 02:54 | Pitt | Kevin Coutu is called for traveling | 44-83 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), John Johnston (SG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Gregory Hill (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) Billy Charland, Robert Hardy, Corey Parson, James Mitchell, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:40 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Donald Pleasants | 44-85 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:34 | Pitt | Jack Monroe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-85 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer is fouled on the floor by Jack Monroe - foul #1 on Jack Monroe, team foul #11 | 44-85 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer makes the 1st free throw | 44-86 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-87 |
| 02:03 | Pitt | Kevin Coutu is hacked by Gregory Hill - foul #4 on Gregory Hill, team foul #5 | 44-87 |
| 01:58 | Pitt | Kevin Coutu hits a shot from the left side set up by Jack Monroe and he's fouled by John Johnston - foul #3 on John Johnston, team foul #6 | 46-87 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (PG), James Mitchell (C) Donald Pleasants, Martin Arsenault | |
| 01:58 | Pitt | Kevin Coutu makes the free throw | 47-87 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | James Mitchell misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joseph Aman - foul #3 on Joseph Aman, team foul #12 | 47-87 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 47-88 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-89 |
| 01:14 | Pitt | John Bain can't connect on a shot in the lane | 47-89 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | James Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-89 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | James Mitchell knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Gregory Hill | 47-91 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Pitt | James Mitchell is called for the reach on John Bain - foul #4 on James Mitchell, team foul #7 | 47-91 |
| 00:48 | Pitt | John Bain makes the 1st free throw | 48-91 |
| 00:48 | Pitt | John Bain misses the 2nd free throw | 48-91 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | James Mitchell snags the defensive board | 48-91 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Billy Charland | 48-93 |
| 00:14 | Pitt | Joseph Aman misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 48-93 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Billy Charland pulls down the rebound | 48-93 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Billy Charland runs out the clock | 48-93 |